The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-06-05

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Tunis , Zephyr, from Baltimore; Kite, from do |;
Caroline, from Boston Sophia, from Baltimore
---Orozembo, from do 1; Two Betscys, from Be-
verify Komp, from Salem Victory, from do |;
Hercules, from do; Augusta, from Baltimore |;
Margaret, from Salem Francis from do Trent,
from do; Emily, from N. York -, from Sa-
lem ;-,tf from Gallipoli Syren, from Newbu-
Jyport; Peace, from do {; Oustonach, from Con-
necticut.
COURT OF ADMIRALTY, BocroR's
COMMONS.
TUESDAY, March IS. 1910.
MADISON, FROST, MASTER.
] (8cfore the Right Hon, Sir Nm. Scott.
SENTENCE.
y, Court.-This American ship vas taken
on voyage from pieppe to Baltimore-and
she has been proceeded against in this court
upon various grounds, namely, that of hav-
ing. q cargo ON board, and that of carrying
dispatches from hostile government to its
agents resident in America-The other
two points think are not of Importance
the cargo she had on board does not deserve
the name of a cargo, and the passengers do
not NIX any hostile character to the vessel
carrying them. The only question (Which
has caused a great deal of discussion) is,
whether those papers from the Danish go
vernment at Copenhagen, (and which pa
Pers were put on board under the. authority
OF the American ambassador at Paris, adj
DRESSED to the Danish consul general at Bal
timore,) did convey that hostile character
TO the vessel carrying them? The court has,
IN some cases. considered that the convey
ing OF dispatches of the enemy did subject
the vessel to confscation--In other cases,
the court has considered it innocent conduct,
ri ri not IL -
ter to the vessel-at the same time, Il was
always attended with the expences resulting
from seizure and detention.-A reference
mas been made to his majesty's government,
TO know. what Sort of papers those were.--
II is stated, in an affidavit of the master,
that those papers were taken on board, un
der the authority of Mr.. Armstrong, the
american minister, or some person acting
Tor him.-That makes no difference what
ever; 1t these papers were clearly of hos
tile nature, it is not the interposition of an
amoassador that would protect the vessel.
The Court has determined, that even the
tneerposition OF the sovereign himself Gas in
the case OF convoy,) would not protect the
property. much less an ambassador to in
fringe those rights of the belliserent power,
that 1t is his duty to maintain and respect.
But the fact turns upon the description of the
papers, as tar as government has thought
prudent TO characterize them and the an
sYer obtained from the Secretary of States
ofhce IS, that the packet marked No. 8, con-
tanned government dispatches from Copen-
hagen, addressed to the Danish consul ge7
neral resident in Philadelphia. l think am
To infer from that account, that the other pa
Pers were not OF a nature necessary to des-
cribe them therefore upon their charac
ter can say nothing-J am TO presume they
are perfectly innocent: Then the only ques
ton is, whether this description ofthe pa
pers does give TO the vessel a hostile charac-
ter, or not9 i am of opinion it does not -
1t has been said that, that would be con-
veyance of dispatches improper for neutral
navigation to be employed in, If this was
Corn munication from the Danish govern
ment relative to its own regulations and con =
Germs, that would be matter with which
the neutral government, has no right TO in :
tcrfere-and if it does.,it is so far interpos-
ing itself in the war but T am to pre- sume
the dispatches relate to the business of his
ofhce-,he Danish American trade, the
'conJoint commerce in which the two coun
tries are engaged. That comes under the
principle laid down in a former case, that
consul general is 10 be tolerated these
persons have right to conduct their civil
concerns together. That being the case,
think i am under the necessity Of saving,
that this is taking it out Of the case Oh pa
pers going Immediately from the hostile col
ony, to the mother country. These are con :
Germs In which America may have an inter-
est, as well as Denmark therefore think
At VIII not subject this vessel to confisc alton
AT the same time / cannot help saying, that
taking dispatches Of this kind NAV be att
tended with great Dconvenience---that of
seizure ana detention, and all the mischiefs
that follow that act. In this case think
the presumption is strong in itself, that
these papers are of an innocent nature
think they were delivered to the master
by The order IF MIR. Armstrong, the American
Tninis' er----ard therefore he is guaranteed
IN some degree by their being so put on
board. and am bound to consider that this
person was not violating the laws of his coun
try. Upon these considerations shall re-
store this vessel, subject to the captors' ex-
pences--the captors must be completely in
Identified.
PARIS, April 8 & 4.
The civil marriage of their Imperial and
Royal Majesties was celebrated on Sunday,
at the palace of St. Cloud, at two o'clock,
conforinably to the programme. Tn the e
veniDg every part of the park was filled
with an Immense concourse of spectators
that flocked from Paris and the neighboring
commupes, to enjoy the magnificent and
entirely new spectacle presented by the il d.
Eliminating of that beautiful garden. The
Illusion was singularly augmented by the
playing of the water which rising above the