The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-06-10

Sf~%s''4 - '-~ '~ssSA~cS Ssiu pSopiS 10 tuctu
respectively belonging, have been, tor the
last two years and longer bsiligerenss towards
each otosf, rsspec,iseIY exercising towards ;
and allowing 10 each other all those acts,
matters, and rights. which By The law of ma /.
nations, are permiusd ia state ol war.
Sd, That the Supsne Dirsc,or of the said
fndepcndent Psovi0ces, being thereto legally
authori2od ~ the laws and ussges OF SAID in
dopendcS, astion, did. al said Bucnos .Ayrcss
on, OF. about tho - day u -----'issue q
consmissicn Of war, or lcller-of matqus and
repri.a!, under The grca, seal Of said ra,icn,
signed VI the said Supreme Diseclor and
coualersigncd by the Minister OF Marine,
for said cation by which said iibellants, ",
and With certain vessel Of war By him com
usanded, called the Pucrydon, her armament.
ofhcers and crew, was uuthoixcd 10 captures
asprise of war, and to bring 10 for legal ad-
indication, tho goods aud tfec,s, ahips or
ys,sels Of he said King Of Spain, OF any Of
his subjects.
4,h That on or about the hrs, day OF Feb.
rusry iAsi, said Librran,, on the high seas, In
and rhis said nnci sseI of wss, "a, puery,
doa, ksr officers and crew, snd by virsue Of
The AFORESAID commission, and OF The public
aud notorious war, carried on, as ia the sec
ond article Of This libel is aIledgcd, did seize,
take, capture and snbdue, as ptixes the Span
isb brican,iue, called the Bells Cofuncs,
whereof one ------- ------- was mastet, and
her tackle, appareI, furniture, stores, arms,
rrosisiocs, and mel chsndize. The said brig
siisiue, xhen so erpsured, being about four
huuefel tons burihen, coppercd, and bound
ON avsysge from rerragonia 10 Vera Cruz,
armed . sish fitsen guns aud manned WIKI
Sti,. That said brigansine, her arms, tackle,
apparel, furniture and the cargo on board the
same, did, at The time OF her sailing, and
when she was csptc Cd, belong TO the said
King of Spain or 70 bis subjccls, end ~ such,
Mssi liable 10 sdptlfc, by thc armed vesscli,
and 10 conds mnslinn by he tribunals Of JUS
tice Of said lndereudruy Provinces, as p.ise
of wae. '
. cth. Thar BY some csnse, 10 said Libellants
onka-Ni., The so b'igao,ine ran on shore at
q place called biock-island, where she was
w~oyksd |; snd 20 p,c ven, further damage and
lo.A, Uy d-ngcr Of the seas or from some 9th
CIR exusg, inc cargo u said briganline, (wtsh-
out thc kaowlcdl or consent oil said Libsi-
lans, directly or indirectly siysn,) some pert
,heeed has been unlsdtu md b, ouk u, wi.lsin
this p.4sie,, under the jutisl,c.ion Of snis
tlanoraklt klt Cpuri, TO vii, Dine hundred sod
ses epyIEse casks ofbssudy, one hundred and
twcq,y ti?<s Catalonia wine, Z quantity oi ps.
per-. r..bt6. sud msdicinss :, all IS t;ac vai-
ia tl y Al 16os Sndd t\ql)kfs, Il thoroshopt..,
Aad thst said bfig Has also U<S6 I5Ft(0I)
bscugbt within iks port q Newport, within
the jIsisdictcn Of ibis Honorable Court, BY
some persons 10 said Lbellauls unknown.
And the said cargo Of merchandise, end the
said briGan,iDe, which was saved at the time
Of the wreck, aforesaid, ere now remaining
in said Dis,ric,, III the, possession Of the sale
unknown persons, and oct o! the control Of
said L.bs,lsn..
7ih. That al and singular the premises
are true, public and no,oriousi and tie said
Libe,lsnts DOH PROFOUND and a;lcdsc the
same, Jointly and scvcralIy. Wherefore they
pray process, according 10 the course Of the
Admiralty.
Trial will be had thereon at g District
Courl, TO be holden at the Cour House, in
Providence, on the 22j day Of June instant,
at ten OF the clock 10 the forenoon
DUTEE J. pEARCE, d. Navshat.
.hrphorf, June 8 1878. (3w.J
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