Manuel des consuls de commerce, des négocians maritimes et des armateurs en course, by Louis Lareynie-Labruyere (whose full name, apparently, was Jean-Baptiste-Marie-Louis La Reynie de La Bruyère), published in Paris in 1809 --
Included at the beginning are various decrees issued by the Emperor Napoleon relating to a trade blockade of the British Isles. Any ship, of whatever nation and whatever her cargo, setting sail from an English port, or from an English colony, or from land occupied by English troops, is a legitimate prize, and liable to capture by French warships or privateers.
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