The new Larned History for ready reference, reading and research; the actual words of the world's best historians biographers and specialists; a complete system of history for all uses, extending to all countries and subjects and representing the better and newer literature of history . he five large 8853 UNITED STATES, 1861 Trent AffairMason and Slidell UNITED STATES, 1861 bays of North Edisto, St, Helena, Port Royal,Tybee, Warsaw, and the whole chain of islandswhich forms the coast of Carolina and Georgia be-tween those bays.—Comte de Paris History ojthe Civil War in America, v. i, hk. 4, ch
The new Larned History for ready reference, reading and research; the actual words of the world's best historians biographers and specialists; a complete system of history for all uses, extending to all countries and subjects and representing the better and newer literature of history . he five large 8853 UNITED STATES, 1861 Trent AffairMason and Slidell UNITED STATES, 1861 bays of North Edisto, St, Helena, Port Royal,Tybee, Warsaw, and the whole chain of islandswhich forms the coast of Carolina and Georgia be-tween those bays.—Comte de Paris History ojthe Civil War in America, v. i, hk. 4, ch. 3. Also in: C. B. Boynton, History oj the navyduring the Rebellion, v. i, ch. 26—D. Ammen,Navy in the Civil War; The Atlantic coast, —C. H. Greeley, American conflict, ch. 36. 1861 (November).—Trent Affair.—Arrest ofMason and Slidell.—On the 8th of November,1861, Captain Charles Wilkes, of the U. S. steamerSan Jacinto, intercepted on the ocean H. B. packet boat Trent, having on board fouremissaries bound for England. Having boardedthe Trent, an officer of the San Jacinto . .[arrested] Mason, Slidell, McFarland and Eustis,and transferred them to the San Jacinto. TheTrent then proceeded on her voyage. CaptainWilkes conveyed his captives to Boston, where. MURRAY MASON they were consigned to Fort Warren, then a re-ceptacle for political prisoners, When this trans-action became known to the British governmentimmediate preparations were made for war. Inthe United States the act was hailed as a Secretary of the Navy publicly applaudedCaptain Wilkes, and the House of Representativesdid the same. The Secretary of State, upon whomthe chief responsibility in the matter rested, sawmore clearly than others, that a breach of inter-national law had been committed by the com-mander of the San Jacinto, The Presidentcoincided with Mr. Seward, and it was at onceresolved to restore the rebel captives to the protec-tion of the British flag.—G. E. Bake
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