...gulf or bay, and is not land-locked by the lands of the United States. Wharton again states that " a vessel on the high seas beyond the distance of a...territory of the nation to which she belongs." And Mr. Steward in a letter to Mr. Tassara, December 16, 1862, tersely states the principle as follows:...

...rule which exists from necessity is applied, that every vessel on the high seas is constructively a part of the territory of the nation to which she belongs, and its laws are operative on board of her " (per Rapallo, J.). a Leonard v. Columbia Nav. Co., 84 NY 48...

...landlocked by the lands of the United States. "SECRETARY SEWARD'S VIEWS. " Wharton again states that 'a vessel on the high seas beyond the distance of...territory of the nation to which she belongs;' and Mr. Seward, in a letter to Mr. Tassaia, 16th Decem102 her, 1862, tersely states the principle as follows:...

...admitted doctrine of the United States, as conceded by that Government to •Great Britain in 1842: "A vessel on the high seas beyond the distance of a marine league from the shore is (o) The strait of Gibraltar is free, because the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea are open to the...

...rule which exists from necessity is applied, that every vessel on the high seas is constructively a part of the territory of the nation to which she belongs, and its laws are operative on board of her. In this respect the case Is new. by State Ifiws, the State...

...by Mr. Webster in his letter to Lord Ashburton, dated August 1, 1842 (1 Wharton's Digest, p. 116): A vessel on the high seas, beyond the distance of a marine league from the shore, is regarded as a part of the territory of the nation to which she belongs, and subjected exclusively to the jurisdiction...

...approbation, that, if a vessel be driven by necessity into a port strictly blockaded, this necessity is a good defence, and exempts her from penalty. A vessel...to the land, or even into port, those who have, or who ought to have, control over her struggling all the while to keep her upon the high seas, and so...

...does not ' propose the introduction of any new principle into the law of nations.' He contends that ' a vessel on the high seas, beyond the distance of...subjected exclusively to the jurisdiction of that nation; and consequently, if those who have charge of her endeavor, in good faith, to keep her at sea, that...

...does not ' propose the introduction of any new principle into the law of nations.' He contends that ' a vessel on the high seas, beyond the distance of...subjected exclusively to the jurisdiction of that nation; and consequently, if those who have charge of her endeavor, in good faith, to keep her at sea, that...

...fisheries, and an adequate system of defence. Beyond three miles is the " open," or " high sea," which is regarded as part of the territory of the nation to which the vessel sailing belongs, although the United States Government under Revised Statutes, Sec. 27f<0,...