The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-11

of the Export Shipping company of New Jersey, to bring back the pirate ship Goldsboro. had understood that her crew was mutinous, and expected con- siderable trouble with them when I came to take charge. I arrived at Puerto Cor tez, Honduras, on June g. and after looking around and gathering all the in- formation I could, I boarded the vessel, and within 4s hours I had succeeded in making a satisfactory proposition to the crew, l agreeing to pay them one-half months wages in cash and the balance in drafts on New York banks On June 27 I shipped for Mobile and since leaving Puerto Cortez have had no trouble with the crew.
 T received all possible assistance from the United States and British consuls at Puerto Cortez and from the natives in general, but had some little trouble with the Honduran government In obtaining clearance papers. notified the state department at Washington and Acting Secretary Adee notified the American consul at Puerto Cortez to give me clear ance papers for Mobile as well as per- init to hoist the American flag
 Upon receipt of this telegram the con sul complied herewith and the Honduran
 
 forts to delay me- The crew which I shipped is the same one which left New York with the boat on May g." The steamer is a Clyde liner of 461 tons and is about 20 years old. Custom inspec- tors here have taken charge of the steam CT and will allow no one to come ashore or board the steamer until further or- ders from Washington are received. The federal government has agreed to permit the Goldsboros return on the most favorable terms, waiving all port charges. etc, on the assumption that the stolen goods making up her cargo have never left their rightful owners. Even so, the ] costs of recovering the merchandise are
 heavy and of the s15O,000 or s200,000 in- volved 1t is said to be hardly likely that the owners will be able to get back more than quarter.
 Aside from the merchandise which they had purloined the Baileys had with them about $50,000 in coin and bank notes in- cluding 5000 English sovereigns Tho price paid for the Goldsboro was ST. 800. Bailey secured at Puerto Cortez registry for her and papers for himself as Hon. duran citizen He further obtained per- mission for the landing of the steamers cargo on the ground that the goods were the property of Honduran citizens and he had already purchased a banana planta
 ton of 12,000 acres, of which 5000 acres were under cultivation, paying s20O00 in | gold for the land. Then he sailed for Ceiba and Tela where a little later the Goldsboro was overhauled by the Tat umbla She had begun to discharge car go, but 1t is said that the whole cargo with the exception of 400 eases, about 30 tons, had been recovered, and that those cases were under guard and would be brought north later.
 Captain Swatridge of the Goldsboro said that he had orders to sail for New York but by permission of the secretary of state who gave him permission to fly the American flag he came to Mobile. The trip from Puerto Cortez required nine days time which was due to leak in the vessel.
 No one but the master of the vessel has been allowed ashore. There is about $200, 900 worth of cargo on board the Goldsboro now, which includes fine jewell ry, general merchandise and a great amount of whisky. It is the opinion of Captain Swatridge that he will be or- dered to sell the cargo in Mobile and lay the vessel in dry dock.
 The ship without country and flying the flag of the United States by per- mission, is in a bedraggled condition. The vessel needs general overhauling, all the paint being off and the decks in bad con- dition.