JX FOREWORD The following survey of the policy of the United States toward maritime commerce in war is based on official documents, principally treaties, diplomatic correspondence, and court decisions, the texts of which are appended. The development of policy is treated chronologically as a whole and attention is focused on the following outstanding and persistent problems: (1) Enemy goods in neutral ships; (4) Continuous voyage and rule of the war of 1756; (6) Immunity of private property at sea. iii VI. PROPOSALS FOR IMMUNITY OF PRIVATE PROPERTY. Adams's treaty project of 1823---- Communications to Russia and France.. Proposals for the Panama Congress... VII. RETURN TO THE PRINCIPLES OF 1776_--- Van Buren on the law of nations.. |