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Memoirs on American vessels in French prize court debate
Translated extract discusses the Ocean case pending before the Paris Council of Prizes. It argues that the American brig Ocean, 130 tons, from Boston to St Andero, was seized at Socoa under French decree and that her neutral cargo and documents were lawful. The letter appeals to imperial justice to restore the prize. A Boston update reports Lisbon embargoes, troop movements, and news from Portugal amid the Napoleonic conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Prizes
Paris
National Intelligencer
Ocean
D. 8. Wanpen
Confin
Gintlemen
Tone
John Hill
Boston
St. Andero
Spain
Socoa
Custom House
Iquipagey
Corful
St. Anders
Ville
France
United States
Council
Europe
U. States
U. S
Taus
Lts
Napoleon the Great
B. Warden
New York
New-York Gazette
Portugal
Boston Exchange Cojffie-House Books
Constellation
Leeds
Lisbon
Wm. Jarvis
Villa Franca
Mape
England
Ireland
Cadiz
Sicily
O'Donnell
Romana
Estremadura
Lord Wellington
Bricith
Lifven
Steddiford
Armstrong
Napoleon
Brest
Towlon