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Ack operation of the Asp
that she should
have sailed from
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Such a Ship found within British jurisdiction would be
equally liable to search as a British Ship - but as it would generally happen in the case of
Arms, within British
jurisdiction, that there would be a Consular
officer
the spot to whom the Act assigns the same powers as to the Commander of
one
of Her Majesty's Ships
it would probably be better to leave the
Consular officer in such a case to put
the Law
in force. But if there should be no Consular
Officer on the spot the duty of the Naval Officer would then be the same in the case of a foreign Passenger Ship, whether British or Foreign, within
British jurisdiction.
as in the case of
British Chinese Passenger Ship met with at sea.
But it would of course
be