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... marine ordinances of France as are incompatible with the treaties sub- sisting between the two countries ; and 7. The captures sanctioned by a decree of the National Convention of the 9th of May , 1793 , . . . in viola- tion of the ...
... marine ordinances of France as are incompatible with the treaties sub- sisting between the two countries ; and 7. The captures sanctioned by a decree of the National Convention of the 9th of May , 1793 , . . . in viola- tion of the ...
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... marine corps , and making other necessary provision for hostilities . Inasmuch as under the Constitution of the United States treaties are the supreme law of the land , these measures of defense , being in conflict with the existing ...
... marine corps , and making other necessary provision for hostilities . Inasmuch as under the Constitution of the United States treaties are the supreme law of the land , these measures of defense , being in conflict with the existing ...
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... marine corps had of course been disbanded . One or two of the officers were employed by the Treasury Department on the revenue cutters , and others were in the merchant marine . Some of them were to reënter the national service later ...
... marine corps had of course been disbanded . One or two of the officers were employed by the Treasury Department on the revenue cutters , and others were in the merchant marine . Some of them were to reënter the national service later ...
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... marines , and other commis- sioned officers to the number of fifty - four in all , no others than the jeaptains were ... marine , and many were veterans of the national or privateer sea service of the Revolution . Before 1801 more than ...
... marines , and other commis- sioned officers to the number of fifty - four in all , no others than the jeaptains were ... marine , and many were veterans of the national or privateer sea service of the Revolution . Before 1801 more than ...
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... marines . These were not appointed or enlisted until 1798 , when the navy was put upon a war footing , and then of course many more were needed . The number of warrant officers taken into the service before 1801 was something over a ...
... marines . These were not appointed or enlisted until 1798 , when the navy was put upon a war footing , and then of course many more were needed . The number of warrant officers taken into the service before 1801 was something over a ...
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Page 296 - It shall be lawful for the ships of war of either party, and privateers, freely to carry whithersoever they please, the ships and goods taken from their enemies, without being obliged to pay any duty to the officers of the admiralty or any other judges ; nor shall such prizes be arrested or seized...
Page 294 - February, 1778, the treaty of amity and commerce of the same date, and the convention of the 14th of November, 1788, nor upon the indemnities mutually due or claimed, the parties will negotiate further on these subjects at a convenient time...
Page 5 - ... it is the right of every nation to prohibit acts of sovereignty from being exercised by any other within its limits ; and the duty of a neutral nation to prohibit such as would injure one of the warring powers...
Page 291 - It shall not be lawful for any foreign privateers, not belonging to subjects of the Most Christian King nor citizens of the said United States, who have commissions from any other Prince or State in enmity with either nation, to fit their ships in the ports of either the one or the other of the aforesaid parties...
Page 294 - ... shall address themselves to the courts, judges, and officers competent, and shall demand the said deserters in writing^ proving by an exhibition of the registers of the vessel's or ship's roll, or other public documents, that those men were part of the said crews ; and, on this demand so proved, (saving, however, where the contrary is proved,) the delivery shall not be refused.
Page 38 - I will never send another minister to France without assurances that he will be received, respected, and honored as the representative of a great, free, powerful, and independent nation.
Page 40 - United States. Thinking in this manner, and feeling how incumbent it is upon every person, of every description, to contribute at all times to his country's welfare, and especially in a moment like the present, when every thing we hold dear and sacred is so seriously threatened, I have finally determined to accept the commission of Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States...
Page 291 - ... also from one place belonging to an enemy to another place belonging to an enemy, whether they be under the jurisdiction of one power or under several.
Page 297 - ... no shelter or refuge shall be given in their ports to such as shall have made...
Page 292 - If the ships of the said subjects, people, or inhabitants, of either of the parties, shall be met with, either sailing along the coasts or on the high seas, by any ship of war of the other, or by any privateer, the said ship of war or privateer...