Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-03-10
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SUPREME COIlRT

tuesday, Feb. % MIR. Justice LIVING
SToN delivered the opinion of The Cour,
III The case OF the London Packet reversing
HE sentence OF The Court below, and
q, cfeelhg restitution OF the properly. az
Claimed, with costs and expenses to be
pad by The claimant.
Mr H"iper concluded The argumen,
OF The case az The AnuGbie Isabella, Mu-
nos, claimant, The lasi pr,ze cause of The
iatt war on tie docquet, which, involving
several important questions OF law, parts
cnlafiy as 10 the construction OF the
Spanish treaty of 1896, providing tina,
nee ships shall make ber goods, aud en-
bracing great mass OF documentary and
other evi"e"ce. has occupied The Cnuri
an unusual length OF lime IN the hearing.
Thursday, t'a'eh 2. In tn. opinions delivered by
MI Cbiei Justice Mai shall Nj. Justice Johnson an
NV Jnsuoe stor IN ID. several 81 Piracy befe
the Court the folio" ins pUint, determined:
ISL That Tue act OF Gong, ess, i70D for the punish
mtnt OF certsin crimes be UAt-d States isn,
rePeaisd b. the teccnf of the 81 March $50 Ell
uiies An act I" proiectthe commerce OF the United
safes, ahd punish 80 'fi3is oI pna cy"
"a Ihat II is MT necessary that an Indictment MI
der the act OF ii90 should charge the prisoner 40 c
1eh ~ TOE united States, nor The crime commute
on BOARD an american vessel; fit charges tito nave
been committed from hoard an American vessel nv
ahariner sailing on board an American vessel
Sd ThatIi is competent for The jury 10 nnd tina, the
pracs wa committed the high seas upon prceI thai
Il was committed IN open read stead at the Island of
BOnavlsta.
Ith. That the act Of 1890 extends to a piracy com
mtlted by The crew of foreign vessel on avesssI ex
ciuSvely owned OF citizens of the United
States, in case where the persons assumed the cha
racier Of pirates eby they all claim TO nation
al character ~ protection.
9th. That citizen the United States fitting ont n
vessel IN port OF the United State really To cruze
against power at peace with the United States
protecledby commission fom begeI eni from pun-
shhent Tor any offence eOnmitied by him against
scs ofihe United States.
9th. II is competent for the Jury ind that a YES
sci "thin marine league Of the shore al anchor
open road steaS, where oniy ride under she.
1 The land al season when The course the winds
lssih!ailabie, Is upon the high seas.
7ih That tie words the sIh section OF the act Of
1890, out oiihe jurisdiction NJ any particular state
must be construed mean of the inisdic,tou OF
any particular stale OF the United States.
S:b That the 5th section # the act Of 1919 furnish
es sufcien definition OF piracy, ana that II is defined
" Robbery on the high seas"
OH. That the national character of vessel is fact
which the Jurj nnd upon such evidence will salts.
~ theu mpds without producing the register or proof
of its baviEg been board
10th. That a ninTder, committed foreigner nv
foreigner hoard foreign vessel, is lot punsba
bic uRdeT the SIN section of the act OF 1890.
lih In the OF The UnIied States AGAINST Smith
tried before the Chief Justice that the offence charged
IN tue Indictment aud found BY the Jury, to
The crime of pracy, as defined by tue law OF nations,
so rs 10 he punishable under the act ofI5I9.
I2ts That reference To the law Of nations as com
tanned in the act Of 1872 define the OF pra-
cy Is such defbilIon as the constitution OF the Uni
ted States requires.
A"'" va tnV 'SSe " 'ue Ohhei otiNCS asdlHsl MIN
took that AurJs commission does not exempt the pri
sOHer from The charge Jf piracy.
That although the fraHd praCtsed the Dane may
nOt in Itself support The charge Of piracy the whole
TRANSACTION STAYED ia the indictment, aud in the
facts stated 10 the record does Amount TO piracy.
That the prisoner is punishable under the provisions
OF the Sh section Of the act of l79O
Aud that the act ofIT9O does extend all persons
on board all vessels which ,biow off their national
character by crnzing practically and committing pra-
cy 0ber vessels.
Saturday, Marcel s.. Mr.. Justice
WAsHINGToN delivered the opiuiou of
the Court in the case OF Stecensou'S Heirs
against SnkiUont, argued by Mr.. Brush
for the appellants aud by The Attorney
General aud Mir. Doddridge for the Res.
poudeHt. The decree of the court below
was affirmed with COSTS.
Tie case Of MarsaaH against Beeerly,
was argued by The attorney General Tor
tie Appellant, aud by Mr. Jones for the
Respondent.
Mr.. Hardin opened the argument Of
the case OF Hmiey against anthony, Tor
the plaintiff in error.
The bill Incorporating Tie Stale Board of Agriculture
passed the House OF Assembly SATURDAY in commit
lee 81 The whole. clause added, continuing bt
grant Of 900, which made iH the act tor TIE
announcement Of Agriculture, and thGTe limited IL
two years, for the term OF ten years -flb u. dds.
nh fn a, De-