 | 1887 - 900 էջ
...likely to continue and be lasting. The practice of robbing merchants on the high seas, a remnant of the ancient piracy, though it may be accidentally beneficial...authorizes it. In the beginning of a war, some rich ships, not upon their guard, are surprised and taken. This encourages the first adventurers to fit out more... | |
 | United States. Dept. of State - 1889 - 1014 էջ
...likely to continue and be lasting. The practice of robbing merchants on the'high seas, a remnant of the ancient piracy, though it may be accidentally beneficial...authorizes it. In the beginning of a war, some rich ships, not upon their guard, are surprised and taken. This encourages the first adventurers to fit out more... | |
 | United States. Department of State - 1889 - 1048 էջ
...The practice of robbing merchants on the high seas, a remnant of the ancient piracy, thongh it may bo accidentally beneficial to particular persons, is...profitable to all engaged in it or to the nation that anthorizes it. In the beginning of a лтaг, H ii. и- rich ships, not upou their guard, are surprised... | |
 | Theodore Dwight Woolsey - 1891 - 558 էջ
...plunder in which it originates. " The practice of robbing merchants on the high seas, a remnant of the ancient piracy, though it may be accidentally beneficial...particular persons, is far from being profitable to till engaged in it, or to the nation that authorizes it." " There are three employments which I wish... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer, Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler - 1900 - 460 էջ
...to continue and be lasting. The practice of robbing merchants on the high seas, — a remnant of the ancient piracy, — though it may be accidentally...surprised and taken. This •encourages the first adventurers to fit out more armed vessels; a,nd many others to do the same. But the enemy at the same... | |
 | International Law Association - 1900 - 740 էջ
...likely to continue and be lasting. The practice of robbing merchants on the high seas, a remnant of the ancient piracy, though it may be accidentally beneficial...engaged in it or to the nation that authorizes it." He also suggested the following article for the treaty then under discussion: "That if war shall arise... | |
 | Ferdinand Perels - 1903 - 392 էջ
...robbing merchants on the high sea — a remnant of the ancient piran/ — though it may be accùlentaly beneficial to particular persons, is far from being...profitable to all engaged in it, or to the nation that authorise» it." T) In der Tat wurde auch schon zu jener Zeit teils auf die Befugnis, Kaperbriefe auszustellen,... | |
 | Ferdinand Perels - 1903 - 388 էջ
...merchants on the high sea — a remnant of the ancient piracy — though it may be accidentaly benefieial to particular persons, is far from being profitable to all engaged in it, or to the nation that authorises it." T) In der Tat wurde auch schon zu jener Zeit teils auf die Befugnis, Kaperbriefe auszustellen,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1904 - 510 էջ
...lasting. The practice of robbing merchants on the high seas—a remnant of the ancient piracy,—though it may be accidentally beneficial to particular persons,...are surprised and taken. This encourages the first adventurers to fit out more armed vessels, and many others to do the same. But the enemy at the same... | |
 | Katharine Coman - 1905 - 474 էջ
...continue and be lasting. " The practice of robbing merchants on the high seas — a remnant of the ancient piracy — though it may be accidentally beneficial...are surprised and taken. This encourages the first adventurers to fit out more armed vessels ; and many others do the same. But the enemy at the same... | |
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The practice of robbing merchants on the high seas — a remnant of the ancient piracy — though it may be accidentally beneficial to particular persons, is far from being profitable to all engaged in it, or to the nation that authorizes it. 
