Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-04-06

From iie .4ibany .4rgus.l

INTERESTING CASE IN CHANCERY
sun 'o"hued upon u contract with an officer Of
lie navy, aud interesting 10 the public as well as the
pa't'es, has 'ecr"'ly recrved determinations ia tho
Cou,i OF ChaHccTy. The case and the ouuIon oi
he Chancellor lOIinw
Slerhen Whitney, Eiishn The bill states ha, the
i'hhe'S; G,"Id Hoyr, complainant is lieure-
AieoIy - DIHoNen, /n"nt ~ the OF the
ddS". 4 United States fhat in
William y. Weaver. )Aogusr, 1921, the follow
ing agreement was made between him aud the de
the city of New York
" Ar"cies OF "green,eni made This 9th dAv Of Au-
gust, ioZi helwern Stephen Whnney, H"y and
Tom and Elisha T,l,bl,s owners of the SHIN An,r-
T.cJ Of the first part, n.d William A Weaver of
ths navy, OF the second pdst, witnesseh, that
whereas, 1t has been represented lay the parry
OF 'he second p'r, TO the parties of the FIRST prt
lhat c""lm0dOfe Stewart IN the Franklin r is now
AhOnl n proceed IN said ship, the port of Lima
q" ihe i"rihc ocean, aud that COmmudore Stewart
benS the particular friend Of The parry ur the sec
ond par, anu desifou> If aiding him, would rive
particular protection ship and csrgp in which b.
m'Sh be ms rested, TO SAID pOr OF Limm, aud fur
Siea'er sec"riy would appoint place 81 rrndrHvuus
al o. Juan eInandtz, elsewhere, Nov, here
tore, ior and IA consideration of said pio'pcIinn 50
as aforesaid, 10 he gwen by commodore = rart ,mI
ihe 'anklin and the services Of iieUeIaat Wca-
yer, u is agreed follows First the parties of the
1Is part agree TO load their SHIN The America with
Hour aud sied provisions, nd pat her under The
com'nduJ OF Captain Henry l.. Dekoven, With or
ieTS To sail ahh proceed without delay 10 The port OF
t.n'a, touching AT such place as may he fixed on
ss'y 81 Juan Fernnndea,) iUr rend, zvous wish the
Franklin, and thence under her protection and d.
Aecl'on 10 Luna. IL Is also understood and agreed
'bdi Lieut. " e"'er IS 10 i'ut hoard sud ship, a
quantity OF Stores belonging 10 the Franklin on
winch freight is TO he paid 10 The concern, and Io
<" hiusc 10 The ship, aud for greater secuIy is 90
represent her store ship, bound To The Pacific
ocean Sl stores Tor tie navy Of the Unied States
dhu himself Oi!:cgr az the navy IN Clnroe ni
s"ch stores IN consideration of all which services
anu protection 50 10 be HhU! ded, IL agreed that
ne sad captain II. l.. DesOyen shall pay 10 ihe
sau parry oi n'c secpGd part Liun, other near
p'Fi, n"e-ih part of lie nGtt piOi:s Of the voyage
OUT amer dfihcng the costs Hgd charges Of HE
cargo "eIud'1g insurance and interest of money,
aHd fourteen Thousand six untI ed dollars freight Of
NE same " IS ais" agreed, ihIt Lieutenant Weayef
1iy put private adventure on huad, Of not eXcer,-
'"s one tOI outward, aud ,Ie same amount home IN
lac 'hir, should size return the United Siars d.
rect. u - Further UndeFsto ID thai Lieutenant Wr,-
yer and Comm 1olOre Stewart are TO an1rd 10 Capt
D9tOsen every i7cduy and protection ia their pow
or "a LEAVING H.nt. Whenever the ship may I've re y
!" s"l.-Seco"d. IL IS further agreed, that If it shall
be i1und Imiracucahle, o. nul urutlcnt ia; the ann.
'on OF CdP''Ih ~ koNcn 30 enier The pUri of Lm1.
u IS understood aud agreed ai tic ship may 90 #,
sumo ne,shhonrIng p'ti. eIrhcr in Peru or Chli" |
II IS then stated, that this agrf'ment mas dol, |
signed i'y the ro"u'c'Ing parties named n - ,n,i
wa Witnessed Wy The defendant ID ekOvrn and thai
The following estimate Of Tive expenses included in
ife sum ol fourteen thousand Xix hundred dollars
mentioned ~ the Agreement, was made rs lie de. !
ieEdants, aud furnished To the complain NJ
ESTIMATE OF EXPENSES"
" Ouht ~ n. York, estmHi 1850, IS $3.50
mo. wages oi crew - $40 per mouth, 2lOg
. ship valued ~ SIC geo 6 mo-
" ! ouifrs-3 ,7JO-I9, $50 mi 81 ner CT col Oh |
% i'Hrunce Ou do. tu cover pre-. ~ 100 90 |
wear ani tear 0l ship, sails aud figgiag, $500 % |
Fori charges, landing cargo, sc. 1000 %
II GGi 70
Casualties Of The voyage ~ risk Of The owners"
HE i"I proceeds 10 state, thht the ship America |
was itifd bui Tor t'ir suysr Lima, Uutenp,tpd
80 ne agreement il'at ihe complainant placed him
sfiI On bodId, and rendered hs services iu cntsu.
ChfHy hni npi wholly, VITA lDtr aud sailed prUtis-
ionS tHit Hn ut0iCr 81 thr ergo uAs furnished 10
ihe complainant by tIe defendant ] ibhits wAtch W.
''ice did nor cnuLi'u Hur statement Of thr cnfto
pr ~ tHc prices pad fYr rs or oi Inc premium pad
spr insurance Der tI.u tllc ,ic Ncfe imcndan.ih
proportion ~ ihe p'Ihs; 'h.d o',' goods ~ gtc.,i
'1lne, rcte Laden uu b0tfd of tie America iiy J,r
J~ners m some 81 hrm, vttprt fhe know ietlne Of
'he 90 HpInlni, q 90 fraud of hi- tht, tlat these
2'o"' wsIt srh wiih gfr't Er1h., 81 Aitch geo ne ,
count has b"e1 given to he complainant tinf b..
bowen WIS 20 have one-Gii p4f Of the uitG- ct tho
'o,age thai ic Amer,eH proceeded on he vni ,or
'p iiinf, and arrived s1itiy 90 Calr 80 Feb i252
'hai NE Hour, which was tle rtruef pare Of ihf
g ugo, VS. cold Ivy Dakuvrn 10 lfr !l'r ut tgcn,t-
i"f n''lTs b"tifi hat Hicr The -ac ul lie cit-
e. a"u ne examination r tho tpVHgc rom Nov
OK Co.. b'aif, fhc complainant demanded ratmcnt
gu Sn"~H % Di the uett pr. hs, ascending tn 'lfc -
sretmeni htu Dskuteu Thea tut he'd ~ account
OF we cargo, COSTS mud salcs n yitcn arc6nnt ihr
'o"P'Indpi insis's ttete Hf0 Htny uru-t cnstgrs.
,''' az "0'f" "o"ld not p1y 90 tBt complainant 81
q m' tsn'" H''" o1e-hih ul jhc profile, according
70 me "croh1i 90 rendered fhat the compls iuarf
'"s compelled go receive o0 account at that time
''h sum 10 - k"'"n CLOSE 20 allow ilnt .sr