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THE GRAY JACKET

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72 U.S. 342 (1867)

5 Wall. 342

18 L.Ed. 646

THE GRAY JACKET.

Supreme Court of United States.

April 17, 22, 1867.

May 6, 1867.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Ashton, Assistant Attorney-General, for the United States, and Mr. Eames, for the captors:

Mr. B.F. Butler, for the claimant: Mr. C. Cushing, being allowed leave to appear for the Treasury department:

Mr. Justice SWAYNE delivered the opinion of the court.

This case comes before us by appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

In the night of the 30th of December, 1863, the steamer Gray Jacket was discovered running out of Mobile Bay by the gunboat Kennebee, one of the blockading fleet. The darkness of the night enabled the steamer to avoid the pursuing vessel. In the...

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