THE case is stated in the opinion.
MR. JUSTICE GRIER delivered the opinion of the court.
The questions which affect the decision of this case have all been before this court in the "prize cases" decided at last term, and reported in 2 Black, 665.
On the 7th of July, 1861, the bark Pilgrim was attempting to enter the port of New Orleans, but ran aground in the night near Pass à l'Outre and was captured by the blockading vessels of the United States...
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