The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-06


Prize Court Of the oaptoss lawfully cot such Ia =
neutral territory; oVt ne PyIse Cbsrt Q oapcv sdjN1 IN
i'm isdsion ovey yy.s, osysed ino sesr ports, and re-
aiL ing there al the time Of passing scntence.-(
V Wolfe 9 I. Rep, ass Schooner Sophie, . Rob. Ad.
Also In Charles, Lord Te0ferden revised BY Sergeant
shee. "on Merchant Ships and seamen, pags2s al
seen not much upon it's supposed correctness
upon the general usage of nations and particularly OF
Great Britain The question has been argued upon prin
cipie the Supreme Court OF the United Statss and,
after elaborate discussion, Il has BEEN finally add0ea
tAat condemnation Of prize property aphile hing
neltya al port the port of dNy Is u0tid and mdV
te 'igh1uuy proceeded by the ,ors Of the .apors-
Hudson va Guestier, Cranch Rep 2p3, c. Cranch,
note to American edition, p. l6) '
From these extracts 1t would seem that as the law
stands now riyaseer with letters Of ma,qse issued q
or o.her neutia port-say in the West Indies In the
Pacific or in European waters and while lying there
have her legally cordeDned by prize court sitting In
Charleston New Orleans or e the sentence Of such
court being virtually binding upon our courts
NY object Ia Claiming space for these remarks is to
elicit DECIDED and competent opinion the sa
state 81 the law respecting this very mp0rtent subject
and either to alay vague fears or ahow clearly the
FREDERICK LEHMANN,
Firm OF Naylor, yickers Co.
rFrov, ,bo T oraor sh,r,,no c.,o,,. Ma, 90
Trio n,sas rnc donaon sapp,Cg Gazette, May SS
/gjcrn shovaS NE transsor N o'r cp,unssy, S. .U
question sf ocnsdersbIe interest to mercSanis and
sh,n,srs IN Tho Ayne-;c.n .roS~ Sa,S ~. ~
iawH nS ,narstr,a s" t; ss rnesueI 'ns
nr,,ee ght into r"vtrs ,oss ~ .n ps 1s "a
ting In the country Of the capors2 The writer
the case OF captures made by the privaeers OF the South
ern contederacy while the ports Of the South eec
lively by the cruisers Of the federal govern
ens rendering ngrsss impossible and be cites compe-
ent authorities 70 SHOW that Southern privsteer In
hat event. mgat take hs prizes int British or south
por ana mere aT3t tne eeCsoa OF the rrize
eouI. s,tinS ~ Inaleston new orleans or MOBILE
s,a W y, wy ~. sI.y W tno Jaw ~ malisltne
Waaie as REGARDS tne establishment and urisdction OK
pzs so lar az ihas aw nas oeen settled ~ the
js.E., ~ Engind ara Aneica ~ L aso Important 70
snow anGer me consultation OF the United states
ao ioo~ng tne pineipie tnat the sovereign alone mas
that se On o. bs Dan
ves.ea IN Que supreme cour. ana IN sucn inferior
t,,p oos gess sna irom me 70 time oraain anu
Wy oVusa vi snu tnse9 SA.es Sp1Hs couft
vi n.st defVe its Jul lsoction ana JUDICIAL
ae,aoiv u.in tne consutulion or 'ne laws OF the
tnued states, ana neither the President nor
Guy ~ ni'nsa, sy oloei van es.eonsn u court 10
up.a.e.eI country xna au'nor'so ~ 10 aeclac
p.n sne ,sns VI .ne a.stu s'atcs oi "a huig.aaas
~, IA J. 9. Vaees, nof 70 euinns'er lug law " hons
!. y Nv u ~s1 .oe war net"eeo
,e I pa sa.es asu Snso .s. Tue ny
could rot be uphe either by the Law Ct nations or the
Soae..Gsou .. .ae eEteu Sates, a.housn me fr2e
tSo W. ors,na Dtnr,,a-t w ,Sa Sta, VIC , "
mis- "a t,hl .,,, $50 so ,'a I've LIN :.
laa .s' .h1se. S.aten iSM Su' wiz
o,tnn inc g 81 o. sns a. err S"nyensonF
.er.any no. or nen Iepuoat.en Oh INC federal gov,
I n.I y now oomPeio, noT Is gasssm IN uh,cs
~ :, E1 u smIos.e1 ,, Gun ~ naes ay co.Ce,n,
gt'n9 Mat Eneona hds co'lGeoea 70 zee Sohe,W adtes
ae p n.gns g eno,s.s .1scn r'gs uI sso0'SA"'e"
A"-' e'"'S '' :" '"9"' 70 oe' y" e'Se"''dt'
NEUTRAL RIGHTS or ENGLISH sUBJEcTs-PRIvA-
TIERS LfRELY TO BE HIRED BY TIT NORTH AND
TIE soUTU -T1
IErom tho Io,dcn r,,es uovos1
With The words Gree Trade and SaIlcSs. Rvhts" ;n
scribed ur broad ,s The Ase;can de. NJ FREQ troGa
was that encnes' gooty should be safe in neutral bot
IONS and The Amercau idea q, saors r.hts as that
sail r might offer his dghrg servces re .he countrv
that would nav him hest n tsto our ouM 1.on ot ~
Amer can trao;rr ehtns was I'M eSorc;so ~ ;ht hh
nen found in arms hoard anae,;csn shns ~ as a.
a measure which America threatened to Ieyepee BIZ re-
nrisas unon Tnosh rr;scrnrs I,r,nr tbo rsr ~ y
rared bet een 1870 nnd 1s1s tho c-oat ch;act
Of the american, seemed to he to 6aht their nut
for thesa nnnatra, nre5cs tho nrisgos 81 Ill
nary beil'ne enfg This WIS rsrrvnp The nee or mo-.
censIy forces TO the extreme extent Of which it was
inss or or streets snd tho onscourinss or or Az
when Inc pres gang swept ava, l.ndsen and Sesn,
alike END wien All we've enuoIv moulded 70 tbcr nav
dulles nv The t,on n, tho loo. ~ 70 ~.
to be wondered at that lie sense Of wrong or the
sciousness Of crime made ranarays and trai,os
ouies n,1 foar Ds yn5,c by;s !, L;ch Ero,,J i, her, ~
t,rn tboyoht 70 ye sraci,nt Getncsmsn. ,,@ or br
DAYS rl Victims M Eciish SAILOR. WHOM, We oursaioa,
had trained
Tho pee,S uho toct ,ar in tI,e ro.a,t doh,.o ma,
san, w IN 49, ;, &C. t 800 49,, ' ~,
tiss sutjecfs viii form the chef eou 600 of
ph",eers out' VI We telef 70 me ssi preceaent Which
Vim 70 5esits 10 ma,a n an evama,e q. tn nnotey ~.
ustiacaticn for ppythn~ which NAV hessarter t,ic
,t,Se on nur eida I've nv, ,vract borroror tat r.
smerca snccneoed In aror sone or or sa;,cys
m chs for bcy srainat our avn countrv H. too im-r;
an tions nor al uar ain ro D, J,,r n hi onoinV .crb
one, Tar ,5e ..r,,c ~ Eno,sh,, n eh q. ss,r nnr;.s
sodfn ran o,tey Jbe curfien mas nYrrsd co,nmt,cI
1Ie nsry NJ tia Nn-,h r.i as n is hos mai
prest ,rnaler ~ ,ran a,oarS ,rhoos nat;r;-
would ever ent;tia th.n - a.,,;ra " bo o. .ray
or the No,the,r r,octan of ths yro,, ror,,c ~ ~
cctd 60 on hoard the hesse;f r5 No., 49, w.,
~ 80, ~, .ha,,5 s% - - , vi" ~ LUss ~ .es .e
r-e,, r. oJ,, ,Jnos Jb. sta,r"rs XIX tha To,io
eys are Tow tstnS nm vii, i've nannos ,i.hon, NV rar
severe scrutiny Of the paopaltv of The raoIs who er
benseIves W. dnmnt not INA, tbero nil h ~ omoa
thcn ssedes and Danes sud Enpiishmen and naivss ne
eyorv ether peut,a, country which IL famous for sea
eorg n,ouiaon 70 on the other hard II VA c,,Id ne
petrs,e he cyet iafyto,tstf is troro ~, SNAIL Gnd
at x,e ar. aqets nor in Lnon eGcrna enyfna ters