The Abolition of Privateering And the Declaration of Paris
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1 04 AB OUT I ON OF PR I VA TEE RING ["324 was given to the captors, and there were provisions for the dispensing of arms from the royal arsenals, in order to re- duce the cost of equipping private expeditions. For the first time corsaires were to be allowed to carry the white flag " fleurdelyse. " 1 By the treaty of amity and commerce be- tween France and the United States, the privateers of either nation were permitted to carry their prizes into the ports of the other, 2 so that French privat...eers cruising off Canada were not obliged to carry prizes to the West Indies. Not- withstanding the swarm of corsaires which instantly appeared under these favorable conditions, the wise and temperate regulations of Louis XVI. Kept them fairly within bounds. For the first time, they were forbidden to interfere with the coast fisheries {la peche cbtiere)? They were commanded to observe the " utmost circumspection " with regard to the vessels of Russia, Sweden, Denmark and Holland, 4 who were being gently led by the crafty Vergennes into the Armed Neutrality which, as has been seen in another chapter, proved so embarrassing to the enemy.
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