AVES ISLAND. 95 



Their case contains one element wanting in all the others. You 

 will see by the deposition of Warren Wass, master of the Panola that 

 he actually paid port charges to the Venezuelan officer, W'lo agreed to 

 furnish him a cargo, but drove him off, in violation of th \ agreement. 

 The department will find me at all times ready to cor Jly with any 

 reasonable suggestion as to an arrangement of these^-.''\atters, and 

 willing to pay great deference to its views, both with r?*^ard to the 

 mode of proceeding and the amount to be insisted on. ' \ 



My brother, Hon. B. B. French, will act for me at Washington. 

 With much respect, 



HENRY F. FRENCH, 

 Attorney for Lang & Delano and WheeliDriglit <& Cohh. 

 Hon. William L. Marcy, 



Secretary of State. 



Statement of claim of Lang & Delano, in the Aves Lsland moMer, 

 against the State of Venezuela. 



Lumber, provisions, water, boats, houses, wharfs, &c., at 



island $10,000 00 



Expenses of passages of laborers out and back 4,000 00 



Charter of ship Kentucky, 800 tons, 5 months, at $2,000 10,000 00 



Brig Aonian, 275 tons, at $7 50 " 2,062 50 



Bark E. A. Kinsman, 350 tons, at $5 1,750 00 



Brig H. H. McGrilrery, 250 tons, 4 months. 



at$l,000 4,000 00 



Brig A. Blanchard, 300 tons, at $5 1,500 00 



Bark Richmond, 350 tons, at $5 1,750 00 



Brig J. Means, 200 tons, at $5 1,000 00 



Brig J. H. Kent, 200 tons, at $6 50 1,300 00 



Schooner Magdala, 75 tons, 3 months, at $400 1,200 00 



Demurrages and expenses 5,000 00 



Time of laborers during passage, 25 days, 31 men, 



at $1 per day $775 



Foreman, at $3 per day 75 



Agent, at $5 per day 125 



975 00 



Expense and time of J. H. B. Lang to island and home, 



3 months 2,500 00 



Loss by being compelled to suspend business and damage 



to credit 50,000 00 



Loss on 2,825 tons guano, (above cargoes,) at $15 42,375 00 



Interest on outlay and expenses to date of settlement 139,412 50 



50,000 tons guano on island, owned by us by right 



of taking possession , valued at $30 



Less getting to market 20 



■ 500,000 00 



639,412 50 



