| William Cobbett - 1801 - 358 σελίδες
...The words, which are as strong as words can be, are as follow : " I fcelieve it cannot be doubted, but that, by the general law of nations, the goods...found in the vessel of a friend are lawful prize. , Upon this principle, I presume, the British armed vessels have taken the property of French citizens... | |
| 1806 - 550 σελίδες
...country.' In 1793 he admitted, on the contrary, that free bottoms did not make free goods, and, ' that the goods of an enemy found in the vessel of a friend, were lawful prize.' At present he requires the American Plenipotentiary in England to insist ' on the... | |
| William Burdick - 1814 - 240 σελίδες
...in his letter to Genet, of 24th July, 1793, expresses himself thus, " I believe it cannot be doubted but that by the general law of nations, the goods...found in the vessel of a friend are lawful prize. It is true that sundry nations, desirous of avoiding the inconveniences of having their vessels stopped... | |
| Artemas Ward - 1814 - 68 σελίδες
...in his letter to Genet, of 24th July, 1793, expresses himself thus, " I believe it cannot be doubted but that by the general law of nations, the goods...found in the vessel of a friend are lawful prize. It is true that sundry nations, desirous of avoiding the inconveniences of haying their vessels stopped... | |
| Thomas H. Palmer - 1814 - 634 σελίδες
...Genet, of the 24th of July, 1793, in which he thus expresses himself : " I believe it cannot be doubted but that, by the general law of nations, the goods...an enemy found in the vessel of a friend are lawful prizes. It is true that sundry nations, desirous of avoiding the inconveniences of having their vessels... | |
| Thomas H. Palmer - 1814 - 602 σελίδες
...that, by the general law of nations, the goods of a friend found in the vessel of an enemy are^free, and the goods of an enemy found in the vessel of a friend are lawful prizes. It is true that sundry nations, desirous of avoiding the inconveniences of having their vessels... | |
| 1814 - 242 σελίδες
...general law of nations, the goods of a frreud found in the vessel of an enemy are free, and the gqods of an enemy found in the vessel of a friend are lawful prize. It is true that sundry nations, desirous of avoiding the inconveniences of having their vessels stopped... | |
| 1815 - 508 σελίδες
...British armed vessels, and their property taken out as lawful prize. I believe it cannot be doubted, but that, by the general law of nations, the goods...found in the vessel of a friend are lawful prize. Upon this principle, I presume, the British armed vessels have taken the property of French citizens... | |
| William Cobbett - 1820 - 888 σελίδες
...cannot be doubted, that, by the general law of nations, the goods of a friend, found in the vessels of an enemy, are free ; and the goods of an enemy,...found in the vessel of a friend, are lawful prize." — Jefferson's Let. to Genet, 24 July, 1797. The law and practice of France has always carried this... | |
| 1827 - 542 σελίδες
...thus : " I believe it cannot be doubted, but that by the general law of nations, the goods of a friend in the vessel of an enemy are free, and the goods...found in the vessel of a friend are lawful prize. It is true that sundry nations, desirous of avoiding the inconveniences of having their vessels stopped... | |
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