CANNON SHOT,
war. The distance which a cannon will throw a ball. 2. The whole space
of the sea, within cannon shot of the coast, is considered as making a
part of the territory; and for that reason, a vessel taken under the
cannon of a neutral fortress, is not a lawful prize. Vatt. b. 1, c. 23,
s. 289, in finem Chitt. Law of Nat. 113; Mart. Law of Nat. b. 8, c. 6,
s. 6; 3 Rob. Adm. Rep. 102, 336; 5 Id. 373; 3 Hagg. Adm. R. 257. This
part of the sea being considered as part of the adjacent territory, (q.
v.) it follows that magistrates can cause the orders of their
governments to be executed there. Three miles is considered as the
greatest distance that the force of gunpowder can carry a bomb or a
ball. Azun. far. Law, part 2, c. 2, art. 2, 15; Bouch. Inst. n. 1848.
The anonymous author of the poem, Della Natura, lib. 5, expresses this
idea in the following lines: Tanto slavanza in mar questo dominio, Quant
esser puo d'antemurale e guardia, Fin dove puo da terra in mar
vibrandosi Correr di cavo bronzo acceso fulinine. Far as the sovereign
can defend his sway, Extends his empire o'er the watery way; The shot
sent thundering to the liquid plain, Assigns the limits of his just
domain. Vide League.
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