MR. JUSTICE FIELD delivered the opinion of the court, and, after stating the case as above, proceeded as follows: —
Two objections are made to the recovery of the bounty claimed by the libellants: one, that the destruction of the Confederate vessels was effected by the joint action of the army and navy; the other, that it took place on the inland waters of the United States.
For the determination of the first of these objections, it will be necessary...
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