The Independent . band. The British steamer St. Theodorewas used as a prison ship to hold thecrews of other captured vessels untilthe Hudson Maru was taken, whenthe prisoners were transferred to herand sent without any German guardsto the Brazilian port. Later, it is said,the St. Theodore or some other vesselwas converted into an auxiliarycruiser. When the news from Pernambucowas received the British Admiralty an-nounced that besides the crews landedat Pernambuco about 400 other sea-men had been sent to parts unknownon board the British steamer Yar-rowdale. Whereupon the German Ad-miralty stat
The Independent . band. The British steamer St. Theodorewas used as a prison ship to hold thecrews of other captured vessels untilthe Hudson Maru was taken, whenthe prisoners were transferred to herand sent without any German guardsto the Brazilian port. Later, it is said,the St. Theodore or some other vesselwas converted into an auxiliarycruiser. When the news from Pernambucowas received the British Admiralty an-nounced that besides the crews landedat Pernambuco about 400 other sea-men had been sent to parts unknownon board the British steamer Yar-rowdale. Whereupon the German Ad-miralty stated that the Yarrowdalehad been in the German port of Swine-miinde ever since December 31. Shehad run the British blockade in chargeof a prize crew of sixteen Germansand she carried 469 prisoners, of whom103 were of neutral nationality. Theseare also held as prisoners of war onthe ground that they had taken payon armed enemy vessels. As three ofthem are Americans the United Statesmay challenge the right of the Ger-.
Size: 1858px × 1344px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1840, bookpublishernewyorkswbenedict
