March 11th, 1818, STORY, Justice, delivered the opinion of the court. —
The jurisdiction of the district court to entertain *this suit, by virtue [*558 of its general admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, and independent of the special provisions of the prize act of the 26th of June, 1812, ch. 107. has been so repeatedly decided by this court, that it cannot be permitted again to be judicially brought into doubt.
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