Excerpt from Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute, 1885, Vol. 11 The compiler of this volume of Notes on Marine International Law lays no claim whatever to originality. It is simply, as shown by the title-page, a compilation from the writings and opinions of certain acknowledged authorities on the subject, and, where it was possible to do so, the language of the authorities cited has been quoted literally. International Law, as at present recognized, is so largely made up from the decisions of jurists and the Opinions of writers and states men of international reputation, that any attempt at originality in the treatment of the subject is out of the question; hence no apology is considered necessary for the use that has been made of the work of others, due credit being given in every case. 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.