JULY 18TH, 1864: Governor Samuel Corry of Maine wrote Secretary Welles regarding the exploits of the CSS Florida. He was gravely concerned about the captures made by the Confederate cruiser had been recently been making along the Atlantic coast.
He asked that one or two gunboats be constantly on patrol along the coast, and stated: "We are at war with a brave, energetic adversary, fruitful in resources, ready to strike at any exposed point, and which, with one or two piratical cruisers, besides destroying a great amount of tonnage, has driven a large share of our commerce under the protection of flags of other nations."
Secretary Welles was well aware of the Florida's cruise and had sent ships in pursuit.
--Old B-Runner
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