This case arose out of a collision off the Jersey shore, south of Sandy Hook, on the evening of the 9th of February, 1863, between two steamships, the "Ella Warley," bound from New York to New Orleans, and the "North Star," bound from Key West to New York. The former was struck about midships, and was sunk and lost; and the "North Star" was considerably damaged. The owners...
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