From "British Blockade Runners in the American Civil War" by Joseph McKenna.
Evidently, the Don was originally commanded by Augustus Charles Hobart-Hampden, and had run into Wilmington. When he returned to England, command of the Don passed to his chief officer: Captain Cory."
Who he was is up for speculation. There is no one on the Navy List who quite fits the time period. Most likely he was another Royal Navy officer like Hobart-Hampden, who was enjoying the adventure and money to be made running the blockade.
Cory twice successfully ran the blockade into Wilmington. But on his third attempt, on 4 March 1864, the Don was captured by the USS Pequot. At the time, the Don had a cargo of Army uniforms from Peter Tait & Company of Limerick, blankets and shoes valued at $200,000.
--Old B-Runner
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