02466cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000090011910000430012824501600017126400510033130000470038233600260042933700260045533800360048150000310051750802090054852011800075753400450193765300530198265300280203565300340206385600430209736306UtSlPG20260610133828.0mcr n260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a02017518  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aE4561 aWarburton, A. F.q(Adolphus Frederick)10aTrial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2011  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2011-06-03  aProduced by Robert Cicconetti and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy" is a historical account published in the early 19th century. This work documents a significant court case in which the crew of the privateer Savannah is tried for piracy under U.S. law during a tumultuous period in American history marked by the Civil War. The narrative provides insight into the legal proceedings of the time, detailing the charges against the crew, the testimonies presented, and the implications of their actions against American commerce.  The opening of the text outlines the capture of the Savannah, which was outfitted as a privateer with the intent to attack U.S. commercial vessels. It further discusses the initial capture of the privateer by the United States Navy and subsequent transfer of the crew to New York for trial. The legal complexities surrounding the case are established, including the charges brought against the crew and their defense strategies. The proceedings highlight significant legal principles regarding piracy and jurisdiction, setting the stage for a detailed exploration of the trial itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865  aPiracy -- United States  aPrivateering -- United States40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36306