American
of Caption Acters of the American Ship John Cumming at Callao.
Captain Alcman in that first shot
of his
Crew
By the Corwent,
»
And was sent home
And is now undergoing
his trial for Murder in the United
States. You
also inform the
that His Excellency was of the opinion to
suppose
that these
exemptions
"were not claimed by Her Britannic
Majesty's Government in favor of
British subjects, either in the Hanbrow or Territory of the United States," I might instance
other cases in which the
jurisdiction has been claimed
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by British Consuls in China and of
the United States, and sustained by
their Authorities, but I shall only
refer
to the last one that has
come to my knowledge,
that of
Saunders and others by British
Brig "Victoria; before the United States Admiralty Court, Philadelphia (Judge Kane). This was a libel for wages - Her Britannic Majesty's Consul, Mr. B. Mathers Esqr.
Appeared in Court,
and entered a protest
against the Crew being permitted
to sue in a Court of the United States. The Court concurred with Her Britannic Majesty's Consul