The Edward
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the circuit court for the district of Massachusetts. The offence charged in the information filed in this case, in t^e district court of Massachusetts, is, that the ship Edward, on the 12th day of February, 1810, departed from the port of Sá vaiinah.with a cargo, .bound to a foreign port with which commercial intercourse . was not permitted,. without a clearance, • and without giving a bond in conformity with the provisions of the act of congress of the 28th of…
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Appeal from the circuit court for the district of Massachusetts. The offence charged in the information filed in this case, in t^e district court of Massachusetts, is, that the ship Edward, on the 12th day of February, 1810, departed from the port of Sá vaiinah.with a cargo, .bound to a foreign port with which commercial intercourse . was not permitted,. without a clearance, • and without giving a bond in conformity with the provisions of the act of congress of the 28th of June, 1809. A claim was interposed by, George Scott, of Savannah, in which, he alleged,. that the ship did not depart…
1Opinion of the CourtWashington, J.
Three questions have been made and discussed by the counsel, 1st. Whether the circuit court could, upon the appeal, allow the introduction of a new allegation into the information by' way of amendment ? 2d. Whether the omission to give the bond required by the 3d section of the act of the 28th of June, 1809, subjected the vessel to forfeiture ? and if it did, then, 3d. Whether the information, which alleges the voyage to Liverpool to have commenced at Savannah, is supported by the evidence in the cause, and whether the sentence below ought not to be reversed for this reason, although the…
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