Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 6. Page: 69
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ATLANTIC BLOCKADING SQUADRON.
Report of Lieutenant Sartori, U. S. Navy, commanding U. S. S. Flag, of
the arrival of that vessel at Philadelphia nary yard bringing prisoners
from the privateer Petrel.
U. S. S. FLAG,
Navy Yard, Philadelphia, August 8, 1861.
SIR: I have the honor to report the arrival of this vessel at this port,
by order of Flag-Officer S. H. Striighain, for the purpose of coppering
and some repairs.
I left Savannah on the morning of the 3d and Charleston on the even-
ing of the same day. At Savannah I received from the St. Lawrence
thirty-six prisoners-the officers and crew of the privateer Petrel, lately
destroyed by that vessel. I have this day delivered them to the U. S.
marshal.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
L. C. SARTORI,
Lieutenant, Commanding.
Hon. GIDEON WELLES,
Secretary of the Navy, Washington.
Report of Flag- Officer Stringham, U. S. Navy, commanding Atlantic Block-
ading Squadron, regarding the blockade.
U. S. S. MINNESOTA,
Hampton Roads, August 9, 1861.
SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of a letter from the
Department, dated August 8, enclosing telegram from B. Storer, of Cin-
cinnati, to President A. Lincoln, and by him endorsed; also slip in same
letter from a newspaper, headed "From Fortress Monroe."
In reference to the above, I can only say that I have ordered the U.
S. s[hip] St. Lawrence and the U. S. S. Iroquois to blockade Savannah,
where they have gone some time since, and trust they will be equal to
the traitor Tattnall. I would cheerfully send more if I had them at my
disposal.
Also your letter of August 7 and copy of the letter from the War
Department, August 5, attracting my attention to the Sarah Starr in
both letters. I shall comply with the instructions, and have to inform
the Department that the coast of North Carolina is as vigilantly watched
as the force under my command will allow, having some consideration
for other important points on the Atlantic coast.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
S. H. STRINGHAM,
Flag-Officer, Atlantic Blockading Squadron.
Hon. GIDEON WELLES,
Secretary of Navy.
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy to Flag-Officer Stringham, U. S.
Navy, commanding Atlantic Blockading Squadron, regarding the obstruc-
tion of the inlets on the North Carolina coast and the proposed expedi-
tion to Hatteras Inlet.
Confidential.] NAvY DEPARTMENT, August 9, 1861.
SIR: I have your dispatch, No. 103, and have also had an interview
with Commander Stellwagen in relation to the obstruction on the North69
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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 6., book, 1897; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth192841/m1/92/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.