English Neutrality: Is the Alabama a British Pirate?, Band 1A.D.F. Randolph, 1863 - 36 Seiten |
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Adams affidavits American armament armed vessels assuming to exercise attempt Azores Bahama barque Maury Beaumarchais belligerent bound breach Britain British consul British government British port cargo character citizens colonies commission commit compensation conduct Confederate consul court of Versailles crew criminal cruise cruisers declared destination Don Miguel duty engaged England English English flag equipped expedition fitted flag Florida Foreign Enlistment Act French glish HARVARD COLLEGE honor hostilities increase or augment infractions infringement Jacob Bell Jefferson Jefferson Davis justice king's ambassador Kingdom law of nations letter Liverpool Lord Russell majesty majesty's dominions majesty's government matter Memoire Justificatif ment merchants minister offender officers Oreto and Alabama owners peace persons Phillimore pirates ports of France Portuguese prevent privateers prizes prosecuted province punishment rebels received respect restitution revolted seized seizures ship or vessel SIR-I sovereign steamer subjects taken Terceira THOMAS JEFFERSON tion United United Kingdom violate York
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Seite 6 - Potentate, or against the Subjects or Citizens of any Prince, State, or Potentate, or against the Persons exercising or assuming to exercise the Powers of Government in any Colony, Province, or Part of any Province or Country, or against the Inhabitants of any Foreign Colony, Province, or Part of any Province or Country...
Seite 7 - Majesty, for that purpose first had and obtained as aforesaid, shall, by adding to the number of the guns of such vessel, or by changing those on board for other guns, or by the addition of any equipment for war...
Seite 12 - ... committing, aiding, or abetting hostilities against any of the said powers, or by carrying to any of them those articles, which are deemed contraband by the modern usage of nations, will not receive the protection of the United States against such punishment or forfeiture; and further, that I have given instructions to those officers, to whom it belongs, to cause prosecutions to be instituted against all persons, who shall within the cognizance of the courts of the United States violate the law...
Seite 6 - 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...
Seite 7 - ... foreign prince or state or of any colony, district, or people, or belonging to the subjects or citizens of any such prince or state, colony, district, or people, the same being at war with any foreign prince or state or of any colony, district, or people, with whom the United States are at peace, by adding to the number of the guns of such vessel...
Seite 6 - Majesty's navy, who is by law empowered to make seizures, for any forfeiture incurred under any of the laws of customs or excise, or the laws of trade and navigation...
Seite 6 - ... against the inhabitants of any foreign colony, province, or part of any province or country, with whom His Majesty shall not then be at war, or shall within the United Kingdom, or any of His Majesty's dominions, or in any settlement, colony, territory, island, or place belonging or subject to 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...
Seite 6 - ... fine and imprisonment, or either of them, at the discretion of the court in which such offender shall be convicted...
Seite 17 - We have seen with sincere concern the flames of war lighted up again in Europe, and nations, with which we have the most friendly and useful relations, engaged in mutual destruction. While we regret the miseries in which we see others involved, let us bow with gratitude to that kind Providence, which, inspiring with wisdom and moderation our late legislative councils, while placed under the urgency of the greatest wrongs, guarded us from hastily entering into the sanguinary contest...
Seite 7 - ... employed in the service of any foreign prince, state, or potentate, or of any foreign colony, province, or part of anj province or people, or of any person or persons exercising or assuming to exercise any powers of government in or over any foreign state, colony, province, or part of any province or people...