[87:  Prize Acts, 45 Geo. III. c. 75.]

[88:  Order of Council, 1665; the Maria Francaise, 6 Rob.  Adm.  Rep. 282; Rebekah, 1 Rob. 229.]

[89:  Vattel, book 3, chap. 15, sec. 229.]

[90:  The Elsebe, 5 Rob. 176.]

[91:  The Thorshaven, Edw.  Rep. 102; 45 Goo.  III. c. 72.]

[92:  45 Geo. III. c. 72, sec. 25.]

[93:  The Vryheid, 2 Rob. 16.]

[94:  Martens, on Privateering, p. 2.]

[95:  But see the Introduction.]

[96:  Act of Congress, April 20, 1818, chap. 83.]

[97:  Kent, vol.  I, p. 100.]

[98:  Wheaton, vol. 2, p. 88-9.]

[99:  Kent, sec. 5, p. 102; Rutherford’s Institutes, book 2, chap. 9.]

[100:  This description of the preliminary proceedings in Prize is taken from the second volume of Wildman’s Institutes of International Law, p. 355; cited “by that author from a letter from Sir W. Scott and Dr. Nicholl to Mr. Jay, the American Minister.”]

[101:  Lindo v. Rodney, Doug. 614, note.]

[102:  Brymer v. Atkins, I. H. Black.]

[103:  Brymer v. Atkins, I. H. Black, p. 189.]

[104:  Floy Owen, I Rob.  Adm.  Rep. 136; Oddy v.  Bovill, 2 East. 470.]

[105:  4 Rob.  Rep. 43.]

[106:  Wheaton, vol. 2, p. 97.]

[107:  Vattel, book 3, chap. 13, sec. 197.]

[108:  Wheaton, vol. 2, p. 112.]

[109:  Vattel, book 3, chap. 17, sec. 265-268.]

[110:  Page 6, ante.]

[111:  The Cosmopolite, 4 Bob.  Kep. 8.]

[112:  The Abigail, Stewart’s Adm.  Rep. p. 360.]

[113:  Shroeder v.  Vaux, 15 East.  Rep. 52; 3 Camp.  N.P.  Rep. p. 83; the Cosmopolite, 4 Rob. 8.]

[114:  The Dauk Vaarhirt, 1 Dod.  Adm.  Rep. 187.]

[115:  The Dauk Vaarhirt, 1 Dod.  Adm.  Rep. 187.]

[116:  Idem.]

[117:  The Jonge Arend, 5 Rob. 14.]

[118:  The Henrietta, 1 Dod.  Adm.  Rep. 173.]

[119:  The Jonge Johannes, 4 Rob.  Adm.  Rep. 268.]

[120:  Idem.]

[121:  The Jonge Klassina, 5 Rob.  Adm.  Rep. 297.]

[122:  The Cousinne Marianne, Edw. 346.]

[123:  The Twee Gebroeders, Edw.  Adm.  Rep. 95.]

[124:  The Manly, I Dod. 257.]

[125:  Europa, Edw. 42.]

[126:  Golden Hoop, Nov. 7, 1809, 1 Edw.  Rep.]

[127:  The St. Ivan, Edw. 376.]

[128:  1 Kent, 103.  The statutes are, 22 Geo. 3, c. 25; 35 Geo. 3, c. 66, sections 35, 36; 45 Geo. 3, c. 72, sections 16, 17, 18, and 19.]

[129:  There are a few other general points with respect to ransoms, which will be found infra under recaptures.  Valin is the principal authority, and his law will be found well summed up in the 2nd volume of Wildman’s Institutes of International Law.  There are few cases on the subject; the chief are, Ricard v. Bellenham, 3 Burr, 1734; Yates v. Hall, 3 T.R. 76, 80; Authon v. Fisher, Corner v. Blackburn, 2 Doug.]