APRIL 22ND, 1865: Thpmas Kirkpatrick, U.S. Consul at Nassau, New Providence, reported to Rear Admiral Stribling of the East Coast Blockading Squadron that schooner St. Mary's had arrived at Nassau. The Baltimore schooner had been seized in the Chesapeake Bay in a daring raid on 31 March by ten Confederates led by Master John C. Braine, CSN.
Kirkpatrick pressed British authorities to seize the vessel and apprehend her crew for piracy. St. mary's was permitted to put to sea, however, after being judges a legitimate prize..
--Old B-Runner
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