On July 31. the Tuscaloosa captured its first and evidently only, American ship, the Santee and bonded it for $150,000. On August 8th, the ship was at Simons Bay, South Africa, before leaving on a 90-day cruise, putting into St. Catherine's, Brazil, on Nov. 19, 1863, for supplies, but was refused and told to leave.
The Tuscaloosa returned to Simons Bay on Dec. 26th and was seized the next day by the British government saying it had violated neutrality. It was ordered that the ship remain until its original owners claimed it.
Low and his men then left the ship which was not reclaimed until 1864. After the war it was turned over to the U.S. Navy.
They Can't All Be Alabamas or Floridas. --Old B-Runner
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