June 19, 1863: Buy a Blockade Runner in England

From Civil War Naval Chronology.

JUNE 19, 1863:  Secretary Mallory wrote to Commander Bulloch in Liverpool:  "I have heretofore requested you to purchase upon the best terms you can make a very fast steamer suitable for blockade running between Nassau, Bermuda, Charleston, and Wilmington.

"A capacity for stowing from 600 to 1,000 bales of cotton upon not over 10 feet draft would be desirable.  With such a vessel I can place exchange for our use in England every month."

This mean money to Confederate coffers in England to buy more blockade runners and cruisers.

--Old B-Runner