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" 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 Weekly Political Register - Page 217
1812
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The Scots Magazine and Edinburgh Literary Miscellany, Volume 74

1812 - 1020 pages
...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...
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The Congressional Reporter

1811 - 676 pages
...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...
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The American Review of History and Politics, and General ..., Volume 4

1812 - 500 pages
...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...
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Report of the Committee of the Senate of Massachusetts, Comprising the ...

Massachusetts. General Court. Senate - 1812 - 34 pages
...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...law of nations, against an enemy, but of a municipal prerogative over British subjects. British jurisdiction is thus extended to neutral vessels in a situation...
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Cobbett's Political Register, Volume 22

William Cobbett - 1812 - 446 pages
...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,...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and ..., Volume 54

1813 - 818 pages
...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...
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The New annual register, or General repository of history ..., Volume 33

1813 - 1082 pages
...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...
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The Edinburgh Annual Register, Volumes 1-2; Volume 5

Walter Scott - 1814 - 542 pages
...communicate to congress certain documents, being a continuation of those heretofore laid before them, oa the subject of our affairs with Great Britain. Without...law of nations, against an enemy, but of a municipal prerogative over British subjects. British jurisdiction is thus extended to neutnl veMcls in a situation...
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The Edinburgh Annual Register, Part 2

Walter Scott - 1814 - 536 pages
...of the war in which Great Britain is engaged, and omitting unrepaired wrongs of inferiormagnitude, the conduct of her government presents a series of...law of nations, against an enemy, but of a municipal prerogative over British subjects. British jurisdiction is thus extended to :ral vessels in a situation...
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The Historical Register of the United States: From the declaration of war in ...

Thomas H. Palmer - 1814 - 504 pages
...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...law of nations against an enemy, but of a municipal prerogative over British subjects. British jurisdiction is thus extended to neutral vessels, in a situation...
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