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The spirit of marine law, or, Compendium of the statutes relating to the admiralty : being a concise but perspicuous abridgment of all the acts relative to navigation : alphabetically arranged, and the substance and referemces to the several clauses placed in the margin / by John Irving Maxwell.

Author/creator Maxwell, John Irving
Other author/creatorChapman, Thomas, active 1790-1803, publisher.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoLondon : Printed by Bunney and Gold for T. Chapman and sold by J. Sewell, and J. Butterworth, 1800.
Descriptionxvi, 562 pages ; 24 cm (8vo)
Subject(s)
Portion of title Spirit of marine law
Spine title Compendium of admiralty statues on navagation
Portion of title Compendium of the statutes relating to the admiralty
Variant title Concise but prespicuous abridgment of all the acts relative to navigation
Contents Battle of Lexington -- Capture of Ticonderoga and Crown Point -- Battle of Bunker Hill -- Siege of Boston -- Expedition against Canada -- Defence of Fort Moultrie -- Descent upon Long Island -- Battle of Trenton -- of Princeton -- of Brandywine -- of Germantown -- Battles of Red Bank and Fort Mifflin -- Battle of Bennington -- Battle of Behmus's Heights -- Battle of Stillwater -- Attack on Forts Clinton and Montgomery -- Battle of Monmouth -- Massacre of Wyoming -- Siege of Savannah -- Storming of Stony Point -- Capture of the Serapis -- Capture of Charleston -- Battle of Waxhaws -- Battle of Camden -- Battle of King's Mountain -- Battle of the Cowpens -- Battle of Guilford Court-house -- Battle of Hobkirk's Hill -- Battle of Eutaw Springs -- Siege of Yorktown -- Capture of the General Monk -- Close of the Revolutionary War -- General Wayne's victory over the Indians -- Capture of L'Insurgente -- Burning of Philadelphia -- Bombardment of Tripoli -- Capture of Derne --Battle of Tippecanoe -- Commencement of the War of 1812--Defence of Fort Harrison -- Battles of Ogdensburg, Fort Niagara, and Queenstown -- Constitution and Guerriere -- United States and Macedonian--Wasp and Frolic--Constitution and Java -- Battle of Frenchtown -- Siege of Fort Meigs -- Defence of Fort Stephenson -- Battle of Lake Erie -- Battle of the Thames -- Hornet and peacock -- Chesapeake and Shannon -- Enterprise and Boxer -- Massacre at Fort Mimms -- Battles of Tallushatches and Talladega -- Expedition to the Hillibee towns and the Tallapoosa River -- Final treaty of the Creeks -- Battle of Chippewa -- Battles of Bridgewater and Niagara -- Siege of Fort Erie -- Battles of Plattsburg and Lake Champlain -- Battle of Bladensburg and capture of the capital [sic] -- Attempt of the British on Baltimore -- Attack of Fort Bowyer and capture of Pensacola -- Battle of New Orleans -- President and Endymion -- Constitution, Cyane and Levant -- Hornet and Penguin -- Porter's cruise in the Pacific -- Seminole War -- Black Hawk's war -- Second Seminole War -- Commencement of the Mexican War, and battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma -- Storming of Montgomery -- Battle of Buena Vista -- Siege of Vera Cruz -- Battle of Cerro Gordo -- Battles of Contreras and Churubusco -- Storming of Molino Del Rey -- Storming of Chapultepee and capture of Mexican -- Siege of Puebla -- Battles of Huamantla and Atlixco -- Occupation of California and New Mexico.
Local noteJoyner-JOYNER LIBRARY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS COPY REBOUND (19--?). CANCELLANS AT 2L⁸, UNCUT FORE-EDGE (p. 535-538).
General noteSignatures: pi² A-O⁸ R-2K⁸ 2L⁸(-L4+chi²) 2M⁸ 2N⁴.

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner Rare Collection KD1819 .M39 1800 ✔ Available Request Material