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Nor could any munitions of war have been furnished: not a blockade-runner, laden with supplies, could have left the English shores, except under a kindred penalty.
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He asserts that without the concession, the supply of munitions to the Rebels would have been impossible, highlighting the concession's impact on warfare.
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