 British cruisers have been in the continued practice of violating the American flag on the great highway of nations, and of seizing and carrying off persons sailing under it ; not in the exercise of a belligerent right, founded on the law of nations against...  The Congressional Globe - Page 719by United States. Congress - 1853Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1812 - 1020 pages
...American flag OD the great highway1 of nations, and of ailing and carrying off persons sailing unto it ; not in the exercise of a belligerent right, founded on the law of nations, against sn enemy, but of a municipal prerogative over British subjects. British jurisdiction is thus extended... | |
 | United States - 1811 - 676 pages
...and neutral nation. British cruisers have been in the continued practice of violating the American flag on the great highway of nations, and of seizing and carrying off persons sailing under it ; notinthe exercise of a belligerent right, founded on the law of nations against an enemy, but of... | |
 | Massachusetts. General Court. Senate - United States - 1812 - 34 pages
...and neutral nation. British cruisers have been in the continued practice of violating the American flag on the great highway of nations, and of seizing...of a municipal prerogative over British subjects. British jurisdiction is thus extended to neutral vessels in a situation where no laws can operate but... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1812 - 446 pages
...practice of vioJat" ing the American flag on the great high" way of nations, and of seizing and ear" rying off persons sailing under it, not in " the exercise of a belligerent right, found" ed on the law of nations against an ene" my, but of a municipal prerogative over " British subjects.... | |
 | Great Britain - 1812 - 448 pages
...violat" ing the American flag on the great high" way of nations, and of seizing and car" rying oflf persons sailing under it, not in " the exercise of a belligerent right, found" ed on the law of nations against an ene" my, but of a municipal prerogative over " British subjects.... | |
 | History - 1813 - 818 pages
...n«Sr»I nation. • !B*itish-cniizers have been in the continued practice of violating the American flag on the great highway of nations, and of seizing...and carrying off persons sailing under it, not in die exercise of a belligerent right, founded on the law of. nations against an enemy, but of a municipal... | |
 | 1813 - 1082 pages
...neutral nation. British cruizers have been in the continued practice of violating the American flagon the great highway of nations, and of seizing and carrying off persons sailing under i<, not in the exercise of a belligerent right, founded on the lawofnaiionsag.iinst an enemy, but of... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - United States - 1814 - 504 pages
...and neutral nation. British cruisers have been in the continued practice of violating the American flag on the great highway of. nations, and of seizing...of a municipal prerogative over British subjects. British jurisdiction is thus extended to neutral vessels, in a situation where no laws can operate... | |
 | Walter Scott - Europe - 1814 - 536 pages
...and neutral nation. British cruizers have been in the continued practice of violating the American flag on the great highway of nations, and of seizing...of a municipal prerogative over British subjects. British jurisdiction is thus extended to :ral vessels in a situation where no aws can operate but the... | |
 | Gideon Miner Davison, Samuel Williams - United States - 1815 - 126 pages
...and neutral nation. " British cruisers have been in the continual practice of violating the American flag on the great highway of nations, and of seizing...of a municipal prerogative over British subjects. British jurisdiction is thus extended to neutral vessels in a situation where no laws can operate but... | |
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