Number of Crew -- Thirty. Indorsed on the back, "Letter-of-Marque, No. 1." The following is the only record of the cruise found on board, and is a copy of the first page of the logbook: "Journal ...

From the report Letters of marque and reprisal were once common tools for countries with small naval forces to augment their militaries by drawing upon the strength of their private merchant vessels.

This being duly commissioned involves letters-of-marque, and would constitute their vessels privateers. But they are not afraid of that, nor should the Government be.

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Letters of Marque and Reprisal are government-issued commissions that authorize private citizens (privateers) to perform acts that would otherwise be considered piracy, like attacking enemy ships ...

Utah Sen. Mike Lee recently kicked off a conversation about the return of letters of marque and reprisal as a means of striking out against rogue states and non-state bad actors.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr. expressed support for reviving letters of marque and reprisals to combat drug cartels. On Monday, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) laid out a detailed plan to bring ...

Letters of marque played a major role during the War of 1812, when the U.S. government issued them to private ship-owners to capture British vessels.

In Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 the Constitution states that Congress shall have the power to “To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land ...

An 18th-century war power resurfaces in cyber policy talks An old-world legal concept has drawn interest as a way to give private firms more leeway to fight state-backed hackers.