JOINT CAPTURE-continued. a previous renunciation of risk by a master of a privateer ii. 347 where ships are in sight, under such circumstances that they ii. 347 where a chase was seen over an island from the top masts of ii. 348 constructive assistance by boats will not entitle their ships ii. 349 ii. 345 in the case of privateers being in sight, is not enough, the animus ii. 350 so of revenue cutters ii. 351 a privateer casually diverting the attention of enemy's ships, ii. 351 ii. 348 so of a ship or fleet, that diverts the course of an enemy, and ii. 378 L. LAW OF NATURE. See International Law. against foreign sovereigns, &c. LICENSE . i. 200 is stricti juris, but not to be construed literally where there is vitiated by want of good faith, or unnecessary departure from its terms ii. 250 by alteration of date ii. 265 to neutral ships, vitiated by substitution of hostile or British but not where vessels are to all appearance neutral, and ii. 251 there is no collusion on board will not protect a vessel unless shewn to apply to it ii. 252 to import will protect a vessel going in ballast for that pur- pose ii. 252 to sail under any flag but that of such a nation, excludes ii. 253 LICENSE-continued. will not enure beyond its specific purport ii. 254 to British merchant to import, will not protect the importation to sail in ballast, vitiated by carrying part of a cargo ii. 255 to proceed to a port for clearance, vitiated by taking in part of ii. 256 ii. 257 to import enumerated articles, will not protect articles not ii. 256 to import specific goods will not protect goods not specified ii. 256 ii. 256 ii. 258 to import in a vessel named or in any neutral vessel, held to ii. 259 ii. 257 to import, will not protect re-exportation vitiated by change of port of shipment ii. 260 ii. 260 to import to specified port by specified course, will not extend secus, where port not known to be interdicted at time of ii. 263 tion conditioned to touch at a specified port for convoy, vitiated by secus, where deviation was ordered by a British ad- ii. 264 to import to a specified port, not vitiated by contingent ulterior ii. 266 general, will protect all who act under it in compliance with its ii. 262 will not extend to a blockaded port, unless specially desig- ii. 262 267, et seq. nated expired, will protect in case of unavoidable delay by violence ii. 254 where the words United Kingdom and this kingdom were used ii. 263 N. NATIONAL CHARACTER, a merchant domiciled in a country is deemed a merchant domicil is where a person takes up his abode animo ii. 40 ii. 37 ii. 36, 37 domicil is presumed to be where a party resides ii. 37, et seq. ii. 40 not changed by mere intention of removal ii. 43 but native character is not revested by returning for a tem- ii. 44 is revested as soon as a person quits his foreign ii. 44 intention is presumed where a treaty allows time for or is only prevented from so quitting it by hostile ii. 44 ii. 45 jus postliminii does not attach where a new character is ii. 45 Eastern traders take their national character from the ii. 42 46, et seq. acquired by trade a merchant carrying on commerce in different countries in ii. 49. 78, et seq. a counting-house is not essential to the character of a mer- secus, as to shipments made before war a neutral collecting his debts in the enemy's country, and secus, where exportation is made for the sole purpose secus, where he resorted to Dutch ports only for bait, neutrals carrying on any privileged trade of the enemy, NATIONAL CHARACTER-continued. acquired by trade-continued. trade from an enemy's country to an enemy's colony, ii. 64 ii. 63 so from one West Indian island to another ii. 65 trade to enemy's colonies in the East not presumed though transhipped and transit duty paid of ships; and see Ship. is generally determined by owner's domicil carrying military persons to their duties in an enemy's confined exclusively to enemy's trade, hostile carrying on the enemy's coasting trade with false papers, ii. 97 of mariners. follows that of the country in whose service they are follows the national character of the proprietor shipped in time of war, cannot change their character in transitu ii. 98 ii. 98. 138 contracts of transfer in transitu made in contemplation of an absolute contract of sale vests the property in the con- ii. 107 where the contract is defeasible by the vendor, the pro- goods sold to an enemy to be delivered at the risk of the where appropriation is revocable, the property is in the ii. 108 where consignee is not bound to accept, the property 112, et seq. in case of insolvency of consignee, goods are revested by ii. 107 produce of landed estate while unsold, follows the character . ii. 114 NATIONAL CHARACTER-continued. of countries. in case of conquest follows that of the power in possession ii. 115 until recognised by the government of which they are NEUTRAL. See National Character; Capture; Search. ii. 116 PASSPORTS, P. to go to such a place implies license to return not determined by death of the grantor ii. 29 to be construed according to grammatical sense of the words ii. 28 granted to a class includes all of that class of whatever degree ii. 28 ii. 28 ii. 28 ii. 28 ii. 29 i. 199 extends to all places occupied by the grantor violation of PIRACY, depredation on the high sea without lawful commission i. 179, ii. 150 Brazilian treaty renders Brazilian slave-traders liable to be has the property in all ships detained by embargo, and con- demned ii. 295 so where a British ship is condemned for illegal trade ii. 295 ii. 296 so of prize taken by custom-house or excise vessels having ii. 296 so of all ships and cargoes collusively restored without ii. 298 so of all shares of prizes forfeited by breaking bulk, &c. ii. 298, 299 so of all prizes forfeited by breach of instructions, or any ii. 299 so of prize taken by a convoying ship deserting its convoy ii. 299 the captors |