our armed vessels so well calculated to crush all importation whatsoever," is it necessary to say more than that the number of vessels engaged in the blockade trade of Wilmington was never greater than at present.

It is proper to apprise you that no information of the loss of any steamer resulting from the impressment of her coals, other than that presented in your message, has ever reached this Department, nor have I any reason to believe that any vessel was ever lost from the cause stated in the foregoing statement. Under the orders of this Department but one day's fuel could be taken from any steamer, and the North Carolina coal substituted for the quantity thus taken could be burned at night without disadvantage or danger from its smoke.

To enable you to correct so much of your statements as limits the captures made by the Tallahassee and Chickamauga, from which you will perceive that those captures were not only more important than ins consistent with your statement, but that nineteen out of the forty-six were square-rigged vessels.

I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

S. R. MALLORY,

Secretary of the Navy.

List of vessels captured by the C. S. S. Tallahassee, under command of Commander John Taylor Wood, C. S. Navy.

Date of Name of vessel Tonnage Disposition

capture

Aug. 11, 1864 Schooner Sarah 281 80-95 Scuttled.

A. Bayce

11 Pilot boat 120 91-95 Burnt.

Jas. Funk

11 Brig Carrie 248 75-95 Do.

Estell

11 Bark Bay State 199 47-95 Do.

11 Brig A. 274 30-95 Do.

Richards

11 Schooner . . . . . . . Bonded.

Carrall . . .

11 Pilot boat Wm. . . . . . . . Burnt.

Bell . .

12 Schooner 156 27-95 Do.

Atlantic

12 Ship Adriatic 989 22-95 Do.

12 Bark Suliate . . . . . . . Bonded.

. . .

12 Schooner 126 3-95 Burnt.

Spokane

12 Brig Billow 173 31-95 Scuttled.

12 Schooner Robt. 222 Bonded.

E. Packer.

13 Bark Glenaron 789 3-95 Scuttled.

13 Schooner 194 14-95 Burnt.

Lammot Dupont

14 Ship Jas. 547 Scuttled.

Littlefield

15 Schooner Mary 61 Do.

A. Hawes

15 Schooner 147 69-95 Do.

Howard

15 Schooner 54 11-95 Do.

Floral Wreath

15 Schooner Srrah . . . . . . . Bonded.

B. Harris . . . .

15 Schooner 49 45-95 Scuttled.

Restless

15 Schooner Etta 39 23-95 Do.

Caroline

16 Bark P. C. 283 Burnt.

Alexander

16 Schooner 73 92-95 Do.

Leopard

16 Schooner Pearl 41 66-95 Do.

16 Schooner Sarah 81 3-95 Do.

Louisa

16 Schooner 35 23-95 Do.

Magnolia

17 Schooner North 82 47-95 Scuttled.

America

17 Brig Neva 286 Bonded.

17 Schooner Achon 123 Burnt.

17 Schooner . . . . . . . Released

Diadem . . .

17 Schooner D. . . . . . . . Do.

Ellis . . . .

20 Brig Road 127 47-95 Burnt.

RECAPITULATION.

Burnt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Scuttled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Bonded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Released. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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