I. In regard to the first 28 merchant vessels. The first column on the left shows the page of the revised statement where the claim is found. The second shows the name
of the vessel to which the claim refers. The third shows the tonnage of the vessel. The fourth shows how many days the vessel had been on its voyage. The fifth shows
what is claimed for the vessel, its outfit and provisioning, including insurance. The sixth shows the claim for probable gross profits, including the insurance on the same.
The seventh shows the claim for profits earned, including insurance on the same. The eighth shows the claim for personal effects presented by the captain or first mate.
The ninth shows the amount claimed for wages and certain damages and losses which are not losses of property, together with the claims presented in some few cases for the
loss of travelers' effects. The last shows the total amount of the claim presented for each vessel. In cases in which it is evident that double claims have been advanced, it has
been so stated, and that which is called net claims at the end of the table, is the difference between the gross claims and the double claims.
II. In regard to the 5 following merchant-vessels the columns show similar details.

III. In regard to the 7 fishing-vessels the details are not given because the claims have been allowed to pass in full.

IV. In regard to the Rienzi the claim has been allowed to pass in full, and as regards the Golconda the details are the same as above.

EXPLANATION OF THE TABLE.

I. As regards the twenty-eight merchant-vessels the table shows the following facts: The sum of $999,040 in paper is claimed for the vessels, outfits, and provisions, after deduction of the double claims.

The sum of $224,536 in paper is claimed for gross freights, after deduction of the double claims, which makes a total of $1,223,576 in paper for the vessels and freights. We estimate the losses for which this claim is advanced at $734,386 in gold; of which $709,400 represent the value of the vessels and outfits at the beginning of the voyage, and $24,986 the interest on this sum, together with the wages from the beginning of the voyage up to the time of the capture.

The sum of $2,311,541 in paper is claimed for the cargoes and profits, the insurance and commission on the same cargoes, as well as for the damages, resulting from the non-arrival at the port of destination, after deduction of the double claims which can be clearly demonstrated for the moment. We have reduced this claim to $2,034,156 in paper, and we can show that this reduction is, in all probability, far from being sufficient.

As to the personal effects of the captain or crew we have allowed them to pass inall cases, save four. We are able to show that in these four cases the claims are evidently exaggerated, and we have therefore reduced them.

As regards the claims for damages, they are mainly composed of the following items: There are two new claims brought for the first time in the month of March last by the first and second mates of the Crown Point, for wages and damages; they amount to the extravagant sum of $20,000. There is a claim brought by Martha Williams, a passenger on board of the Jacob Bell, for personal effects amounting to $20,280; we can show that there are sufficient reasons for rejecting this claim. There is also a claim for $13,500, brought by the owners of the Tacony for losses in consequence of the interruption of their business; we are of the opinion that it should be struck out.

II. As regards the five other merchant-vessels we can show that there are special reasons requiring the reduction of the claims to the sums inserted in the table.

III. As regards the seven fishing-vessels and the Rienzi we have allowed the claims to pass in full.

IV. As regards the Golconda we have reduced the claim of $162,031 in paper to $71,005 in gold, in the manner and for the reasons stated on page 27 of the seventh volume of the British Appendix.

So that the total allowance, provisionally estimated, for vessels captured by the Florida, is $805,391 in gold for the vessels, outfits, freights, and profits, and $2,174,585 in paper for other claims.

TABLE NO. VII.-Claims of provisional claims and allowances as regards vessels captured by the Florida.