The newspapers of the time assert that “an Admiralty order was issued, commanding the officers of British ships in the South Seas not to respect any port as neutral where the Essex should be found.” It is certain that the British commander acted in this spirit.
Sumner cites a British Admiralty order that disregarded the neutrality of ports for the Essex.
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