The Raft, of which we have here given a description, as desirable for an Hospital-Raft, is not a new invention of ours. In fact, it bears relation to all classes of floats, constructed of flexible air and waterproof materials coated with canvas; capable of being collapsed and folded up into a small space ;-as an Hospital-Ship has no room to carry enough life-boats of ordinary size, to answer the exigencies of a catastrophe in a sea-battle. Different sorts of life-saving rafts are used by the North-American vessels; but, one of the best sort appears to be the patent of Edward L. Perry, (Constructor to the Life-saving Raft-Company at New-York); *-which we have here taken for a

model.

This 3-cylinder raft, when inflated and ready for use, has a length of 22 feet and a breadth of 13 feet, with a buoyant capacity of ten thousand pounds, and a deck surface for passengers of 264 square feet; and when rolled and packed up for stowing away, it takes up only a space of about two feet in diameter, by thirteen feet long, with a weight of about five hundred pounds. It is propelled by eight oars. On trial, it was pulled to windward through a heavy sea in a gale of wind, with six oars, at the rate of five miles an hour, making very little or no water and riding the sea to prefection, with thirty men on it. For the object of the Red-Cross at Sea, this raft is to be strongly recommended, with some additions for the special service of a Hospital-Raft.

(*) Resolutions of the Intern. Confer, of 1869. Sec. II. No. 14.

Note. The numerals in this Index refer to the respective
numbers of the paragraphs, and of the subsections
of paragraphs. The paragraphs run in
uninterrupted succession through the whole work and
are marked at the top of each page.

ABANDONMENT. -Abandonment of jurisdiction, 48. Abandonment of
ship and goods, 65.

ACTS OF COMMERCE, 58.

AGENTS.-International agents, 141-147. Mutual ranking of inter-
national agents, 146. Letters of credence of international
agents, 147.
Recall or death of international agents, 147.

Consular agents, 152, subs. 4.

AIX-LA-CHAPELLE.-Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle, 146.
ALIENATION.-Alienation of territorial property, 30.

ALLEGIANCE, 40.

ALLIANCE.-Different kinds of alliance, 177. Neutral alliance, 228.
ALLIES.-Allies of the enemy, 177.

AMBASSADOR.-Right of sending, receiving and refusing ambassador,
129. Recall of ambassador, 173.

AMBASSADRESS, 129.

AMICABLE ARRANGEMENTS, 157; 158.

AMNESTY, 301; 305.

AMSTERDAM.-Coutumes d'Amsterdam, 127.

ANGARIE.-Droit d'angarie, 251.

ANNUITIES, 79.

ANTICHRESIS, 139.

ANTWERP.-Laws of Antwerp, 127.

APPROACH.-Right of approach, 97.

ARBITRATION.-International arbitration, 21; 158.
ARCHIVES.-Consular archives, 152, subs. 7.

ARMED NEUTRALITY, 228.

ARMISTICE, 131; 195; 299.

ARMS.-Consular use of national arms, 152, subs. 2, 7.

ARRET.-Arrêt du prince, 251.

ARRIVAL.-What constitutes arrival of ship, 152, subs. 19.

ARTICLES.-Ship's articles, 70.

ASSESSMENT.-Assessment of damages, 63.

average contribution, 64.

Assessment of general

ASSIGNEES.-Official assignees; their duties, 80; their powers, 82.
ASSOCIATIONS.-Mercantile associations, 58.

ASYLUM.-Right of asylum, 44; 112; 255–262. Asylum claimed by
revenue cruiser with captured vessel, 114. Public minister's
right of asylum, 143. Difference between right of asylum and
right of refuge, 256. Rules of asylum, 260–262. Neutral
ships of war on the high sea cannot exercise the right of
asylum, 261.

AUBAINE.-Droit d'aubaine, 51; 138.

AUDIENCE, for delivery of letters of credence, 147.
AUTONOMY, of States, 24.

AVERAGE.-General principles of the law of average, 63. General
average, 63, subs. 2. Particular average, 63, subs. 4.

Aver-

age on goods in lighters, 63, subs. 5. Master's liability for
average, 63, subs. 10. Average accustomed, 63, subs. 11.
Arnould's principle of average, 63, subs. 12. Goods warranted
free of average, 63, subs. 12, b. Assessment of general aver-
age contribution, 64. Master's duty in case of average, 68,
subs. 25.

BALANCE OF POWER, 153; 154.

BALANCE-SHEET, in bankruptcy, 80, subs. 15.

BANISHMENT, 40.

BANKRUPTCY LAW, 79.

BANKRUPT.-Arrest and release of bankrupt, 80, subs. 3. Bankrupt's
right of appeal, 80, subs. 5.

BARRATRY, 70.

Belligerent.—Belligerent right to raise troops, 185. Relations be-
tween belligerents and neutrals, 226-262. Belligerent right
of visit and search, 236-242.

BILLS.-Bills of exchange, 59. Bills of lading, 73.

BLOCKADE.-Pacific blockade, 167. Hostile blockade, 269–281. Valid

blockade, 270. Siege blockade, 271. Maritime and com-
mercial blockade, 271. Notification of blockade, 272; 273.
Discontinuance of blockade, 274. Observation blockade, 275.
Breach of blockade, 277-281. Relaxation of blockade, 280.
BLOCKADED PLACES.-Public vessels, ministers and consuls, at block-
aded places, 276.

BOMBARDMENT, 168; 188.

BOOKS OF MERCHANTS, 58.

BOTTOMRY.-Insurance on bottomry, 62, subs. 16. Nature and legal
aspects of bottomry contract, 75. Rules regarding bottomry,
75. Consular duties with regard to bottomry, 152, subs. 25.

BRUSSELS CONFERENCE, 182-184.

BUOYS, 152, subs. 14.

CABLE. Submarine cables, 123.
CANALS, 91.

CAPACITY OF SHIPS, 71, subs. 6.
CAPITULATION, 131; 194.

CAPTOR.-Rights of captor, 208.

Duties of captor, 283.

CAPTURE. Right of capture, 202-205. Capture on the principle of
edicta inhibitoria, 218. Illegal capture, 258; 259.

CAPTURED GOODS, 211.

CENTRAL AMERICAN CANAL OR RAILWAY, 134.

CERTIFICATE.-Expert's or surveyor's certificate, 152, subs. 31.

sular certificate, 152, subs. 33.

Con-

COLLISION.-Collision of ships, 77; 109. Obligation to stand by, after

collision, 117.

COLONIAL.-Modern colonial policy, 35. Rights and responsibilities
of colonial Powers, 36.

COLONISATION.-Origin of colonisation, 34. Colonisation companies, 16.
COMBATANTS, 185.

COMMERCE.-Commercial law, 58.

Neutral commerce, 229.
affairs, 152, subs. 13.

COMITY.-International comity, 29.

Maritime commercial law, 126.
Consul's relation to commercial

COMMISSION.-Insurance of expected commission, 62, subs. 20. Com-
missions rogatoires, 87; 152, subs. 38.

COMMON SENSE, 12.

COMMUNICATION.-Consular communications, 152, subs. 9. Postal and
telegraphic communication, 180. Modes of communication.
between belligerents, 193.

COMPANIES. Public companies, 58. Trading or colonisation com-
panies, 16.

COMPOSITION, IN INSOLVENCY, 81.

COMPROMISE.-International compromises, 157.
CONCURRENT JURISDICTION, 49.

CONDITIONED.-Law of the conditioned, 5.

CONFEDERACY, 25.

CONFISCATION, 265.

CONFLICT.-Conflict of laws, 50. International conflict of laws, 38.
Conflicting agreements, 133.

CONFERENCE.-International Conferences, 159. Conference of Brussels,
182-184. Conference of London, 140, subs. 9.

CONGRESS.-International Congress, 159. Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle,
146. Congress of Vienna, 146; 292.

CONQUEST, 309.

CONSCIENCE. Individual conscience, 2. Popular conscience, 2; 10.
Law of human conscience, 7.

CONSOLATO DEL MARE, 127.

CONSTRAINT.-Measures of constraint short of war, 161–168.
CONSUL.-Consular duties in case of shipwreck, 78, subs. 7. Concur-
rent consular jurisdiction, 110. Consular protection, 111.
Consular officers, 148-151. Relations between consuls and
local authorities, 152, subs. 3. Consular reports, 152, subs. 6.
Rules of consular office, 152. Consular duties toward na-
tionals, 152, subs. 12. Consular certificates, 152, subs. 33.
Un-official services of consuls, 152, subs. 35. Magisterial
decisions of consuls, 152, subs. 46.

CONTINUOUS VOYAGE, doctrine of, 277.
CONTRIBUTIONS, for war purposes, 308.

CONTRABAND OF WAR, 263-268.

CONTRACT.-Law of contracts, 55. Contract of exchange, 59. Con-
tract of insurance, 61, subs. 7. Contract of affreightment,
72. Dissolution of contract of affreightment, 72, subs. 36.
Bottomry contract, 75. Prescription of maritime contracts,
76. International contracts, 130. Contracts of guarantee,

139. Ransom contract, 206.

CONVENANCE.-Droit de convenance, 153.

CONVENTION.-International conventions, 130. Convention for the

suspension of hostilities, 131. Transitory conventions, 130;
135, subs. 9; 138. Effect of war upon conventions, 138.
Convention for the protection of submarine cables, 124. Con-
vention of London, 140, subs. 9. Black Sea convention, 140,
subs. 13.

CONVOY, 240.

CORPORATION.-Mercantile corporations, 58.
CORPUS.-International corpus juris, 20.

CRAVING.-Craving for international rules, S. Cause of that craving, 9.