New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-27
LAZY INTELLIGENCE.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT coURT-Jrgg %.-BsfoIs
Judge BETTs.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT coURT-Jugg %-Befois
Judge BETTs.
THE PRIZE VESSELS.
In the csse Of the prize vessel North Carolina,
Assistant -Disuict.Attorey Stewart l.. Woodford
moved 70 open the testimony taken IN pysparat0rio,
without pejnice % molten 20 take further testimony
il aterwa-d should be required; al-o, 10 tie OF
the prize schooner Hannah NJ. Johnson, 10 amend the
libel by the avernent that the officers OF tie vessel had
notice Of tie establishment OF the blockade. Tho
motions were granted.
The Court then took up the case Of tie prize bark
Hiawaiba.
DisNct-Attorney Smith asked to postpone further
proceeding until he could get answer from Wash-
ngton ~ a communication be bad sent there.
Mr.. Charles Edwards, for tie claimants, objected
and pressed the Gaze on.
Mr. Smith desired not to argue the until he got
all his testimony in he proposed to show by this fur
Their testimony that actual conductive no'ce to tho
claimants had been given Of the blockade. He pro-
posed 10 show that the Btish Consuhad official notice.
and wss aware Of the blockade early tie I'd Of
May; further, that Commodore PrendeSgast mad uAdo
@ proclamation OF the fact OF the block abe.
Mr.. Edward argned that the Di-tlit-Attorn,y had
bad sufficient time and facilities 20 nave procured tue
information he wanted. lie had proved tia. they had
sailed for sea within the fifteen days after tire ID OF
May. This vessel with cargo valued at $1,000, had been
seized uud most or mar nentis vessel,
when tbsrs nov the District Attorney
asked ius ind other with view Of ottDins from
The Court a certificate Of pa bshe osa'e,
Tho Judge said the docuen we're here and required 20 De
proved having oiigae'sd officially The Court mast ook 81
The Jude ssia the practitioner Of the Der yet ay
eqa'ued sh te Pseoe N pre- case, IN &c.
n obe allow INDULGENCE sou ,ae counsel toI tho
strictly bad ae s; 70 P,oces =. woDa
lie A,.snt Dis,r,ci At.oeey c'ed the Of he
Ils vessel boanj em HsVss g Ssysnnsh Ga The evil
enee ia bis wed IS the ether prize cssss e9ca
inenary posed for the OF fe testimony tSsn
prrpsraforio by the Pie CoG iouers Mess's Wright
AID Woodr appeared Tor the eio ali' OF tie north Carolina
SUPREME coUBr-GxssRaL TntN.-Jrss 2s.-Befns Jas-
tees GoCLp, MULLEN. and inGRAaaS
SUIT 70 RECOVER LETTEBs WRITTEN BY GEN. WASH
IN6Tos.
Wilson Eyre at. Edward Y. Higbee ct uI.
This controversy grows ont Of cilin to 20 ume
Of iua letters aa psYes written by Gen 1corge Washing
Tebia. who for years The General:
til. PISSED to lis b. who died n 1852 leaving
swiaog Po.tbu,noas chid Louisa ws0 nsi ~ WILSON,
From the decee Of Cot Lesr rrnl soae tine do the sis
, Of m. w9. ~so esf - Tsc ~ $780, we pS,.
ing her ires the defendant Mr.. hsoe took tho in custody
ard The defendants since re I'd them The deeL dIls
claim the title the papers 'he egal ePrs.ea's ye' Of the
writer
The main question involved IN the WHISTLER the writer
OF letter Lac property IA aitrr - a. seut H. The ase vac
referred to referee who reported IN favor Of e pn't rom
which the defendant sprea. Tho spPssh.s contend ,ha the
writer has property N lis e,t-r The 'pendsni, 90 he
other hand Insist that the rstse " et'ers h.s t 70 70 NJ
psseson eg,iust al the world snd hs properly ttembs
ouy mstion being tbs rights Of the 20 pub'h ard TO
Iesu the publication Of then by the receiver or otde Do
ci-iOn TeseTsed
L. w. StCpgbton for appellants Henry Cram Cor respond
SPECIAL TyRS--Before Justice HoGzRcov
Henry Harrison sg George Oibbs e. bl-Jsde nent Tor
plsin.f demurrer. eaan. 10 drs" and
payment cf costs.
snnah J. Hull ast John w. H1 81 GJudsneat for cen
ftruCaoa o. viii Of John J. Hall feteigd
CHksgrss- Before J1sties MrLiHy
Chae. S.ous 81 al, at I,ils j. Cooke-Aetion denied.
Nish s!OCgsis.