Clearly and beyond all question, according to American principle and practice, the ship was not liable to capture on account of the presence of emissaries, “not soldiers or officers”; nor could such emissaries be legally taken from the ship.
This statement clarifies that American principles protect certain individuals from capture during wartime.
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