New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-01
SUPREME NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CoryIr.-Befo-
Justice sCRrCHla.


NJ. u. Freeman ct al. agt. The Sun, Atlantic,
Connercil Washington Mercantile sad NesY INSURANCE
or anes IN these mo plaintiffs sue on policies issued
20 them by he Companies above mentioned on tao paI~
Rosee or freight the amount involved in the sk actions
being eOou; ti;y hogFard dollars .
Tho bas Roe,e Capt Pierce, sailed from Manila in june
1851 Tor sidney Australia with cargo principally o. 'ases
and shortly alter calling sue srfevs mar ieaA'
va. e. mined with view 20 discover tie Leak Dur 10 cause
o il was .5,nd ard deemed be-, to proceed upon nT
wac tic leak being thought 20 be OF hfent import
lpe 70 interfere with her progress In Augft Itoi "ls
prosecuting her voyage, she ran upon coral ce h2t @
down on Tho Captains chart She was at the tine SAILING
e5e.t the rste of five miles houg all soils oct but
the .trdl.ns saif and went OIL tie reef about thu
OF hes length and lay there ebout tieoquar'e1' o.
an hour, Humping heavily. She w,s finally worked Sa,
however aud continued hex vo!aSe me "shhe $500
and .he leak dii no, uit abont tie an CT sepeu
b. hcn AZ. srong winds which increased W
violence unt. tLs 9Th 81 Septerber toe le1A u'Hg
sca 10 eight inches per hour aud becoming e'osnt th
b, could no, endure the rough weather pTeyaine on
The norwes. OF Australia at that sea'on the captain
famed ciont nnd taking advantage OF tho tsde winds boIe
r B,tyIa on tine Island of Jaws. that beng tie MIST
'c',e port where she ,iyed the sah September The
mi r. 5f y s IS spVes l;d her
cargo discharged and the bark putin dock TO i.y
what he had sustained and what pairs ~efs neco
ry The only dry dock the port Of Batavia was .lald
at small island called our' gb9e seven s1Isvs
and under te control OF lie Dr.e oeytse ,af
kee Knocked or her kee.on broken o,h,r zone
,'t Iv collision WIKI The reeL Surveyors we're ettsrard
spooincd by the Government who reported upou o si ~
done. ond recommended certain iepSfs' ~, ,ssp
my , ,i hoe th,e Thousand dollar. for repairing
So,n. ,,. Of th, vessel aa found doo.yed nu. s
rennr, miner ded would not have tfa steeu .o
hi hny. left her begged as before On ieaInins III
~, .s,s rh,ndoned the vessel TO the ender"r,e,s gnu
cIsiu,d total loss. The vessel Wa, attef"nr" ~. y;
$50. fr tho b.uer, of whom might concern ana INC pr
coed, OF the sale sccountrd ioI a., .han5onnent yss
, -, two sr,unIsfrs because the evidence shoHed
r. ys.ei eould not have been thoroughly repair AZ
,o, nj ode1unie III aus of 30 doip3 cpna orau' !"
ue repair, coud ays been done 'ayy chen
cludins he siraghtenlug OF tie Aeei' S'o'' '
value OF the vessel u f""'Vj 10
be defendant claimed anon. othrF thne>i "s''
he vessel not s.h"oNiy "", ~ -
slsuiln second that tho aoeaonr. w.. VS. ;es Irbih
GO, made ub,il AFTER the expiration OF the pon.",
800. ,nr uolicies) aud also because ~ does hos e'o
sr,,, ions fnllurs, the grounds npon wh.n 'o'a -
GAINED; thirl that TIE plaintiffs lad iaied 20 aas W
c,.. in conformity with the prcuniy proofs ioust
ltLo NOT OOuhd 10 hAc 'o "
:. goo a. before the DISASTER Dt onN 10 H"s'
Ter ,e.vov Thc testimony OF one ol we paa'I'
ora y,s ken Comuiis,ion. lie acf',i 70 -,
,l,. c exper srJgttenng the Ae'i on 'sc sl"u
ols not hayr becd done all IN ms opi"h NY eua
",ui Ie,, cen done II woud be- much more d'not 'niI
,Ja oiher rrpas Shpwrrhts were eAaailei VINO osle'
iu x,yir. tha, the Strengthening Of the ke' "ouu '.,
mor aoor aud materials d IL tho other repairs
by the Surveyors. 49, a., Ia, r,,,,,,. aud ,y,. ron
lndrd O, Friday. The Cour ovcrUed toe OBJECTIONS H.
Inv the defend the form Of the a1alio'ioI. uiiu
nary nroof and submitted TO the Ju.y two questions
Italy as follows: l. " Did the master hnd II
docks tools or i'm PIGMENTS ?. III sneh repairs s' 49,
pos,bs wsuld they have cost more than three :,
vain, of the sipl" These questions wen. Do'u ~
the iu-y In the affirmative, and ycdit nur'eu i hon
iho1s,nd eight hundred dollars asan', , ,s i""
and iour hundred dollars agcns; the htIan,N. I'll. eo
Ip,hcr r. Marsh I.o, G.. Clark, ana ms'ne" a.,
paintin,: Daniel Lord, II. r. Fcs.cnden, i I
r. 4 Emmett and Nm d. Booth Tor de'e'''H"