Prize Cases Decided in the United States Supreme Court, 1789-1918: Including Also Cases on the Instance Side in which Questions of Prize Law Were Involved, Volume 3 |
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Page 1416
... crew mutinied , and refused to go to Mobile . The mate , taking control , steered for New Orleans , where the vessel arrived , and the crew were discharged . These facts appear from the declarations in preparatorio . The libel and ...
... crew mutinied , and refused to go to Mobile . The mate , taking control , steered for New Orleans , where the vessel arrived , and the crew were discharged . These facts appear from the declarations in preparatorio . The libel and ...
Page 1445
... crew refused to proceed towards Mobile ; but this is immaterial , as her condemnation is not for her successful entrance , but for her unsuccessful attempt to escape . 1569-25 VOL . III D p . 680 It is also urged that she was THE AMY ...
... crew refused to proceed towards Mobile ; but this is immaterial , as her condemnation is not for her successful entrance , but for her unsuccessful attempt to escape . 1569-25 VOL . III D p . 680 It is also urged that she was THE AMY ...
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... crew thereof , any place or fortress upon the land , ' & c . Having cited them , Lord Mansfield says , ' Upon these authorities , there can be no doubt of the right to make land captures . ' And so in the case of Alexander v . The Duke ...
... crew thereof , any place or fortress upon the land , ' & c . Having cited them , Lord Mansfield says , ' Upon these authorities , there can be no doubt of the right to make land captures . ' And so in the case of Alexander v . The Duke ...
Page 1513
... of another's name . The crew , chiefly French , Italian , and Spanish , were shipped at New Orleans , by order of the master , on the 16th of April , 1862 , and went on board at Calcasieu on the 20th . It may be THE BAIGORRY , 1864 1513.
... of another's name . The crew , chiefly French , Italian , and Spanish , were shipped at New Orleans , by order of the master , on the 16th of April , 1862 , and went on board at Calcasieu on the 20th . It may be THE BAIGORRY , 1864 1513.
Page 1560
... crew list as common sailors . They appeared to have taken their ' paraphernalia complete ' with them . There were at least 26 boxes marked P. O. D. ( post - office department ? ) , with immense numbers of Confederate States ' postage ...
... crew list as common sailors . They appeared to have taken their ' paraphernalia complete ' with them . There were at least 26 boxes marked P. O. D. ( post - office department ? ) , with immense numbers of Confederate States ' postage ...
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Page 1449 - ... enter or leave the blockaded port, she will be captured and sent to the nearest convenient port, for such proceedings against her and her cargo as prize as may be deemed advisable.