OCTOBER 7TH
British Chancellor of the Exchequer William Gladstone remarked, "There is no doubt that Jefferson Davis and other leaders of the South have made an army; they are making it appears a navy; and they have made what is more than either--they have made a nation." Asst. Sec. of Navy Fox observed, "It is a most interesting piece of history...."
CSS Alabama captured and burned bark Wave Crest and brig Dunkirk east of Nova Scotia.
US Army transport Darlington captured steamer Governor Milton in St. John's River, Florida, as operations continue there.
OCTOBER 8TH
CSS Alabama captured and released on bond the packet Tonawanda southest of Nova Scotia.
OCTOBER 11TH
USS Monticello captured British blockade-runner Revere off Frying Pan Shoals, NC.
CSS Alabama captured and burned Manchester southeast of Nova Scotia. Captain Semmes said that from New York papers on the ship, he found out where all the US gunboats were and what they were doing. Of course, Semmes made good use of the information.
USS Maratanza damaged by Confederate battery at Cape Fear River, NC, and was forced to retire seaward.
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