188 AVES ISLAND. 



850 tons of guano. She was on lier return voyage from 

 the isle to the United States when the eviction took place, 

 and arrived with a cargo of 850 tons in New York, Decem- 

 ber, 1854; value stated, in manifest, at $15 per ton; for 

 which freight was paid |5,100. She was chartered at $6 

 per ton for guano^ delivered in New Ydrk, which was a very 

 advantageous charter for these claimants, but the charter 

 was abandoned in consequence of the difficulties at the isle. 

 On account of this vessel, it is conceived they are entitled 

 to reasonable damages for being compelled to abandon the 

 charter, each trip not less than $1 per ton, and at least one 



trip $850 



. (See depositions before referred to, and other proofs, with 

 our attorney in Venezuela.) 



V. The ship James N. Cooper, was, at the time of the 

 eviction, on her way from New York to the isle. She sailed 

 from New York, January 15, 1855, before advices could be 

 sent to Boston for her detention. Her registered tonnage 

 was 549 30-95 tons, but she could carry from the isle to the 

 United States 850 tons of guano. On her arrival, about 

 the 2d of February, 1855, at the isle, she found it in pos- 

 session of the military forces of Venezuela, which prohib- 

 ited the vessel from taking guano or any thing else from 

 there, and peremptorily ordered her off, and she came home 

 in ballast. She could and would, if she had not been pre- 

 vented by the Venezuelan forces, have laden and brought 

 to the United States at least 850 tons of guano, which, at 

 $7 per ton freight, would. have amounted to $5,950, and 

 therefore these claimants regard the said sum' as justly . 

 chargeable by them as "false freight" to the government 



of Venezuela, and it should be paid by said government... 5,950 



(See depositions before referred to, and other proofs, with 

 our attorney in Venezuela.) 



VI. The bark Carlo Mauran was at the isle at the time 

 of the eviction. Her registered tonnage was about 566 

 tons, but she could carry from the isle to the United States 

 900 tons of guano. She was chartered at $1,100 per 

 month for the vessel, the claimants to pay the wages of the 

 officers and crew, and the expenses of victualling, fitting 

 out, &c. , each trip, (not including lining and port charges ;) 

 the whole amount being about $2,250 per month. She was . 

 ordered away from the isle on the 25th day of December, 

 1854, and brought'but 800 tons to the United States. The 

 false freights on the deficiency in her cargo, say 100 tons, 

 at $7 per ton, amount to $700. In consequence of the 

 breaking up of the business at the isle, we were compelled 

 to relinquish her charter, which was an advantageous one, 

 and also lost the expenses of fitting her out, (not including 

 lining,) and of sundly provisions, &c. We estimate the 

 whole at $2,500, and consider it chargeable to the Eepub- 



lic of Venezuela 2,500 



