Shepherd v. United States
United States Court of Claims
On the Proofs. The Reporters' statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: • I. The brig Juno, James Smith, master, sailed on a commercial voyage on or about the 8th day of May, 1800, bound from New London to Barbados.
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On the Proofs. The Reporters' statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: • I. The brig Juno, James Smith, master, sailed on a commercial voyage on or about the 8th day of May, 1800, bound from New London to Barbados. While peacefully pursuing said voyage the Juno was seized on the high seas on or about June 5, 1800, by the French privateer La Brilliant, Captain Rufz, and taken into Guadeloupe, where both vessel and cargo were condemned by the French tribunal of commerce and prizes sitting at Basseterre, whereby said vessel and cargo became a total…
1Opinion of the CourtHowey, J.
The brig Juno, Smith, master, sailed on a commercial voyage in May, 1800, bound from New London to Barbados. While peacefully pursuing her voyage the brig was seized by a French privateer and taken into Guadeloupe, where both vessel and cargo were condemned by the French tribunal of commerce and prizes sitting at Basseterre. The vessel and cargo became a total loss to the owners. The grounds assigned for the condemnation appear bj^ the decree to have been that the sea letter was not such as prescribed by article 25 of the treaty of February 6, 1778, an informal agreement between the captain…
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