Cobbett's Parliamentary History of England Volume 10 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1812 edition. Excerpt: ... ship at sea, the Spa nish ship is by the 14th Article of the Treaty of 1667, M not to come within cannon shot of the British ship, but shall send their long boat or pinnaee to the British ship, with only two or three men on boflfd, to whom the master or owner shall shew his passports and sea-letters, whereby not only the ship's lading, but the place to which she belongs, and as well master and owner's name, as the name of the ship, may appear; by which means the quality of the ship, and her master or owner will be sufficiently known, as also the commodities she carries, whether they be contraband or not, to the which passports and sea-letters intire faith and credit shall be given." And supposing, Sir, it should appear, by the British ship's passports and sea-letters, that she is sailing to or from any Spanish port, and has prohibited goods on board; by the 15th Article of the same Treaty, "Those prohibited goods only are to be seized or confiscated, and not the other goods; neither shall the delinquent incur any other punishment, except he carry out from the dominions of Spain any gold or silver, wrought or unwrbught." Or, supposing it should appear by the British ship's passports and sea-letters, that she is bound to a port belonging to some power, then at war with the king of Spain, and has contraband goods; by the 23d Article of the same Treaty, " Such goods only shall be taken out and confiscated; but for this reason the ship, and the other free and allowed commodities, which shall be found therein, shall in no wise be either seized or confiscated." I must observe, Sir, that this treaty of 1667, was a general treaty, which cortv prehended America as well as every othetf part of the world; therefore the...