...shall have been first attempted or made, shall be captured and brought into any port of the F'nited States, the same shall and may be adjudged and condemned...thereof accordingly, and at their discretion." The fifth section declares that any person who shall on the high seas commit the crime of piracy as defined...

...States, the same shall and may be adjudged and condemned to their use, and that of the captors, after doe process and trial. In any court having admiralty jurisdiction,...and distribution thereof accordingly, and at their discretion.1821 question, therefore, litigated in the Circuit | ed States, on account of thie, which...

...to the e The Palmyra, ( 1 827] 25 US 1 . 66 The statute provided: 'Whenever any vessel or boat from which any piratical aggression, search, restraint,...distribution thereof accordingly, and at their discretion:' Act of Congress, March 3ri 1819, ch. 75 §4. forfeiture action, the claimants, the vessel owners, claimed...

...or made, is captured and brought into or captured in any port of the United States, the same shall be adjudged and condemned to their use, and that of...sale and distribution thereof accordingly, and at its discretion. R. s., 4297. Any vessel built, purchased, fitted out in whole or in part, or held for...

...or made, is captured and brought into or captured in any port of the United States, the same shall be adjudged and condemned to their use, and that of...sale and distribution thereof accordingly, and at its discretion. (RS § 4296.) DERIVATION Acts Mar. 3, 1819, cb. 77. S 4, 3 Stat. 513; Jan. 30, 1823,...

...of the United States, the same shall and may be adjudged and condemned to their use, and that ofthe captors, after due process and trial, in any court...distribution thereof accordingly, and at their discretion. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That if any person or persons whatsoever shall, on the high seas,...