The Palmyra
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL from the Circuit Court of South Carolina. This was the. case of an armed vessel, called the; Pálrnyra, takén under Spanish colours by the United States’ schooner Grampus, (commanded, by Lieutenant Gregory, and cruising, with instructions from the President, against pirates,) and brought into the port of Charleston, S. C. for adjudication.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court of South Carolina. This was the. case of an armed vessel, called the; Pálrnyra, takén under Spanish colours by the United States’ schooner Grampus, (commanded, by Lieutenant Gregory, and cruising, with instructions from the President, against pirates,) and brought into the port of Charleston, S. C. for adjudication. A libel was filed by the captors, and a claim interposed. by Mr. Depau, as agent of the alleged owners, of the Palmyra, Spanish merchants domiciled at Porto Rico, and of the captain; officers, and. crew. In the District Court the libel was dismissed,…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Marshal
The Court has had the question submitted in this cause under, consideration, and -is of opinion, that the appeal is not well taken. The decree of the Circuit Court, was not final in the sense of the act of Congress. The damages remain undisposed of and aitappeal may still lie upon that part of the decree awarding damages. The whole cause is not, therefore, finally determined in the Circuit Court ; and we are of opinion that the cause cannot be divided, so as to bring up successively distinct parts of it.
The case in 3 Cranch, 179. is essentially different. In that case, which was an. appeal in…
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