The only legislation affecting the civil jurisdiction of the High Court of Admiralty till the time of Queen Victoria is to be found in an act of 1540, enabling the admiral or his lieutenant to decide on certain complaints of freighters against shipmasters for delay in sailing, and one of 1562, giving the lord high admiral of England, the lord warden of the Cinque Ports, their lieutenants and judges, co-ordinate power with other judges to enforce forfeitures under that act - a very curious and miscellaneous statute called "An Act for the Maintenance of the Navy." [Please select]
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Some freighters carrying bullion camped here and were slaughtered by Indians. [Please select]
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"Heirs of the freighters as the Indians took it away from." [Please select]
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Since 1849 many herds of work-oxen, belonging to emigrants, freighters, and ranchmen, have grazed here each winter. [Please select]
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Most of these were freighters or small trading ships, including two sailing vessels. [Please select]
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I reckon we might hear news from the freighters. [Please select]
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