JB/547/073/001

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7 Novembr 1810
Defence or Prizes

From these principles To this principle, the result appears to be, that
the value being given, the reward for capture ought to be
twice as great as for destruction: and the reward
for destruction and that for endamagement the same –
that for doing, to a vessel and its contents worth £100,000, damage to
the amount of £10,000, and for utterly destroying a vessel
and its contents worth £10,000 the reward ought to be
the same.

But in these rules a supposition involved and
made is – that in all three instances the
evidence is equally compleat and satisfactory.

Unfortunately this is not supposition wants
much of being true.

In the case of capture the evidence is indeed
compleat at its maximum in respect of compleatness. Why? – because the subject is compleatly
and permanently in our power, and by the rules, if
conducted with an ordinary of probity fairness and prudence
the value is with the utmost desirable of degree to every necessary degree of
correctness ascertained.

But when the subject is destroyed, sunk for example
below beyond recovery or consumed by fire, it is no longer forthcoming
for the purpose of estimation, forthcoming to any
body: and when it is only damaged, it remains in the
power of the enemy it is forthcoming only to the enemy
by whom no assistance will be lent to any such purpose.

Identifier: | JB/547/073/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 547.
Date_1	1810-11-17	Marginal Summary Numbering	5-7
Box	547	Main Headings
Folio number	073	Info in main headings field	Defence or Prizes
Image	001	Titles
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Penner	Jeremy Bentham	Watermarks
Marginals	Jeremy Bentham	Paper Producer
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