money, there must be distinct articles or allegations in that behalf in the original libel or claim on the part of the party seeking relief. But in case the matters have arisen or become known to the party subsequent to presenting his libel or claim, the court will allow him to file the necessary amendments. Rule 46.-No permission will be granted to either party to introduce further proofs until after the hearing of the cause upon the proofs originally taken. Rule 47.-In case of captures by the public armed vessels of the United States, and a proceeding for condemnation against the property seized as prize jure belli, or in the nature of prize of war, under any act of Congress, the name of the officer under whose authority the capture was made must be inserted in the libel. Rule 48.-A decree of contumacy may be had against any party not obeying the orders or process of the court, duly served upon him; and thereupon an attachment may be sued out against him. But no constructive service of a decree or process viis et modis, or publica citatio, will be sufficient, unless there has been a publication thereof in a daily paper in this city at least ten days immediately preceding the motion for an attachment. Rule 49.-When damages are awarded by the court, the party entitled thereto may move for the appointment of three commissioners to assess the same; two persons approved by the court will thereupon be associated with a standing commissioner of the circuit court, the clerk or deputy clerk of this court, if not interested in the matter, whose duty it shall be to estimate and compute the damages, in conformity to the principles of the decree, and return a specific report to the court of the amount of damages, and the particular items of which they are composed. Rule 50.-Any party aggrieved may have such assessment of damages reviewed in a summary manner by the court, before final decree rendered thereon, on giving two days' previous notice to the proctor of the party in whose favor the assessment is made, of the exceptions he intends taking, and causing to be brought before the court the evidence given the commissioners in relation to the particular excepted to. Rule 51.-Every appeal from the decrees of this court must be made within ten days from the time the decree appealed from is entered, otherwise the party entitled to the decree may proceed to have it executed. No appeal shall stay the execution of a decree, unless the party, at the time of entering the appeal, gives a stipulation, with two sureties, to be approved by the clerk, in the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars, to pay all costs and damages that may be awarded against him, and to prosecute the appeal to effect. Rule 52.-If the party appealing is afterwards guilty of unreasonable delay in having the necessary transcripts and proceedings prepared for removing the cause, it will be competent to the other party • to move the court for leave to execute the decree, notwithstanding the appeal. Rule 53.—In all cases of process in rem, the property after arrest is deemed in the custody of the court, and the marshal cannot sur render it on bail, or otherwise, without the special order of the court. STANDING INTERROGATORIES. [The following are the standing interrogatories referred to in the foregoing prize rules:] Standing interrogatories to be administered by a prize commissioner to all persons that may be produced as witnesses to be examined in preparatorio, in relation to any ship or vessel, goods, wares, or merchandise, which may be captured or taken as prize and brought into the southern district of New York. Let each witness be interrogated to every of the following questions, and their answers to each interrogatory be written down under his direction and supervision: 1. Where were you born, and where do you now live, and how long have you lived there? Of what prince or state are you a subject or citizen, and to which do you owe allegiance? Are you a citizen of the United States of America? Are you a married man, and, if married, where do your family and wife reside? 2. Were you present at the capture or taking of the vessel, or her lading, or any of the goods or merchandises concerning which you are now examined? 3. When and where was such seizure and capture made, and into what place or port were the same carried? Had the vessel so captured any commission, or letters, authorizing her to make prizes?. What and from whom? For what reasons or on what pretence was the seizure made? 4. Under what colors did the captured vessel sail? What other colors had she on board, and for what reason had she such other colors? 5. Was any resistance made at the time of the capture, and by whom? Were any guns fired, how many, and by whom? By what ship or ships was the capture made? Were any other and what ships in sight at the time of the capture? Was the vessel captured a merchantman, a ship-of-war, or acting under any commission as a privateer or letter of marque and reprisal, and to whom did such vessel |