UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT--[…]

The Chinese Junk.—Mr. Lord, on behalf of Hia Siang, Ung Fl, Lim Chingal, Khosing Thiam, and 22 others, (26 in all,) seamen of the Chinese Junk, the Keying, filed a libel against the vessel, claiming wages from September last, when they started from Whampoa, near Canton—also for maintenance here during proceedings, and for sufficient to enable them to procure a passage back to Whampoa (the latter requiring between $100 and $200 each.) The claim that such was the agreement for the voyage, which they understood was to be for Batavia or Singapore, and not to occupy over eight months. Mr. Burr, on behalf of Capt. Kellet, of the vessel, made objections, but the Court thought the men had a right to libel the vessel, and show, if they could, that the wages and allowances are due to them. The order was allowed.