Stephen Johnson Field

“ No pecuniary reward is conferred for anything taken or destroyed by the navy when it acts in conjunction with the army in the capture of a fortified position of the enemy, though the meritorious service and gallant conduct of its officers and men may justly entitle them to honorable mention in the history of the country. ”

“ It matters not that the movements of the army were miles distant from the operations of the fleet; they relieved that fleet from resistance which might and probably would have defeated any attempt to ascend the river above the shore batteries, and destroy the armed vessels of the enemy.
Prize money, or bounty in lieu of it, is not allowed by the laws of congress where vessels of the enemy are captured or destroyed by the navy with the co-operation of the army. To win either the navy must achieve its success without the direct aid of the army, by maritime force only. ”

“ James river is an inland water in any sense which can be given to the term 'inland.' It lies within the body of counties in Virginia. For miles below Richmond and below the obstructions mentioned a person can see from one of its banks what is done on the other. Rivers across which one can thus see are inland waters. It matters not that the tide may ebb and flow miles above their mouths ”