The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-01-04

los irgents
The question before usis, whether this proceed.
ing Yves autf ufizcd by and conducted accord NJ 70
the law of nations II involves the following inqui.
ries;
I. Were the persons named. and their supposed
Dispatches, cun,rahand Of war
| 2. Might Cart wilkes lawfully stop anil search
The Trent for these coniraband persons and their
| dispatche.t
8. DID he exercise that right in a lawful and
| proper manner
4 Having found the contraband persons On
board, and la presumed possession u the contra
band dispatches, had he right 10 capture the per-
eonsi
o. Did he exercise tina, righ, Of capture IN the
manner allowed AMI recognized ~ the law Of ma
Nunaf
Ifn these inquiries shall be resolved in the afr.
ms,ive, the British Government will have 20 clair
\ for repatatiun.
address myself 10 the hrs, inquiry, namely,
| Were the four porso1s montoBci, and their SUI q
| p,sed dispat,l %, contrabanii
Maritime law ap generally doa's, NJ its professor.
ny, in rom that BE- with property, and ~ seldom
Rith pcr-ons tiat 1t seems -triining NJ The ter.n
c"ttrtb,id ~ apply Il h. them. Bat persons ~
| well ~ property, may becutuc e., nirAban1, since
| tie wnri mnars, lt ,1d'v, contrary b. pru'I ana
t'1, rtuli Using, Illegal, unlawful" All writcrs
AMI judges Ituuu.u"' naval OPP military persons In
| iNr ssfvI't Of thr enemy, cYutrHhand NHtto HtyH'
wv nl US $685. g. rut ~ fr'm All enemy tl. lis 70
slir, cf, 1ri g. binder Dim from s.ulIu, rinis,er
"a, q, III ass's.uco." AM slr Will ~ ut says
| "luu may stop Tie AuIt NtHur o' yuur enemy IN
ts pnsslH" Dispatches tfu not less clearly Contra
A 1910 li'' 'f|tII fF " tfilfIpIH VIII undertake. l.
| cars uc,u i'Il uul"f tIr s'uo conformation.
| Sr william s. Il, spcnl INK u CIyii Magistrates
| Who were arrested and detained cIntriband,
says at appears % mc, on principle, r. be- bat
reasonable that, WHOM II b. II sun lent importance
g. The enemy that sI"h persons should be sent put
on the pubic service. NJ the public expense nahould
'h"rd equal ground Of forfeiture AZ inst the vessel
ths' may he let out fr apIrpusr ~ Intimately con.
| u'c,d vi the hostile opor,iions.'
| ! TUT That have shown that to fur pors,ns
Tho we're taken from the ltcn' by Captain wilkes
1 HfI I'll fHfauNI |f. .F.f H.IH LAT.
| The second inquiry &, wlo'' o- Cut wlkcs Ind
| ic Trent.
The Trent, though she c,r.i.l mail, was a con
| I'ct or merchant yr.si .puWou carrier fr
| Ire. Maritime law .i..ps oly three cI ,4soa ~
,,t-ols VESSELS 81 war, t,s ulr y,...ls AMI rnpr
h'nt " s5"ls. The Treat .iB within the latter
Asa
The third question is whether ",It. wilkes OK.
"r'is"d The light " search iu Hl''.I and proper
manner. II any Doubt Lung over tii point - 81 =
cs'e was pr rcnoi In iIr sta. nsnt "fi' alnpic ~
tue Btiti-h Gu,,inront, link % mHs' have N'
fraly y sgrd away l,iIr' tn mol .iilbs oi mt
.tt'ru.pbt v.'I... I have a'rpal Submitted
Ipr.ra1 90 re fourth inquiry, utu '.: n Ing
10 mi the sl-p,,ted contrabai q 'i W.. on hoard te
Itwtt, nod 4 |ptun wilkes rIsht - ctItl.Htup
o'n,f n, law is ~ vory liberal "a tus respect
hst " cn uirthand Is found o1 boar ncitI
"ss", Mt Do ~ D. tno c'ltrahAnl nri it.l, uat tie
,pss.' ,, DO ls the yoli.Ic Of s ppss,sc ur trans.
curt.tiuu tug tainted al-I becomes O. n'f,btud,
rl Be- s.,i ..'ol g. capture aud cBHf cation.
ur'' q. 'fh question tcm,iul. upu0 81: bii
'.pt. " 'l,t oVrJpiso the risht of r,uiIr g The
ut..l''.. ip o,tormi'y with The law ufnu.opsi
III. ' f,fr tha' the lin 'ulicaoi t,...a he-
tn. I.... .iIuu hcr" concerns the m"Nr .iprl.
t'DI I t,Id not 90 the yctI.I O. q y .tra rJirg
t.r ...' .Nud, NOR yet o. cunirahAad things
'HO I..I thee forfeiture of thr 49, d, hltw
utt.| " persons.
The lp'' OF law aredumb. We, the ~ 81 n
Afsirpar',it ~ il isdi0cuI, Iifst ~, n,I nv.
eu' 'l'u' l.g right e. prevent the ,pltra' AVG
uil' er, t"dIgr, sailor, minister, or courier from
| pres, 'l''f n lis uun"'ul voyage, ami ryrh,"g