Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-08-09
From he Bosfon Daily .4duert'ser:
LAW INTELLIGENCE.

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From ne Bosfon Daily .adpertiser:s 5
LAW iNTELLIGENcE.
We have been favored by Mr.. Sullivan,
of Baltimore, passenger in the LII
yerpool Packet, arrived at Salem, with
the Aca,Iiar Recorder of the 10th alt.
containing the following important de-
cision of the Court of Vice Admiral
~ty.
The Orion-Jubin.
For the Captors--The Kings Advo.
cate.
For the Claimant-The Solicitor &C.
neral 81 ~
tuDG aENT. ps1e DR. Croke
AS this is the first case arisen on the
American Blockadcs, felt it to be my
duty to give it the fullest consideration.
nave examined serupuIousiy all It's cir
cuns,ances have Weighed attentive
w the arguments which have been adj
vanced by the council on both sides;
l'have searched out, and have carefully
applied to the present case, all the tor.
mer decisions of the higher courts
which | conceived to have any bearing
or relation to IL; and / have now to
Ismake known To the suitors IN this court
the resolt of my inquiries.
|. The facts in this case are few, and un-
disputed The vessel having ON board
a cargo of four and Indian meal, sailed
from New York ON the 18th May, St3,
bound to Lisbon. under license; from
| the British secretary Of state, bearing
date upon the lth September, 1917, &
which was comprised in these words:
To oil Commanders Of II. NJ sdihs Of
War and Pyipateers, and all others
qvhon it may CONCERN Greeting:
l, the undersigned, one Of his -maJes-
lv'. principal secretaries OF state, IN
pursuance of the authority given 10 me
by his majesty by order of council, un-
der and by virtue of powers given to
his majesty by an act passed in the 18th
year of his majesty's reign, entitled
/" An act to permit goods secured IN
warehouses in the pert OF London to be
romoved to the out, ports for exporta'
ion to any port Of Europe, tor empo"-
ering his majesty to direct that licences,
which his majesty is authorised to make
under his Sign Manuel, may be granted
by one of the principal secretaries OF
tate, and for enabling his majesty to
permit the expectation of goods IN yes
sells of less burthen than are now allow
ed by law, during the present hostile
les, and until one month after signature
If tire preliminary a'ticles OF peace,
and in pursuance Of An order of council
hercunlo annexed, l do hereby grant
this license for the purpose set forth IN
tue said order in council, to Cropper,
Bender & Co and others, and do hereby
permit vessel being unarmed and not
less than 100 tons burthcn, and bearing
any fiay except that of France, or ex.
cept vessel belonging to France, or to
the subjects thereof, or 10 the subjects
Of any territory. town or place an
nexed to or forming a part OF France,
to import iDto the port OF Lisbon, from
any port of the Uai,ed States of Anne
rica, a cargo of rice, grain, meal or
fl,ur, without any molestation on &C
count of any hostiIities that may eAist
between his majesty and the said United
States Of America, Notwithstanding the
said cargo and ship aforesaid may be the
property of any citizen or inhabltant ct
the said States, or to wbomsoever the
said property may belong, and that the
master of the said vessel shall be per-
United to receive his freight, and return
with his vessel and crew TO any port not
blockaded, upon condition that the name
and tonnage of the vessel, and the name
of the master of the said vessel, shall be
endorsed on this license at the time OF
the vessels clearance from her port OF
fading.
This license to remain in force for
nine mouths from the date hereof.
Given at Whitehall, the nh Septem-
Der, 1912, in the fifty.second year
of his a'ajesty's reign.
SlDMOUTH.
1t is admitted by the captors that the
license is good in itself, and that the
terms oft have been compiled with, but
i, is allcdged by them that the vessel and
cargo are sill liable to condemnation,
Notwithstanding the license, Tor having
broke tie blockade Of New York
There are tive points, therefore for
consideration. The first is question
tf fact, whether New York was black
AIDED a, the time the vessel sailed from
thcnce. The second is question ct
!aw, ~hetber, surprising the blockade to
be established, the license can protect
the vessel from the consequences OF
coming out of that port during It's con-
tinuance.
The maste. has sworn roundiy I" that
he ha,in0 knowiedge Of me blockade -
But there is fol- proof that the notihca-
ton If it, which was made by lord Cas-