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Show SHIPS SEIZED BY WAR CREWS. Dutch and American Steamer Taken by British Warship. Halifax, N. iS. The Dutch steamer Hamborn from New York and the steamer Hocking from New York for Norfolk were brought into port here Sunday by prize crews from a British warship. The Hocking was formerly the Danish steamer Greenland, but was recently changed to American registry and was flying the American flag when overhauled by the warships. The sheriff of the admiralty court has taken charge of both steamers and has placed armed men aboard, but nothing has been made public as to why the vessels were seized. |