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A Curious Case.—An interesting law case is pending in the United States Supreme Court. The Grey Jacket, a vessel built aud owned by Timothy Meaher, of Mobile, Alabama, was captured by a United States vessel and condemned as a prize of war. The claimant now prays for a reversal of the decree of court by which the vessel was condemned and the payment to him of the proceeds of the sale. Ho claims to have remained loyal to the United States, and alleges that ho was unable to leave the Confederacy until the time of his capture. He states that ho built the Grey Jacket and loaded her with cotton for the parposo of escaping with his family to a loyal State, and when be got outside of the port of Mobile gavo himself up to a United States vessel and demanded protection. He claims that his vessel cannot be libelled and condemned asablockado-runnor, because, although she did run the blockade, it was with no criminal intent, but merely for the purpose of placing hirasolf and property under tho protection of the United States. Apart from the amount of money involved, which is about three hundred thousand dollars, the points of law which will be decided are of tho highest importance, and are looked forward to with groat interest by a largo number of persons.The principal questions are: First, that of the right of persons to remove property from tho South after -two years from the beginning of the war; and second, the power of the Secretary of the Treasury to remit forfeitures of property captured and condemned under tne law of war.Still another question—one of fact—is whether Mr. Meaher really surrendered willingly; and furthermore, whether if he could nave gone scot-free of the blockade, ho would not have run his vessel into an English port. We opine that the latter must have been his real destination.r . . -
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Anderson Intelligencer
Anderson, South Carolina, US
Thu, Jan 24, 1867
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