. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . ble, had retiredto their state-rooms to jxick their luggage ;thither it was necessary to follow them, andthere the presence of the families of Slidelland Eustis created some slight confusion, anda few armed marines entered the cabin, butwere sent back. The final act of cajjture and 4IO ABRAHAM LINCOLN: removal was then carried out with formal stagesolemnity.* Captain Wilkess lirst instruction to Lieu-tenant Fairfax was to seize the T/vvz/as a prize,but, as he alterward explained: I forbore to seize her, however, in consequence ofinv being so
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . ble, had retiredto their state-rooms to jxick their luggage ;thither it was necessary to follow them, andthere the presence of the families of Slidelland Eustis created some slight confusion, anda few armed marines entered the cabin, butwere sent back. The final act of cajjture and 4IO ABRAHAM LINCOLN: removal was then carried out with formal stagesolemnity.* Captain Wilkess lirst instruction to Lieu-tenant Fairfax was to seize the T/vvz/as a prize,but, as he alterward explained: I forbore to seize her, however, in consequence ofinv being so reiluceJ in officers and crew, and tiie de-rangement it would cause innocent persons, there be-ing a large number of passengers, who would have beenput to great loss and inconvenience as well as disap-pointment from the interruption it would have causedthem in not being able to join the steamer from for Europe.! The Ttriif was allowed to proceed on hervovage, while the Sa/i Jacinto steamed awaytor Boston, where she arrived on the 24th of. KEAR-ADMIRAL CHARLES WILKES, U. S. N(FROM A PHOTOGRAPH BV ANTHONY.) November, and transferred her i)risoners toFort Warren. The whole country rang with exultation ■ When the marines and some armed men had beenformed, reports Lieutenant Fairfax, just outside of themain fleck cabin, where these four gentlemen liad goneto pack up their baggage, I renewed my eff jrts to in-duce them to accomi)any me on board, they still refus-ing to accompany me unless force was applied. I calledin to my assistance four or five officers, and first takinghold of .Mr. Masons shoulder, with another officer onthe opposite side, I went as far as the gang-way of thesteamer, and fjelivered him over to Lieutenant Greer,to be placed in the boat. I then returned for , who insisted that I must apply considerableforce to get him to go with me. Calling in at lastthree officers, he also was taken in charge and handedover to Mr. f;reer. .Mr. McParland and
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