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2. Vessel and part of cargo condemned, as
enemy property, because belonging to
resident citizens of the enemy's country.
The Crenshaw, 2.

3. Vessel condemned as enemy property.
The Winifred, 2.

4. A part of her cargo condemned as enemy
property, although under hypothecation
to a neutral merchant for advances on
the invoice and bill of lading. Id.

5. Cargo condemned as enemy property, un-
less further proof be furnished within
ten days as to ownership of cargo. The
Hannah M. Johnson, 2.

6. Vessel condemned as enemy property.
The General Green, 2.

7. Vessel condemned as enemy property, and
for an attempt to violate the blockade.
The Hallie Jackson, 2.

8. Cargo condemned as enemy property. It
was also shipped for an enemy port,
with intent to violate the blockade. The
Hallie Jackson, 2.

9. Vessel condemned as enemy property.
The North Carolina, 2.

10. A part of the vessel condemned as enemy
property; the rest of the vessel restored.
The Forest King, 2.

11. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property. The Lynchburg, 3.

12. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property, and also under the acts of July
13, 1861, and August 6, 1861. (12 U. S.
Statutes at Large, 257, sec. 5, and 319,
secs. 1 to 3.) The Falcon, 52.

13. Vessel condemned as enemy property.
The Velasco, 54.

14. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property. The Sarah Starr, 69.

15. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property. The Aigburth, 69.
16. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property. The Prince Leopold, 89.
17. Part of vessel condemned, under the 6th
section of the act of July 13, 1861, (12 U.
S. Statutes at Large, 257.) as belonging
to a citizen of a State in insurrection.
The Mary McRae, 91.

18. Cargo condemned as enemy property, and
also for an attempt to violate the block-
ade. The Solidad Cos, 94.

19. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property, and for a violation of the
blockade. The Albion, 95.

20. Cargo condemned as enemy property, em-
ployed in aiding the insurrection on foot
at the place of its capture and as shipped
with intent to run the blockade. The
Henry C. Brooks, 99.

21. Vessel and cargo condemned for an attempt
to violate the blockade. The Louisa
Agnes, 107.

22. Part of vessel condemned, under the sixth
section of the act of July 13, 1861, (12
U. S. Statutes at Large, 257,) as belong-
ing to a citizen of a State in insurrection.
The Ned, 119.

23. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property, and for a violation of the
blockade. The Henry Middleton, 121.
24. Cargo condemned as enemy property, and
for a violation of the blockade. There
was also a spoliation of papers, and the
cargo was sent to sea in an enemy ves-
sel. The Edward Barnard, 122.

25. Vessel and cargo condemned. The Gip-
sey, 126.

26. The vessel was pursued while attempting
to violate the blockade. All on board
of her escaped before she was taken.
The court allowed other testimony to be
given. Letters on board afforded a strong
presumption that vessel and cargo were
enemy property. No claimant inter-
vened. It not being probable that the
papers of the vessel, or any of her crew,
or any further proof could be produced,
the court decreed condemnation of ves-
sel and cargo, the vessel having been ap-
praised and taken for the use of the gov
ernment in the Gulf of Mexico, where
she was captured, and not having been
brought within this district. Id.
27. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property, and for an attempt to violate
the blockade. The Captain Spedden, 127.
28. The vessel and cargo were taken for the
use of the government, on appraisal, at
the place of capture, in the Gulf of Mex-
ico, and the vessel was afterwards lost
at sea. Id.

29. The vessel and cargo were confiscable un-
der the act of July 13, 1861. (12 U. S.
Statutes at Large, 225.) Id.

30. Vessel condemned as enemy property, and
for a violation of the blockade. The Ex-
press, 128.

31. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property, and for an attempt to violate
the blockade. The Vinus, 129.

32. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property, and for an attempt to violate
the blockade. The Henry Lewis, 131.
33. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property, and for a violation of the
blockade. The Garonne, 132.
34. Vessel and cargo condemned. The Delta,

133.

35. Vessel condemned as enemy property, and
for a violation of the blockade. The Ad-
rocate, 142.

36. Cargo and appraised valuation of vessei
condemned as enemy property, and for
a violation of the blockade. The A. J.
View, 143.
37. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property, and for a violation of the
blockade. The Lizzie Weston, 144.
38. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property, and for a violation of the
blockade. The Delight, 145.

39. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property, and for a violation of the
blockade. The Wave, 148.

40. Vessel condemned as enemy property.
having been appraised by a naval sur-
vey, and appropriated, at that valuation,
to the use of the United States, at the
place of capture. Appraised value or
dered to be distributed. The Osceola, 150.
41. Vessel and cargo condemned for an attempt
to violate the blockade. The Mars, 150.
42. Vessel and cargo condemned. The Che-
shire, 151.

43. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property. The J. G. McNeil, 162.

44. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property, and for an attempt to violate
the blockade. The Pioneer, 163.
45. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property, and for a violation of the
blockade. The Joanna Ward, 164.
46. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property, and for an attempt to violate
the blockade. The Major Barbour, 167.

47. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property, and for a violation of the
blockade. The Zaralla, 173.

48. Vessel and cargo condemned. The Em-
press, 175.

49. Vessel and cargo condemned for an attempt
to violate the blockade. The J. W. Wil-
der, 181.

50. Vessel and cargo condemned for an attempt
to violate the blockade. The Flash, 183.
51. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property. The Olive, 185.

52. Vessel and cargo condemned on the fol-
lowing grounds:

1. The vessel left the enemy's country as
enemy property, and no attempted
change of it to neutral property was made
until her arrival in a neutral port. There
is no evidence of a bona fide consideration
paid for her purchase, or of a bill of sale
executed, or of actual possession deliv-
ered to the alleged purchaser, or that he
ever exercised acts of ownership over
the vessel, or claimed to be her owner.
2. She had previously come out of an ene-
my port by evading the blockade, and
was seized on her first voyage subse
quent thereto.

3. Her ostensible voyage from a neutral
port to a loyal port was simulated, and
she was really bound to a blockaded
port. The Mersey, 187.

53. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property. The Sarah, 195.

54. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property. The Lucy C. Holmes, 196,
55. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property. The New Eagle, 196,
56. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property, and for a violation of the
blockade. The Jessie J. Coz, 196.
57. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property, and for a violation of the
blockade. The Agnes H. Ward, 197.
58. Vessel and cargo condemned for an attempt
to violate the blockade. The Mary Stew-
art, 210.

59. Cargo condemned, on further proof, for a
violation of the blockade by the vessel.
The Sarah and Caroline, 214.

60. On further proof, vessel and cargo con-
demned as enemy property. The Actor,
215.

61. Vessel and cargo condemned for a violation
of the blockade, and as enemy property.
The Shark, 215.

62. Vessel and cargo condemned for an attempt
to violate the blockade. The Annie So-
phia, 219.

63. On further proof, vessel and cargo con-
demned for a violation of the blockade.
The Annie, 222.

64. Cargo condemned for an attempt by the
vessel to violate the blockade, the vessel
not being taken on process in the suit.
The Joseph H. Toone, 223.

65. Vessel and cargo condemned for the fol-
lowing causes:

1. The vessel was enemy property.
2. There was an attempt to violate the
blockade.

3. A large part of the cargo was contra-
band of war, and was laden on the ves-
sel with knowledge, on the part of her
owner and of the other freighters of the
cargo, that the voyage was an illicit one,
and was destined to a port of the enemy.
The Ezilda, 232.

66. Vessel condemned as enemy property.
The William H. Northrop, 235.

67. Vessel and cargo condemned for an attempt
to violate the blockade.
Id.

68. Vessel and cargo condemned for an attempt
to violate the blockade. The Tubal Cain,
240.

69. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property. The Reindeer, 241.

70. Vessel and cargo condemned for a violation
of the blockade. The Ann, 242.

71. Vessel and cargo condemned for an attempt
to violate the blockade. The Lizzie, 243.
72. Vessel and cargo condemned for an attempt
to violate the blockade. The British
Empire, 245.

73. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property, attempted to be used in trade
by their owner for the benefit of the ene-
my, and arrested in the act of violating
the blockade. The Troy, 246.

74. An enemy vessel in the naval service of
the enemy as a gunboat, condemned.
The Ellis, 248.

75. Other vessels condemned as enemy prop-
erty.
Id.

76. Vessel and cargo condemned on these
grounds:

1. The vessel was not bona fide a neutral

vessel.

2. Her papers as to her destination were
false.

3. She had on board articles contraband of i
war, intended for an enemy port, and
on transportation by her to such port
at the time of her arrest.

4. She was seized while attempting to vio-
late a known blockade. The Eliza-
beth, 250.

77. Vessel and cargo condemned for an at-
tempt to violate the blockade. The
Memphis, 260.

78. Vessel and cargo seized in the harbor of
Beaufort, N. C., on its capture, con-
demned for these reasons:

1. For violating the blockade in entering
Beaufort.

2. For taking on board there an enemy
clearance and a cargo, with intent to
evade the blockade in coming out, and
attempting to come out.

3. For carrying into Beaufort a large sup-
ply of military equipments. The Al-
liance, 262.

79. Vessel and cargo condemned:

1. For having violated the blockade in
entering Beaufort.

2. For shipping there a new cargo, with
intent to violate the blockade in coming

out.

3. For taking an export license and clear-
ance from the enemy at Beaufort.

4. For a false representation on the vessel's
papers as to who was master of the
vessel. The Gondar, 266,

80. Vessel and cargo condemned for an at-
tempt to violate the blockade. The
Patras, 269.

81. Vessel and cargo condemned for an at-
tempt to violate the blockade, and for
being engaged in transporting to an
enemy port articles contraband of war.
The Nassau, 271.

82. Vessel and cargo condemned for an attempt
to violate the blockade. The Stettin, 272.
83. Vessel and cargo condemned for an at-
tempt to violate the blockade. The Robert
Bruce, 285.

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86. Vessel and cargo condemned for an at-
tempt to violate the blockade. The
Albert, 280.

87. Vessel and cargo condemned. The Ma-
ria, 283.

88. Vessel and cargo condemned for an at-
tempt to violate the blockade. The Mary
Teresa, 286.

89. Vessel and cargo condemned. The Ella
Warley, 288.

90. Cargo condemned. The John Gilpin, 291.
91. Vessel and cargo condemned. The Belle, 294.
92. Vessel condemned. The Napoleon, 296.
93. Vessel and cargo condemned for an at-
tempt to violate the blockade, and be-
cause the papers of the vessel were false
as to her destination. The Scotia, 299.
94. Vessel and cargo condemned for an at-
tempt to violate the blockade. The
Anglia, 300.

95. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property, and for an attempt to violate
the blockade. The Water Witch, 300.
96. Vessel and cargo condemned for a violation
of the blockade. The Rambler, 302.
97. The property in this case, consisting of
cotton, rosin, staves, and planks, having
been captured by the naval forces of the
United States during the war, in the
attack on Newbern, N. C., and being
enemy property, employed at the time
by the enemy in aid of hostilities against
the United States, by being used in
building fortifications, was condemned
as prize of war. 282 Bales of Cotton, 302.
98. Vessel and cargo condemned for a violation
of the blockade. The Annie Deas, 305.
99. Vessel condemned for an attempt to violate
the blockade and to introduce into the
enemy's country a cargo of articles con-
traband of war. The Ouachita, 306.
100. Cotton condemned, having been purchased
by the claimant, a citizen of the United
States and of a loyal State, in the ene-
my's country, during the war, and hav-
ing been arrested while waterborne and
in the act of being exported from there
in violation of the blockade. 52 Bales
of Cotton, 309.

101. Vessel and cargo condemned for an attempt
to violate the blockade and to supply to
the enemy articles contraband of war.
The Sunbeam, 316.

102. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property, and for an attempt to violate
the blockade. The Florida, 327.

103. Vessel and cargo condemned for a violation
of the blockade, and as enemy property.
The Mercury, 328.

104. Cargo condemned for a violation of the
blockade. The Wave, 329.

105. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property, and for a violation of the
blockade. The Reindeer, 3:30.

106. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property, and for a violation of the
blockade. The Hetwan, 331.

107. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property, sailing under the enemy's flag,
and under passes from the enemy. The
Anna, 332.

108. Vessel and cargo condemned for an attempt
to violate the blockade. The Minna, 333,
109. Vessel and cargo condemned for an attempt
to violate the blockade. The Annie, 335.
110. Vessel and cargo condemned for an attempt
to violate the blockade. The Belle, 353.
111. Vessel and cargo condemned for an attempt
to violate the blockade, the cargo being
also mostly contraband of war, and on
transportation to a port of the enemy.
The Nicolai First, 354.

112. Vessel and cargo condemned for an at-
tempt to violate the blockade. The Gra-
nite City, 355.

113. The former decision in this case confirmed,
for these reasons:

1. The vessel entered the port where she
was captured, by violating the block-
ade.

2. One-eighth of the vessel was enemy
property, lawfully seized in the ene-
my's country, in actual battle, by the
United States military forces.

3. The remaining seven-eighths of the ves
sel, if legally the property of the
claimant, is subject to forfeiture for
holding commercial intercourse with a
rebel State. The Napoleon, 357.
114. Vessel and cargo condemned for an at-
tempt to violate the blockade. The
Sue, 361.

115. Vessel and cargo condemned for a violation
of the blockade. The Douro, 362.

116. Vessel and cargo condemued for an at-
tempt to violate the blockade. The Mary
Jane, 363.

117. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property, and for a violation of the block-
ade. The Neptune, 367.

118. Vessel and cargo condemned for an at-
tempt to violate the blockade. The Ris-

ing Dawn, 368.

119. Vessel and cargo condemned for a violation
of the blockade. The Emeline, 370.
120. Vessel and cargo condemned for having
false papers as to their destination, and
for an attempt to violate the blockade.
The Antelope, 370.

121. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property, and for a violation of the block-
ade. The Angelina, 371.

122. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property, and for a violation of the block-
ade. The Odd Fellow, 372.
123. On further proofs vessel and cargo con-
demned for an attempt to violate the
blockade. The Levi Rowe, 373.

124. Vessel and cargo condemned for an at-

tempt to violate the blockade, and be-
cause of false papers as to their destina-
tion, and because the cargo was partly
contraband of war, on transportation to
a port of the enemy. The Gertrude, 374.
125. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property, the claimants being, at the
time of the capture, citizens and resi-
dents of one of the seceded States of the
Union. The Sally Magee, 379.
126. Vessel and cargo condemned for the fol-
lowing reasons:

1. At the time of her seizure the vessel was
laden with and transporting articles
contraband of war, with intent to fur-
nish and supply them to the use and
aid of the enemy.

2. She was, when seized, navigated with
the attempt and design to violate the
blockade of ports of the enemy held in

lawful blockade by the naval forces
of the United States. The Stephen
Hart, 379.

127. Vessel and cargo condemned on the fol-
lowing grounds:

1. The vessel was, at the time of her cap-
ture at sea, knowingly laden, in whole
or in part, with articles contraband of
war, with intent to deliver such articles
to the aid and use of the enemy.

2. The true destination of the vessel and
cargo was not to a neutral port, and
for trade and commerce, but to some
port lawfully blockaded by the forces
of the United States, and with intent
to violate such blockade.

3. The papers of the vessel were simulated
and false. The Springbok, 380.
128. Vessel and cargo condemned on the fol-
lowing grounds:

1. The vessel, knowingly laden, in whole
or in part, with articles contraband of
war, was transporting them at sea, not
to a neutral port, for purposes of trade
and commerce, within the authority
and intendment of public law, but to
some other port or place, and in aid
and for the use of the enemy, and in
violation of the law of nations.

2. The vessel's papers were simulated and
false as to her real destination. The
Peterhoff, 381.

129. Vessel and cargo condemned for an at-
tempt to introduce contraband goods
into the enemy's country by a breach of
blockade. The Stephen Hart, 387.
130. Vessel and cargo condemned. The Spring-
bok, 434.

131. Vessel condemned for an attempt to violate
the blockade. The Kate, 550,

132. Vessel and cargo condemned for an at-
tempt to violate the blockade. The St.
George, 551.

133. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property. The Maria Bishop, 552.
134. Vessel and cargo condemned for a violation
of the blockade. The Tampico, 554.
135. Vessel and cargo condemned for an at-
tempt to violate the blockade, and as
enemy property. The Mary Clinton, 556.
136. Vessel and cargo condemned for a violation
of the blockade. The Emma, 561.
137. Vessel and cargo condemned as enemy
property, and for a violation of the block-
ade. The Merrimac, 563.

138. Vessel and cargo condemned for an at-
tempt to violate the blockade. The An-
tona, 572.

139. Vessel and cargo condemned for a viola-
tion of the blockade. The D. Sargeant,
576.

140. The vessel having been captured within
five miles of the enemy's coast, and
about 150 miles off her true course, as
designated on her papers, and no excuse
being given for the deviation, and ber
cargo consisting partly of articles con-
traband of war, and wholly of supplies
of urgent importauce to the enemy, and
no claim being interposed to the vessel
and cargo, although the master was
brought in and examined as a witness,
the court ordered condemnation of ves
sel and cargo, unless their owner should,
on application, obtain leave, prior to
the third regular term after such order,
to interpose a claim to the merits of the
libel. The Nymph, 564.

141. The libellants were allowed meantime to
take an order for the sale of the prize
property. Id.

142. Vessel and cargo condemned for an at-
tempt to violate the blockade. The
Banshee, 580.

143. Vessel and cargo condemned for an at-
tempt to violate the blockade. The
Margaret and Jessie, 581.

144. Vessel and cargo condemned for a viola-
tion of the blockade. The A. D. Vance,
608.
145. Vessel and cargo condemned for a viola-
tion of the blockade. The Annie, 612.
146. Vessel and cargo condemned for an at-
tempt to violate the blockade. The Lady
Stirling, 614.

147. Vessel and cargo condemned for an at-
tempt to violate the blockade. The
Mary, 618.

148. Vessel and cargo condemned for a viola-
tion of the blockade. The Charlotte, 623.
149. Vessel and cargo condemned for a viola-
tion of the blockade. The Stag, 625.
150. Vessel and cargo condemned for a viola-
tion of the blockade. The Blenheim,
626.

151. The vessel having been chased at sea while
attempting to break the blockade and
driven on shore in the enemy's territory
and captured, with her cargo, and
wrecked after capture, a part of her
cargo having been brought into this dis-
triet, was condemned as prize of war.
The Pevensey, 628.

152. Decree of the district court condemning
vessel and cargo for an attempt to vio-
late the blockade affirmed. The Joseph
H. Toone, 641.

153. Decree of the district court condemning
vessel and cargo for an attempt to vio-
late the blockade affirmed. The Eliza-
beth, 642.

154. Decree of the district court condemning
vessel and cargo for an attempt to vio
late the blockade affirmed. The Chesh-
ire, 643.

155. Decree of the district court condemning
the vessel and cargo as enemy property
affirmed. The North Carolina, 645.
156. Decree of the district court condemning
vessel and cargo as enemy property,
and acquitting the vessel on the charge
of breaking the blockade, affirmed.
Aigburth, 645.

The

157. Decree of the district court condemning
vessel and cargo as enemy property,
and acquitting them on the charge of
violating the blockade, affirmed.
Prince Leopold, 647.

The

158. Decree of the district court condemning
vessel and cargo for an attempt to vio-
late the blockade affirmed. The Ella
Warley, 648.

159. Decree of the district court condemning
vessel and cargo as enemy property
affirmed. The Pioneer, 649.

160. Decree of the district court, acquitting the
vessel and cargo on the charge of vio-
lating the blockade, and condemning the
vessel and cargo as enemy property,
affirmed as to the non-violation of the
blockade, and as to the vessel and a part
of the cargo, they being enemy property,
and reversed as to the residue of the
cargo, it not being enemy property.
The Sarah Starr, 650.

161. Decree of the district court condemning
vessel and cargo for an attempt to vio-
late the blockade affirmed. The Oua
chita, 652.

162. Decree of the district court condemning
the vessel as enemy property and re-
storing the cargo as belonging to neutral
owners affirmed. The General Greene,
654.

163. Decree of the district court condemning
vessel and cargo for an attempt to vio-
late the blockade affirmed. The Delta,
654.
164. Decree of the district court condemning
vessel and cargo for a violation of the
blockade affirmed. The Memphis, 656.
165. Decree of the district court condemning
vessel and cargo for an attempt to vio-
late the blockade affirmed. The Sun-
beam, 656.

166. Decree of the district court, so far as it
condemned the vessel and all of the
cargo except 504 bags of coffee, affirmed.
As to the 504 bags of coffee, further ar-
gument ordered as to the proprietary
interest therein, and either party al-
lowed to produce further proof upon it.
The Lynchburg, 659.

167. Decree of the district court condemning
vessel and cargo for an attempt to vio-
late the blockade affirmed. The Albert,
663.
168. Decree of the district court condemning
vessel and cargo for an attempt to vio-
late the blockade affirmed. The Ezilda,
664.
169. Decree of the district court condemning
vessel and cargo for an attempt to vio-
late the blockade affirmed. The Patras,
664.
170. Decree of the district court condemning
vessel and cargo for an attempt to vio-
late the blockade affirmed. The Stettin,
665.

171. Decree of the district court condemning
the property as enemy property af-
firmed. The Pioneer, 666.

See BLOCKADE, 9, 10. 21, 66.

CAPTURE, 4, 5, 11.

CONTRABAND OF WAR, 3, 4, 7 to 14.
COSTS, 14, 15.

ENEMY, 10, 15, 22, 36.

EVIDENCE, 35.

FREIGHT, 1.

FURTHER PROOF, 4.

LIEN, 2.

NEUTRAL, 6, 18.

PRACTICE, 1 to 3, 17, 19, 47, 51, 53.

RESTORATION, 18, 23, 28 to 31, 35.

SALE, 1, 2, 6 to 9.

SPOLIATION, 2, 4, 6, 13, 19, 23.
VESSEL, 2.

Confiscation.

1. The act of August 6, 1861, (12 U. S. Stat-
utes at Large, 319.) "to confiscate prop
erty used for insurrectionary purposes,'
is not to be regarded as a legislative de-
termination that a vessel belonging to a
citizen of a State in insurrection was not,
before the passage of that act, confisca
ble merely as the property of an insur-
rectionist or rebel, without an enactment
of Congress to that end. The Hiawa-
tha, 1.

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