Quote Originally Posted by Soreofhing View Post
ChrisGeorge wrote:
"a plot idea for you might be to have your South America-bound vessel stopped by a U.S. Navy vessel whose commander might suspect the ship is headed across the Atlantic with supplies for the Rebels."

Chris, I understand the Liverpool/South America route was Liverpool, Lisbon, Cape Verde Islands, then down to Rio in the Argentine, and on to Montevideo in Uruguay.
Would the Yankees have been so far east?
regards

Hi Soreofhing

Ships of the U.S. Navy historically have operated everywhere in the world. One of the battles of the War of 1812 was off St. David's Head in Wales when HMS Pelican defeated USS Argus, a brig commanded by Lt. William Henry Allan on August 14, 1813. See Capture of USS Argus. Allan and another officer who was mortally wounded in the battle are buried in Plymouth. Another famous battle was that between USS Essex and the British frigate HMS Cherub and the sloop HMS Phoebe off Valparaiso, Chile, on March 20, 1814, discussed at USS Essex Engages HMS Phoebe. The led to the capture of American Commodore David Porter and his crew. One of the midshipmen on board was David Farragut, a foster son of the commodore's and later a Civil War Admiral in the Federal service.



Chris