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Washington, District Of Columbia
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The High Court of Admiralty in England issued sentences of restitution for nine American vessels and cargoes detained by British cruisers for trying to enter the blockaded port of Havre, France, on payment of captors' costs.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1802.
Authentic information has been received here that the High Court of Admiralty in England has given Sentences of Restitution in favor of the following American vessels and their cargoes, detained, and carried in by British cruisers, and tried by that court, for attempting to enter the blockaded port of Havre, in France:-
Edwin, Robert Follansbee, master.
Five Sisters, J. Lunt, do.
Lucy, S. Toppan, do.
John, John Chester, do.
Sophia, F. Driscoll, do.
Sophia, Isaac Hands, do.
Georgia, J. Landon, do.
Juno, J. D. Lawrence, do.
Ships and cargoes decreed to be restored, on payment of the captor's costs.
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England
Event Date
March 1802
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ships and cargoes decreed to be restored, on payment of the captor's costs.
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The High Court of Admiralty in England gave sentences of restitution in favor of nine American vessels and their cargoes, which had been detained and carried in by British cruisers and tried by that court for attempting to enter the blockaded port of Havre, in France. The vessels are: Edwin (master Robert Follansbee), Five Sisters (J. Lunt), Lucy (S. Toppan), John (John Chester), Sophia (F. Driscoll), Sophia (Isaac Hands), Georgia (J. Landon), Juno (J. D. Lawrence).