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Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. The Marianna Flora, a Portuguese ship, was captured by the American vessel Alligator after what was thought to be a piratical attack. The Portuguese ship and cargo were taken to the United States and later restored to their owners. The original libel led in the district court was for an alleged piratical aggression. The court pronounced an interlocutory sentence of restitution, and subsequently pronounced a further decree for damages, for the sending in of the ship for adjudication, and the consequent detention. Both parties appealed aspects of the lower court ruling. Pending the proceedings in the circuit court, leave was granted to add a new count or allegation, alleging the aggression was hostile, with intent to sink and destroy the Alligator, and in violation of the law of nations. This book details the events leading up to the conflict and the legal proceedings that followed. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.