United States v. The Hattie Jackson
District Court, S.D. New York
[This was a libel against the brig Hattie Jackson and cargo to procure a condemnation for attempting to violate the blockade.]
1Opinion of the Court
BETTS, District Judge.
This vessel was captured on the high seas near Tybee light, on the coast of Georgia, by the United States steamship Union, on June 1Ó, 1S61. Bernardi Sanches appeared and claimed the vessel, but did not state his residence or citizenship. Arganequi, Gonzales & Co., of Cuba, claimed the cargo, alleging that they chartered the brig to take the cargo to Savannah, if it was not blockaded, and if it was. to some other port of the United States, and they denied any notice that Savannah was blockaded. The proofs showed that the vessel was owned by a resident of Georgia, and had…
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