Manual of the Law of Maritime Warfare: Embodying the Decisions of Lord Stowell and Other English Judges, and of the American Courts, and the Opinions of the Most Eminent Jurists: with an Appendix of the Official Documents and Correspondence in Relation to the Present War, Volume 431 |
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... vessel which , prior to the date of this order , shall have sailed from any foreign port , bound for any port or place in her Majesty's dominions , shall be permitted to enter such port or place , and to discharge her cargo , and after ...
... vessel which , prior to the date of this order , shall have sailed from any foreign port , bound for any port or place in her Majesty's dominions , shall be permitted to enter such port or place , and to discharge her cargo , and after ...
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... vessel , where there is nothing particular or special in the conduct of the vessel itself , is determined by the residence of the owner ; but there may be circumstances arising from that conduct , which will lead to a contrary ...
... vessel , where there is nothing particular or special in the conduct of the vessel itself , is determined by the residence of the owner ; but there may be circumstances arising from that conduct , which will lead to a contrary ...
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... vessel , a Dutch fishing vessel , that went from Amsterdam , regularly and habitually , to Greenland , and to return to Amsterdam , there to deliver her cargo ; she is purchased in Holland ; she is pur- chased avowedly for the purpose ...
... vessel , a Dutch fishing vessel , that went from Amsterdam , regularly and habitually , to Greenland , and to return to Amsterdam , there to deliver her cargo ; she is purchased in Holland ; she is pur- chased avowedly for the purpose ...
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... vessels going to neutral ports , should be liable to con- demnation as prize . Notwithstanding all these evi- dences , that the ... vessel sent from England with goods to be imported into Grenada was seized , as employing 62 MARITIME WAR .
... vessels going to neutral ports , should be liable to con- demnation as prize . Notwithstanding all these evi- dences , that the ... vessel sent from England with goods to be imported into Grenada was seized , as employing 62 MARITIME WAR .
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... vessel take on board a cargo from an enemy's ship , under pretence of ransom , it is a trading with the enemy , and the vessel may be seized as prize of war , as well after she has discharged the cargo , and on her return voyage , as ...
... vessel take on board a cargo from an enemy's ship , under pretence of ransom , it is a trading with the enemy , and the vessel may be seized as prize of war , as well after she has discharged the cargo , and on her return voyage , as ...
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Page 109 - ... with the advice of our privy council, to issue this our royal proclamation, hereby...
Page 151 - And whereas it frequently happens that vessels sail for a port or place belonging to an enemy, without knowing that the same is besieged, blockaded, or invested...
Page 6 - Lord Stowell (1 Dodson, 247) observes: "It is not the less a war on that account, for war may exist without a declaration on either side. It is so laid down by the best writers on the law of nations. A declaration of war by one country only, is not a mere challenge to be accepted or refused at pleasure by the other.
Page 106 - 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 427 - Authorities whom it may concern, are to give the necessary directions herein as to them may respectively appertain.
Page 404 - To preserve the commerce of neutrals from all unnecessary obstruction, Her Majesty is willing, for the present, to waive a part of the belligerent rights appertaining to Her by the law of nations.
Page 13 - ... that their cargoes were taken on board before the expiration of the above term ; provided, that nothing herein contained shall...
Page 107 - That if any person, within any part of the United Kingdom, or in any part of His Majesty's dominions beyond the seas, shall, without the leave and...
Page 413 - I am directed by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 31st ultimo, enclosing a copy of a letter from Mr.
Page 404 - It is impossible for her Majesty to forego the exercise of her right of seizing articles contraband of war, and of preventing neutrals from bearing the enemy's...