From the November 16, 1861, New York Times.
"A dispatch from San Francisco fated the 14th inst., states that the privateer schooner Neva, from China, had been seized there by Captain Pease of the revenue utter Mary."
--Old B-Runner
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Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Captain William Cooke Pease USRM: One of the Founders of the Modern Coast Guard
From the Martha's Vineyard Museum.
(1819-1865)
He commanded the Revenue Cutter William R, macy in the capture of the Confederate privateer Neva.
Joined the U.S. Revenue Marine Service in 1839 and quickly rose in rank. Held stations in San Francisco, the California coast and the Northwest Territory of Washington. In the process, he commanded several revenue cutters, one of which was the William L. Marcy.
He also designed and built new cutters for the Great Lakes and refitted many aging vessels along the West Coast. He and his crew were commended for a dramatic ship rescue off the Carolina coast in 1854.
Captain Pease died of typhoid in December 1865, age 46 aboard his cutter off Charleston, S.C.. His body was brought back to Edgartown by a cutter.
He is regarded as a founder of the modern Coast Guard.
Important Man in U.S. Coast Guard History. --Old B-Runner
(1819-1865)
He commanded the Revenue Cutter William R, macy in the capture of the Confederate privateer Neva.
Joined the U.S. Revenue Marine Service in 1839 and quickly rose in rank. Held stations in San Francisco, the California coast and the Northwest Territory of Washington. In the process, he commanded several revenue cutters, one of which was the William L. Marcy.
He also designed and built new cutters for the Great Lakes and refitted many aging vessels along the West Coast. He and his crew were commended for a dramatic ship rescue off the Carolina coast in 1854.
Captain Pease died of typhoid in December 1865, age 46 aboard his cutter off Charleston, S.C.. His body was brought back to Edgartown by a cutter.
He is regarded as a founder of the modern Coast Guard.
Important Man in U.S. Coast Guard History. --Old B-Runner
Thursday, December 22, 2016
The New York Times Updates Blockade-Runner Movements Jan. 19, 1865
Even as the war was winding down and the Confederacy in its death throes, the business of blockade-running was busy as ever.
January 19, 1865, New York Times. News from Nassau and Bermuda.
"The blockade-runner Princess Royal, which was on her way from Bermuda to Nassau, has been lost. On the 2nd inst., the steamers Confederate States and Chicora are reported to have arrived from Charleston, and that the Agnes E. Fry and the Julia were entirely lost while trying to get from Charleston.
"On the 8th inst., the rebel steamer Col. Lamb arrived from Nassau, of 616 tons, and it is reported she is intended for a privateer; and in the 9th inst., arrived the steamer Lark, 267 tons, from Liverpool and Madeira, consigned to Charles J. Helen, the rebel agent in Havana; on the 12th inst., the Neva, which sailed on the 10th, returned in distress, but the general opinion was that she was chased by a United States gunboat."
A lot of action still going on despite the loss of Charleston and Wilmington by this date. The Agnes E. Fry actually sank off the Cape Fear River, near Wilmington.
I am wondering if this ship called the Neva is the same one captured in San Francisco in 1861 which I have been writing about. If so, she found her way back into Confederate service. As of yet I haven't been able to find out is she was.
I Wonder. --Old B-Runner
January 19, 1865, New York Times. News from Nassau and Bermuda.
"The blockade-runner Princess Royal, which was on her way from Bermuda to Nassau, has been lost. On the 2nd inst., the steamers Confederate States and Chicora are reported to have arrived from Charleston, and that the Agnes E. Fry and the Julia were entirely lost while trying to get from Charleston.
"On the 8th inst., the rebel steamer Col. Lamb arrived from Nassau, of 616 tons, and it is reported she is intended for a privateer; and in the 9th inst., arrived the steamer Lark, 267 tons, from Liverpool and Madeira, consigned to Charles J. Helen, the rebel agent in Havana; on the 12th inst., the Neva, which sailed on the 10th, returned in distress, but the general opinion was that she was chased by a United States gunboat."
A lot of action still going on despite the loss of Charleston and Wilmington by this date. The Agnes E. Fry actually sank off the Cape Fear River, near Wilmington.
I am wondering if this ship called the Neva is the same one captured in San Francisco in 1861 which I have been writing about. If so, she found her way back into Confederate service. As of yet I haven't been able to find out is she was.
I Wonder. --Old B-Runner
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
So, That's Why I Couln't Find Out Anything About the Revenue Cutter Mary
The U.S. Coast Guard Revenue Cutter & Lighthouse Service in the Civil War site had this entry for 14 November 1861:
"The USRC William L. Marcy under Captain William S. Pease, USRM, seized the Confederate privateer Neva at San Francisco, California."
This would explain why I was unable to find out anything about a U.S. revenue cutter by the name of the Mary. The newspapers made a mistake.
--Old B-Runner
"The USRC William L. Marcy under Captain William S. Pease, USRM, seized the Confederate privateer Neva at San Francisco, California."
This would explain why I was unable to find out anything about a U.S. revenue cutter by the name of the Mary. The newspapers made a mistake.
--Old B-Runner
Monday, December 5, 2016
Confederate Privateer Neva Fitting Out in China-- Part 4
From Capt. LUCKIE of the ship Lotus, we learn that this man ALLEN worked his passage over on the Surprise, which left this port about four months ago. He expresses no doubt of the rebel proclivities of LYNCH, who was formerly a midshipman in the United States Navy.
He ran the Antelope for some time in the China Seas, and was perfectly familiar with the coast.
The Neva is a fore-and-aft schooner of about one hundred tons, and can mount not more than four effective guns.
The Naval Storekeeper, after fitting out the Neva with her armament from the property of "Uncle Sam," threw up his charge and went on board of the Neva. Some ten days prior to the departure of the Lotus, te Saginaw left Hong Kong in pursuit of the rebel craft. the Captain of the Lotus is of the opinion that her capture is inevitable.
The loyal feeling amongst Americans at Hong Kong is enthusiastic with the exception of Dr. LOCKHART, no prominent man is even suspected of secessionism.
Definitely Some Intrigue Going On Here. --Old B-Runner
He ran the Antelope for some time in the China Seas, and was perfectly familiar with the coast.
The Neva is a fore-and-aft schooner of about one hundred tons, and can mount not more than four effective guns.
The Naval Storekeeper, after fitting out the Neva with her armament from the property of "Uncle Sam," threw up his charge and went on board of the Neva. Some ten days prior to the departure of the Lotus, te Saginaw left Hong Kong in pursuit of the rebel craft. the Captain of the Lotus is of the opinion that her capture is inevitable.
The loyal feeling amongst Americans at Hong Kong is enthusiastic with the exception of Dr. LOCKHART, no prominent man is even suspected of secessionism.
Definitely Some Intrigue Going On Here. --Old B-Runner
Confederate Privateer Neva Fitting Out In China-- Part 3
Commenting on this statement, the Alta Californian of October 9, 1861, says: We learn from other sources that LYNCH was formerly a sportsman in San Francisco, and left here about a year ago on the Nor'wester. For several years he was in command of a steamer on this coast.
The Neva is a small schooner of 60 or 70 tons, formerly a pleasure yacht on the coast of China, and said to be a pretty fast sailer. Some are of the opinion that she is intended only to rob China men along the coast, as she was too small to carry any large gun.. ALLEN is in command of the Neva.
Old B-Runner
The Neva is a small schooner of 60 or 70 tons, formerly a pleasure yacht on the coast of China, and said to be a pretty fast sailer. Some are of the opinion that she is intended only to rob China men along the coast, as she was too small to carry any large gun.. ALLEN is in command of the Neva.
Old B-Runner
Friday, December 2, 2016
Confederate Privateer Neva Fitting Out at Shanghai, China-- Part 2
WARD is a desperate character, and has a large sum of money, which he has made in the Imperial service. He was connected with WALKER, and is a sailor by profession. LYNCH is a Northerner. We fancy the affair will end in grief. The craft is too small and a suitable crew can hardly be had in time.
We hear that two of the Saginaw's officers resigned, upon learning the objective of her trip, but subsequently withdrew their resignations.
--Old B-Runner
We hear that two of the Saginaw's officers resigned, upon learning the objective of her trip, but subsequently withdrew their resignations.
--Old B-Runner
A Confederate Privateer Fitting Out At Shanghai, China-- Part 1
From the November 3, 1861, New York Times. Continued from November 14, 2016.
Even before the supposed Confederate privateer Neva sailed to San Francisco and was captured by the Revenue Cutter Mary on November 14, 1861, there was knowledge about it.
Taken directly from the newspaper:
The Hong Kong Press of the 10th of Aug. says: The United States storekeeper at Shanghai was a politician named 'Judge' Cleary. We believe he earned the title from having been a magistrate in California. It seems from the last advices from Shaghai that this man, in connection with Col. WARD, (the celebrated fillibuster), Capt. ALLEN, (who brought the steamship Surprise from California,) and Capt. LYNCH, (for some years in command of the steamer Antelope, and lately of the Contest,) purchased the schooner Neva, equipped her from the United States naval stores, and intend to cruise off the coast as a privateer.
"The steamer Saginaw hurried up yesterday, on the intelligence being made known, and, we make small doubt, will capture her."
So, it would seem that the schooner Neva was purchased by a group of Confederate sympathizers named Ward, Allen and Lynch with the goal of turning her into a privateer to cruise the Chinese waters and prey on U.S. shipping.
Even worse, they were able to arm and equip the Neva with U.S. naval stores supplied them by another Confederate sympathizer named Cleary who was in charge of them in Shanghai.
--Old B-Runner
Even before the supposed Confederate privateer Neva sailed to San Francisco and was captured by the Revenue Cutter Mary on November 14, 1861, there was knowledge about it.
Taken directly from the newspaper:
The Hong Kong Press of the 10th of Aug. says: The United States storekeeper at Shanghai was a politician named 'Judge' Cleary. We believe he earned the title from having been a magistrate in California. It seems from the last advices from Shaghai that this man, in connection with Col. WARD, (the celebrated fillibuster), Capt. ALLEN, (who brought the steamship Surprise from California,) and Capt. LYNCH, (for some years in command of the steamer Antelope, and lately of the Contest,) purchased the schooner Neva, equipped her from the United States naval stores, and intend to cruise off the coast as a privateer.
"The steamer Saginaw hurried up yesterday, on the intelligence being made known, and, we make small doubt, will capture her."
So, it would seem that the schooner Neva was purchased by a group of Confederate sympathizers named Ward, Allen and Lynch with the goal of turning her into a privateer to cruise the Chinese waters and prey on U.S. shipping.
Even worse, they were able to arm and equip the Neva with U.S. naval stores supplied them by another Confederate sympathizer named Cleary who was in charge of them in Shanghai.
--Old B-Runner
Monday, November 14, 2016
Capture of the Privateer Neva Reported
From the Daily Dispatch, November 21, 1861.
"Our news from San Francisco also mentions the arrest of a supposed privateer -- the schr. Neca -- at that port, by the Captain of the revenue cutter Mary. It appears that the Neva was fitted out at Shanghai, China, and that information of this fact preceded her arrival at San Francisco."
--Old B-R'er
"Our news from San Francisco also mentions the arrest of a supposed privateer -- the schr. Neca -- at that port, by the Captain of the revenue cutter Mary. It appears that the Neva was fitted out at Shanghai, China, and that information of this fact preceded her arrival at San Francisco."
--Old B-R'er
155 Years Ago, November 14, 1861: Confederate Privateer Seized in San Francisco
NOVEMBER 14TH, 1861: The U.S. cutter Mary, Captain Pease, seized the Confederate privateer Neva, in San Francisco, California.
--Old V-Runner
--Old V-Runner
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