Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the RebellionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1895 - United States |
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Acting Master Acting Rear-Admiral Wilkes Alabama American anchor arrival Bahia bark Tacony blockade boat Boston brig British C. S. bark C. S. S. Alabama C. S. S. Florida Cape Haitien Captain captured cargo CHARLES WILKES chase Chesapeake coal coast commandant navy yard commanding U. S. S. Commanding West India Confederate cruise cruisers dispatch eastward enclose English February Fernando de Noronha fire gale GIDEON Government governor guns harbor Havana honor to report instant island January June Key West Latitude letter Lieutenant longitude Maffitt miles morning Nassau NAVY DEPARTMENT neutral night obedient servant Oneida orders Oreto piratical port prize proceed rebel repairs Report of Acting Report of Commander respectfully sail Santiago de Cuba schooner Secretary Semmes sent shore Simon's Bay steam steamer Tacony Telegram Thomas Tuscaloosa U. S. consul U. S. Navy U. S. S. Mohican Vanderbilt vessel Wachusett weather West India Squadron wind York
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Page 810 - London, (the act of God, the queen's enemies, fire, and all and every other dangers and accidents of the seas, rivers, and navigation, of whatever nature and kind soever, excepted,) unto order or to assigns, he or they paying freight for the said goods at 51.
Page 651 - ... as soon as possible after the expiration of such period of twenty-four hours, without permitting her to take in supplies beyond what may be necessary for her immediate use...
Page 114 - No ship of war or privateer of either belligerent shall be permitted, while in any port, harbor, roadstead or waters within the jurisdiction of the United States, to take in any supplies except provisions and such other things as may be requisite for the subsistence of her crew...
Page 652 - ... without special permission, until after the expiration of three months from the time when such coal may have been last supplied to her within British waters as aforesaid.
Page 651 - America," and being, moreover, resolved to prevent, as far as possible, the use of Her Majesty's harbors, ports, and coasts, and the waters within Her Majesty's territorial jurisdiction, in aid of the warlike purposes of either belligerent...
Page 717 - SIR : I am directed by the governor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 14th instant, and to state that...
Page 629 - ... provisions and such other things as may be requisite for the subsistence of her crew, and except so much coal only as may be sufficient to carry such vessel to the nearest port of her own country, or to some nearer destination ; and no coal shall...
Page 651 - Crown, as a station or place of resort for any warlike purpose or the purpose of obtaining any facilities of warlike equipment; and no ship of war or privateer of either belligerent shall hereafter be permitted to sail out of or leave any port, roadstead, or waters subject to British jurisdiction from which any vessel of the other belligerent (whether the same...
Page 652 - ... respectively, shall always, in case of necessity, be extended, so far as may be requisite for giving effect to this proviso, but not further or otherwise.
Page 715 - I have to instruct you to restore the Tuscaloosa to the lieutenant of the Confederate States, who lately commanded her, or if he should have left the Cape, then to retain her until she can be handed over to some person who may have authority from Captain Semmes, of the Alabama, or from the Government of the Confederate States, to receive her.