JULY 22ND
According to figures compiled by the New York Chamber of Commerce on the effectiveness of the Confederate raiders, "150 vessels, including two steamers, representing a tonnage of upward of 60,000 tons and a value of over $12,000,000 have been captured by the rebel privateers Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and the vessels seized and armed by them....
The result is, that either American ships are sitting idle at our own or foreign ports, unable to procure freights, and thus practically excluded from the carrying trade, or as transferred to foreign flags."
In short, Confederate raiders were a success, both economically and in fear along the coast.
Old B-Runner
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