Editing United States Marshals Service (section)

====Marshals of the Consular Court====
During the 19th century, the United States government appointed marshals to be attached to the courts of American consulates in [[Qing dynasty|China]], the [[Ottoman Empire]], and [[Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)|Siam]]. The duties of these marshals included settling shipboard disputes and mutinies aboard American vessels, the apprehension of runaway sailors and American crews engaged in the illegal slave trade, adjusting claims for damages caused by American sailors to natives, and the rescue of natives kidnapped for slavery by Americans.<ref>{{cite report |author= |author-link= |date=1863 |title=Reports of Committees: 30th Congress, 1st Session - 48th Congress, 2nd Session, Volume 1  |publisher=United States Senate |page= |docket= |quote=}}</ref>