Modes of redress; war; maritime war; prize courts; contraband; blockade; neutralityU.S. Government Printing Office, 1906 |
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... steamers , who was charged with having mur- dered a native boatman . Mr. Borland , American minister to Central America , who happened to be on board the steamer , assisted the cap- tain in resisting arrest . Mr. Borland's action ...
... steamers , who was charged with having mur- dered a native boatman . Mr. Borland , American minister to Central America , who happened to be on board the steamer , assisted the cap- tain in resisting arrest . Mr. Borland's action ...
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... steamer to the town to take away such persons as desired to go . At nine o'clock the batteries of the Cyane were opened on the town with shot and shell for three - quarters of an hour . After an intermission of the same length they were ...
... steamer to the town to take away such persons as desired to go . At nine o'clock the batteries of the Cyane were opened on the town with shot and shell for three - quarters of an hour . After an intermission of the same length they were ...
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... steamer , by which action some forty persons were said to have been killed . The loss of the Wyoming was five killed and six wounded . A French steamer and a Dutch corvette had also been fired upon at the straits by the hostile daimio ...
... steamer , by which action some forty persons were said to have been killed . The loss of the Wyoming was five killed and six wounded . A French steamer and a Dutch corvette had also been fired upon at the straits by the hostile daimio ...
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... steamer Takiang for services in destroying hostile vessels in the Straits of Shimonoseki , the former on the 18th of July , 1863 , and the latter in September , 1864. The money was duly returned with the specified deduction . Mr. Bayard ...
... steamer Takiang for services in destroying hostile vessels in the Straits of Shimonoseki , the former on the 18th of July , 1863 , and the latter in September , 1864. The money was duly returned with the specified deduction . Mr. Bayard ...
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... steamer to the anchorage in the outer harbor before sunset . The Haytian Government , on being advised of the situation of things , surrendered the steamer , and an indemnity was subsequently paid for her arrest and detention . See S ...
... steamer to the anchorage in the outer harbor before sunset . The Haytian Government , on being advised of the situation of things , surrendered the steamer , and an indemnity was subsequently paid for her arrest and detention . See S ...
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Page 560 - The neutral flag covers enemy's goods, with the exception of contraband of war; 3. Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under enemy's flag; 4.
Page 433 - Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under enemy's flag; 4. Blockades, in order to be binding, must be effective ; that is to say, maintained by a force sufficient really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy.
Page 263 - The authority of the legitimate Power having in fact passed into the hands of the occupant, the latter shall take all the measures in his power to restore, and ensure, as far as possible, public order and safety, while respecting, unless absolutely prevented, the laws in force in the country.
Page 100 - Differences which may arise of a legal nature or relating to the interpretation of treaties existing between the two contracting parties and which it may not have been possible to settle by diplomacy...
Page 239 - Third, that the President of the United States be, and he hereby is, directed and empowered to use the entire land and naval forces of the United States, and to call into the actual service of the United States the militia of the several States to such extent as may be necessary to carry these resolutions into effect.
Page 100 - ... of a legal nature, or relating to the interpretation of treaties existing between the two Contracting Parties, and which it may not have been possible to settle by diplomacy, shall be referred to the Permanent Court of Arbitration established at The Hague by the Convention of the...
Page 6 - If other Powers deal unjustly or oppressively with either Government, the other will exert their good offices, on being informed of the case, to bring about an amicable arrangement, thus showing their friendly feelings.
Page 319 - Virginia on the following terms, to wit : Rolls of all the officers and men to be made in duplicate, one copy to be given to an officer...
Page 818 - ... she shall again attempt to enter, but she shall be permitted to go to any other port or place she may think proper...
Page 86 - The Tribunal of Arbitration assembles on the date fixed by the parties. " The Members of the Court, in the discharge of their duties and out of their own country, enjoy diplomatic privileges and immunities.