 | 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
...her government presents a scries of acts hostile to the U. 8. as an independent and neutral nation. British cruisers have been in the continued practice...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... | |
 | 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.... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1812 - 446 pages
...the Unitec States 3s an independent and neutral nation British cruizers have been in the con fumed practice of violating the American flag on the great highway of Nations, am of seizing and carrying off persons sailin; under it ; not in the exercise of a bellige rent right,... | |
 | History - 1813 - 818 pages
...seri«f of acts hostile to the United Siatts as an independent and n«Sr»I nation. • !B*itish-cniizers have been in the continued practice of violating the...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... | |
 | Walter Scott - Europe - 1814 - 542 pages
...series of acts hostile to the United States as an independent and neutral nation. British cruizers have been in the continued practice of violating the...subjects. British jurisdiction is thus extended to neutnl veMcls in a situation where no laws can operate but the law of nations and the laws of the country... | |
 | United States - 1816 - 416 pages
...presents a series of acts hostile to the U. States as an independant and neutral nation. British cruizers have been in the continued practice of violating the...belligerent right, founded on the law of nations against an enemv, but of a municipal prerogative over British subjects. British jurisdiction is thus extended... | |
 | C. H. Gifford - Europe - 1817 - 904 pages
...government presents a series of acts hostile to the United States, as an independent and neutral nation. " A so , B I``4 [ @"% q jk RGW @ ? qPaՕ$ 9 F Њ Y(... 2 6 h : - Tu%{ q 2;s c 6 m m @ 9-$o i ex- . ercise of a belligerent right, founded on the law of nations, against an enemy, but of a municipal... | |
 | James Madison - Constitutional history - 1819 - 484 pages
...Government presents a series of acts hostile to the United States as an independent and neutral nation. British cruisers have been in the continued practice...enemy, but of a municipal prerogative over British 1 " More than six months had passed since Congress met, and the question of actual war was still in... | |
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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... 
