The Amiable Isabella
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Circuit Court of North Carolina. This was ti e case of a ship and cargo, sailing under Spanish c olours, and captured by the privateer Roger, Quarles, master,a on an ostensible vpyage from Havana to Hamburg, but really destined for London, or with an alternative destination, and orders to touch in England for information as to markets, and further instructions. 7'he ship sailed from the Havana, on the 24th of November, 1814, under convoy of the British,…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of North Carolina. This was ti e case of a ship and cargo, sailing under Spanish c olours, and captured by the privateer Roger, Quarles, master,a on an ostensible vpyage from Havana to Hamburg, but really destined for London, or with an alternative destination, and orders to touch in England for information as to markets, and further instructions. 7'he ship sailed from the Havana, on the 24th of November, 1814, under convoy of the British, frigate Ister, with which she parted company on. the 1st of December, the frigate having gone in chace of an American…
1Opinion of the Court
At the present term the opinion Of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Story.
-This cause was .heard upon the whole evidence,, introduced' by both parties, at the last term; and as'it.embraced,several points of great importance and difficulty, thé Coiirt, ex tne.ro moty, directed one of those points to be reargued ; and another, including'a final construction of the Spanish treaty in matters of deep and universal interest, was reargued upon the application of the Government itself.. The last argument was' heard at so laten period of the session, that it whs found impracticable for all 'of…
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