Messrs. Flint, Eddy & Co. to Mr. Hay.

Sir: We have to-day forwarded the documents making such claims as we desire to have presented to the British Government for settlement. We desire to state that from the beginning our main object with reference to this was that the Department should do all possible to avoid an extension of belligerent rights to the detriment of commerce, and we beg to express our thanks to the Department for the energetic, efficient, and thorough manner in which the matter has been treated. The interests of ourselves and of all other American merchants have been carefully safeguarded, and new precedents have been established which can not fail to be universally beneficial to international trade, and friction has been avoided.

With great respect, etc.,

Flint, Eddy & Co.
[Inclosure.

Steamship Maria.

Port Name. Amount.
Delagoa Bay F. Bridler & Co. $908.75
Cape Town Woodhead, Plant & Co. 189.80
Do Koch & Dixie. 742.33
Do D. Isaacs & Co. 119.15
Do Stuttaford & Co. 189.07
Do Savage & Son. 954.77
Do do 400.65
Do do 17.81
Do L. Twentyman & Son. 717.08
Do Woodhead, Plant & Co. 834.15
Delagoa Bay J. G. Van den Berg & Co. 1,488.07
Cape Town. W. Bolus & Co. 1,514.44
Beira Fowlie & Boden. 209.64
Do do 1,074.24
Do do 396.69
Do do 23.65
Delagoa Bay do 450.23
Cape Town Arderne & Co 181.28
Port Elizabeth. W. Bolus & Co. 3,265.09
Total. 13,676.89
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Steamship Beatrice.

October 20, 1899.

Port. Name. Amount.
East London Macdonald, Weber & Co. $251.69
Port Elizabeth Dalldorf, Schabbel & Co. 186.92
Do Julius Weil 168.36
Do do 138.63
Do do 595.61
Do do 93.17
Do W. Bolus & Co. 174.28
Do. Webster Steel Co. 157.08
Do do 95.56
East London Davis & Soper 1,337.00
Port Elizabeth. Rolfes, Nebel & Co. 1,5008.12
Do do 28.65
Do do 334.97
Do do 1,926.45
Do do 14.75
Total 7,011.24

Steamship Mashona.

Port. Name. Amount.
Port Elizabeth Julius Weil $7,000.91
Beira do 498.53
Durban J. M. Wilson & Co. 417.46
Do H. R. Harwin. 966.60
Do H. J. Brereton. 479.37
Port Elizabeth. W. Bolus & Co. 1,237.94
Beira Fowlie & Boden 430.12
Do do 594.86
Do do 296.81
Do. do 23.88
Durban do 855.29
Port Elizabeth Rolfes, Nebel & Co. 296.92
Do do 312.83
Do do 229.29
Do do 454.32
Do do 633.08
Durban do 44.40
Do do 465.57
Port Elizabeth Webster Steel Co. 77.21
Do do 71.31
Do do 20.86
Durban do 18.26
Do do 350.77
Do do 10.78
Do do 216.17
Do do 52.45
Do do 12.05
Do do 17.23
Port Elizabeth Savage & Sons 1,019.71
Do do
Total. 16,664.98