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THE NASSAU

71 U.S. 634 (____)

4 Wall. 634

THE NASSAU.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. J.T. Williams, for the appellants:

Mr. Ashton, Assistant Attorney-General, contra:

Mr. Justice DAVIS delivered the opinion of the court.

It is the practice with civilized nations, when a vessel is captured at sea as a prize of war, to bring her into some convenient port of the government of the captor for adjudication. The title is not transferred by the mere fact of capture, but it is the duty of the captor to send his prize home, in order that a judicial inquiry...

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