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Show MEXICANS SEIZE AMERICAN BRIG Washington. May 1. An American brig was seised by Mexican federal officers at ManzaniUo, who thought I that war had been declared, but was 'immediately released with apologies I on the demand of the Raleigh, accord-! accord-! ing to a report received at the navy-department navy-department today from Admiral Howard How-ard in command of the American fleet on the west coast of Mexico. Admiral Howard also reports from I the west coast of Moxico that firing between the constitutionalists and federals fed-erals continues at Mazatlan The steamor Mansulla haB burned nt ManzaniUo Man-zaniUo and it was the noise of the explosion that caused the false report thai the Raleigh was bombarding the port Everything is quiet there now, the admiral reports. |