Report of the proceedings of the first and second trials of the cause of Fisher against Ward, master of the ship Fishburn which was detained in Russia ... of counsel, on the special case reserved fo - Brossura

Fisher, John Andrew

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ISBN 10: 1150835818 ISBN 13: 9781150835810

Casa editrice: General Books LLC, 2012

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1803 Excerpt: ... time out there, applied to the captain, and alked him if he would let him go to another service if he could find it; he went and engaged himself as a mate from Riga to this country, at the rate of 61. ios. per month. I shall prove several instances of sailors who had engaged themselves at 5I. per month, and this proves to you that if this ship had wanted hands, that she might have had Ruffians and other foreigners at a much less rate of wages, but very sew wanted men, because all the crews returned with their own ships. But the consuls of the difserent countries of Sweden, Denmark, and America, when their countrymen were seized on board the British ships, procured their liberty, and they were permitted to go where they pleafed, and to do with themselves as they pleafed. Then the captains of those ships on board of which they had served, wanted somebody to come in lieu of them. They hired other men, and instead of giving them any thing like what has been stated for the run, all those sailors came home at much less wages than those for which this plaintiff performed the outward voyage. They all came home, leaving the question during the embargo where it ought to stand--on the point of law. If I prove these sacts to you, what becomes of the rate of wages on a quantum merult? It is not enough for the plaintiff 10 say, I have a right to my wages during the time of the embargo, or if I have not, then I am entitled to more wages for coming home. But supposing the contract, was at an end by the embargo, the question will be, Whether such an admitted-and current higher rate of wages took place, as entitled him to receive wages at that rate? It is said, the captain did not tell them they were discharged from their contract. The sailors did not say they believed they ...

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• Editore: General Books LLC
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1150835818
• ISBN 13: 9781150835810
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 30