Law of Contraband of War: With a Selection of Cases from the Papers of the Right Hon. Sir Geo. Lee, Página 914W. G. Benning & Company, 1856 - 342 páginas |
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affidavit aforesaid Amsterdam ANNA GALLEY annexed appear Article barrels belonging bills of lading BOA VENTURA bound Bourdeaux Britain Burthen captain captors carried casks cause of seizure certificates charter-party claim claimant claimers colourable commander Commissioners condemned confederate confiscation contraband Court of Admiralty CURIAM D'Hauterive Danish ship Dantzick dated declared decree delivered deponent Doctor of Laws Dover duly Dumont Dunkirk Dutch Dutch ship enemy England Esquire France freight GUDS HIELPE Havre de Grace hemp High Court Jenner Jonge Judge July June June 29 King laden laders lawful prize Lisbon Lords Majesty Majesty's March March 26 mariners master merchant neutral oath owners party passports persons pitch planks port Portuguese privateer prohibited pronounce just cause Prussian quæ restored sailed salt saltpetre seized ship and cargo ship or vessel ship's papers sole property Stephen Lushington subjects Sweden Swedish Swedish ship taken thereof timber tons traband treaty Vide antè voyage
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Página 244 - And whereas the difficulty of agreeing on the precise cases in which alone provisions and other articles not generally contraband may be regarded as such, renders it expedient to provide against the inconveniences and misunderstandings which might thence arise...
Página xxxi - Contra, if the great predominant character of a port be that of a port of naval military equipment, it shall be intended that the articles were going for military use, although merchant ships resort to the same place, and although it is possible that the articles might have been applied to civil consumption...
Página lvi - The case of dispatches is very different ; it is impossible to limit a letter to so small a size as not to be capable of producing the most important consequences in the operations of the enemy. It is a service, therefore, which, in whatever degree it exists, can only be considered in one character, as an act of the most noxious and hostile nature.
Página 244 - Contraband, be confiscated unless after warning of such blockade or investment from the commanding officer of the blockading forces, she shall again attempt to enter, but she shall be permitted to go to any other port or place she shall think proper.
Página 298 - Person or Persons commencing the same, any Law, Usage, or Custom to the contrary notwithstanding...
Página 240 - ... and any other kind of corn and pulse, tobacco, and likewise all manner of spices, salted and smoked flesh, salted fish, cheese and butter, beer, oils...
Página lxvii - The seat of judicial authority is, indeed, locally here, in the belligerent country, according to the known law and practice of nations ; but the law itself has no locality. It is the duty of the person who sits here to determine this question exactly as he would determine the same question if sitting at Stockholm ; to assert no pretensions on the part of Great Britain which he would not allow to Sweden in the same circumstances, and to impose no duties on Sweden, as a neutral country, which he would...
Página 240 - ... prepared for war by land or by sea, shall not be reputed contraband, much less such as have been already wrought and made up for any other use, all which shall be...
Página 244 - 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, it is agreed that every vessel so circumstanced may be turned away from such port or place, but shall not be detained ; nor shall any part of her cargo, if not contraband, be confiscated, unless, after...
Página 243 - ... and generally whatever may serve directly to the equipment of vessels, unwrought iron and fir planks only excepted...