This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1809 edition. Excerpt: ... vessels of either may trade with enemies of the other, in all goods but military stores and furniture: men of war meeting merchantmen shall not approach within cannon shot, and shall send but one or two men to examine passports, which being correct shall preclude further inquiry." Treaties between ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1809 edition. Excerpt: ... vessels of either may trade with enemies of the other, in all goods but military stores and furniture: men of war meeting merchantmen shall not approach within cannon shot, and shall send but one or two men to examine passports, which being correct shall preclude further inquiry." Treaties between England and Holland; 1668, 1674, 1678, 1685, 1689, 1700, 1709, 1713, 1784...." vessels at sea or elsewhere shall not be detained: the passport shall preclude all inquiry or search; and unless there appears manifest fraud, good faith shall always be given to it." The same principles are established in the following treaties, between England and Denmark, 1690, 1701. England and Turkey, prohibits any examination, 1675. England and Spain, 1713, 1715, 1783. England and Barbary powers, 1662, 1750, 1751. England and Russia, 1766. United States and France, 1778, 1800. "What arc the maritime rights of belligerents, and the consequent duties of neutrals? THE last point, for consideration, arising out of the above question, relates to the jurisdiction of a state, upon its sea coast; and as the decision of this point may be more correctly ascertained, by making the inquiry general, I will endeavor to explain....what is the distance to which a nation may justly extend its maritime dominions? 1. PRETENSIONS OF PARTICULAR STATES. Among the ancients, it does not appear, that there were any acknowleged or denned limits, beyond which a particular state could not exercise authority, without abridging the rights of others; power seems to have determined the only boundaryi The Greeks and Carthagenians, especially, not only interdicted communication with particular ports and coasts, but expelled the vessels of other states from the seas under their warlike...
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