The Doctrine of Continuous Voyage

"The author reviews the origin of the doctrine of continuous voyage in the so called ""rule of war of 1756,"" its application by the British to blockade and the carriage of contraband before and during the Napoleonic wars, the interpretations which Sir William Scott placed upon it, and the more recent applications and extensions which it received during the Crimean war, the American Civil War, the war of 1896 between Italy and Abyssinia, the Boar War and especially the World War. There is also a summary of the discussions of the subject at the London Naval Conference."