The Right of Search: As Between France, America, and Great Britain

abrogation abuse admit AFRICAN STATION American flag American frigate American vessels argument ascertaining Ashburton Treaty Bellona belonging bonâ fide American BRAZIL STATION Britain British cruisers British Government Cape Henry Capitaine de corvette Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de vaisseau Captain Humphreys cargo Class colours commander Commodore Barron concession contraband conventions of 1831 Correspondence declaration deserters detained vessel droit de visite Duc de Richelieu engaged England Englishmen exercise foreign found on board France French Government French vessels hail Halifax humanity instance Leopard Lieutenant de vaisseau Lord Aberdeen Lord Palmerston master Melampus ment merchant-vessel motives municipal laws mutual right nations navy number of cruisers object officer peace port practice Président principle question Ratford Recueil reference République d'Haïti right of search right of visitation Roi des Français sailing ship slave-trade slaves found Spain Stevenson supplementary convention suppression suspected vessel suspicion tion trade traffic traité truth undersigned United violation well-founded doubts