 | English literature - 1812 - 1020 pages
...American flag OD the great highway1 of nations, and of ailing and carrying off persons sailing unto it ; not in the exercise of a belligerent right, founded on the law of nations, against sn enemy, but of a municipal prerogative over British subjects. British jurisdiction is thus extended... | |
 | United States - 1811 - 676 pages
...hostile to the U. 8. as an independent and neutral nation. British cruisers have been in the continued practice of violating the American flag on the great...seizing and carrying off persons sailing under it ; notinthe exercise of a belligerent right, founded on the law of nations against an enemy, but of... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1812 - 446 pages
...the Unitec States 3s an independent and neutral nation British cruizers have been in the con fumed practice of violating the American flag on the great highway of Nations, am of seizing and carrying off persons sailin; under it ; not in the exercise of a bellige rent right,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1812 - 448 pages
...violat" ing the American flag on the great high" way of nations, and of seizing and car" rying oflf persons sailing under it, not in " the exercise of a belligerent right, found" ed on the law of nations against an ene" my, but of a municipal prerogative over " British subjects.... | |
 | History - 1813 - 818 pages
...United Siatts as an independent and n«Sr»I nation. • !B*itish-cniizers have been in the continued practice of violating the American flag on the great...and carrying off persons sailing under it, not in die exercise of a belligerent right, founded on the law of. nations against an enemy, but of a municipal... | |
 | 1813 - 1082 pages
...neutral nation. British cruizers have been in the continued practice of violating the American flagon the great highway of nations, and of seizing and carrying off persons sailing under i<, not in the exercise of a belligerent right, founded on the lawofnaiionsag.iinst an enemy, but of... | |
 | Walter Scott - Europe - 1814 - 536 pages
...the United States as an independent and neutral nation. British cruizers have been in the continued practice of violating the American flag on the great...subjects. British jurisdiction is thus extended to :ral vessels in a situation where no aws can operate but the law of naions and the laws of the country... | |
 | United States - 1816 - 416 pages
...to the U. States as an independant and neutral nation. British cruizers have been in the continued practice of violating the American flag, on the great...belligerent right, founded on the law of nations against an enemv, but of a municipal prerogative over British subjects. British jurisdiction is thus extended... | |
 | C. H. Gifford - Europe - 1817 - 904 pages
...United States, as an independent and neutral nation. " British cruisers have been in the continued and conclusive. And in the ev ex- . ercise of a belligerent right, founded on the law of nations, against an enemy, but of a municipal... | |
 | United States - 1819 - 524 pages
...neutral nation. British cruisers have been in the continued practice of violating the American Sag on the great highway of nations, and of seizing and...extended to neutral vessels, in a situation where DO laws can operate but the law of nations, and the laws of tbe country to which the vessels belong... | |
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British cruisers have been in the continued practice of violating the American flag on the great highway of nations, and of seizing and carrying off persons sailing under it, not in the exercise of a belligerent right founded on the law of nations against... 
