...has been in accordance with the spirit of the above statements, namely, that " generally they are not contraband, but may become so under circumstances...the war, or the condition of the parties engaged in it."(1) Formerly a more severe rule was applied; — in 1673 Sir R. Wiseman, then King's Advocate,...

...ARE — AND WHEN. 1. Provisions. 1. The modern established rule is, that generally provisions are not contraband, but may become so under circumstances...war, or the condition of the parties engaged in it. The Jonge Margaretha, KUmsen, 1 C. Rob. 193. 2. Among the circumstances which tend to preserve provisions...

...ARE — AND WHEN. 1. Provisions. 1. Themodern established rule is, that generally provisions are not contraband, but may become so under circumstances...situation of the war, or the condition of the parties en-raged in it. T/te Jonye Margaretha, Klansen, 1 C. Rob. 193. 2. Among the circumstances which tend...

...meal, or flour, (a) The law of nations in relation to this subject, was declared by Sir W. Scott to be, that provisions are not generally contraband, but...war, or the condition of the parties engaged in it. (5) Contraband articles are said to be of an infectious nature, Contraband is of an infectious so as...

...1797. " 1 Rob. Rep. 159. edit. PhiL deraned as contraband. In 1747 and 1748, butter and salted fish and rice, were condemned as contraband ; and those...probable they were intended for naval or military use. Hie modern established rule is, that provisions are not generally contraband, but may become so, under...

...treated as contraband. And I take the modern established rule to be this, that generally they are not contraband, but may become so under circumstances arising out of the particular situation of [ * 194 ] the war, or *the condition of the parties engaged in it. The court must therefore look to...

...naval or military use. " I take the modern established rule to be this, that generally they are not contraband, but may become so under circumstances...war, or the condition of the parties engaged in it." The courts of the United States have sanctioned the same rule in the case of The Commercen (2 Gall....

...of provisions. The modern established rule appears to be that generally they are not in themselves contraband, but may become so under circumstances arising out of the particular state of the war, or the condition of the parties engaged in it.4 They are free from all taint of contraband...

...of provisions. The modern established rule appears to be that generally they are not in themselves contraband, but may become so under circumstances arising out of the particular state of the war, or the condition of the parties engaged in it.4 They are free from all taint of contraband...

...treated as Contraband; and I take the modern established rule to be this, that generally they are not Contraband, but may become so under circumstances...out of the particular situation of the war, or the conditions of the parties engaged in it. The Court must, therefore, look to the circumstances under...