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... Cobbett's Political Register VOL.XXI From January to June,1812 - Side 221av Cobbett's Political Register VOL.XXI From January to June,1812 - 1812Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
| 1812 - 1020 sider
...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... | |
| 1811 - 676 sider
...presents a scries of acts hostile to the U. 8. as an independent and neutral nation. British cruisers have been in the continued practice of violating the...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... | |
| 1812 - 500 sider
...those heretofore laid before them, on the subject of our affairs with Great Britain. Without going back beyond the renewal in 1803, of the war in which Great...practice of violating the American flag on the great high way of nations, and of seizing and carrying off persons sailing under it; not in the exercise... | |
| Massachusetts. General Court. Senate - 1812 - 34 sider
...series of acts hostile to the United States as an independent and neutral nation. British cruisers have been in the continued practice of violating the...belligerent right founded on the law of nations, against an enemy, but of a municipal prerogative over British subjects. British jurisdiction is thus extended... | |
| 1812 - 448 sider
...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 - 1812 - 446 sider
...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,... | |
| 1813 - 818 sider
...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 sider
...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 - 1814 - 542 sider
...communicate to congress certain documents, being a continuation of those heretofore laid before them, oa the subject of our affairs with Great Britain. Without...belligerent right, founded on the law of nations, against an enemy, but of a municipal prerogative over British subjects. British jurisdiction is thus extended... | |
| Walter Scott - 1814 - 536 sider
...of the war in which Great Britain is engaged, and omitting unrepaired wrongs of inferiormagnitude, the conduct of her government presents a series of...belligerent right, founded on the law of nations, against an enemy, but of a municipal prerogative over British subjects. British jurisdiction is thus extended... | |
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