Neutral Relations of England and the United StatesW.V. Spencer, 1863 - 116 pages |
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Page 27 - 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 18 - 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...
Page 18 - His Majesty, issue or deliver any Commission for any Ship or Vessel, to the intent that such Ship or Vessel shall be employed, as aforesaid, every such Person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a Misdemeanor; and shall, upon conviction thereof, upon any information or indictment, be punished by fine and imprisonment, or either of them, at" the discretion of the Court in which such Offender shall be convicted...
Page 103 - Dominions, was a ship of war, cruiser, or armed vessel in the service of any foreign prince...
Page 33 - ... preparations were made. These preparations, according to the very terms of the act, must be made within the limits of the United States ; and it is equally necessary that the intention with respect to the employment of the vessel should be formed before she leaves the United States. And this must be a fixed intention ; not conditional or contingent, depending on some future arrangements.
Page 15 - SIR: It appearing that repeated contraventions of our neutrality have taken place in the ports of the United States, without having been discovered in time for prevention or remedy, I have it in command from the President, to address to the collectors of the respective districts a particular instruction on the subject. It is expected that the officers of the customs in each district will, in the course of their official functions, have a vigilant eye upon whatever may be passing within the ports...
Page 43 - This vessel has been built and launched from the dock-yard of persons, one of whom is now sitting as a member of the House of Commons, and is fitting out for the especial and manifest object of carrying on hostilities by sea.
Page 51 - It is not sufficient to say it is not completed there — you are not to take any measure there, that shall lead to immediate violence ; you are not to avail yourself -of a station, on neutral territory, making as it were a vantage ground of the neutral Country, a Country which is to carry itself with perfect equality between both belligerents, giving neither the one or the other any advantage.
Page 61 - The commission, therefore, of a public ship, when duly authenticated, so far at least as foreign courts are concerned, imports absolute verity, and the title is not examinable. The property must be taken to be duly acquired, and cannot be controverted. This has been the settled practice between nations ; and it is a rule founded in public convenience and policy...
Page 39 - Act (a) any commissioned officer on full pay in the military or naval service of Her Majesty...