The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-04-01
THE PACIFIC
Commercial AOOcrtlser.
/, APRIL l.
The Alabama Claims.
IMPORTANT DECISIONS CONCERNING THE BoNpEp
VESSELS CASD-

VESSELS cAsEs.
WAsHlxGrox, Feb. 26.-In the Court Of the
Commissioners Of the Alabama Claims yesterday,
Judge Jewell delivered the opinion Of the court
in the cases known as the 81 bonded vessels cases.
These vessels were whalers and consisted of the
James Maury, Of New Bedford the General
Pike, Of New Bedford the Milo, of New Bed
ford; and the Nile, of New London, Conn. They
were captured on the whaling ground, with others
Of the whaling feet, in June, 1865; were bonded
by the Shenandoah. and ordered to take on board
and carry to San Francisco or to Honolulu the
officers and crews of the several whalers that the
Shenandoah had burned-the Maury Isl men,
the General Pike ODD, the Milo loo, and the
Nile l2l. The principal question involved in
these cases was what compensation shall be al
lowed 10 the owners and crews for this enforced
employment of their vessels respectively, and for
the compulsory labor and peril of the men. The
counsel for claimants asked compensation on the
basis of demurrage, and the counsel for the Gov
eminent suggested the allowance Of compensation
in the way Of prices for passage for the men from
the place of capture 10 port. But the court in
its opinion does not accord with either view.
Taking into consideration the fact that the vessels
were actively engaged in their business of whaling
at the very hour Of capture. the opinion Of the
court, after citing authorities in collateral and
opposite cases, makes the following awards
In the case of the james Maury, to the owners
alone for the loss and destruction of property,
so, 324 .25, to be divided according to the re-
spectiye interests of the owners, after deductIng
insurance, and to the owners jointly, as compen-
sation for the damage, for the use of the vessel,
and for the compulsory services of the officers
and crew, the sum Of SIG ,925, to be received by
the owners, with interest from the date of cap
ture, and TO be held by them as and for and in
lieu of the catch of said vessel, and to be distri-
buted among the officers and crew of the said
vessel in their due proportions. In the case of
the General Pike, the award to the owners alone
r. 4 -. - -k-,.k &c hi
to be divided among them according to their re-
speetive interests, $S,92l. 66, and to the owners
jointly for compulsory service of officers and
crew, as in the case of the Maury in lieu of catch,
1857 O In the case Of the Milo, to the owners
alone, 50, l57 81, and to the owners jointly for
the use of the vessel and compulsory service OF
the officers and crew, in lieu of catch, SIC, $50.
In the case Of the Nile, to the owners alone,
$8,250.65, and to the owners jointly, for the use
of the vessel and compulsory service of officers
and crew, in lieu of catch, Sl4,375.
There were several claims of officers and sea-
men, asking compensation for loss Of catch or of
wages, presented at the time when these principal
cases were heard. All these claims are embraced
in the equity of the Judgment, and each of these
claimants will receive out of the judgment, in
lieu of catch, his share of the amount awarded
by the court. As to the loss of wages, after ar
irving at San Francisco or Honolulu, it need only
be said that the men abandoned the enterprise,
choosing to consider the voyage ended, when they
might have remained by their ships. These
claims will therefore be dismissed
The following additional judgments were an
nounced In Case No POS, to George L.
Brown, $2,l85; in Case No. ,2II, to James f.
Brown, $500; in Case No. 1902, to Mary j.
Bowen, administrators $500 in Case No. l ,2O9,
to Barton S. Mason, 1920; in Case No. 1929,
to Joseph B. Worth, 5000; in Case No. / ,23S,
to John | Miguel, $500; i'll Case No. $40, to
Charles Homer and Richard I. Sprague, SIS
Dol ~ (T,1raS Walls onl Dn-oa- Al
The following is the Judgment in the Cases Of
the Milo. Maury, &c, in detail: In the Milo,
Edward G. Jones, SIS ,2l2.37; George III. Dunbar,
$l,l44: Ann Ii. Dunbar, $264.O3; William
Watkins, Executor, $572.36; iona c. Harris,
1854 OF; and Jointly, $l6,585;; Case No. ,O22
053. 68. Case No. l ,226-To james G. Allync,
1882 Case No. 1,227-Henry p. Haven,
81 ,059. 43; IL. p. Haven ct al, Executors, 81
O59.43; Sarah A. Stoddard, Executrix, 1896 SO;
A. G.. Douglass, $396.73; Henry P. Haven,
Executor. 1887: 20; Alexander F. Prentiss,
Grinnell ct al, Executors, $515.61; Samuel
Willets, $5I5.6l; and jointly, $l4,375. Case
No. 80l-The James Maury. To c.. R. Tucker
ct al, $4,334.ll; Ed. d. MandelI, Administra-
tor, $1,29O:53; Henry A. Barring ct al, Exccu-
tors, $3,S71.5 SO, and jointly, SIG 1925. Case No.
826-The Gen. Pike. To Charles II. Clifford ct
al, Executors, 81 ,413.S SO; Charles. IL. Clifford,
$645.55; iona p. Clifford, 1922 8 John F..
jackson, Administrator, Sl55.10; Jonathan
Potter, $2,230.40; Charles r. Tucker, Admins
traitor, $l55.lO; Isaac P. Clifford, $1,l15.2O;
Edwar Tucker, $3.50. 90; and jointly, SIS, $3.50.
Cases dismissed under the opinion of the court
in the bonded vessels Cases No. 5Sl-R. W.
Cunningham complainant; No. 564-Hebron NJ.
Crowell No. ,360-Antonio Silva No. 573-
Richard P. Baker; No. 1~,l48-John Joseph
No. ,l47-John F. Halves; No 586-C. Halves;
No. S71-August g. Jenny; No. l,240-Manuel
r. de Silva; No. 1,24l-George de L. Natto;
No. ~1,376-Moses Ii. Grinnell. The following
cases were then presented to the court upon the
evidence and oral argument of counsel: No.
l,244-DomingO MachOdoze vs.. the United States;
No. 246-John POmeceno Dovall vs. the United
States; No. l,246-Thomas Lockhard vs.. the
United States, case dismissed; No. 1,3OO-John
H.. Smith vs.. the United States, submitted in the
papers; No. ~1,30l-Elisha b. Handy VS.. the
United States, dismissed; No. I,31O-John b.
Hussey ct al. VS.. the United States, case dismissed
as being too remote; No. 1,34S, Ellen NJ. Part
ridge vs. United States, partially argued on
by Charles C.. Beaman and passed to
third call No. ,349, Isaac Mitchell VS.. United
States. submitted on papers No. $50. James
Christian vs.. United States, submitted on papers;
No. 1,35l, William Ii. Young vs.. United States,
on papers; No. 1852, Manuel De
Ramos vs.. United States, submitted on papers;
No. 1853, Joseph X. Sylvia We. United States,
on papers; No. | 1854, Jemima W. p.
Reck VS.. United States, submitted on papers;
No. I,319, Leopold Morse VS.. United States, sub
mitted on evidence and argument of counsel,
Charles c.. Beaman for complainants. In No.
1879, John A. j. Creswell appeared for the
United States; in all the others Frank W.
Hackett appeared. Case No. 4S, Louise Snow ct
al, reargued by Charles c. Beaman, Jr., for
and j. A. j.. Creswell for the
States.
The PRINCESS BEArRIcE's MARRnGE.-London.
5.-On Thursday last Queen Victoria entered
the boudoir other unmarried daughter, the Prin-
Reafrice- and said. 8. Rcatrice my dearest rnu