The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-23
THE BLOCKADE or SAVANNAH.
Case or the British Ship Admiral, Taken
rs an American Prixe-Extrao ord nary
Statement as TO the Mode OF Capture q Z
the United states Officers, &c.

American
statement ~ TO the Mode OF Capture !"
the United states Officers, sc.
In tho Liverpool Court OF Passage the sth and 9Th
instant before Edward James, ESQ.,. O. c. Assessor
heard the following important connected with the
United states blockade of the port OF Savannah II wa
entered A. McDonald VS.. Fcrnis and others
The declaration this action alleged that tho plaintiff
agreed 10 serve on board the ship Admiral belonging TO
this port and had signed articles for voyage from Liver
pool 81. John New brunswick, and, II required, to
any port North South America 10 any port on the
continent Of Europe required and back again 10 port
Of discharge the United Kingdom condition that the
said ports should be pors for the entry OF the said
vessel that these conditions the ship
IN question into the bockadsd port of Savannah in
America that the plaintiff in consequence lost part OF his
wages for which he claimed compensation and da
IMAGES The defendants pleaded variety ofpeas, among
which that they not guilty denial Of the alleged
contract knowledge OF the blockade or savannah,
asd paid CT As. iRo court the for which they
were liable The having been opened for the plain
tn ~ fertilizer bearing was M "n' a"' s,s,ing
thu case yesterday TO the jury, said the
questions involved 10 the action were somewhat
peculiar The plaintiff entered a seaman on board
ship belonging Messrs Ferne Brothers. called the Ad.
nira He lsncd articles an able seaman At e. l5s
month Tor voyage from Liverpool TO a.. John, New
Brunswick and required TO any port or place In North
" South America back again to port OF discharge TIE
said voyage no, 10 exceed twelve months The articles
wese signed by the plaintiff on the 9th Of september
1851 and after the vessel left Liverpool on her voy
age For some time, u would appear, according TO the
they going 10 st. John. However, after being At sea
for come time II stated that abe captain altered the
vessels course and instead ~ steering foSt John they
| proceeded ssuthwards, and vent 10 savannah. When
they got the entrance ~ Savannahshout twenty
miles be believed, from ke sace-thcy were hailed by
federal cruiser boat sent on board the Ad
ms who tosk possession Of her towed into
Port RoysI pfyscommssion the vessel and sub
sequcntly she taken 20 Philadelphia. where she was
| condemned for attempting 10 run the blockade. lie
he harmed couusel) believed that for The defence
would be stated that the Mcssrs Ferpes orders were
the vessel question Ia 90 the port Of Savsn
nah and N that port bockaded che 10 proceed
10 St John but no Ohe learned ccunsel) had doubt
the carned would tell them that according &c
law they had right whatever TO 60 to savannah eyeo
for inquiry, but that they desired 20 make inquiries
they ought 10 done al port OF the block
aiding Power or at neutral port They nigh, have made
nauIres nj Nassau, have gone 70 Port Royal where
they could have been Informed whether the siocksdus
souadron was tlockadug savannah But would further
appear that before they got TO Ssvannsh the ship ques
ton sighted British schooner and the captain told
nv tbose on board the schooner that Al the ports that
ueehborhood except Nassau were bocksdcd. When the
| shp Admiral was proceeding towards savsnnah-the
pirht before The ship capiurcd--by soms means or
other the ciappsr Of the shps bsl wn removed, and
would he stated ths captsa himself ordsrsf the lights
70 be sKsos a.shea, Aaa the sha al nxGas ASanaAA,