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... The Edinburgh Annual Register, for 1808-26 - Page 3001814Full view - About this book
| 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
...presents a scries of acts hostile to the U. 8. as an independent and neutral nation. British cruisers have been in the continued practice of violating the...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... | |
| Massachusetts. General Court. Senate - United States - 1812 - 34 pages
...series of acts hostile to the United States as an independent and neutral nation. British cruisers have been in the continued practice of violating the...subjects. British jurisdiction is thus extended to neutral vessels in a situation where no laws can operate but the law of nations, and the laws of the... | |
| Europe - 1812 - 500 pages
...those heretofore laid before them, on the subject of our affairs with Great Britain. Without going back beyond the renewal in 1803, of the war in which Great...practice of violating the American flag on the great high way of nations, and of seizing and carrying off persons sailing under it; not in the exercise... | |
| 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.... | |
| 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,... | |
| History - 1813 - 818 pages
...seri«f of acts hostile to the United Siatts as an independent and n«Sr»I nation. • !B*itish-cniizers have been in the continued practice of violating the...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 - 542 pages
...communicate to congress certain documents, being a continuation of those heretofore laid before them, oa the subject of our affairs with Great Britain. Without...subjects. British jurisdiction is thus extended to neutnl veMcls in a situation where no laws can operate but the law of nations and the laws of the country... | |
| Walter Scott - Europe - 1814 - 536 pages
...of the war in which Great Britain is engaged, and omitting unrepaired wrongs of inferiormagnitude, the conduct of her government presents a series of...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... | |
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