The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-05

INTERIOR uEtAHTmESr
General Land ORcs-sarssys in Washington TsYrsergs
Letters and maps have been received by the Commissioner Of
tbs Geoafa lard pse Gen tbs aarvcYcr general u Wash
layton Teltosy shewnA ho esabanent OF III, seventh
standard parallel morrill, which the southern portion
Of Whitbys island. The work performed under the
superintendent Of Mr.. John X, hail.
OFFICE nEfARrMESr.
Neg Poet Ooes-The following NAMED new post Offices
have bsen established, and the following named gentlemen
appointed postmasters
Harmony, Providence county Rhode Island A. c. Seere
pos master.
Iinmood Bradford county, Pennsylvania Samuel @. Ma
stoats Mills, emer county, Virginia. james F. carder,
postmaster.
Townshend Mis Gimer county Virginia. J. D. Tcwus-
bend, postmaster.
Acova, GuiBnett county, Georgia; William Kirk post
Union Furnace Patrick county, Virginia; Samuel Hair
ston, postmaster. Re-esabished.
Diseonfinaed-The post Office at China Grove, Rowan
county, North Carolina has been discontinued.
sUrnEME COURT.
This court commenced Monday, December 0, 1853.
There were present Justices John Mclean, James NJ.
Wayne, John Catron, Peter v. Daniel Samuel Nelson,
Robert G. Grer, Benjamin II. Curtis aud John A. Camp
bell.
Marshal Jonah d. Hoover Clerk, Thomas Carroll
Mr.. Justice Mclean stated the bar that the would
commence the call Of the docket Tomorrow (Tuesday)
der the Beth rule.
Tucsdoy, Dec. a.--The court met at ii o'clock.
On motion of A. H. Lawrence Thomas c. johnson, esd,
of Missouri admitted to practise in this court
The of the United States Pearson H. Reading tSo
on the dooket) called by the court.
The Attorney General opened the argument in this
the par. Of the United States and followed by Messrs
Walker Lawrence and Bsb, who appeared for the defend
ant. The Attorney General will close the argument in this
tomorrow.
The adjourned till IL O'Clock tomorrow
The following opinion Of the the Robert
Roberts delivered by Judge Backford Friday last
10 the Honorable The Judges of the Court Of Claims:
The petition Of Robert Roberts, the city of New York.
State OF New York. in his right and OF
John Queen respectfully showeth That your petitioner and
the said John Queen owers Of the ship Expert
ment which captured her voyage from New fsrk to
jamaica In the year So3 by prvseer bearing Spanish
coors and which Immediately thereafter recaptured by
British cruiser and carried into jamaica and under decree
Of British court of admiralty, upon libel filed for salvage
By the capors sold that the loss sustained by himself and
by the capture and detention Of the ship the salvage
and other expenses exclusive of interest 235 ~
that the aforesaid capture without just and
infracton Of the rights OF the United States
trial nation and constituted good claim for restitution
against the whose vessel the prvaeer aforesaid
was.
And your petitioner further shows that he presented his
claim before the commissioners appointed under the
with Spain concluded the 22d Of February, 1875 but the
claim dallowed the ground that the privatcer
French and not Spanish it having been 50 dccreed by the
British court OF admiralty when the vessel condemned
That petitioner brought said claim before the board
concluded with France in 1884, but said board refused
entertain said claim upon the ground that the pvaeer
making said capture Spanish, and French vessel
that your petitioner though clearly entitled ndemni
cation from the other of said governments has been
excluded from the provisions made by each for indemnity for
illegal captures by alternate denial Of jurisdiction.
And your petitioner further shows that the United States
the treaties aforesaid both with France and Spain has in
her sovereign capacity released those from all
further recamatons and claims indemnity than such
therein provided for Of the like character thoe there
in provided for, and has thereby become responsible for
claims OF that character which have been excluded from the
benefits OF the provisions OF said treaties.
Your petitioner is informed and believes that there is
remaining in the treasury of the United States
ton the funds paid by France Spain for purpose
satisfying claims to indemnity under the provisions of said
treaty but that at rate he entitled to the Judgment Of
this honorable court for the full of his loss ea Of the
treasury Of the United States that he 10 the sole Of
half of said claim and the administrator Of the sole
of the other half of said claim that it has heretofore been
Congress- and the action Of that body thereon
far petitioner is informed, foows In the
4h 26h and 2sh Congresses his memorial not acted
upon in the 25th aud 3st Congresses the reports adj
the Houses and in the 18th and 3oh Congresses the
reports favorable but the bills could not be reached
the calendar before the close Of the sessions.
And as in duty bound petitioner will ever pray &C.
ROBERT ROBERTS.
A. II. LAWRENCE, attorney for petitioner.