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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book VII:—politics. (search)
rican government. Although the complement of his crew was not made up, Maffit succeeded, by dint of activity, in shipping all his guns. But the yellow fever almost immediately broke out on board; and the terrible scourge having spared but four or five men, the Oreto was obliged to put into Cuba, where she met with sympathetic protection from the Spanish authorities. Maffit was thus able to prepare for a new campaign, and on the 30th of August he sailed for the port of Mobile. On the 4th of September he suddenly made his appearance in the midst of the blockading squadron, flying the English military flag and the war pennant. Commodore Preble, who was in command of the squadron at the time, had orders to avoid coming in collision with vessels belonging to foreign powers. Deceived by the sight of the English flag, he hesitated for a moment. It was only when the Oreto was about passing the corvette Oneida, on board of which he was, that he discovered his mistake. With a view of re