Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Confederate States” in article 17 of The Daily Dispatch: April 18, 1861., [Electronic resource]:

... of them are in the stream ready to sail; but their masters hesitate to start, owing to the threatening aspect of affairs in the Southern States. It is feared they will be exposed to seizure by the Confederate States in case hostilities should break out. It is probable that their voyages will be abandoned. --Boston Journal.
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