MR. CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER, after making the foregoing statement, delivered the opinion of the court.
Captures in war enure to the Government and can become private property only by its grant. The right of the citizen to demand condemnation of vessels or property as prize for his benefit must be derived from acts of Congress, and their scope is not to be enlarged in his favor by construction. The Siren, 13 Wall. 389. Although in matters of detail, where there...
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