BLOCKADE

the closing in of a town | whe _ by surrounding it with troops or ships in |of | a manner a8 to prevent those inside con leaving it, and outsiders from wer ing. ‘The declaration by a Power} § is Nagi is blockaded, makes it un-/| ton, 1 for a neutral to atlempt to trade | 189° it, and places him in the position of an | poe: y if he uttempts to do so. In the} mai, of capture, the goods he is attempt- | ann » take in, or to bring away, are liable | « p, seized by the investing force. gar [s. 74]