Note 55 — I. Geschichte des Piraterierechtes.
Reading edition
Rev. Stat. s. 4298 (5. Aug. 1861): „The President is authorized to instruct the commanders of the public armed vessels, ferner die Führer der Kaperschiffe, or the commanders of any other suitable vessels, to subdue, seize, take, and, if on the high seas, to send into any port of the United States, any vessel or boat built, purchased, fitted out or held for the purpose of being employed in the commission of any piratical aggression.“