Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York

"Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy" is a historical record that recounts a pivotal legal battle where the crew of the Savannah faced piracy accusations in a U.S. court. The text explores the capture of the Savannah, armed to raid American ships, and the transfer of its crew to New York for trial, setting the stage to explore essential legal ideas about piracy and the extent of legal authority as the court decides if privateering against enemy ships qualifies as piracy, a crime punishable by death.