Correspondence Concerning Claims Against Great Britain: General appendix. Parliamentary and judicial appendixU.S. Government Printing Office, 1869 - Alabama claims |
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... confederate flag ; also copy of decree of Captain General of Cuba , permitting entry of such vessels to discharge and take on cargoes in the ports of Cuba , provided their papers excite no suspicion of piracy or other crime against the ...
... confederate flag ; also copy of decree of Captain General of Cuba , permitting entry of such vessels to discharge and take on cargoes in the ports of Cuba , provided their papers excite no suspicion of piracy or other crime against the ...
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... confederacy , and on the case of the Pampero . UNITED STATES - CONFEDERATE CRUISERS . 1864 . House of Com- Mar. 7 Mr. Long's speech ...... 499 mons . The Attorney General's speech . 499 THE PAMPERO . Do .. Mar. 7 Mr. Dalglish's speech ...
... confederacy , and on the case of the Pampero . UNITED STATES - CONFEDERATE CRUISERS . 1864 . House of Com- Mar. 7 Mr. Long's speech ...... 499 mons . The Attorney General's speech . 499 THE PAMPERO . Do .. Mar. 7 Mr. Dalglish's speech ...
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... confederates . As a matter of fact , England , as is well known , issued her proclamation of neutrality a month earlier ... confederate equality , must have arisen out of the rebels ' ability to carry on war by sea as well as by land ...
... confederates . As a matter of fact , England , as is well known , issued her proclamation of neutrality a month earlier ... confederate equality , must have arisen out of the rebels ' ability to carry on war by sea as well as by land ...
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... confederate side . The declarations made by the leading peers upon this head were so significant and decisive , that I desire to urge them upon the attention of any who are disposed to conclude that English recognition of confederate ...
... confederate side . The declarations made by the leading peers upon this head were so significant and decisive , that I desire to urge them upon the attention of any who are disposed to conclude that English recognition of confederate ...
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... confederate privateers as pirates . And he quotes the case of the trial of the crew of the Savannah for piracy in New York , in 1861 , ( not 1862 , as he erroneously has it , ) where a confederate vessel had been captured at an early ...
... confederate privateers as pirates . And he quotes the case of the trial of the crew of the Savannah for piracy in New York , in 1861 , ( not 1862 , as he erroneously has it , ) where a confederate vessel had been captured at an early ...
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Adams admiralty aforesaid Alabama American April armed authority bark belligerent rights Birkenhead Boston Braine Britain Captain captured cargo CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS Chesapeake claim colony command commission committed confederate consul contraband copy court crew cruisers declaration deponent dispatch Earl Russell England English extradition flag foreign enlistment act Garaty Halifax harbor Historicus honor hostilities inclose Inclosure instant instructions issued James John jurisdiction justice Laird Brothers law of nations letters of marque Lieutenant Liverpool Lord Lyons Lord Russell lordship magistrate Majesty Majesty's government Majesty's treasury Marcy marine master Maury merchandise minister Mutual Insurance Company Nova Scotia obedient servant offense officers owners papers parties peace persons piracy pirates ports present President prisoners privateers prize proceedings proclamation of neutrality province received sail schooner Secretary seized seizure Seward ship or vessel steamer subjects taken tion treaty Tuscaloosa United violation warrant Washington William York
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Page 489 - 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. 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 94 - ... it shall be" lawful for the President of the United States, or such other person as he shall have empowered for that purpose, to employ such part of the land or naval forces of the United States...
Page 40 - Whereas the laws of the United States have been, for some time past, and now are opposed, and the execution thereof obstructed, in the States of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings, or by the powers vested in the marshals by law...
Page 91 - ... equip, furnish, fit out, or arm, or procure to be equipped, furnished, fitted out, or armed, or shall knowingly aid, assist, or be concerned in the equipping, furnishing, fitting out or arming of any ship or vessel, with intent or in order that such ship or vessel shall be employed in the service of any foreign Prince...
Page 93 - ... vessel, with her tackle, apparel, and furniture, together with all materials, arms, ammunition, and stores, which may have been procured for the building and equipment thereof, shall be forfeited, one-half to the use of the informer and the other half to the use of the United States.
Page 91 - Court in which such offender shall be convicted, and every such ship or vessel, with the tackle, apparel, and furniture, together with all the materials, arms, ammunition, and stores which may belong to, or be on board of, any such ship or vessel, shall be forfeited...
Page 94 - An act in addition to the act for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States," which does abridge the freedom of the press, is not law, but is altogether void and of no effect.
Page 165 - ... to cruise or commit hostilities against the subjects, citizens, or property of any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or people, with whom the United States are at peace.
Page 175 - ... with the advice of our privy council, to issue this our royal proclamation, hereby...
Page 178 - ... in either of which cases the authorities of the port, or of the nearest port (as the case may be), shall require her to put to sea as soon as possible after the expiration of such period of twenty-four hours...