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The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure), The capture of Mason and Slidell. (search)
ts. The foreign publications were the letters of the officers of the Trent, Captain Moir, commanding, his purser, and Commander Williams, of the Royal Navy Reserve, who chanced to be a fellow-passenger of the voyaging emissaries. In Captain Moir's report to Lord Palmerston, the Premier, he says that Captain Wilkes sent an order n the greatest state of excitement. As our men were going into their boats, Captain Moir, of the Trent, hailed us. What do you mean, shouted he, by stopping my ship?hip, sir? No, sir; first officer. I would like to see the captain; and Captain Moir, at this instant, walked out of his cabin, and coming forward said, in angryber, had gathered aft around the officer, and the crew also stood about. As Captain Moir made his assertion regarding the right of search the passengers applauded, ation to this speech, delivered with great pomposity of manner, but turned to Captain Moir, and said: You see I have force enough to carry out my orders; and at this j