The Star
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the circuit court for the district of New-Y ork. It appeared by the libel', claim, evidence, and admissions of the parties in this cause, that the ship Star ■ was captured by the American privateer Surprise,, on the high seas, on the 27th of January.,,1815. That the ship Star was then on a voyage from the British East Indies to London.
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Appeal from the circuit court for the district of New-Y ork. It appeared by the libel', claim, evidence, and admissions of the parties in this cause, that the ship Star ■ was captured by the American privateer Surprise,, on the high seas, on the 27th of January.,,1815. That the ship Star was then on a voyage from the British East Indies to London. That she was under the British flag,, had British papers as a trading vessel, and a license from the British East India Company, and that. her'ostensible, owners were British subjects, residing in London. It further appeared, thatprnviously to the…
1Opinion of the Court
Air. Justice Story
delivered the opinion of the court. This is the case of an American ship, •ed by the enemy during the late war, and after -con-damnation and sale to an enemy merchant, recaptured b.y the American private armed ship Surprise., And the question is, whether, under these circumstances. *86the ship is to be restored on salvage to the former ^merican owner, or condemned as good prize of war. If the case were to stand on the general salvage act of 1800, in cases of recapture, (act of 3d of March, 1800, ch. 14.) it is perfectly clear that the claimants are barred of all right; for that…
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