The Æolus
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal front the circuit court for the district of Massachusetts. This vessel and cargo were libelled' in the district Court for the District of Maine, as forfeited to the United States, for'lading onboard at Liverpool, in Great' Britain, certain goods which were of the' growth, pro-; duce, and manufacture of Great Britain, with intent to import the same into the Unite! States, and >with the knowledge of the master, and also for an actual importation; of thé same into the…
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Appeal front the circuit court for the district of Massachusetts. This vessel and cargo were libelled' in the district Court for the District of Maine, as forfeited to the United States, for'lading onboard at Liverpool, in Great' Britain, certain goods which were of the' growth, pro-; duce, and manufacture of Great Britain, with intent to import the same into the Unite! States, and >with the knowledge of the master, and also for an actual importation; of thé same into the United States. The seizure wa-s made at Bass Harbour, in the district of Frenchman’s Bay, by Meletibh Jordan, collector of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Livingston
delivered, the opinion the court, and after stating the case, proceeded as follows i
It is not necessaty or important, oh this occasion,inquire ipto the national character of the ¿Eó¡us, or to ascertain in whom the proprietary interest of the cargo resided, at the time of seizure; because, whether *402Russian, British, or American, they-are both equaflyr liable to forfeiture, if (he offence stated in the libel ‘has. been committed. The cargo, being avowedly of- the growth, produce, or manufacture of Great Britain,-it is conceded that a forfeiture must follow/ if. the fact, of a voluntary…
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