Why

do you think the captain of

the Chesapeake refused

to allow the crew of the

Leopard to search the ship?

Use the terms neutral rights

and impressment in your

answer.

A few of the crew men were royal navy deserters and the commander of Chesapeake was caught unaware by the British navy.

Explanation:

There was presence of royal navy seamen deserters on board of Chesapeake and leopard commander Stephen Decatur had authority from the British consul to search Chesapeake for deserted royal navy seamen.