Case ID: us_3/html/0307-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "The Cou(rt,", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Moodie versus the Ship Alfred.
    HE allegation in this cafe, as fupported by the evidence, ⅝ was, that the privateer, which took the Britijh prize in queftion, had been built in New Yotk, with theexprefs view of being employed as a privateer, in cafe the then exifting control verfy between Great Britain and the United States ihould terminate in war; that fome of her equipments were calculated for war, though they were alfo frequently ufed by .merchant Ihips; —that the privateer was fent to Charlejlon, where fhe was fold to a French citizenrthat ihe was carried by himi to a French ifland, where fhe was completely armed and equipped, and furnifhed-with a commiflion;-rrand that fhe afterwards failed on a cruize?" during which the prize was taken, and fent into Chdrleji'on.
    
    
      Reed, for the Plaintiff in error,
    ^contended that this was an original conftrudtion of out-fit of a veffel for the púrpofe of war; and that if it was tolerated as legál, it would be eafy by collufion to fubvert the neutrality of the United States, and involve fhe country in a war.
   The Cou(rt,

however, without hearing the oppofite Coun-fel, directed

Th$Deere?' to be affirmed.