Bpondeittia

Generally, when contracting within the ordinary scope of his powers and duties, he is personally responsible, as well as his owners, when they are personally ■ liable. On bottomry loans, however, there is ordinarily no personal liability in this country or in England, beyond the funds which comes to the hands of the master or owners from the subject of the pledge; The Irma, 6 Ben. 1, Fed. Gas. No. 7,064; Abb. Sh. 90; Story, Ag. §1 116, 123, 294. See The Serapls, 37 Fed. 436. In most cases, too, the ship is boimd for the performance of the master’s contract; The Paragon, 1 Ware 322, Fed. Gas. No. 10,- 708; but all contracts of the master in chartering or freighting his vessel do not give such a lien; Vandewater v. Mills, 19 How. (U. S.) 82, 15 L. Ed. 54. Where the master of a ship is without fault during a period of detention resulting from seizure of the ship by legal process against the owner, he is entitled to wages on the terms of his contract, unless it stipulate to the contrary; Swift v. Tatner, 89 Ga. 660, 15 S. E. 842, 32 Am. St. Rep. 101. See Flag, Law of; Lien; Ship.