'*The  neutral  XH>wer  has  also  the  right  to  act  like  Franco,  who,  by
ber  declaration  of  neutrality  in  the  war  between  the  United  States  and
the  Confederate  States,  under  date  of  9th  June  last  (Mouiteur  of  lltli
June),  does  not  permit  any  vessel- of  war,  or  privateer,  of  one  or  the
other  of  the  belligerents,  to  enter  and  remain  with  their  prizes  in  French
ports  longer  than  twenty-four  hours,  unless  in  case  of  refuge  under
stress.
^^In  the  proclamation  of  the  month  of  June  last,  which  was  communi-
cated to  you  with  my  dispatch  of  the  13th,  the  Government  of  the  Neth-
erlands has  not  excluded  vessels- of- war  from  her  ports.
"As  to  privateers,  the  greatest  number  of  the  maritime  nations  allows
them  the  privilege  of  asylum  upon  the  same  conditions  nearly  as  to
vessels-of-war.
"According  to  a  highly  esteemed  author  on  the  law  of  nations  (Haute-
feuille,  Droits  et  Devoirs  des  Nations  Neutres,  i,  139),  privateers  may
claim  entrance  into  the  ports  of  natious  which  have  consented  to  accord
asylum  to  them,  not  only  in  cases  of  pressing  danger,  but  even  in  cases
in  which  they  may  deem  it  advantageous,  or  even  only  agreeable,  and
for  obtaining  rest  or  articles  of  secondary  necessity,  such  as  the  refresh-
ments they  may  have  need  of.
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<<The  terms  of  the  proclamation  of  the  Fetherlands  GovemmeDt,
which  admits  privateers  into  K'etherlands  ports  only  in  cases  of  distress,
harmonize  with  this  doctrine.
"  Moreover,  according  to  the  information  received  from  the  governor
of  Cnra^oa,  the  Samter  was  actually  in  distress,  and  that  functionary
could  not,  therefore,  refuse  to  allow  the  said  vessel  to  enter  the  port.
