The Admiral
Supreme Court of the United States
On the 19th April, 1861 — seven days after Foi’t Sumter was fired on, and near the beginning, therefore, of our late civil war — the President of the United States issued a proclamation, by which he declared that an insurrection existed in certain of the Southern States, and that he deemed it advisable “ to set on foot a blockade of the ports within the said States.”
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On the 19th April, 1861 — seven days after Foi’t Sumter was fired on, and near the beginning, therefore, of our late civil war — the President of the United States issued a proclamation, by which he declared that an insurrection existed in certain of the Southern States, and that he deemed it advisable “ to set on foot a blockade of the ports within the said States.” “For this purpose,” the proclamation proceeded, “ a competent force will be posted so as to prevent entrance and exit of vessels from the ports aforesaid.” “ If, therefore,” the document continued, “with a view to violate Buch…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clifford
Capture of the ship, together with the cargo, was made on the eleventh day of December, 1861, as lawful prize of war, and both were regularly prosecuted as such in the District Court. Claim for the ship was presented by the master on behalf of Fernie Brothers & Co., of Liverpool, in which he alleged that they were British subjects, and the true, lawful, and sole owners and proprietors of the vessel, her tackle, apparel, and furniture. Record also shows that the master filed at the same time a claim for the cargo on behalf of W. & R. Wright, of St. John’s, in the province of New Brunswick, in…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- The Brig Amy WarwickSupreme Court of the United States · 1862
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