Harvey v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters' statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The brig Fair American, Robert Forrest, master, sailed on a commercial voyage on or about the 8th day of November, 1798, from Surinam, bound for Philadelphia. While peacefully pursuing her said voyage she was captured on the high seas on or about the 17th day of said month of November by the French privateer Le Jalouse.
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The Reporters' statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. The brig Fair American, Robert Forrest, master, sailed on a commercial voyage on or about the 8th day of November, 1798, from Surinam, bound for Philadelphia. While peacefully pursuing her said voyage she was captured on the high seas on or about the 17th day of said month of November by the French privateer Le Jalouse. On the 20th of said month the said brig was recaptured by the United States sloops of war Montezuma, Captain Murray, and Norfolk, Captain Williams. On the next day…
1Opinion of the CourtWeldon, J.
The brig Fair American, Forrest, master, jailed on a commercial voyage on the 8th of November, 1798, from Surinam bound for Philadelphia, and while peacefully pursuing the voyage was captured on the high seas on the 17th of Novem-' ber by the French privateer Jalouse. On the 20th of November she was recaptured by the United States sloops of war Montezuma and Norfolk.
On the next day, to wit, November 21, she was again captured by the French frigates Volunteer and Insurgent and a prize crew placed on board. On the evening of the same day she was recaptured by the United States sloop of war…
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