On communicating with the prize-master in charge she proved to be the United States ship Golden Eagle, from Howland's Island in the Pacific Ocean to Cork for orders.
[Footnote 13: Of Boston, from Bordeaux to New York, with a partial cargo of French wines and "knickknackeries."] The following particulars relating to these two vessels, are given in Captain Semmes' journal:-- CASE OF THE OLIVE JANE.
Under United States colours and register--from Bordeaux for New York--cargo consigned generally to houses in New York, with the exception of five of the shipments which are consigned to _order_; but there is no claim among the papers of French property, even in these latter shipments, and _non constat_ but that the property is American, and that the consignment on the face of the papers was made in this manner to give a semblance of French ownership, until the property should reach its destination, when the real owner would claim it under a duly-indorsed bill of lading, forwarded to him by steamer.

At all events, the presumption of law is, that all property found on board an enemy is enemy's property, until the contrary be shown by proper evidence; and no evidence has been presented in this case at all.

The master, though quarter owner of the barque, and who, consequently, should be well informed as to her cargo, &c., knows nothing, except that one of the shippers--a Frenchman--told him that forty casks of wine, worth, perhaps, twenty dollars per cask, belonged to him.

Vessel and cargo condemned.
* * * * * CASE OF THE GOLDEN EAGLE.
Ship under United States colours and register.

From San Francisco, _via_ Howland's Island, for Cork, laden with guano by the American Guano Company.