New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-04
Law INTELLfCENCE
vrIrEp STATES DISTRICT CoUE

coSyIIcr sSrwIys TIE PRIzs AsD cfyiL JusI5Dic-
The steamship Nassau was brought into this port
plo .he I'd sy Of juno lat, snd on that day Dc
cred the rF1e Of this ely On the h Day
Of Jup. Mss,rs Harlan and HoinssvoT't Co Of Wlmin-
Ton Delaware MED Hbei sssoa To. sAip - 'ne Oisi,ic
Court claiming the Of $1,000 I'D gp"ard fos repairs
a a VT is s0 ,os.Hs d... I'd d
areotns for lie. a. and 'hs' IN, proceeds the
libel .ai.
III notion va opro~d by the Cover mont ard also by
ne power the slip s.s Ter ost Of the lnds OF
the Pr.. .d t'ius her INTO Court ard
slip would n ia that be .s.ly in Ce1.I.
That th- r-n.dy Of th. hhs.sni' any ihey hid "a. to
intervene ioibe gs by petition, Va such 'ni. - tbs Gov
snneni ush, hsrt.-' iniuis Co. hs eontemns,.'a o.
Tb., ~ d. =, Of March gs 1904 tie Prize coua.on.r,
wee oc., ol to Frs Court, AID thu: their ion
III. possession Of tn. Pae Court; sud that ;h- she b-loi 10
tn. p1.s;sn Of to Pike COgs h- could nos rpoi the
pfoe-.I % he Cout in Admiralty be ssen out Co rt
and brought into IN. Adm'ty 50 IS TO confer Jurisdiction
H. 70 III i,ss. .f.ae5 OF the p. Of tn. bel.n.,
thai the assumption th- The uFi'o ton q" the Cou 10 pse
easss dlh-r.n, and o.h,f from TIA iur.sdcson In
e,cs Of admiralty without forni.i.on Snca ~ doubt
the tact England whore .hc Pf.s cou. Is Awey' con
il2 psiso espsess; made civil csisc Of
admiralty sd msae io.,die..on AZ tbs a.i'i,tun va.
In prr. Scientifically ths same "a IN sdn.ity cas-
and the proceeding substantially tho sane. Ihe p's'ce %
Ghns Different libel. sssls. the vessel the tine
s,ung af..nt processes o. Ar,s 10 e MARSHA % the su
Of dtef,n. patte W.. end had been often .'n,
different bes hled aid the respective causes carried on
81 the same time.
II would not pe pretended hs libel fled BY ;hs Govern
gains, vessel or any other cause Tond ORR
AZ, vaT render - tmproyoE % nj. bs sKsins the
r...s a. the tim, On the pat Of 50! subject o. he Coy
erum.ut the Government goes ii che sfts her
chances With The indls dual ard las no rishs, supsaE 70
h,h, nu., sede by ne law a. 70 aud e.ns r, oa
had materially changed the p,sces IRE rrite Com
.hpT hsps. sy x. M.h. nSdrr proo-. q court II.
bssn bad sued oat such process snd ande' 1t The hsna
~. 10 ,o ,t,n in CONT Hsd not the Court then just:
don over h-r would Let 10 denied ths bad tho Govern
sncd process CLAIM other than tue precise
.n, under consideration and the Marshal had lb,Tennder
t.ssn possession OF tho vessel aud brought her n1o Court
would rave competent FOR the brlsnts 10 have surd
process At the time before or asef aud arrested the
,l and edod With .he.r s1 ~ the time 5E ho
0ovenmer, su groceedins With i'' suit without Te.Sd
Ths Cou ona have haa iurisdcos alike 10 both csse
bslwc.n zach c.ses hsd a,si.d th, the
,,..s 20 Isn a. Pre- nsi lowered 1 ,s TO tho rtls
and almost opse.ei tho direct contrary % t, Iho ao pro-
that the ves,. should remain In Tho poseoa Of o
Corr IN Court Wy Sts hei eaaes process 'uea OUT OF
the Court u clear that the Government coutot get
sss. bsI.op cal Of Court delivered Ira. procs. 90 h.
MsphsI and 10 bad ssed the vessel Hereunder. Moth
lie Governu snl and ush be fled Thirty Jsys bad
passed socs che was bioush, H. 'nd ys no 'ep had BEEN
taken by the Government To bring Dor lsio Coufl.
Duns all tbs, tine had tue belanis pow. TO bhDg her
into Ceat Mast tie be.li' val: he seton Of the Gov
%
SC, Who would Insure the PfoPsy cha, might DOT be
destroyed by Gre sgrepoay taken 0u Of pori during Ibis
Sp.. ai *. rule, q b. coa 10 priI. case.
tina, the vessel not 10 Cou he 10 IN she po'seon OF the
sos" By tho MEshI IN Of the proo-, duly suei
vessel shall 10 deemed IN the custody Of tie Court"
The be ants su libel hoI 10 tbs well other
Il would not BE- disputed tie. in all oe TIL.
tLs practice Of tho Court FOR tie lbes 10 bring
this ,,iob ia the precise form Ia which Il !, brought
II this csse be exception 10 universal rule tbs grounds
Of such exception should be very clos. the law
heh ahes nom he bel,niS their sh 10 enforce alien fos
ID. payment OF their lawful claim should be pointed out L.
should bs affirmative snao; its language shorli De
clssI AID explicit; slsh ec; n spch eI,ed would
Wa had claims pon3eroui TO justify ouch
meni. From time imnienoris clam' ss Til, q tho bs
Governments or individuals H. ihon IL be clear and iudis
putsbs principle OF a~ ~ prize cso' ,hs. hs claim Of the
could be ni,ted 70 tle puono eA.y o. mta.a 'nong
the espors. with who. pfcpety IL cansd that 10 libel
sns csud be the otes hand pessn. Il cir
claim a. .n.er,ens petitioners In az. th.. may here
bIough, by tho 0oYesmen, for the OF
he Co,.mUon. 70 thI. cas-. would prOss too much
Tas az. Of 1863 psSyi1ss ha. "a al property
missioner. po.'ession lc II in MI they
20 ,ks tho possssss aud hold as theFs provided
q Ss sIasi o Do
With matter The cspsrs such case, libel "a ,hss
sane pree.sdnss y. t.Isn on h.,p.t Of the
sndthey bold - the ssns tenure 40 mo tune aad 70 'he
party LAYING lien could bsl the N,se and bring her into
Court 10 snsweG bis claim mast hs at TN such private
csptor shall libel aud bring her int Ck before he
ssn his right OF lion cgalpBt hsT7
The csptor be he pnbc private takes Ms prize, subject
10 ell squitss-a lawful ens ard claims Of Docen. pass
YET be may hold her In the hands OF the u,sonen -
long b psssss defiance Of tie rights Of parties whose
rights superior TO his Such doctrine wsud no. be con
tended for Yet there s,oidps IT, this d.ctrne COW
oonteaded fos Wss the Law Of the land
Court tosk the papers and holds the matter under sa
visensnt
FOR the Government g. WoSdord for the shp1 Charles
EdNGdsI lor khe ubslsnA, J. z. WuismA