Correspondence Concerning Claims Against Great Britain: General appendix. Parliamentary and judicial appendixU.S. Government Printing Office, 1870 - Alabama claims |
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... directions for the construction of the vessel and in taking counsel with those who were more immediately concerned . Now I shall call before you a person by the name of Acton , who was a watchmen in Messrs . Miller and Sons ' yard , and ...
... directions for the construction of the vessel and in taking counsel with those who were more immediately concerned . Now I shall call before you a person by the name of Acton , who was a watchmen in Messrs . Miller and Sons ' yard , and ...
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... directions by Mr. Miller to the workmen and others , the Alexandra was spoken of by him as mat- ter of description , or in the way of description by any particular name or term appli- cable to a ship . Did he speak of it ( I will not ...
... directions by Mr. Miller to the workmen and others , the Alexandra was spoken of by him as mat- ter of description , or in the way of description by any particular name or term appli- cable to a ship . Did he speak of it ( I will not ...
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... directions to the workmen , as part of the res gesta of that yard , would , I humbly conceive , be contrary to every prin- ciple of evidence . But that is not the only ground upon which the objection is inad- missible . My learned ...
... directions to the workmen , as part of the res gesta of that yard , would , I humbly conceive , be contrary to every prin- ciple of evidence . But that is not the only ground upon which the objection is inad- missible . My learned ...
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... direction were given to build it in a particular fashion , and as the reason something were pointed out , that possibly might be evidence ; but the officer who is now in the witness - box I do not understand to have had anything to do ...
... direction were given to build it in a particular fashion , and as the reason something were pointed out , that possibly might be evidence ; but the officer who is now in the witness - box I do not understand to have had anything to do ...
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... directions about the Phantom , do am not certain . Do you know Mr. Speers ? —Yes . you say , or not ? -I Who is Mr. Speers ? -Mr . Speers is Messrs . Fawcett , Preston , & Co.'s overlooker . Do you know him ? -Yes . How long have you ...
... directions about the Phantom , do am not certain . Do you know Mr. Speers ? —Yes . you say , or not ? -I Who is Mr. Speers ? -Mr . Speers is Messrs . Fawcett , Preston , & Co.'s overlooker . Do you know him ? -Yes . How long have you ...
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Page 192 - ... be concerned in the furnishing, fitting out, or arming of any ship or vessel with intent that such ship or vessel shall be employed in the service of any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or people...
Page 155 - States shall then be at peace with such belligerent. ) 8. Fitting out and arming, or attempting to fit out and arm, or procuring to be fitted out and armed, or knowingly being concerned in the furnishing, fitting out, or arming of any ship or vessel with intent that such ship or vessel shall be employed in the service of either of the said belligerents.
Page 79 - ... or procure to be equipped, furnished, fitted out or armed, or shall knowingly aid, assist or be concerned in the eqnipping, 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 331 - ... employed in the service of any foreign Prince, State, or Potentate, or of any foreign colony, province, or part of any province or people...
Page 339 - That if any person in any part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or in any part of his Majesty's dominions beyond the seas...
Page 172 - ... any person or persons exercising or assuming to exercise the powers of government in or over any foreign country, colony, province, or part of any province or people...
Page 184 - But there is nothing in our laws, or in the law of nations, that forbids our citizens from sending armed vessels, as well as munitions of war, to foreign ports for sale. It is a commercial adventure which no nation is bound to prohibit, and which only exposes the persons engaged in it to the penalty of confiscation.
Page 193 - States for any ship or vessel to the intent that she may be employed as aforesaid. 10. Increasing or augmenting, or procuring to be increased or augmented, or knowingly being concerned in increasing or augmenting the force of any ship of war, cruiser, or other armed vessel, which at...
Page 191 - That if any person shall, within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, enlist or enter himself, or hire or retain another person to enlist or enter himself, or to go beyond the limits or jurisdiction of the United States with intent to be enlisted or entered in the service of any foreign prince, State, colony, district, or people, as a soldier, or as a marine or seaman, on board of any vessel of war, letter of marque, or privateer, every person, so offending, shall lie deemed guilty...
Page 363 - 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...