United States v. Grassin
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Pennsylvania
The defendant [Alexis Grassiu], the commander of a French cruiser, called the Diligent, belonging to a subject of France, a Mr. Guyon, domiciliated at New-York, arrived at this port in April or May last The defendant reported himself to have come in, in distress, and applied to the custom-house, and obtained a permit to land her cargo, guns, &c.. and to repair.
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The defendant [Alexis Grassiu], the commander of a French cruiser, called the Diligent, belonging to a subject of France, a Mr. Guyon, domiciliated at New-York, arrived at this port in April or May last The defendant reported himself to have come in, in distress, and applied to the custom-house, and obtained a permit to land her cargo, guns, &c.. and to repair. The cargo, and other articles mentioned in the application for a permit, were placed under the care of a custom-house officer; but the eight gun carriages hereafter mentioned, were not enumerated in that paper, though the eight guns…
1Opinion of the CourtWashington, Circuit Justice
(charging jury). The first question is, whether an addition made to gun carriages, either by raising, or. otherwise altering them, is an offence, within the fourth section of the act of congress of June 5,1794 [1 Stat. 383]. It is admitted, that the addition of entire new gun carriages is an augmentation within the law; but the alteration of old carriages is denied to be so. To the court, it seems, that nothing can be more plain than the meaning of this section. The offence consists, in increasing, or augmenting, or procuring, or being knowingly concerned, in increasing, or augmenting, the…
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