The Laws Of War, Affecting Commerce And Shipping

The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Laws Of War, Affecting Commerce And Shipping, by H. Byerley ThomsonThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: The Laws Of War, Affecting Commerce And ShippingAuthor: H. Byerley ThomsonRelease Date: October 25, 2004 [eBook #13858]Language: English***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE LAWS OF WAR, AFFECTING COMMERCE ANDSHIPPING***E-text prepared by Keith M. Eckrich and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading TeamTHE LAWS OF WAR, AFFECTING COMMERCE AND SHIPPINGbyH. BYERLEY THOMSON, ESQ., B.A.Barrister-at-Law, of Jesus College, Cambridge, and the Inner TempleA New Edition, Enlarged, With An Introduction And Index1854PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.The success which attended the publication of the First Edition of this Treatise, on "The Laws of War, affectingCommerce and Shipping," has confirmed the author's opinion of the utility of such a work; and its hearty acceptance bythe mercantile world has induced him to add largely and materially to this edition. The general plan of the former work hasnot been departed from in the first portion of the present; and although a great number of fresh and popular topics havebeen here touched upon, the author has endeavoured to preserve (as far as was ...