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Cargo to Houghong.- The Master on arrival is served with notice of "Stoppage in transitu". The Holder of the Bill of Lading claims delivery - An action of trover is brought against the absent Ship-owner by one of the adverse Claimants and the ship itself is attached under the Process of Foreign Attachment. Frequently the Master is unable, from want of Funds or of Credit in so distant a Port, to find the required Security for releasing the ship and defending the Action on behalf of the Owner. And in several cases when Judgment has been recovered against the Shipowner, his vessel has been sold by Auction at a great sacrifice to satisfy the Judgment.
Again the Process of Foreign Attachment has in some cases been resorted to improperly, as where the cause of action...