Book/Printed Material Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of war, and vessels commissioned by, and acting under the authority of Great Britain : with a few remarks on the doctrine of non-expatriation : to which is added a correct list of impressed seamen, taken from documents laid before Congress : addressed to the people of the U. States
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- Date: 1806
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Image 3 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of …- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 4 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … fe- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 5 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … OBSERVATIONS ON THE IMPRESSMENT OF AMERICAN SEAMEN BY THE OFFICERS OF SHIPS OF WAR AND VES SELS COMMISSIONED BY AND ACTING UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF GREAT BRITAIN WITH A FEW REMARKS ON…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 6 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … roe ae 4 Py 1 areet- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 7 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … OBSERVATIONS ON THE IMPRESSMENT OF AMERICAN SEAMEN c EP 6 aa ARE ye not markd by all the cireling world As the great ftake the laft effort for liberty Say is it…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 8 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … 4 of doubt and uncertainty and its aberrations are fanioned by the perplexing obfcurity of the objets of its contemplation But this is a pofition fo ob vious and univerfal that like…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 9 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … et Py fufficiently evinces to diftrefs the commerce of neu tral nations by capturing and condemning their vef fels and property under falfe and frivolous pre tences or by inflicting a deadlier…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 10 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … ee as it paffes furnifhes fome new and humiliating ex amples he will give his obfervations defective as they may appear openly and without referve to the public He has no perfonal…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 11 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … cP emigrants by our government thoufands of our poor and opprefled fellow men embraced the pleafing of fer of peace and fecurity in our country and fled from the devaftations of that…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 12 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … 8 templating with gratitude to the divine author of ali good the diftinguifhed bleffing of her own fecurity fhe might exclaim in the language of the poet Suave mari magno turbantibus zquora…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 13 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … ey reafon give to her condu commenced a fyftem of outrage and depredation on the American flag for which a parallel muft be fought in the hiftory of bar barous and favage…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 14 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … 10 ordinary violations of the rights of a neutral and friendly nation Great Britain ever prolific in expe dients had recourfe to the fubtlety and finefs of her civilians Thofe legal conduit…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 15 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … 11 every Ameriean and every friend to humanity muft read with indignation we will beg leave to make a few obfervations and quote the opinions of a few but refepetable writers on…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 16 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … 12 nations thé learned judge Blackflone is the moft eminent and will theteforeé command owr attention fete isa principle of univerfal law fays that fkilful jurif that the natural born fubjeé of…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 17 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … 13 examined the laws and cuftoms of the Republic it he did not approve of them to quit the city and re tire where he pleafed with his effeéts By the con…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 18 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … 14 are cited by Puffendorf on this fubjeét prove at leaft that this principle was neither to be found in the Athenian or Roman inftitutions Wattelt who discuffes this queftion with his…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 19 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … 15 if hé pleafes remove to Fribourg and reciprocally a citizen of Fribourg may go and fettle at Bern and he has a right to take all his effects with him On…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 20 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … 16 their mative country And againt fome make 2 quetiion whether fubjects can go out of the flate in great companies In this point Grotius and Puffen dort are of oppofite fentimentst…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 21 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … a7 fo prohibit the emigration of their fubjects or citi zens There are no examples fays he fo frequent in hiftory both facred and profane as thofe of men withdrawing themfelves and…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 22 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … 8 bind his children or pofterity For his fon when a man being altogether as free as the father any act of the father can no more give away the liberty of…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 23 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … ee conclude that they are naturally fubjects as they are men In the cafe of Talbut againft Janfon decided in the fupreme court of the United States at Auguft term 1795 in…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 24 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … 20 fourgouths making fifty thoufand families or three hundred thoufand fouls emigrated from the banks of the Wolga in Ruffia and after a progrefs of inconceivable difficulty fettled in the dominions of…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 25 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … 21 defignating the perfon to whom fervice fhould be rene dered though the one makes an exception asto the fuperior Lord while the other is an obligation of fi delity againft all…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 26 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … 22 characteriftic Citizenthip is the effet of compact allegiance is the offspring of power and neceflity Citizenfhip is a political tie allegiance is a territo rial tenure Citizenfhip is the charter of…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 27 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … 23 in a negative way that thefe deviations in fupport of the general right appear The doétrine is that allegiance cannot be due to two fovereigns and taking an oath of allegiance…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 28 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … Fare 24 remarks of our own we will only obferve in reca pitulation of the reafoning contained in it and in the writings of the civilians herein before quoted that every man…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 29 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … 25 Mr Locke has moft clearly fhewn the moft that he ean do is to prohibit him from carrying his property with him which if lands he cannot and if goods he…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
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Image 30 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … 26 It is therefore evident that this doétrine of non expatriation has as we have fhewn neither the fanc tion of reafon nor authority to fupport it that it is fet up…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 31 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … 27 the high feas has ever been confidered a fafeguard to thofe failing under it who are not enemies in mili tary fervice to the belligerent fearcher The general freedom of the…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 32 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … 28 nor articles going into a blockaded port nor enemys property of any kind But no where is to be found as our fecretary of flate juftly obferves an exception to this…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
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Image 33 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … 29 jaowever that the labor of refearch the diftortion of principle or the fubtlety of argument will avail her nothing The law of nature and reafon fland forth to oppofe her Sophiflry…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 34 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … 80 Court of Admiralty r1th June 1799 affigns the reafons for the exiftence of this right and accurately defines its limits This right fays Sir William of vifiting and fearching merchant fhips…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 35 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … St if this right had been referved by the law of natioris for another important purpofe viz for the purpofe of imprefling the natural born fubjeéts of the power to whom the…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 36 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … 32 tice all perfons who being charged with murder oz forgery thall feek an afylum within any of the coun tries of the other provided that this fhall only be done on…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 37 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … 33 land wifhed to referve fhe has by the above article exprefsly referved Every right which fhe has not thereby referved and which is not fecured to a bel ligerent by the…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 38 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … 34 by any perfon who has read our hiftory or ftatute book The crown has been in poffeflion of it from time immemorial Molloy de jure Maritimo et Na vali vol 1…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 39 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … 35 power to imprefs foldiers and feamen AThele fta tutes were of temporary duration and expired at the period limited for their continuance If the crown had been in poffeffion of this…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Image 40 of Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of … 36 governments and can ho where difcover even the fhadow of a reafon fupporting her claim indeed like a point in mathematicks it has neither length breadth nor thicknefs and may not…- Contributor: Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) - Citizen of Baltimore
- Date: 1806
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Title
- Observations on the impressment of American seamen by the officers of ships of war, and vessels commissioned by, and acting under the authority of Great Britain : with a few remarks on the doctrine of non-expatriation : to which is added a correct list of impressed seamen, taken from documents laid before Congress : addressed to the people of the U. States
Names
- Citizen of Baltimore, active 1806.
- William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
- Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
- Baltimore : Printed by and for G. Dobbin & Murphy ..., 1806.
Headings
- - United States--Politics and government--1789-1809
- - Impressment
Notes
- - Shaw & Shoemaker 11053
- - Errata: p. [1] at end.
- - Also available in digital form.
- - LAC tnb 2021-01-28 no edits (1 card)
Medium
- 59, [1] p. ; 22 cm
Call Number/Physical Location
- E357.2 .O14
- AC901 .D8 vol. 96, no. 5
- AC901 .M5 vol. 1159, no. 3
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- 04023255
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- Citizen of Baltimore
- Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
- William Duane Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)