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preferred by the Commander

"the "Elbe" either with the

of the

American Consul or the Local

authorities, agreably to a rule of the law of nations no

qual referral could have been

given, after a full examination

of the

case should have established the identity of the individual. The

adoption of such a course

was in this instance unnecessary,

as

the

[individual] voluntarily placed himself within the reach of Prussian jurisdiction, and the Commander did what

courtesy demanded of him

and under the circumstances could be expected, viz.

to report frankly the whole occurrence to the Master of the Sancho Panza, whom alone at that time the matter concerned, and which

therefore might have been deemed sufficient. If the Master, not satisfied with the treatment he had received, chose to seek redress for apparent

wrongs through the instrumentality of his

Consul and the aid of the