 | Thomas Barclay - 1906 - 180 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 to...profitable to all engaged in it, or to the nation that authorises it." He also suggested the following article for the treaty then under discussion : —... | |
 | Katharine Coman - 1907 - 466 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 time... | |
 | 1907 - 526 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 to...engaged in it or to the nation that authorizes it. The author also cites the article proposed by Franklin 7 on this subject for the treaty then under... | |
 | Sir Thomas Barclay - 1907 - 414 էջ
...merchants on the high sea-, a remnant of the ancient piracy, though it may be accidentally beneficial l'i particular persons, is far from being profitable to all engaged in it, or to the nation that authorises it." He also suggested the following article for the treaty then under discussion : —... | |
 | Sir Thomas Barclay - 1907 - 412 էջ
...high seas, a remnant of the ancient piracy, though it may be accidentally beneficial to [articular persons, is far from being profitable to all engaged in it, or to the nation that authorises it." He also suggested the following article for the treaty then under discussion : —... | |
 | Syngman Rhee - 1912 - 140 էջ
...made as early as 1783 that "the practice of robbing merchants on the high seas, a remnant of ancient piracy, though it may be accidentally beneficial to particular persons, is far from profitable to all engaged in it . . ." The British ship builders and individual merchants, however,... | |
 | 1996 - 1114 էջ
...lasting. The practice of robbing merchants on the high seas, a remnant of the antient piracy, tho' it may be accidentally beneficial to particular persons,...authorizes it. In the beginning of a war some rich ships, not upon their guard, are surprised &. taken. This encourages the first adventurers to fit out more... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, University Press of the Pacific - 2001 - 190 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 to...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... | |
 | Daniel Gardner - 2004 - 318 էջ
...The practice of robbing- merchants on the high seas, a remnant of the ancient piracy, though it maybe accidentally beneficial to particular persons, is...engaged in it, or to the nation that authorizes it." They add a strong condemnation of privateering. (See Diplomatic Correspondence vol. 2d, p. 237-8.)... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 2006 - 472 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 to...authorizes it. In the beginning of a war some rich ships not upon their guard are surprized and taken. This encourages the first adventurers to fit out more... | |
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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. 
