Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York — John Shaqi
Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New YorkWarburton, A. F. (Adolphus Frederick)
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Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York
Warburton, A. F. (Adolphus Frederick)
Piracy -- United States; Privateering -- United States; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
said United States of America in such case made and provided, and
against the peace of the said United States and their dignity.
_Sixth Count_: And the Jurors aforesaid, upon their oath aforesaid,
do further present: That Thomas Harrison Baker, late of the City
and County of New York, in the District and Circuit aforesaid,
mariner; and John Harleston, late of the same place, mariner;
Charles Sidney Passalaigue, late of the same place, mariner; Henry
Cashman Howard, late of the same place, mariner; Joseph Cruz del
Carno, late of the same place, mariner; Henry Oman, late-of the
same place, mariner; Patrick Daly, late of the same place, mariner;
William Charles Clark, late of the same place, mariner; Albert
Gallatin Ferris, late of the same place, mariner; Richard Palmer,
late of the same place, mariner; John Murphy, late of the same
place, mariner; Alexander Carter Coid, late of the same place,
mariner; and Martin Galvin, late of the same place, mariner, on the
3d day of June, in the year of our Lord 1861, upon the high seas,
out of the jurisdiction of any particular State, and within the
admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the said United States of
America, and within the jurisdiction of this Court, each then and
there being a citizen of the said United States of America, did, on
pretense of authority from a person, to wit, one Jefferson Davis,
with force and arms, piratically, feloniously and violently set
upon, board, break and enter, a certain vessel, to wit, a brig
called the Joseph, the same being then and there owned, in whole or
in part, by a citizen or citizens of the United States of America,
whose name or names are to the Jurors aforesaid unknown, and did,
on pretense of authority from a person, to wit, one Jefferson
Davis, then and there in and on board of the said brig, the Joseph,
in and upon one Thies N. Meyer, then and there being a mariner, and
then and there one of the ship's company of the said brig, the
Joseph, and then and there master and commander thereof, and in and
upon Horace W. Bridges, Albert Nash, William H. Clanning, John J.
Merritt, John Quin, and Joseph H. Golden, each then and there being
a mariner and one of the ship's company of the said brig, the
Joseph, piratically, feloniously and violently make an assault, and
them did, on pretense of authority from a person, to wit, one
Jefferson Davis, then and there piratically, feloniously and
violently, put in personal fear and danger of their lives, and did,
on pretense of authority from a person, to wit, one Jefferson
Davis, then and there, the brig, the said Joseph, of the value of
$3,000, and the tackle, apparel and furniture thereof, of the value
of $500, and two hundred and fifty hogsheads of sugar, of the value
of $100 each hogshead, of the goods, chattels and personal property
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