Convention between France and England protected the "Tortugas" from detention while engaged in carrying the mails. The "Carise" would come within the jurisdiction of our Admiralty Court when the ship had entered our waters. I held that the Captain might be proceeded against personally as is done in causes of collision instituted against Men of War, and that it would then be the duty of the Company to enter an appearance to the suit.
M. Corvil therefore decided to allow the action to be heard in the Colony, and to institute a Cross suit against the owners of the "Stora" for the injury sustained by the "Anna", and upon the arrival of the last named vessel in this Port on the 2nd instant both actions were duly commenced. Messrs. the Proctors for the "Stora" then sent a letter to Me Brereton, who was acting Proctor for the "Anna", suggesting that bail should be given in the usual way for $200,000, to prevent any necessity for arresting the vessel.
On two recent occasions in collision causes instituted against vessels of this Company, bail was given, so Mr Brereton, who had always acted professionally for them without difficulty, concluded that no...