Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-10-13

~ t".e I'NtS" ofdIeSp IN d7l6
Jor ,t re Eastern district 81 PENNSYLVANIA.
Lew aoiiinesworth Son aud Jonathan Ogden owners
u tue snap Jane, frederick S. LubuTg master and
James raiiowl, fret lraie and otcfs il,. otfrr,s
ana crew vi the said ship
Seventy Dogboogs and ,hrec small u,e,s. r, Col,
each OF the value OF eighth pat Of Doubioom
DECREE.
ihe soiu ~ question was discovered when The shin
arrived at Phiiadeipba, In the remnants Of an old
cnes, "ucn had been broken up 10 River Deiawaf
on tue voyage rom Lisbon and the niece, bsd -,
throTh into the long boat This rbe.i was 6,mnd a.,
Jug on the ocean, aiier The vessel bad been biv fonr
Cd, al sea, ~ ial 80 -. aud long. 81 2s IL was
supposed TO be empty bur the gold was found conceal
ca IN grooves or interstices af the chest No narI
were seen OH I've chest The remnants have directed
any o1ner hereafter appear ~ V
The vessel was almost becained when ib. che,, was
u,'IossIeu, she goIng only knot. knot and half
al uouI dt Tue uihe Some Intellectual ATTEMPTS were
made 10 secure the chest with a HARMON On ,h.tT
idtnfe; one OF The hbrIlants, a mariner (BeutIaij
Jumped overheard and made rope fast TO the chest
by winch u was hauled in. '''
tbls is case Of little merit as II rscards d,uu.,
NC , vi any mpedinent TO the progress of the vnysue
suiP, no, was mere any great eXerton or labuur
oil Tue ships officers crew in the salvage HcnI5,I
nau ,ne 'osl OF ay risk exertion in she secuTimr
y. he ohest How, OF when, IL had been abandoned To
the waves cannot appear aud is Ieft 10 mere rnn;sc
lure u would seem that u had contained article.
wucn had been taken possibly by sea robbers wbe
uSu 'nIoWh over Tue ches as worthless. The otrgey
whneVer be may he, wonld NOT have cast his pouev NJ,
WE "s,eis nor would the takers pundereTs OF The
cnsst nave voluntarily parted with this valuable
OF lhslr prey. The election cannot with any tolersbs
p"oSIDys he considered as a voluntary abandonment,
so as 10 entIile the finders The beuent of le
rule Of occupants fnHt deJelicka If even tba, deni
lion "i dereEict had been long exploded FINN liz
W 'pdllme laws, the supplementary he ciaiui.
"s VIC "hoie as oefelIct under rule which does no,
now exist niist lie dismissed avs
h's must be considered as case Of salvage, sub
JeOt 10 me principles established that subject Tbese
pfinciples have long ago settled in This conf Its
may De seen III several pabiised In the ad;raI
1eCisons ahd they need not be here repeated. case
deCned yJnGge Johnson in 1876 in the Circuit Comet
oi tue United States, for the SoHih Carolina It,ir,
n'sDei, el a.. U.s. Inc Slbiie confirms The Views on
The subjects OF Derelict aud Salvage WHICH had -
Entertained, aud is able aud ciear exposion of b
modeIn law respecting them reference To that case
wnen mas been published in several public prints of
New f"ik aud Pbiade phia pece,siiv nj
any discussion on my part. -
Ihe cbance Of the owner was indeed hopeless lie
MAJ MOI bave recovered his properly, unless through
Tue accidshia which has bronght IL wi,i,
Tue power 81 this court, whose duty il is a. ueII 10
e"au sa,oIs as to take care Of the properly Of own.
eisj ana AFFORD them an Opportunity Of recovery The
sailors mast stand their own merits wtbon rerard
10 Tue bopeessness Of recovery BY HE owner Theys il
no ulslihClOu favourable to the finders Of moneyen
ihe contrary Tie nafaie codes assign less salvage ~
'sOse WnO ma money jewels and other such articles
.. uch ihlIlnsc value but Of less dEcuy IN saving
" ua"spmubg' the only reason for any Comparative
advantage TO such salvors, would be- to encomaas t,c
oseiOsuie ~ the Ending where conceaintnt nrht be
>" easy ny combination to seCfeie it, ana Thu, tat
lhs human propeBsities too suen observe te,n
10 reward Oyefiact Of integrity where covert aIver
saoD nent nave been, and ~ doubt often is pfactised
rue V"dn'ubf OF salVage rs not liked by any general
rule, bnt depends the circumstances of eyey case
COmess' TIE discretion aD Oftsn obliged TO exercise
IS sometimes embarrassing IN this ease IL is moi easy
10 determine what Is exactly right. 1nd by some sn
,DsllueS produced aud n some OF tie old mara.i,ne
AVS iOa' bai The amount Of ts deeiic las been given
W many instances much depends on The gross amount
ioT where That is large, always give toe less proper
llop, ana ih1s snfoisnlly fewatd salvsis without an
Undue saciince 10y the owners aud have conrlnded
10 aow haf ~ this case, the whole Is not Of Great
amount, ana the establishment ef legal clara but
slightly probable.
decree The savages allowed uhe costs and cirsfges
bsing deducted ffos the whole anounD 10 be distr6n
ted IS follows
The owners are 20 receive one third Of The salvage
Tie ffslJut IL 70 be d;,iGed among &c officers aad