[slave," for the purpose, if found so, of formally surrendering him to his "legal" owner. It is the first time since the general abolition of slavery in the British dominions-and it is to be hoped the last-that the captains of British men-of-war have been formally instructed not merely to recognize and countenance slavery in other countries as a legal "status," but to co-operate actively with the slaveholder in preventing his claims being casually evaded. (See the cases on the general subject collected in Broom's Constitutional Law, Somerset's case. See also Ortolan's Règles Internationales, ed. 1864, Vol. I., p. 200: "Ce droit d'exterritorialité est au contraire plein et entier pour les navires de guerre, et on ne trouve pas d'exemple de l'exercice d'une juridiction étrangère sur ces navires entrant dans les ports qui leur ont été ouverts. Ils y sont même, généralement, exempts de la visite des douanes, quoique, à vrai dire, cette visite ne constitue pas un acte de juridiction.") Since the above was in type," Historicus" (Sir W. V. Harcourt) has expressed himself to the same effect, and made a valuable résumé of cases and opinions in support of his position. See the Times for November 4th, 1875.-ED.] INDEX. A. ABBÉ GREGOIRE, account of the scheme of, 485. ALABAMA, THE, account of circumstances relating to, 239 seq. account of, 22, 23. his opinion as to enemies' property in neutral ships, 283, 284. AMBASSADORS, classes of, 106. doctrines relative to, 103. immunity of, 112, 113. treaties regulating rights of, 106, 107. ARBITRATION, account of movements in favour of, 499. ARMED NEUTRALITY OF 1780, account of the, 325 seq., 372, 373, 487. AUSTIN, MR., his view of the Law of Nations, 5—7. B. BELLIGERENCY, principles regulating the recognition of, 98, 99. BELLIGERENT, rights of a, 179 seq. BELLIGERENTS, right of, to trade with neutrals, 255. "BERLIN DECREE OF 1806," account of the, 416 seq. BERNARD, PROFESSOR M., on the obligation of treaties, 125, 126. account of law applicable to, 400 seq. what is an effectual, 404, 411. BLUNTSCHLI, DR., account of his Code, 54, 494. BRUSSELS, CONFERENCE OF, in relation to reprisals, 145. in respect of occupied territory, 187. BYNKERSHOEK, account of his works, 37, 39. on the rights of a belligerent, 200. contraband of war, 354. his opinion as to foreign levies, 232. his views as to neutral's goods in enemy's ship, 288-292. his opinion relative to prisoners of war, 215. M. L L C. CARTELS, what they are, 218. CHALMERS, account of his collection of treaties, 59. CHARGÉS D'AFFAIRES, what they are, 106, 107. CIVIL WAR, principles applicable to, 136. COAST-LINE, how measured, 120. COCKBURN, SIR A., his views on the Alabama case, 242. his views on neutral trade with belligerents, 258, 386. account of the, 15. extracts from, as to neutral property on board enemies' ships, 279– CONSULS, what they arc, 103. CONTINENTAL SYSTEM, account of the, 413 seq. CONTRABAND OF WAR, account of the law relating to, 352 seq. CONVENTIONAL LAW OF NATIONS, account of the, 86, 87. CUSTOMARY LAW OF NATIONS, account of the, 78 seq. D. DEBTS, when confiscated in time of war, 175-178. DECLARATION OF PARIS OF 1856, as to "free ships make free DE MARTENS, account of the two, 44, 45. account of his collection of treaties, 60, 61. his opinion as to the use of auxiliary troops, 226. DILIGENCE, DUE, explanation of term, 241-243. "DROITS OF ADMIRALTY," what they are, 170, 171. E. EMBARGO, what it is, 143, 144. ENEMY'S PROPERTY IN NEUTRAL'S SHIPS, account of law ENVOYS, position and rights of, 106, 107. EXEQUATUR, a consul's, what it is, 113. EXMOUTH, LORD, account of his expedition, 217. EXTERRITORIALITY, doctrine of, in reference to an ambassador, 110. F. FIELD, MR. D. DUDLEY, account of his Code, 54, 494. FISHING BOATS, exemption of, from hostilities, 207. FOREIGN ENLISTMENT ACT OF 1870, account of the, 238, 239. "FULL POWER," AN AMBASSADOR'S, what it is, 108. G. GENEVA ARBITRATION, account of the, 239, 244. GENEVA, Convention of, in relation to the care of wounded, 205. GROTIUS, account of, 23-29. his Mure Liberum, 119. his opinion on commerce between an enemy and a neutral, 284, 285. as to treatment of prisoners of war, 214. a neutral's right of passage, 245. his views as to the temperamenta belli, 198. H. HALF SOVEREIGN STATE, meaning of a, 94. his views on contraband of war, 384. HAUTEFEUILLE, M., criticism of his writings, 53. views on blockade, 410, 411. views on contraband of war, 387. HEFFTER, DR., account of his works, 54. his views on contraband of war, 387. his views as to the doctrine "free ships make free goods," 311. |