DECEMBER 3RD, 1864: Boat expedition from USS Nita, Stars and Stripes, Hendrick Hudson, Ariel and Two Sisters destroyed a large salt work at Rocky Point, Tampa Bay, Florida.
USS Mackinaw captured schooner Mary at sea off Charleston with cargo of cotton, tobacco and turpentine.
DECEMBER 4TH, 1864: USS Chocura, Lt.Cmdr. Richard. Meade, captured schooner Lowood south of Velasco, Texas, with cargo of cotton. Calling the Lowood "a notorious blockade runner", Meade said" "We had been watching this schooner for some time and finally laid a trap for her, which had proved successful."
USS Pembina seized blockade running Dutch brig Geziena Hilligonda near Brazos Santiago, Texas, with cargo including medicines, iron and cloth.
Boats from the USS Pursuit captured Peep O'Day near Indian River, Florida, with cargo of cotton.
--Old B-Runner
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