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J. M. Mason (search for this): chapter 57
mber, 1861, the capture of John Slidell and J. M. Mason, the commissioners of the Southern Confeder steamer Trent, and the capture of Slidell and Mason, and their secretaries, George Eustis and J. E the list of passengers and crew. Should Mr. Mason, Mr. Slidell, Mr. Eustis, and Mr. McFarland have instructions to effect the arrest of Messrs. Mason and Slidell, and their secretaries, Messrsorders; and at this juncture Mr. Slidell and Mr. Mason came out of the cabin and stood in the crowdforward, and said: Do you wish to see me? and Mason, just beside him, echoed to see me? Mr. Fairffferent points of the ship. In three minutes, Mason and Slidell, having the while stood hesitatingofficers, said: Gentlemen, lay your hands on Mr. Mason, which we accordingly did. Mr. Mason then san Commander Williams shouted: Under protest, Mr. Mason, under protest. Yes, said Mr. Mason, in theMr. Mason, in the. same tone as before, precisely, under protest, and then walked down the companion ladder to the b[10 more...]
Alexander Williams (search for this): chapter 57
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 repGentlemen, lay your hands on Mr. Mason, which we accordingly did. Mr. Mason then said: I yield to force. Whereupon Commander Williams shouted: Under protest, Mr. Mason, under protest. Yes, said Mr. Mason, in the. same tone as before, precisely, undtance of no small energy. The spirit prevailing on her decks may, without any stretch of truth, be called warlike. Captain Williams, Royal navy, who was in charge of the Central American and Mexican mails, now came out of his cabin, and passing to handed him an unfolded paper, which Mr. Dahlgren declined to receive. Lieutenant Fairfax was on the lower deck, and Captain Williams, finding no officer who would accept the note, finally shoved it in his pocket; subsequently, it fluttered to the de
Randolph Fairfax (search for this): chapter 57
r decks. When the crew was piped to dinner, the mess-cloths were deserted, and nearly everybody remained on deck, watching the smoke, until out of the base of the ascending blackness came the spars, presently the hull and full shape, of the steamship Trent. Until that moment, probably, no one on board of the ship knew what the object of our waiting was; but as soon as the Trent hove in sight, and her identity was decided, there was no doubt of our mission. Then Captain Wilkes called Lieutenant Fairfax into the cabin, and gave him his instructions, of which the following is a copy: United States steamer San Jacinto, at sea, November 8th, 1861. Sir :--You will have the second and third cutters of this ship fully manned and armed, and be in all respects prepared to board the steamer Trent, now hove-to under our guns. On boarding her, you will demand the papers of the steamer, her clearance from Havana, with the list of passengers and crew. Should Mr. Mason, Mr. Slidell, Mr.
John Slidell (search for this): chapter 57
the British steamer Trent, and the capture of Slidell and Mason, and their secretaries, George Eust honor of suggesting the capture of Mason and Slidell must be awarded to our boatswain, J. P. Grace passengers and crew. Should Mr. Mason, Mr. Slidell, Mr. Eustis, and Mr. McFarland be on board,ons to effect the arrest of Messrs. Mason and Slidell, and their secretaries, Messrs. Eustis and Mc a young lady, whom I afterward learned was Miss Slidell, sprang on to a companion-way skylight, andthere been an English man-of-war in sight! Mr. Slidell stepped forward, and said: Do you wish to she encountered an obstacle in the person of Miss Slidell who, filling the doorway, said: Mr. Fairfaxke in loud tones. From where I stood I saw Mrs. Slidell approach the door and beg Mr. Fairfax to goe companion ladder to the boat. Meanwhile, Mr. Slidell had recovered his equanimity to an extent w had previously taken his seat alongside of Mr. Slidell in the stern-sheets of the boat. Our objec[12 more...]
R. M. Hunter (search for this): chapter 57
The capture of Mason and Slidell. R. M. Hunter. On the 8th of November, 1861, the capture of John Slidell and J. M. Mason, the commissioners of the Southern Confederacy to England and France, was effected. It was the first considerable feat of the Federal navy, and, two weeks afterward, when the United States steamer San Jacinto landed her prisoners in Boston, the daring action of Captain Wilkes became the prevailing topic of the day, and superseded in interest the questions that grew out of Forts Henry and Donelson, and the battles and the strategic movements of our army on land. The writer was an eye-witness of the seizure and release of the British steamer Trent, and the capture of Slidell and Mason, and their secretaries, George Eustis and J. E. McFarland. I have never seen, even in the official reports of Captain Wilkes and his officers, an account that does justice to the facts in all their relations, although it is the generally admitted fact that, at the time, there
Moir (search for this): chapter 57
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
October 23rd (search for this): chapter 57
keeping a bright lookout for the privateer Sumter. The cruise had not resulted in anything of practical benefit, either in the way of prize-money to the crew or service to the government, and the 1st of October beheld her steering for the Spanish Main, with her crew and officers in fine spirits and eager for adventure. Touching at Cienfuegos, news was received that Mason and Slidell had passed out of Charleston in the blockade-runner Theodora, and had reached Havana. This was on the 23d of October, and orders were at once given to coal ship. The order was executed with dispatch, and on the 23th of the same month the San Jacinto was again in blue water shaping a course for Havana. I am afraid that the honor of suggesting the capture of Mason and Slidell must be awarded to our boatswain, J. P. Grace. On the evening of October 27th, this officer, while pacing the lee side of the quarter-deck with another warrant officer, said, in a tone which we distinctly heard in the wardroom, t
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in himself. Having frequent occasion to visit his cabin I saw that he was deeply engaged in the perusal of international law books, from which he was taking copious notes. On November 1st, Lieutenant J. A, Greer, navigating officer, brought word to the ship that Mason and Slidell, with their secretaries and families, were booked for England by the steamer Trent to St. Thomas, and thence by the regular West India packet to Southampton. The next day we went to sea, touching at Key West on the 3d. On the 4th we returned to the Cuban coast, and cruising along the northern shore awaited further information as to the movements of the Confederate representatives from Consul General Schufeldt. It was not received, and orders were given to bear away to the narrow channel of old Bahama, through which the Trent must necessarily pass on her way to St. Thomas. The point selected could not have been chosen to better advantage. Between the coral keys the distance across the channel was but fif
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Having frequent occasion to visit his cabin I saw that he was deeply engaged in the perusal of international law books, from which he was taking copious notes. On November 1st, Lieutenant J. A, Greer, navigating officer, brought word to the ship that Mason and Slidell, with their secretaries and families, were booked for England by the steamer Trent to St. Thomas, and thence by the regular West India packet to Southampton. The next day we went to sea, touching at Key West on the 3d. On the 4th we returned to the Cuban coast, and cruising along the northern shore awaited further information as to the movements of the Confederate representatives from Consul General Schufeldt. It was not received, and orders were given to bear away to the narrow channel of old Bahama, through which the Trent must necessarily pass on her way to St. Thomas. The point selected could not have been chosen to better advantage. Between the coral keys the distance across the channel was but fifteen miles,
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ufeldt. It was not received, and orders were given to bear away to the narrow channel of old Bahama, through which the Trent must necessarily pass on her way to St. Thomas. The point selected could not have been chosen to better advantage. Between the coral keys the distance across the channel was but fifteen miles, and no ship could pass without being seen by our topsail-yard lookout. Early on the morning of the 8th the ship was cleared for action. If the Trent had left Havana on the 17th, she was due at the point where we were waiting on the 8th. The distance was but two hundred and forty miles, and the wind, blowing a full sail breeze from the southwest, should place the Trent under our guns by noon. The calculations were made with exactness, for at twenty minutes to twelve o'clock the lookout aloft sang out Sail ho! Lieutenant K. Randolph Breese, who had the deck, hailed the lookout, and asked for her direction. Off the port bow, sir, came back the reply. The San Jaci
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