Excerpt from The Maritime Law of Europe, Vol. 1 of 2 Remote from the great theatre of political and military ambition, the United States are happily exempt from that direct pressure which might compel them to take part in the wars of Europe and they are impelled by interest and policy, to observe a perfect neutrality be tween the belligerent nations of that continent. To maintain this fortunate and advantageous position, for a long period of time, will be at tended with no little difficulty, and may re quire consummate prudence and' address. The surest gurde, in this embarrassingr situation, is a clear and accurate acquaintance with the principles by which the intercourse between belligerents and neutrals is to be regulated. Whatever relates, therefore, to the maritime law of Europe, or which can throw light on the obscure and dubious path of neutral con duct, cannot fail of being interesting to the people of America. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.