...ed his taking the ocean, in such a condition, and so shorthanded, impracticable. As his executive officer, he naturally consulted me, saying that it was his judgment that he should take the ship to Teneriffe , communicate with Captain Bulloch and have a crew sent to him. I knew every one of the regular officers personally. They were all to the manner born. With the fate of the C. S. S. Rappahannock ...