So far as the neutral Government is concerned, its subjects may carry even cannon and gunpowder to a belligerent port, while the belligerent, on the other hand, who is injured by the trade may take all necessary stops to suppress it.
Holland states that subjects of a neutral government may trade arms, while belligerents can take action against such trade.
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