Correspondence Concerning Claims Against Great Britain: General appendix. Parliamentary and judicial appendixU.S. Government Printing Office, 1869 |
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Adams aforesaid Alabama American April armed authorities bark Belize belligerent rights Birkenhead blank cartridge blockade Boston British Burnley Captain captured cargo CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS Chesapeake claim colony command commission committed confederate consul contraband copy court crew cruisers declaration deponent dispatch Earl Russell engaged England English extradition flag foreign enlistment act Garaty Halifax harbor Historicus honor hostilities inclose Inclosure instant James John jurisdiction justice Laird Brothers law of nations letters of marque Lieutenant Liverpool Lord Lyons Lord Russell lordship magistrate Majesty Majesty's government Majesty's Treasury Marine master ment merchandise minister Mutual Insurance Company neutrality Nova Scotia obedient servant offense officers owners parties peace persons piracy pirates ports present prisoners privateers prize proceedings proclamation province question received sail schooner Secretary seized Seward ship or vessel Simon's Bay statute steamer subjects taken tion treaty Tuscaloosa violation warrant Washington William York
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Page 487 - The neutral flag covers enemy's goods, with the exception of contraband of war ; 3. Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under enemy's flag; 4. Blockades, in order to be binding, must be effective ; that is to say, maintained by a force sufficient really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy.
Page 89 - ... ship and vessel, with the tackle, apparel, and furniture, together with all the materials, arms, ammunition, and stores which may belong to or be on board of...
Page 176 - ... in either of which cases the authorities of the port, or of the nearest port (as the case may be), shall require her to put to sea as soon as possible after the expiration of such period of twenty-four hours...
Page 163 - ... fitted out and armed, or knowingly is concerned in the furnishing, fitting out, or arming, of any vessel, with intent that such vessel shall be employed in the service of any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or people...
Page 583 - States shall then be at peace with such belligerent. ) 8. Fitting out and arming, or attempting to fit out and arm, or procuring to be fitted out and armed, or knowingly being concerned in the furnishing, fitting out, or arming of any ship or vessel with intent that such ship or vessel shall be employed in the service of either of the said belligerents.
Page 87 - ... employed in the service of any foreign prince, state, or potentate, or of any foreign colony, province, or part of anj province or people, or of any person or persons exercising or assuming to exercise any powers of government in or over any foreign state, colony, province, or part of any province or people...
Page 563 - ... any person or persons exercising, or assuming to exercise, the powers of government in or over any foreign country, colony, province, or any part of any province or people...
Page 173 - Now, in order that none of our subjects may unwarily render themselves liable to the Penalties imposed by the said Statute, We do hereby strictly command, that no Person or Persons whatsoever do commit any act, Matter or Thing whatsoever, contrary to the Provisions of the said Statute upon Pain of the several Penalties by the said Statute imposed, and of our High Displeasure. And We do hereby further warn all our loving Subjects and all Persons whatsoever entitled to our Protection, that if...
Page 88 - Colony, Province, or Part of any Province or People, or of any Person or Persons exercising or assuming to exercise any Powers of Government in or over any Foreign State, Colony, Province, or Part of any Province or People...
Page 104 - The authority of a nation, within its own territory, is absolute and exclusive. The seizure of a vessel, within the range of its cannon, by a foreign force, is an invasion of that territory, and is a hostile act which it is its duty to repel. But its power to secure itself from injury may certainly be exercised beyond the limits of its territory.