The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 480 pages of information about The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter.

The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 480 pages of information about The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter.

APPENDIX.

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No.  I.

CAPTURES OF THE SUMTER.

Ably Bradford—­Of New York, from New York to Puerto Caballo.  Captured 25th July, 1861, N.E. of Laguayra, Venezuela.

Sent to New Orleans.  Recaptured by enemy.

Albert Adams—­Of Massachusetts.  Captured 5th July, 1861, four leagues off Cienfuegos.

Sent to Cienfuegos.  Released by Captain-General of Cuba.

Arcade—­Of Maine, from Portland, Maine, to Guadaloupe.  Captured 26th November, 1861, in lat. 20 deg. 27’ N., long. 57 deg. 15’ W.

Burned.

Ben Dunning—­Of Maine.  Captured 5th July, 1861, four leagues off Cienfuegos.

Sent to Cienfuegos.  Released by Captain-General of Cuba.

Cuba—­Of Maine, from Trinidad to English ports.  Captured 4th July, 1861, in lat. 21 deg. 29’ N., long. 84 deg. 06’ W.

Sent to Cienfuegos.  Retaken by enemy.

Daniel Trowbridge—­Of Connecticut, from New York to Demerara.  Captured 27th October, 1861, in lat. 17 deg. 54’ N., long. 56 deg. 30’ W.

Burned.

Ebenezer Dodge—­Of Massachusetts, from New Bedford to South Pacific (whaling).  Captured 8th December, 1861, in lat. 30 deg. 57’ N., long. 51 deg. 49’ W.

Burned.

Golden Rocket—­Of Bangor, Maine.  Captured 3d July, 1861, in lat. 21 deg. 29’ N., long. 84 deg. 06’ W. Valued at $35,000.

Burned.

Investigator—­Of Maine, from Spain to Newport, Wales.  Captured 18th January, 1862, in Straits of Gibraltar.  Valued at $15,000,

Released on ransom bond.

Joseph Maxwell—­Of Pennsylvania.  Captured 27th July, 1861, seven miles from Puerto Caballo.

Sent to Cienfuegos.  Released by Governor-General of Cuba.

Joseph Parkes—­Of Massachusetts, from Pernambuco to Boston.  Captured 25th September, 1861, in lat. 6 deg. 20’ N., long. 42 deg. 24’W.

Burned.

Louisa Kilham—­Of Massachusetts.  Captured 6th July, 1861, five miles from Cienfuegos.

Sent to Cienfuegos.  Released by Captain-General of Cuba.

Machias—­Of Maine, from Trinidad to an English port.  Captured 4th July, 1861, in lat. 21 deg. 29’ N., long. 84 deg. 06’ W.

Sent to Cienfuegos.  Released by Captain-General of Cuba.

Montmorency—­Of Maine, from Newport, Wales, to St. Thomas.  Captured 25th November, 1861, in lat. 18 deg. 30’ N., long. 58 deg. 40’ W. Valued at $20,000.

Released under ransom bond.

Naiad—­Of New York.  Captured 6th July, 1861, five miles from Cienfuegos.

Sent to Cienfuegos.  Released by Captain-General of Cuba.

Neapolitan—­Of Massachusetts, from Messina to Boston.  Captured 18th January, 1862, in Straits of Gibraltar.

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