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The Daily Dispatch: October 6, 1863., [Electronic resource], A letter from Capt. Maffitt. (search)
and I refer you on that point to the letter published by M. Peequet du Beller, in the Ocean, of Brest, which contains a faithful relation of the incidents of the encounter which took place between the Florida and the French vessel, the Bremontier. As to the qualification of privateer which you give to the corvette I have the honor to command, it arises no doubt from the fact of your having been ill-informed as to the armament of the Florida. A privateer, according to the definition given by Noel and Chapsal, is "a vessel armed by private individuals with the authorization of the Government." That definition has been, I believe, adopted by all writers who have treated on international law, but it accords but little with the real situation of the Florida. That corvette has, in fact, been built and armed by the Government of the Confederate States of America, and her officers hold their commissions from that Government. She carries the national flag and the pennant carried by vess