Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 6. Page: 52
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52 ATLANTIC BLOCKADING SQUADRON.
Report of Flag-Officer Pendergrast, U. S. Navy, commanding West India
Squadron, regarding movements of vessels.
U. S. FLAGSHIP ROANOKE,
Off Charleston, S. C., August 3, 1861.
SIR: I have the honor to inform you that the U. S. steam frigate
Wabash sailed from here last evening for Hampton Roads.
Also that the U. S. S. Seminole, Commander Thomson, arrived here
this morning, and, I am sorry to say, ran afoul of the Wabash and
carried away her bowsprit.
While debating whether to send her to Savannah or first have her
repaired, the U. S. S. Flag, Lieutenant Commanding Sartori, arrived
with the prisoners of the captured privateer* on board, and will imme-
diately sail for Philadelphia.
I shall retain the Seminole here and the Vandalia at her station off
Bull's Bay.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
G. J. PENDERGRAST,
Flag-Officer, Commanding West India Squadron.
Flag-Officer S. H. STRINGHAM,
Commanding Atlantic Blockading Squadron.
Report of Flag-Oficer Stringham, U. S. Navy, commanding Atlantic
Blockading Squadron, transmitting copy of sailing letter issued to the
brig Ben Dunning, at Cienfuegos, Cuba.
U. S. S. MINNESOTA,
Hampton Roads, August 5, 1861.
SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your confidential
letter dated August 3, 1861, and shall do my best to comply with the
desires of the Department.
I have the honor to enclose copy of report t of U. S. S. Union; also
copy of sea letter of Chas. D. Fowler, U. S. consular agent [at] Cien-
fuegos, Cuba, for brig Ben Dunning.
The Union came yesterday for coal and will return to her station
immediately.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
S. H. STRINGHAM,
Flag-Officer, Atlantic Blockading Squadron.
Hon. GIDEON WELLES,
Secretary of Navy.
[Enclosure.]
To all to whom these presents shall come or may concern, greeting:
Know ye, that whereas the brig [Ben] Dunning, of Portland, sailed
from the port of Cienfuegos on the 3d day of July, 1861, with her ship
papers; and whereas the brig Ben Dunning was captured$ on said day
by the pirate steamer Sumter and brought into this port, robbed of her
papers and flag by an officer of said pirate steamer Sumter: Now,
therefore, in consideration of the foregoing premises, this sailing letter
is granted to said brig Ben Dunning to proceed hence to the port of
* The C. S. privateer Petrel. See Vol. I, p. 51. t See p. 41. t See Vol. 1.
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