The Arrogante Barcelones
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Maryland.. This was a libel filed by the Consul Genera! of his Catholic- Majesty, in the District Court of Maryland, against the Spanish ship Arrogante .Barcelonés, and cargo, praying restitution to the original Spanish owners, upon the ground of the same having been captured on the high seas, in violation of the laws, treaties, and neutral obligations of the United States, §nd brought within their territorial jurisdiction.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Maryland.. This was a libel filed by the Consul Genera! of his Catholic- Majesty, in the District Court of Maryland, against the Spanish ship Arrogante .Barcelonés, and cargo, praying restitution to the original Spanish owners, upon the ground of the same having been captured on the high seas, in violation of the laws, treaties, and neutral obligations of the United States, §nd brought within their territorial jurisdiction. A claim was filed by Joseph Almeida, who insisted uppn his title as a bona fide purchaser, under a' capture made by the . Buenos Ayres…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Johnson
The offence proved upon Almeida in this case is one of a very aggravated nature. He not only violated the neutrality of this government, but «nected his purpose, by practising a flagrant fraud, either upon his crew, or upon the revenue officers of the port of Baltimore ; or perhaps partially upon both. Every thing in the case proves that the sealing voyage round Cape Horn was a mere pretext; and if it be true that the crew were kidnapped under that pretext, and forced into belligerent service after getting to sea, it is a remarkable instance of bold and successful imposition. But who can…
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