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... courts for the necessary power , to be granted upon proper proofs . Neither of the parties was to demand the delivery of any sailors or subjects or citizens belonging to the other party who had been employed on board the vessels of ...
... courts for the necessary power , to be granted upon proper proofs . Neither of the parties was to demand the delivery of any sailors or subjects or citizens belonging to the other party who had been employed on board the vessels of ...
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... courts . ” 21 The Secretary of War objected to the British minister's proposal that the United States should demand the de- livery of such seamen as had been employed on board British vessels and who had in time of war or threat- ened ...
... courts . ” 21 The Secretary of War objected to the British minister's proposal that the United States should demand the de- livery of such seamen as had been employed on board British vessels and who had in time of war or threat- ened ...
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... Court of Admiralty , pro- posed that the narrow seas should be excepted in the 25 King to Secretary of State , July , 1803 ; American State operation of the article . With that exception they ex- Papers , For . Rel . , II . , 503-504 ...
... Court of Admiralty , pro- posed that the narrow seas should be excepted in the 25 King to Secretary of State , July , 1803 ; American State operation of the article . With that exception they ex- Papers , For . Rel . , II . , 503-504 ...
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... court , not by the captain himself.29 It was pointed out that the very resemblance of American and British seamen , which the British Gov- ernment alleged as one of the reasons for the enforce- ment of impressment , made it more ...
... court , not by the captain himself.29 It was pointed out that the very resemblance of American and British seamen , which the British Gov- ernment alleged as one of the reasons for the enforce- ment of impressment , made it more ...
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... courts was also omitted because it conformed to the existing practice , and needed no agreement upon the subject.37 Monroe , receiving no response from Lord Harrowby , was in doubt whether to consider the negotiation at an end or to ...
... courts was also omitted because it conformed to the existing practice , and needed no agreement upon the subject.37 Monroe , receiving no response from Lord Harrowby , was in doubt whether to consider the negotiation at an end or to ...
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Page 469 - Parties, that the inhabitants of the said United States shall have forever, in common with the subjects of His Britannic Majesty, the liberty to take fish of every kind on that part of the southern coast of Newfoundland which extends from Cape Ray to the Rameau Islands, on the western and northern coast of Newfoundland, from the said Cape Ray to the Quirpon Islands...
Page 457 - 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 470 - And the United States hereby renounce forever, any liberty heretofore enjoyed or claimed by the inhabitants thereof, to take, dry, or cure fish on, or within three marine miles of any of the coasts, bays, creeks, or harbours of His Britannic Majesty's dominions in America...
Page 340 - Whereas the traffic in slaves is irreconcilable with the principles of humanity and justice, and whereas both His Majesty and the United States are desirous of continuing their efforts to promote its entire abolition, it is hereby agreed that both the contracting parties shall use their best endeavors to accomplish so desirable an object.
Page 319 - All prisoners of war taken on either side, as well by land as by sea, shall be restored as soon as practicable after the ratifications of this treaty, as hereinafter mentioned, on their paying the debts which they may have contracted during their captivity. The two contracting parties respectively engage to discharge, in specie, the advances which may have been made by the other for the sustenance and maintenance of such prisoners.
Page 426 - ... from the northwest angle of Nova Scotia, viz., that angle which is formed by a line drawn due north from the source of St. Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean...
Page 169 - ... respective offices, it shall be lawful for the President of the United States, in case he shall think it necessary, to authorize any person or persons...
Page 226 - ... without any molestation from the United States; but when those tribes, or any of them, shall be disposed to sell their lands, or any part of them, they are to be sold only to the United States; and until such sale, the United States will protect all the said Indian tribes in the quiet enjoyment of their lands against all citizens of the United States, and against all other white persons who intrude upon the same. And the said Indian tribes again acknowledge themselves to be under the protection...
Page 258 - East by a line to be drawn along the middle of the river St. Croix, from its mouth in the bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid highlands which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic ocean from those which fall into the river St. Lawrence...
Page 470 - Labrador, so long as the same shall remain unsettled; but so soon as the same, or either of them, shall be settled, it shall not be lawful for the said fishermen to dry or cure fish at such...