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Before the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. Chinsurah and its dependencies. An appeal from the High Court of Admiralty. On appeal of Thomas Morton Esquire. The said Thomas Morton Esq. syndic of the United Company of Merchants of England, trading to the East Indies, - - - - appellant. Against Vice Admiral Sir Edward Hughes, Knight of the Bath, late commander in chief of a squadron of His Majesty's ships and vessels in the East Indies, the officers and crews of His Majesty's sloop Nymph, one of the said squadron, pretended captors of all and singular the treasure, goods, wares, merchandizes, and essects, taken and seized at Chinsurah, and James Heseltine Esq. procurator-general of Our Sovereign Lord the King, - respondents. Appeal of Sir Edward Hughes. The said Vice Admiral Sir Edward Hughes, and the officers and crew of said sloop Nymph, and the said James Heseltine Esq. - - appellants. Against the said Thomas Morton Esq. syndic of the said East India Company, - - - respondent. Case on behalf Thomas Morton, Esq.

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Corporate Authors:	Great Britain. High Court of Appeals for Prizes, Gale (Firm)
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Language:	English
Published:	[London] : [publisher not identified], [1792]
Subjects:	[Morton, Thomas], > appellant > Trials, litigation, etc. > Early works to 1800. Hughes, Edward, > respondent > Trials, litigation, etc. > Early works to 1800. East India Company > Early works to 1800. Seizure of vessels and cargoes > Early works to 1800. Capture at sea > Early works to 1800. Electronic books.
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Before the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. Chinsurah, and its dependencies. An appeal from the High Court of Admiralty of England, on behalf of Thomas Morton, Esq.The said Thomas Morton, Esq. syndic of the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies, - - - - appellants; against Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes, Knight of the Bath, late commander in chief of a squadron of His Majesty's ships and vessels in the East Indies; the officers and crew of His Majesty's sloop of war the Nymph, one of the said squadron, pretended captors of all and singular the treasure, goods, wares, merchandizes, and effects, taken and seized at Chinsurah; and James Heseltine, Esq. Procurator-General for Our Sovereign Lord the King, - - - respondents. Appeal on behalf of Sir Edward Hughes, and others. The said Sir Edward Hughes, and the officers and crew of His Majesty's said sloop of war the Nymph, and the said James Heseltine, Esquire, - appellants, against the said Thomas Morton, Esquire, syndic of the said United Company, - - - respondents. Appendix to the case on behalf of Thomas Morton, Esq.
Published: (1792)

Before the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. Chinsurah, and its dependencies. An appeal from the High Court of Admiralty of England, on behalf of Thomas Morton, Esq. The said Thomas Morton, Esq. syndic of the United Company of merchants of England trading to the East Indies, - - - - appellants; against Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes, Knight of the Bath, late commander in chief of a squadron of His Majesty's ships and vessels in the East Indies; the officers and crew of His Majesty's sloop of war the Nymph, one of the said squadron, pretended captors of all and singular the treasure, goods, wares, merchandizes, and effects, taken and seized at Chinsurah; and James Heseltine, Esq. procurator-general for Our Sovereign Lord the King, - - - respondents. Appeal on behalf of Sir Edward Hughes, and others. The said Sir Edward Hughes, and the officers and crew of His Majesty's said sloop of war the Nymph, and the said James Heseltine, Esquire, appellants, against the said Thomas Morton, Esquire, syndic of the said United Company, - - - respondents. Appendix to the case on behalf of Sir Edward Hughes, and others.
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Memorial for James Earl of Morton.
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