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235.  There  ace^aoy  ficis'WJuch  inflitt  opop  neUtralB  the
penalty  of  coajfisc^tiooi  from  the  sttbaerviaowy  vbich  they  are
supposed  to  indi^le  to  teneiny  iiiterest9.f  the  cntrying  of  enemy
despatches ;  the  transportation  of  miKtary  persons,  &ic.  The
ground  of  Uiose  decisions  is  the  vohintary  ioterpq^tion  of  the
party  to  further  the  Yi^ws.atid  interestrof  one  belligerent. at  the
exp'^nse  of  another.  .  The  Julia^  6  Crandij  198.
836.  The  ordinance  of  Congrvess,.  issued  daring^  the  war  of  the
revolution^  by  iv;hich  tiie.role  otfret  ship's  free  gpods  was  recog-
nised, (with  the  exception  of  such  neutral  vessels  b»  were  em-
ployed in  carrying  contraband  or  soldiers  to  the  enemy,  and  con-
taining another  article  conQning.the  tervfueoiiirdbani  to  the  arti-
cles  therein  meniioned,  and  provisions  were  omitted,)  was  not
rae^m  to  protect  from  captuM  a  neutral  .ship  laddn  with  pro-
visions^  and  .bound  to  a  besieged  place.  -  Congress  did  bot  mean,
by  iheir  orduiance,  to  ascertain  in  wha't  cases  .the  rigfats  of:'neti-
trality  should  be  fiirfeited,  in  exclusipoof  all  othei^cas^s^  Djosiy
etalv.  The  Estem^  {Federal  Court  qf.Jppesis^)  2JDafi.34.
23']^  Provisions,  neutral  property,  but  ttie  growth  of  ^e  ene*
my's  country,  and  destined  for  the  supply  of  the  enemy's  mili^
tary  or  nay^l  forces,  are  contrabands  *  The  Con^n^^^t  I  Wheat.
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238*  Provisions;  neatral  prdf^rty,  and  the  growth  of  a  neu-
tral conntry,  destine^  for  the  general  supply  of  human  life  in  the
enemy '^s country,  are.  not  contraband.    J&.        '

239,  Freight  is  never  due  totheneutral^arrier  of  contraband.
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