It was held that contraband goods, although bona fide on their way to a neutral port, might be condemned, if intended afterwards to reach the enemy by another ship or even by means of land carriage--Bermuda (3 Wallace); Peterhoff (5 Wallace).
Holland explains a legal precedent regarding the condemnation of contraband goods destined for enemy use.
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