Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 1. Page: 31
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OPERATIONS OF THE CRUISERS-UNION.
nothing shall be wanting to place this ship at the disposal of the hon-
orable Department with as little delay as possible.
I am, sir, most respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOSHUA iR. SANDS,
Flag- Oficer, Commanding United States Forces, Coast of Brazil.
Hon. GIDEON WELLES,
Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D. C.
Letter from committee of New York Board of Underwriters to the Secre-
tary of the Navy, enclosing copy of orders to the captain of their armed
schooner.
COMMITTEE FOR MANAGING AFFAIRS OF THE
KEY WEST AND NASSAU AGENCIES,
New York, June 17, 1861.
SIR: We are in receipt of your communication of the 15th instant,
granting permission to Acting Master Moses Hoyt to assume command
of our schooner Henry W. Johnson, under the instructions which were
submitted to you for approval by Captain Fraser, and a copy of which
we have now the honor to transmit, agreeable to your instructions, to
be placed on the files of the Department.
We have the honor to be, very respectfully, sir, your obedient serv-
ants,
F. S. LATHROP,
DANIEL DRAKE SMITH,
JOHN D. JONES,
RICHARD LATHERS,
ALFRED EDWARDS,
Committee for Nassau and Key IWest Agencies,
New York Board of Underwriters.
Hoii. GIDEON WELLES,
Secretary of the Navy.
[ Enclosure.]
Copy of special instructions.
NEW YORK, June 6, 1861.
SIR: Hostilities have been commenced by some of the Southern States
against the Federal Government of the United States, and confederat-
ing together they have authorized the issue of letters of marque and
reprisal against the property of the citizens of the United States on
the high seas.
As set forth in your general instructions of this date, the schooner
Henry W. Johnson is employed for the same purposes for which the
underwriters have maintained a vessel under your command for several
years past, viz, "to cruise among the Bahama Islands for the purpose
of preventing shipwrecks as far as possible, and rendering such advice
and assistance as may be in your power to masters of vessels stranded
or otherwise in distress, with a view to the saving and preservation of
the property under their charge;" but, for protection against any
attack which may be made upon her, they have deemed it proper to
place an armament on l)oard, and( to provide her with anl additionalnum-
ber of men.31
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United States. War Department. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 1., book, 1894; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth192836/m1/52/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.