Supreme Court of the United States February 22, 1804 (Murray v. The Schooner Charming Betsy)

Marshall, Ch. J.,

delivered the opinion of the court. — The Charming Betsy was an American built vessel, belonging to citizens of the United States, and sailed from Baltimore, under the name of the Jane, on the 10th of April 1800, with a cargo of flour for St. Bartholomew ; she was sent out for the purpose of being sold. The cargo was disposed of at St.