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[326] the war we had been opprobriously called pirates, and we knew, if captured, we would be summarily dealt with as such These were reflections that disquited us—but they caused no demoralization, or craven fear, but were borne by true men with clear consciences, who had done their duty as they saw it, with all the powers given them by God. It was a situation desperate to a degree, to which history furnishes no parallel. The first duty was to suspend hostilities and to proclaim such suspension.
Richmond, VA. 1904.
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