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of foreign merchants of Manila and Hruptory, and furthermore, ou

general principles of

international law.

public

E

the

The Service of the Government

Packet Steamers has been established

means if

apeement entered into

the terms set forth in the enclosed official Gazette which I have the hono to forward for your wellenes information, and by it the serpercarys alone is answerable

Iministration of the largs and

passengers,

for

the

as laid down in articles

723 to 727 of the Spanish Commercial

312

Code (Article 3 of the agreement)

Hence, and from the whole

f

content of

of the Apeement,

the Commander

passengers, his

the Ship stands entirely unconnected F with the cargi

und

Inties being contined to the direction, good order and security of the Shin. - All that regard the administration the mercantile interests does not form part of his duty. _ So it has been implicitly recognized by the

mercantile Community, and even in the case in question it appear

that

the parties interested brought in the first instance an

action against

the mercantile Agent of the Packet | Steamers at Struhow.

x

theufre, for implicating the Commander. Of

reasons,

the Steamer in an

R.