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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In Havre, France, on May 16, a French cruiser seized an American vessel from Baltimore bound for Bremen for alleged paperwork violations under a March decree. The Tribunal of Commerce declared the capture illegal and released the ship, affirming its neutral status.
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HAVRE, May 16.
A cruiser from St. Malos, under the decree of the Executive Directory of 2d March last, took at sea & brought into this port, an American vessel, bound from Baltimore to Bremen, having a rich cargo, under the pretence that the shipping paper on board, was not agreeable to the decree; as to the other papers, passports, bills of lading, receipts and vouchers, all were regular, and it is evident that this vessel is American, and that its cargo is the property of a neutral nation. This case was brought before the Tribunal of Commerce, and the capture was yesterday declared false, and illegal, by a judgment which was distinguished by its wisdom and justice, and by the best commercial and diplomatic information.
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Havre
Event Date
May 16
Outcome
capture declared false and illegal; vessel and cargo released.
Event Details
A cruiser from St. Malos seized an American vessel bound from Baltimore to Bremen at sea and brought it into Havre port, claiming irregular shipping papers under the Executive Directory's decree of 2d March last. Other documents were regular, confirming American ownership and neutral cargo. The Tribunal of Commerce judged the capture illegal yesterday.