CHAPTER III.

REVOLT OF SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, AND THE GULF STATES.

Acts passed by the Provisional Congress of the Confederate

States during its first Session

Revolt of Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas

Seizure of Harper's Ferry and Norfolk Navy Yard

Confederate Levies

Confederate Government offers Letters of Marque

Confederate Act "recognizing the Existence of War"

President Lincoln's Proclamations of Blockade

State of the Federal Navy.

Naval Resources and Efforts of the Confederacy

Remarks on the Character and Magnitude of the Revolt.

NOTE I.

87

90-100

Opinions of American Courts and Jurists on the Question at what

date the War should be deemed to have begun

NOTE II.

Confederate Prize Act

100-105

A

Proclamations, Orders, and Notifications issued by Great Britain

122

123

124

126

127

129

130

131

133

134

134-150

Negotiation between United States, England, and France on

Maritime Law

171

England and France propose Explanatory Declarations

Failure of Negotiation

Communications on this subject with Confederate Government
Revocation of Consul Bunch's Exequatur

187-225

CHAPTER X.

COMMENCEMENT OF THE BLOCKADE.

Commencement of the Blockade

Inquiries by Lord Lyons.

Peculiar Character of the Southern Coast

✓ Irregular Notification of 30th April, 1861 (Virginia and North

Carolina)

Correspondence as to Hiawatha

Charleston blockaded

Blockade intermitted

Savannah, Mobile, New Orleans, and Galveston blockaded

✓Arrangements made by Consul Mure

Imperfect Blockade of the Atlantic Coast.

Course adopted by British Government

Remarks

CHAPTER XI.

CONFEDERATE SHIPS IN NEUTRAL PORTS.

Confederate Merchant-ships in Neutral Ports:

Great Britain

Russia

Spain

✓ Confederate Ships-of-War; the Sumter

Correspondence of American Government with Spain

The Nashville and Tuscarora at Southampton

Rule of Twenty-four Hours

The Sumter and Iroquois at Martinique

. 266

267

. 273

. 275

Complaints of the Nassau Merchants

The Nassau Trade; Restrictions imposed by Federal Government 300

Prize Jurisdiction usually severe, and why

The Matamoros Trade

Sea-going Ships needed by the Confederacy

Mission of Bullock and North

The Oreto despatched from Liverpool

Mr. Adams calls attention to the "290" or Alabama

Correspondence previous to the Departure of the Alabama

The Alabama sails from Liverpool

Failure of the Tuscarora to intercept her
The Oreto seized at Nassau, but released.
She is armed and commissioned as the Florida
Her entrance into Mobile .

The Alabama Claims: Correspondence with Mr. Adams .

Later Correspondence: Despatch of Mr. Fish

371-378

378-381

Was the British Government bound to exclude her from its

Ports?

412