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... injury and loss ; many with regard to conduct and the remuneration of those employed in assisting to save the cargo , and dis- tinctly declares that there is no relinquishment of property in throwing it overboard to lighten the ship ...
... injury and loss ; many with regard to conduct and the remuneration of those employed in assisting to save the cargo , and dis- tinctly declares that there is no relinquishment of property in throwing it overboard to lighten the ship ...
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... injuries or insults to avenge . The Cross must adventure against the Cross . Anathema must be bribed by the extension of the power and the pride of the priest , by the subjection of the Grecian superstition to the Pontiff of Rome ; the ...
... injuries or insults to avenge . The Cross must adventure against the Cross . Anathema must be bribed by the extension of the power and the pride of the priest , by the subjection of the Grecian superstition to the Pontiff of Rome ; the ...
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... injuries it had sustained . 419. In 1473 a general pacification appears to have taken place between the King of England , with the confirmation of Parliament , and the Hanse Towns . It was settled by commissioners from the King on the ...
... injuries it had sustained . 419. In 1473 a general pacification appears to have taken place between the King of England , with the confirmation of Parliament , and the Hanse Towns . It was settled by commissioners from the King on the ...
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... injury , and the King of England ordering the cap- tured property to be restored . 431. In 1292 , in consequence of a squabble between some English and French sailors about a well , the Cinque Ports of their own authority fitted out ...
... injury , and the King of England ordering the cap- tured property to be restored . 431. In 1292 , in consequence of a squabble between some English and French sailors about a well , the Cinque Ports of their own authority fitted out ...
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... injuries were to be forgotten , future were to be settled by arbitration , and the goods of the merchants of Lisbon or Oporto taken by the English were to be restored , unless the owners were assisting the enemy . 439. In 1378 we find ...
... injuries were to be forgotten , future were to be settled by arbitration , and the goods of the merchants of Lisbon or Oporto taken by the English were to be restored , unless the owners were assisting the enemy . 439. In 1378 we find ...
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Page 219 - Lord ! methought what pain it was to drown ! What dreadful noise of water in mine ears ! What sights of ugly death within mine eyes ! Methought, I saw a thousand fearful wrecks ; A thousand men, that fishes gnawed upon ; Wedges of gold, great anchors, heaps of pearl, Inestimable stones, unvalued jewels, All scattered in the bottom of the sea.
Page 370 - That if any person shall, within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, begin or set on foot, or provide or prepare the means for, any military expedition or enterprise, to be carried on from thence against the territory or dominions of any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or people, with whom the United States are [at] peace, every person, so offending, shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and shall be fined not exceeding three thousand dollars, and imprisoned...
Page 210 - Every steam ship, when approaching another ship, so as to involve risk of collision, shall slacken her speed, or, if necessary, stop and reverse ; and every steam ship shall, when in a fog, go at a moderate speed.
Page 238 - The liability of the owner of any vessel for any embezzlement, loss or destruction by any person of any property, goods or merchandise, shipped or put on board of such vessel, or for any loss, damage or injury by collision, or for any act, matter or thing, loss, damage or forfeiture, done, occasioned or incurred, without the privity or knowledge of such owner or owners, shall in no case exceed the amount or value of the interest of such owner in such vessel and her freight then pending.
Page 194 - A vessel under one hundred and fifty feet in length when at anchor shall carry forward, where it can best be seen, but at a height not exceeding twenty feet above the hull, a white light, in a lantern so constructed as to show a clear, uniform, and unbroken light visible all around the horizon at a distance of at least one mile.
Page 48 - Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand ; a day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains : a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.
Page 305 - Privateering is, and remains abolished. 2. 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 the enemy's flag.
Page 264 - ... has ascertained that she has no need of further assistance, and to render to the other vessel, her master, crew, and passengers (if any) such assistance as may be practicable and as may be necessary in order to save them from any danger caused by the collision...
Page 235 - ... (4) Where any loss or damage is by reason of the improper navigation of such ship as aforesaid caused to any other ship or boat...
Page 209 - When two steam vessels are meeting end on, or nearly end on, so as to involve risk of collision, each shall alter her course to starboard so that each may pass on the port side of the other.