 | United States. Congress - Law - 1843 - 700 pages
...necessity, into a pori strictly blockaded, this necessity is good defence, and exempts her from penalty. A vessel on the high seas, beyond the distance of a marine league from the shore, ia regarded as part of the territory of the nation to which she belongs, and subjected exclusively... | |
 | Nathan Hale - Monthly chronicle (Boston, Mass.) - 1842 - 596 pages
...necessity, into a port strictly blockaded, this necessity is good defence, and exempts her from penalty. A vessel on the high seas, beyond the distance of...the territory of the nation to which she belongs, and subjected exclusively to the jurisdiction of that nation. If, against the will of her master, or... | |
 | 1842 - 440 pages
...necessity, into a port strictly blockaded, this necessity is good defence, and exempts her from penalty. A vessel on the high seas, beyond the distance of...the territory of the nation to which she belongs, and subjected, exclusively to the jurisdiction of that nation. If, against the will of her master,... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - Bills, Legislative - 1843 - 576 pages
...necessity into a port strictly blockaded, this necessity is good defence and exempts her from penalty. A vessel on the high seas beyond the distance of a...the territory of the nation to which she belongs, and subjected exclusively to the jurisdiction of that nation. If, against the will of her master or... | |
 | 1845 - 598 pages
...belong. This right is shown, on the part of the American secretary, to be exclusive ; he says : — " A. vessel on the high seas, beyond the distance of a marine league from the shore, is regarded as a part of the territory of the nation to which she belongs •. and subjected, exclusively, to the... | |
 | Commerce - 1845 - 596 pages
...belong. This right is shown, on the part of the American secretary, to be exclusive ; he says : — " A vessel on the high seas, beyond the distance of a marine league from the shore, is regarded as a part of the territory of the nation to which she belongs ; and subjected, exclusively, to the jurisdiction... | |
 | Daniel Webster - United States - 1848 - 414 pages
...necessity into a port strictly blockaded, this necessity is good defense, and exempts her from penalty. A vessel on the high seas, beyond the distance of...the territory of the nation to which she belongs, and subjected exclusively to the jurisdiction of that nation. If, against the will of her master or... | |
 | Daniel Webster - United States - 1851 - 658 pages
...necessity into a port strictly blockaded, this necessity is a good defence, and exempts her from penalty. A vessel on the high seas, beyond the distance of...the territory of the nation to which she belongs, and subjected exclusively to the jurisdiction of that nation. If, against the will of her master or... | |
 | James Kent - Law - 1851 - 706 pages
...that necessity exempted the vessel from all penalty and all hazard : that a vessel on the high seas is regarded as part of the territory of the nation to which she belongs, and subject to ita exclusive jurisdiction; and if it be forced by such necessity into a foreign port,... | |
 | Daniel Webster - United States - 1853 - 658 pages
...necessity into a port strictly blockaded, this necessity is a good defence, and exempts her from penalty. A vessel on the high seas, beyond the distance of...the territory of the nation to which she belongs, and subjected exclusively to the jurisdiction of that nation. If, against the will of her master or... | |
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A vessel on the high seas beyond the distance of a marine league from the shore, is regarded as part of the territory of the nation to which she belongs, and subjected exclusively to the jurisdiction of that nation. 
