Case Name: UNITED STATES v. The LITTLE ANN
Court: United States District Court for the District of New York
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1809-08
Citations: 26 F. Cas. 979
Docket Number: 
Parties: UNITED STATES v. The LITTLE ANN.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Cases
Volume: 26
Pages: 979–979

Head Matter:
Case No. 15,611.
UNITED STATES v. The LITTLE ANN.
[2 Hall, Law J. 457.]
District Court, D. New York.
Aug. Term, 1809.
Unlawful Exportation—Forfeiture of Vessel and Cargo.
[A vessel, having the president’s permission to proceed to the West Indies for American property, condemned, with her cargo, for having on board other merchandise besides that permitted.]
[The decree m this case was reversed, upon appeal, by the circuit court. Case No. 8,397.]
[This was a libel of forfeiture filed against the brig Little Ann and cargo on the ground of attempting an unlawful exportation of merchandise from the United States.]
[Reversed in Case No. 8,397.]

Opinion:
The brig, having the president's permission to proceed to the West Indies for American property, sailed from Bristol in the state of Rhode Island, and when at sea off the east end of Long Island was captured by the United States frigate Chesapeake and sent into this port for trial. Besides the articles of permitted stores there were found on board other goods, and the libel charged her with lading on board merchandise in the nighttime without the permit of the collector or the inspection of a customhouse officer and of exporting the same.
The judge condemned the vessel and cargo on the ground of an unlawful exportation from the United States, and decreed restitution of the articles which were permitted by the collector as necessary stores for the voyage, and laden under proper inspection.