circumstance mentioned by me solely to show, that until the man made his appearance on board the Elbe, no forcible means were employed to secure his person, and therefore British Laws were not infringed against, but not as you seem to interpret the sentence with a view to lend additional weight to my argument. It was sufficient for my purposes to prove that the man acted on his own impulses and was free from restraint while under the sole control and protection of British Authority - until the moment he set his foot on board the Elbe, where such protection accessorily at once ceased, because there Prussian Authority commenced and this cancelled the pretended rights of third parties. Beyond this I had no interest in the question whether or not the man acted of his own free accord, as it could in nowise affect the bearing of the case.
I am far from underrating the alarming Consequences which would result from a state of things such as you describe, where any sailor, having a grievance against his ship, could with impunity avail himself of the opportunity to desert, and I fully concur with you that if such a state of things was permitted to exist, it would be utterly impossible to preserve law and order amongst the numerous Mercantile Marine frequenting this port.
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circumstance mentioned by
me solely
to show, that until the man made
ence on board the Elbe
his appearance
no forcible
means were
employed to
ana
therefore British
secure his person,
Laws not infringed against, but
not as
you
seems to interpret the sentence
with a view to lend additional weight
to
my
-argarment. It was
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s.
sufficient
for my purposes to prove that the man
acted on his
Our
impulses
ana.
- free from
on
restraint while under the sole central
on
and protection of British Authority- until the moment, be set his foot board the Elbe where such protection. Accessarily at once ceaser, because there Prussian Authority Commenced
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and this cancelled the pretendes rights of third parties. Beyond this I hon no interest in the question whether or not the man acted of his own free accord, as it coned in nowise affect the bearing
of the case.
I am for from
underrating the
alarming Consequences
which
result
& from a
world.
a state of things such as you
describe, where any sailor, having a grievance his ship coned with impunity avail
against
himself of the opportumly to desert, and I
fully
Concur with
with you that if such a
state of things was permitted to exist, it wooned be utterly impossible to preserve
law
and order Amongst the numerous Mercantile Marine frequenting this port .
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