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Novr 1810
Defence or Prizes

45 G. 3. c. 72. §. 8.

In
In addition to the modes of annoyance, the
different subject matters susceptible of annoyance present
another topic for consideration in this same
.

Goods and men Property and persons: meaning men actually employed in
warfare present the primary distinction, and perhaps
the only distinction.

Ships Vessels of war and naval and other warlike stores
are more valuable (it may perhaps occurr) those
Vessels and goods at large. But according to the Poet Hudibras
poet. The value of a thing is just as much as it will bring
and by this observation all the anxiety labour care that would
be necessitated by any such distinction between quality and
quality may, (it should seem) be saved.

In regard to men, unfortunately the proportion
that in respect of value has above been stated as having
place between capturing and destruction, does not hold
good in this case.

Under the system of antient warfare, Grecian
and Roman, the value of a man whether military or non-military when captured, was
positive: since he might be, and was employed or used
sold as a slave. He

Under the modern system the value of such a capture
with us at least, is negative. He is put to no kind of use: and the
expence of maintaining and guarding him is a dead weight
saddled upon the public.

Identifier: | JB/547/083/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 547.
Date_1	1810-11-17	Marginal Summary Numbering	"or 1, or 2, or 3, or 4, or 5"
Box	547	Main Headings
Folio number	083	Info in main headings field	Defence or Prizes
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