▁jud ged ▁in ▁C ura ça o ▁during ▁more ▁than ▁ten ▁months ▁as ▁mer cen aries ▁and ▁for ▁disturb ing ▁the ▁peace ▁for ▁sail ing ▁using ▁false ▁Dutch ▁papers . ▁Duc oud ray ▁claimed ▁he ▁had ▁always ▁kept ▁well ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁his ▁expedition ▁to ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁C ura ça o , ▁and ▁their ▁dam aged ▁vessels ▁had ▁sought ▁an ▁emer gency ▁shelter ▁in ▁the ▁neutral ▁port ▁of ▁C ura ça o , ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁entitled ▁to ▁receive ▁an ▁equal ▁treatment ▁as ▁another ▁distinguished ▁travel er ▁in ▁a ▁foreign ▁country , ▁therefore ▁had ▁done ▁nothing ▁that ▁des erved ▁to ▁dep rive ▁him ▁of ▁his ▁liberty ▁or ▁his ▁right ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁hospital ity ▁of ▁the ▁place . ▁He ▁indicated ▁that ▁if ▁C ura ça o ▁was ▁neutral , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁cause ▁or ▁reason ▁to ▁stop ▁him ▁nor ▁to ▁se ize ▁anything , ▁because ▁his ▁expedition ▁was ▁not ▁aim ed ▁against ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁He ▁also ▁pointed ▁out ▁that ▁his ▁acc users ▁were ▁a ▁gang ▁of ▁band its ▁and ▁p im ps ▁and ▁that ▁everything ▁the ▁Governor ▁and ▁his ▁hen ch men ▁were ▁interested ▁in ▁was ▁to ▁en rich ▁themselves ▁unf air ly ▁stay ing ▁with ▁ships , ▁money , ▁load , ▁the ▁acc out re ments ▁of ▁war ▁and ▁other ▁spo ils ▁of ▁the ▁Duc oud ray ▁Hol stein ▁expedition , ▁which ▁had ▁cost ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁R ij ks da ald ers , ▁ex cluding ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁the