The Olinde Rodrigues
District Court, D. South Carolina
This was a proceeding by the United States for the condemnation of the steamship Olinde Rodrigues as prize of war for attempting to evade the blockade of the port of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
1Opinion of the Court
BRAWLEY, District Judge.
The French steamship Olinde Rodrigues, a merchant vessel of 1,675 tons, commanded by Maurice Pherivong, and belonging- to the Compagnie Génerale Transatlantique, is engaged in the West India trade, and receives a subsidy from the French government for carrying its mails upon an itinerary prescribed by i ts postal establishment. Her regular course is from Havre, France, to St. Thomas, San Juan, Puerto Plata, Gape Ilaytien, St. Marque, Port au Prince, Gonaise, and to return by the same ports to Havre. She sailed from Havre on June 16,1898, arrived at St. Thomas July 3d,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- The NewfoundlandDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1898
- The Olinde-RodriguesDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1898