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Show RANSACKED BY GERMANS Warship Seized by Blcck-aders Blcck-aders Returned, in Bad Conditida. ' : v CARACAS. Feb. 87. The Venezuelan authorities if Puerto Cabello, after receiving re-ceiving the warship Restaurador, which had been seized by the blockading powers, pow-ers, have made an official report regarding regard-ing the transfer and the condition of the vessel. This report reads in part: . : 'The Germans before delivering the Restaurador have sacked her in a ruinous ruin-ous manner- They carried off silverware, silver-ware, covers, - curtains, electric light globes, kitchen utensils and even copper clasps from the ship's sides. "The machinery was purposely left out of order. It was necessary to employ em-ploy mechanical engineers for twenty-four twenty-four hours in order to place the Restaurador Restau-rador in a condition fit to go to sea. The Pillage of the ship was scandalous." - |