The Wilson v. United States
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Virginia
[Appeal from the district court of the United States for the district of Virginia.] The brig Wilson, Ivory Huntress, commander, was libelled in the court below, and the vessel, with her tackle, apparel, and furniture, thirty-one demijohns of brandy, thirteen cases of gin, and several other articles, claimed as forfeited to the United States, for violating the act of congress “to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage;” and also for bringing into the state…
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[Appeal from the district court of the United States for the district of Virginia.] The brig Wilson, Ivory Huntress, commander, was libelled in the court below, and the vessel, with her tackle, apparel, and furniture, thirty-one demijohns of brandy, thirteen cases of gin, and several other articles, claimed as forfeited to the United States, for violating the act of congress “to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage;” and also for bringing into the state of Virginia, several persons of colour, from a foreign port, contrary to the laws of the said state, and in contravention…
1Opinion of the Court
MARSHALL, Circuit Justice.
The four first counts of this case, present for the consideration of the court, a- general question of considerable importance. It is this: Does *242the act “to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage” 2 apply to privateers, not engaged in the importation of goods? The 31st section enacts “that it shall not be necessary for the master, or person having the command of any ship or vessel of war. «fee., to make such report and entry as aforesaid.” If the words “ship or vessel of war,” be construed to comprehend a privateer, there is an end of this part of…
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