Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-04-24
Richmond, .Aprl ID.
CASE OF THE RONP.

recollection that in consequence OF
some tumults among her crew, GER
tain suspicious about her character
were excited, and she was taken pos
session of by the Collector OF YORK.
The case of the vessel and her crew
were transferred, to this city,under the
jurisdiction of the Judge OF the U. 5.
Court for this district. An order OF
court was made for the sale OF the
vessel, tao lie, &c.--and the proceeds
! of that sale remained to be disposed OF.
J;udge Tucker, judge of the District
Court, at its present term. has pro-
1ceeded to enter up decree in the
case-the proceedings are as fol-
lows
United States Court, for the Virgil.
MIA District, April II, 1917.
IN ADMIRALTY.
The q. S. of America, Libellants,
AGAINST
1.-The schooner Romp, her tackle, ap-
parel, guns, military equipage, &C
coutrcments. 4 stores, of all kinds,
I'm board of her,
And the same, Ll0eliants,
THE Same
The attorney for the United States,
lpulsuant to leave given on Saturday
Hast. amended the Libel in the second
case, by inserting in each of the three
first counts thereof, the following
words" The service Of a foreign
state, to wit /; the state called the Pa
Itriot state of Buenos Ayres for the
lpurpose of'-Thereupon came the
Attorney for the United States and
lit appearing that the order ofpublica-
ton heretofore made in these causes
hath been duly executed, and 10 per-
son appearing to shcw cause against
the forfeiture of the said schooner.
the court doth pronounce, adjudge &
decree as follows
| |. That the schooner Romp. OF
;IWilmingto in the state of Delaware
Iagainst which two Libels have been
preferred by the attorney for the O..
Estates, in their behalf was an Ameri-
can built vessel. and Was at the COM
lmcncement of her late voyage, tee
sole property of certain Thomas
ITaylor, a citizen of the United
States, and was commanded by ccr-
Itain Squire Fish, Il citizen OF the T..
Is. and nayigated under his command
Iby divers citizens of the U. States, q
lothcrs that the said schooner was
fitted out, armed, and equipped at the
mort of Baltimore, i'm the state of
maryland, one of the L. States OF
America, by the said Thomas Taylor
; a citizen of the United States, as
Iasorcsaid, then being her sole owner,
for the purpose, and with the intent
that the said schooner Romp should be
employed in cruizing and committing
hostilties upon the subjects of the
(, King of Spain, a foreign prince. with
WHOM the L. States were then & still
are at peace, and their property. as
charged and alleged in the said libels,
respectfully.
5 That the said schooner Romp,
|ha,in been so fitted out, armed,
IeGuippedsand furnished by the agency
Iof the said Thomas Taylor, citizen
of the United States ne aforesaid. then
being hcr sole owner, and others, his
Iagcnts and confcdcratcs, did proceed
from the port of Baltimore aforesaid,
> OH or about the 18th day Of April,
llSlG, with a clearance for the port OF
Buenos Ayrcs, in South America, but
Instead ofproccedinS to the said port
; Iof -Eucnos Ayi'es. according to her
clearance, did stop at or near place
. callcd North Point, on the river Pa
ItapsCo, nem the moGth Of tie said III
yer in the state OF maryland aforesaid
and there received oil board, between
40 and so other mariners, in addition
to her crew, as mentioned in her said
;Iclcarance. which additional mariners
were procured By the command, ALL
thority and agency Of the said Thomas
Taylor, then being her sole owner ;
land then sailed under his the said
Thomas Taylor's Instructions, not fol-
the port OF Buenos Ayres in South
IAmcriCa. according to her clearance,
hut for the western coast Of Europe,
Africa and the Canary Islands, "a
which coasts. upon high seas, she dil
under the instructions and orders oI
1.-The said Thoma, Taylor, her sole
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