The CHIEF JUSTICE stated the case and delivered the opinion of the court.
The bark Teresita was captured near the mouth of the Rio Grande, on the 16th of November, 1863, by the United States steamer Granite City. The cargo consisted of one hundred and fifty-eight bales of cotton.
She was brought into New Orleans for adjudication; and, upon hearing, the District Court directed restitution of the vessel and cargo.
There was no question of the neutrality...
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