The Divina Pastora
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Massachusetts. The petition or libel, in this cause, by the Consul of his Catholic Majesty at Boston, alleges and propounds, 1. That there lately arrived at the port of New Bedford, in this district, and is now lying in the said port of N. B., a Spanish vessel, called the Esperanza, otherwise called the Divina Pastora, having on board a cargo, consisting of cocoa, cotton, indigo, hides, and horns, of great value, to wit, of the value of…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Massachusetts. The petition or libel, in this cause, by the Consul of his Catholic Majesty at Boston, alleges and propounds, 1. That there lately arrived at the port of New Bedford, in this district, and is now lying in the said port of N. B., a Spanish vessel, called the Esperanza, otherwise called the Divina Pastora, having on board a cargo, consisting of cocoa, cotton, indigo, hides, and horns, of great value, to wit, of the value of 10,000 dollars ; that the said vessel is navigated by seven persons, who are all American citizens, as he is~ informed, and…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chief Justice. Marshall
delivered the opinion of the Court. Thé decision at the last term, in the case of the United States v. Palmer,c establishes the principle that the government of the United States, having recognized thé existence of a civil war between Spain and her colonies, but remaining neutral, the Courts of the Union are bound to consider as lawful, those acts which war authorizes, and which *64the now governments in South America may direct against their enemy. Unless the neutral rights of the United States, as ascertained by the law of nations, the acts, of congress, and treaties…
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- United States v. PetersSupreme Court of the United States · 1795
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