ded during her hours of duty, with their arrivals, sailings,
and other occurrences.

REPORT OF SURVEY. The opinion of surveys officially signed by surveying
officers.

REPORT ONE'S SELF, TO. When an officer returns on board from duty, or
from leave of absence.

REPRESENTATION. A collateral statement of such facts not inserted on the
policy of insurance, as may give the underwriters a just estimate of the
risk of the adventure. (_See_ WARRANTY.)

REPRIMAND. A formal reproof for error or misconduct, conveyed sometimes
publicly, sometimes confidentially, sometimes by sentence of
court-martial, or on the judgment, mature or otherwise, of a superior.

REPRISAL. The taking one thing in satisfaction for another, as the
seizing of ships and goods for injury inflicted; a right exerted, though
no actual war be commenced. It is authorized by the law of nations if
justice has been solemnly called for and denied. The word is synonymous
with _marque_ in our admiralty courts.

REPRISE, OR REPRISAL. Is the retaking a vessel from the enemy before she
has arrived in any neutral or hostile port. If a vessel thus retaken has
been 24 hours in the possession of an enemy, she is deemed a lawful
recapture; but if within that time, she is merely _detenu_, and must be
wholly restored to the owner. An amount of salvage is sometimes awarded
to the re-captors. Also, if a vessel has from any cause been abandoned
by the enemy, before he has taken her into any port, she is to be
restored to the original proprietor. (_See_ SALVAGE.)

REQUISITION. An official demand for stores, &c.

RESCUE. Any vessel recovered by the insurrection of prisoners on board
of her, or by her being forced by stress of weather into our ports, she
is restored on _salvage_. There is no rule prescribed by the law of
England in the case of foreign property rescued; with British subjects
the court usually adopts the proportion of recapture. In respect to
foreigners the only guide is that of "quantum meruit."

RESERVE. A portion drawn out from the main body, and stationed in the
rear for a special object.

RE-SHIP. To ship again, or ship goods that have been imported or
conveyed by water.

RESIDENT. A British subject residing in an enemy's country may trade
generally with the natives, but not in contraband.

RESISTING MEDIUM. An assumed thin ethereal fluid, which, from the
retardation of Encke's comet, may be supposed to pervade the planetary
space--perhaps the _spiri