CO129-077 - Sir Robinson - 1860 [1-6] — Page 141

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following question be submitted

to the Law Officers of

England for their opinion..

in

Query Sit

terms

necessary under the of the 13 and 14 Victorin

Cap. 26. for the Naval Authorities

after each expedition

expedition against

pirates to take the judgment

of

the Vice Admiralty Court as to whether the

or

persons

attacked

any of them were pirates,

even

if the intervention of the Court be not required for the purpose of obtaining fitting rewards from the Government or for the condemnation

restoration of captured property ?

2. The necessity for deciding the

point

has arisen in consequence

of

the Judge of the Vice Admiralty Court having called my attention as Vice Admiral to the fact that the Naval Authorities frequently engage in expeditions against pirates

without subsequent reference

to the Court, and he adds that "it

"appears to him necessary that in every

case in which

any of Ster Majesty's

and

Ships or boats,

any of the Officers "Crews thereof, shall attack or be engaged

"with persons alleged to be pirates.

"whether afloat or ashore within the

3

137

following question be submitted

to the Law Officers of

England for their opinion..

in

Guery Sit

terms necessary under the of the 13 and 14 Victoria Cap. 26. for the Naval Authorities

after each expedition

expedition against

pirates to take the judgment

of

the Vice Admiralty Court as to whether the

or persons

attacked

any of them were pirates,

even

if the intervention of the Court be not required for the purpose of obtaining fitting rewards from the Government or for the condemnation

restoration of captured property ?

2. The necessity for deciding the

point

has arisen in consequence

of

the Judge of the Vice Admiralty Court having called my attention as Vice Admiral to the fact that the Naval Authorities frequently engage in expeditions against pirates

without subsequent reference

to the Court, and he adds that "it

appears to him necessary that in every

case in which

any of Her Majesty's Ships or boats,

any of the Officers "Crews thereof, shall attack or be engaged

"with persons alleged to be pirates.

"whether afloat or ashore within the

3

137

following question be submitted

to the Law Officers of

England for their opinion..

in

Query Sit

terms necessary under the of the 13 and 14 Victoria Cap. 26. for the Naval Authorities

after each expedition

expedition against

pirates to take the judgment

of

the Vice Admiralty Court as to whether the

or persons attacked

any of them were pirates,

even if the intervention of the Court be not required for the purpose of obtaining fitting rewards from the Government or for the condemnation restoration of captured property ?

2. The necessity for deciding the point

has arisen in consequence of

the Judge of the Vice Admiralty Court having called my attention as Vice Admiral to the fact that the Naval Authorities frequently engage in expeditions against pirates

without subsequent reference to the Court, and he adds that "it appears to him necessary that in every case in which any of Her Majesty's Ships or boats, any of the Officers "Crews thereof, shall attack or be engaged "with persons alleged to be pirates. "whether afloat or ashore within the