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Dominican Republic (Dominican Republic) (search for this): chapter 38
by the way of the islands of Porto Rico and St. Domingo, passing through the Mona Passage, through We entered the Mona Passage, lying between St. Domingo and Porto Rico, after nightfall, but the moing with a flowing sheet along the coast of St. Domingo. I had approached the Mona Passage with muner, from Boston, bound for the old city of St. Domingo, from which we received a batch of late newhooner, which we requested to report us, in St. Domingo, as the United States steamer Iroquois, we x Cayes, on the south side of the island of St. Domingo. If the Cooke had been chartered, and sents, and burned his dwelling in the island of St. Domingo, now in sight. The white man, in another c burning ship was lighting up the shores of St. Domingo! That Puritan, only a generation before, hday, found ourselves in the passage between St. Domingo and Cuba. There were many sails passing inhe surface of the sea. The islands of Cuba, St. Domingo, and Jamaica— the two latter, in the blue a[1 more...]
Iroquois, Wyoming (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 38
al Sovereign might have made on the eve of Trafalgar. Poor Ronckendorff, what a disappointment awaited him! the Alabama was going to sea that very night. There was a Yankee merchant-ship in the harbor, and just at nightfall, a boat pulled out from her to the San Jacinto, to post her, probably, as to the channels and outlets, and to put her in possession of the rumors afloat. The fates were much more propitious as to weather, than they had been to the little Sumter, when she eluded the Iroquois. The night set in dark and rainy. We ran up our boats, lighted our fires, and when the steam was ready, got under way, as we would have done on any ordinary occasion, except only that there were no lights permitted to be seen about the ship, and that the guns were loaded and cast loose, and the crew at quarters. In the afternoon, a French naval officer had come on board, kindly bringing me a chart of the harbor, from which it appeared that I could run out in almost any direction I might c
Texas (Texas, United States) (search for this): chapter 38
on his little craft in the twinkling of an eye, and I question whether he stopped this side of Nantucket. My object; in running into the Gulf of Mexico, was to strike a blow at Banks' expedition, which was then fitting out for the invasion of Texas. This gentleman, who had been a prominent Massachusetts politician, but who had no sort of military talent, had risen to the surface with other scum, amid the bubbling and boiling of the Yankee caldron, and was appointed by Honest Abe to subjugate Texas. Banks had mounted a stud-horse, on Boston Common, on militia-review days, before the war, and had had himself lithographed, studhorse, cocked-hat, feathers, and all, and these were credentials not to be despised. I had learned from captured Northern papers, that he was fitting out at Boston and New York, a large expedition, to consist of not less than 30,000 men. A large proportion of this army was to consist of cavalry and light artillery. To transport such an army, a large number
London, Madison County, Ohio (Ohio, United States) (search for this): chapter 38
efore referred to a speech of Mr. Laird, the builder of the Alabama, in the British House of Commons. I now refer to another passage of the same speech, as a sufficient answer to Mr. Low's complaints:— If a ship without guns and without arms, [he is alluding to the Alabama when she left the Mersey,] is a dangerous article, surely rifled guns and ammunition of all sorts are equally—(cheers)— and even more dangerous. (Cheers.) I have referred to the bills of entry in the Custom-houses of London and Liverpool, and I find there have been vast shipments of implements of war to the Northern States, through the celebrated houses of Baring & Co. — (loud cheers and laughter),—Brown, Shipley & Co., of Liverpool, and a variety of other names, which I need not more particularly mention, but whose Northern tendencies are well known to this House. (Hear! Hear!) If the member for Rochdale, or the honorable member for Branchford wishes to ascertain the extent to which the Northern States of
Rochdale (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 38
(cheers)— and even more dangerous. (Cheers.) I have referred to the bills of entry in the Custom-houses of London and Liverpool, and I find there have been vast shipments of implements of war to the Northern States, through the celebrated houses of Baring & Co. — (loud cheers and laughter),—Brown, Shipley & Co., of Liverpool, and a variety of other names, which I need not more particularly mention, but whose Northern tendencies are well known to this House. (Hear! Hear!) If the member for Rochdale, or the honorable member for Branchford wishes to ascertain the extent to which the Northern States of America have had supplies of arms from this country, they have only to go to a gentleman who, I am sure, will be ready to afford them every information, and much more readily than he would to me, or to any one else calling upon him — the American Consul in Liverpool. Before that gentleman, the manifest of every ship is laid, he has to give an American pass to each vessel; he is, consequ
Jamaica, L. I. (New York, United States) (search for this): chapter 38
ng in with Cape Maize during the night, and holding on to its very brilliant light until morning. The weather was clear, and the moon near her full, so that I had almost as good a view of the passage by night as by day. On the 5th of December, a prize ran into our arms, without the necessity of a chase. It was a Baltimore schooner called the Union, old, and of little value. She had, besides, a neutral cargo, properly documented, for a small town called Port Maria, on the north side of Jamaica. I transferred the prisoners of the Cooke to her, and released her on ransom-bond. My original orders were not to capture Maryland vessels, but that good old State had long since ceased to occupy the category in which our Congress, and the Executive had placed her. She was now ranged under the enemy's flag, and I could make no discrimination in her favor. On the next day the California steamer was due, and a very bright lookout was kept; a number of the young officers volunteering thei
Liverpool (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 38
had supplies of arms from this country, they have only to go to a gentleman who, I am sure, will be ready to afford them every information, and much more readily than he would to me, or to any one else calling upon him — the American Consul in Liverpool. Before that gentleman, the manifest of every ship is laid, he has to give an American pass to each vessel; he is, consequently, able to tell the exact number of rifles which have been shipped from this country for the United States— informati, unfit for any purpose of Warfare— for they procured their armaments somewhere else — the Northern States have been well supplied from this country, through the agency of some most influential persons. (Hear! hear!) The American Consul in Liverpool, alluded to in the above extract, is the same gentleman —Dudley—who was assisting Mr. Low to denounce Great Britain for supplying the Confederate States! The Parker Cooke made a beautiful bonfire, lighting up the sea and land for league
England (United Kingdom) (search for this): chapter 38
sented to make a bogus sale of his ship. Freights to Great Britain are rather more active, under favorable foreign advicesg out of more vessels like the Alabama, in the ports of Great Britain; that information has been received of other vessels haestroyed; that the Alabama is continually supplied from Great Britain with coal and ammunition, by which she is enabled to put through the active instrumentality of the subjects of Great Britain, the so-called Confederate States are furnished with sherican commerce carried on by ships built and manned in Great Britain, is not rebuked by the British press generally; is not gree to the evils that would attend a state of war with Great Britain, and are compelled to witness the carrying-trade of theg it is, that these gentlemen when they were denouncing Great Britain for supplying the Confederates with men and munitions ogentleman —Dudley—who was assisting Mr. Low to denounce Great Britain for supplying the Confederate States! The Parker Coo
Europe (search for this): chapter 38
, I had several weeks on my hands, before it would become necessary for me to proceed to my new rendezvous. I resolved to devote this interval to the waylaying of a California treasure-steamer, as a million or so of dollars in gold, deposited in Europe, would materially aid me, in my operations upon the sea. I could purchase several more Alabamas, to develop the nautical enterprise of our people, and assist me to scourge the enemy's commerce. There were two routes by which the California ste advances on marine insurance.—In consequence of the destruction caused at sea by the privateer steamer Alabama, the officers of the insurance companies of Boston have fixed the present war rates on different voyages as follows:—To the north of Europe, 4@5 per cent.; Mediterranean, 5@6; India, 4 1/2; Gulf ports, 4; California gold steamers, 4; West India risks, 5; coastwise, 1/2@1 1/2. These rates are liable to be altered according to the necessary requirements of the times, consequent upon t
Cuba (Cuba) (search for this): chapter 38
by which the California steamers returned from Aspinwall—one by the east end of Cuba, and the other by the west end. I chose the former for my ambuscade, as being prr guns. She was, probably, a Spanish steam-frigate, on her way to the island of Cuba. On the evening of the 2d of December, we passed the little island of Tortugaers, and on the next day, found ourselves in the passage between St. Domingo and Cuba. There were many sails passing in different directions, all of which we overhaung a California steamer. In the afternoon, we stretched over to the east end of Cuba, and took our station in watch and wait. On the same night, we chased and ovee for a few days yet. We spent this interval in lying off and on the east end of Cuba, under easy sail, chasing more or less during the day, but without success, all t of winds, to ruffle, without roughening the surface of the sea. The islands of Cuba, St. Domingo, and Jamaica— the two latter, in the blue and hazy distance, and th
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