CO129-052 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [9-12] — Page 272

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priedistion and ite lave. It is Viaturak "to emwider the vesseles of a quation as " foarte of its territory, Himigh at fore, ad

though " the state retains its jurisdiction over them; and acceordingly to the canmonty,

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" preserved over the beswels even in portes of the dex subject to a foreign=

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This is the doctrine of the low"

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"of, natione, clearly loud damn by acriters received autturity, and entirely " Eniformable, as it is sufferved, with " "the practice of modern nations : ".

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"of Governmentes founded on that low," " as I have refered to them, show that " " cnlightened, nations in modern times","

" do clearly hold that the jurisdiction". " and lows of a nation accompany her

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"Ships not mily over the high sexes, but "

only "ints ports and harbors, be incressever" " dhe " they may be water time, for the "olve "general surfine of governing and "regulating the rights, duties, and other "gatine of stime on board therey, and " "that, to the extent of the excrates of this "jurantiation. Hay they "porte of the teritory of the Diation lurveft All this, Irepeat, is precommed to "be allowed; because the finte are you";

• became trade is invited, and becouse, " Ander these viremnotomces, such per - " "_mission or allorance is neending to

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