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then the Secretary OF State.
That petitioner presented his petition TO the Congress
o. me United States Tor the allowance Of said claim daring
tne els congress that the referred TO the
which committee, the Sd day Of March, FISH, made
report on the which report BY order Of
tb House laid on the table and ordered to be printed
Your petitioner would further state that be is the sole
owner said claim and has assigned no part Of the
Your petitioner therefore prays your inquire into
he matters set forth IA the foregoing petition and find
s same 70 be true TO grant such relief as 70 law and
Jusaee may appertain.
The facts this case as they are stated in the petition
mat on the 18th day Of September iS47 Colonel Chds
ths commanding at Pueba ordered Captain Webster
q auction captured tobacco and dispose Of the
proceeds as he win be hereafter directed In obedience
tins rde Captain Webster advertised the 10th Of 0cto-
per- Tor At auction the 18th Of October five hun
dred bales Of tobacco On the 2st day Of October the claim
ant purchased the tobacco for the price Of twenty-five dol
as per bale amounting to the Of twelve thousand dol
Tor which he paid SS 600 in cash and the United
State: credit for 81 600 they being then indebted him
supplies furnished the army.
The rst question what were the rights and
liabilities OF the claimant and the United States after the
sale o. The tobacco and the payment Of the price by the claim
In this there all the elements necessary 70
stitnte contract The United States and Mexico at
able portion Of Mexico and by the law of nations, had
70 seize the Of the Mexican
preine civil and military authority in the military depart
ment Of Pasba and in his then existing capacity he repre-
ehied The United States whose officer and servant he
lbs authority, as the head of army, could not be resisted
Tor this was especially where from necessity the laws
The princuIas raapnia,no ia vh, us a ,y ~ -
when an army s in possession Of enemys country,
Wbsn liz ~ ae Wfi, s On lhe law O nations.
another sovereign il Is understood that the whole nation
@ a. mar ag'ns another nation; Hence these
enemies to ell the subjects of the other b. g. ch
ton 10 ,h st 'tnH, therefore, "hch oelpngs 10 .at ma
ever age of that kind, say falls under
"a W @ o. lhlhEs belonging 70 the
sn, e Ilgn. 70 deprive our enemy o. ms posses
oh OF everything which may augment bis strength and
ha tr nah 70 maze =; D. en- =, iol. ms
eon9es all movable property taken from him under
h o. booty This booty naturally belongs TO
making war no less than the conquests for ne
mas such claims against the hostile nation as warrant
70 eize on her property and convert to his own
Vested in the enemy from the moment they into
ah power. .. . CD. u lsO As to NOV,
captured IN iand war has been sometimes stated
s auquis'e lpat the properly snali pave Deen
hold that the propery must BEEN bousht ;aS bread
s'., - WITHIN 'ae camps, Towns ports or neeis Q. the
Martsn,s Isw ~ Ma, 9an ne eo ~ a Wdds W.
sa aad 70 respect 70 captures more ao
order 70 oovate the right of such sentence
~ se nsI e ea PRIZE
movable Possessions Iagd towns. nroy;nos become
,hem pq bn o. ns enemy VINO makes himself master o.
snbmi;n Ia oh " .ne treaty 9. peace, :, he ehre
and provinces belonged that the acquisition s
VattaI y Ch ii P ep1aS Dg gs ssaps anu pe .L
Town or from his enemy cannot justly acquire over
s, 'sn h .nan sacn as oeionEea 20 .ne soVeregn
s:,s nc has lakeh up arms war au'norihes hin 20
Tim ~ ,ha - Ma pe. lug " nis enelny he 1919 1919;
!, VI ne Q, that Town OF province ne acquires
az bA, Win All its hmitahons ana nodincatohs.-
49, 80, 90
$40 iesutihs from u s,ate o. wa, ProPe.E DC
- -" supPos't'on that ~ oeiopss W 'he
~ NAY oe iiperaea Dy the proper suthoriues put no
+; , De against 'ne party wno mas uksh y
- " 'a" IN Engiahu 10 muhcipal court, "hether
nss NV VI . u equity, can aSe cognaahee % any
IlhR out oi hostile sezure-Le Saux %. raen
Dough- 5S SO, booty be taken under the color OF mill
II
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univ ~ ar -, hari,m .lnus.a - 80 " e. "a
Ma}est niiima.a, 1919 ~ ~ *, r,is =. e $3.50 gb
are M 'dirsct daofSiio ~ o .s s IN p a -
.tatad hy "a usnsa,S = III ItpsI Dee n, " ara
81 - -. ~ -. ~ i1o ~. 'pan.s, po1sEI a.
DoaeI 500 " i"s ''S"ii e o"uA w. ANs''
Its 10 be remembered that we are now examining tb,
80 -. - . .u. NC nIo noN eAahin'ns @
~, S NJ, ,nat ane ~ 'he Peeaon
,ha, 80 Ia go 49,. - y ~ ,.ttftsa ~
,as,in,o,ys IT, fpp;,S &C., go H @ - . u
tity N tobacco csnnred fon, a. 49,; .hs w. with
wbstha- wbsn !. nar.a.a III d ei @ =; H. -
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inch n,,cnsrty - F ' ' " ~ ~
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,ha ,,",S ( s ~; ;I e - "a lns 1I ~ y; 49,
al, 70 I Ceen z X mas peeh ngiu 'aa N 800
81. tuete au tupuou naaIy v
Trnar IT, %. pI 49,, eoe 81 ia ieo. r.,
:. Rsrhs.r ranrn $50 Ca J1 Cd w. Io} L.
y ;,ba.5 - IIs ia &c hs'S - 80 aar,
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.ot, Ia 1870 . e 49, ,pr SCUM y nv 49, -
80 80 ~ Iii ~ IS ca. epe 'e r,s,Y NJ
al ~ 80 Ia a. =, - iuar.d
m, 49, 4, &c., S,s y, " sa s va -. :, ,
/, h rh y,nS 70 an Una. .ne p,opsth
!, ~, ri. = ~ 49, 49,. NJ on \,
: Ia - ~ : .a,s s.--, " -. = -. ~. . 49,, -
indueement 10 besre that he ossor T. tbe owner and