“ Whether an American private armed vessel, duly commissioned, making collusive captures of enemy's property during the late war with Great Britain, and under colour of such capture, introducing goods and merchandise into the United States, contrary to the provisions of the act of March 1, 1809, c. ”

“ Johns, and there, afterwards, on the high seas, by way of collusion, and with intent to evade the statute aforesaid, and under colour of capture by the private armed vessel called the Fly, aforesaid, to import the said goods, &c. ”