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Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 3: closing of Southern ports.--increase of the Navy.--list of vessels and their stations.--purchased vessels.--vessels constructing, etc. (search)
f the same month. Of vessels on foreign stations the following had returned in obedience to orders from the Department. From Mediterranean: Name. Class. No. of Guns. Date of Arrival. Richmond Steam Sloop 16 July 3. Susquehanna Steam Sloop 15 June 6. Iroquois Steam Sloop 6 June 15. From coast of Africa: Name. Class. No. of Guns. Date of Arrival. Constellation Sloop 22 Sept. 28. Portsmouth Sloop 22 Sept. 23. Mohican Steam Sloop 6 Sept. 27. Mystic Steamer 5 Oct. 7. Sumter Steamer 5 Sept. 15. San Jacinto Steam Sloop 13 Nov. 15. Relief Storeship. 2 Oct. 12. From coast of Brazil: Name. Class. No. of Guns. Date of Arrival. Congress Frigate 50 August 12. Seminole Steam Sloop 5 July 6. The following had not arrived, Dec., 1861. From East Indies: Name. Class. No. of Guns.   John Adams Sloop 20   Hartford Steam Sloop 16   Dacotah Steam Sloop 6   The following were to remain abroad: Name. Class. No. of Gun
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., chapter 48 (search)
the Alabama fired a gun and hoisted the flag that had carried such terror to the whale-ships of the Azores. These vessels were the Brilliant and Emily Farnum, both of New York, and both loaded with grain. The latter being what Semmes considered properly documented was released on ransom-bond, and he took the opportunity of sending away in her all his prisoners, of whom he had 50 or 60, besides those just captured. The Brilliant was burned with her valuable cargo. On the afternoon of October 7th, the bark Wavecrest was taken; and. after being relieved of everything that could be of use to the Confederates, she was made a target for gun practice, and finally destroyed. Next day the brig Dunkirk, of New York. fell into the hands of the Alabama, and, as her captain could offer no evidence of neutral ownership, she also was committed to the flames. Up to this time Semmes had destroyed twelve valuable vessels, with their cargoes, and all this work hlad been done in little over