Running the Blockade A Personal Narrative of Adventures, Risks, and Escapes During the American Civil War

The most expensive city in the world—An adventurous trip—A furious gale in the gulf-stream—A run to Galveston—A worthless pilot—A "Norther"—Drifting in the middle of a blockadin...

Colonel William Lamb—A battery of Whitworth guns—Mrs. Lamb—A lovely Puritan maiden—An historical cottage—British naval officers—The Santa Claus of the war—Admiral Porter's fleet...

Present compared with past conditions—Lessons of former blockades—Plan of the Northern States—Action of the Gulf-stream—Search-lights; their value to blockaders and blockaded—Qu...

Breakdown of the _Banshee's_ machinery—Heavily peppered by gunboats—The help of signal lights—A change of tactics—An awkward alternative—Hailed by a cruiser—A slanging match—Gra...

The _Despatch_—A blockade-runner's cargo—The start for the West Indies—Put back to Queenstown—A terrific gale—Arrival at Nassau—The dangers of somnambulism—A haunt for buccaneer...

Yellow fever—The _Night Hawk_—A nervous pilot—Under heavy fire—Aground on Wilmington bar—Boarded by the Federals—The _Night Hawk_ set on fire—An Irishman's ruse—To the rescue of...

Railway travelling in the Southern States—The conductor's car—Carrying despatches—A weary and anxious wait—Under fire in a train—Excitement in Richmond—General Lee's headquarter...

First introduction to the _Will-o'-the-Wisp_—Making a dash for it—A question of speed—Under heavy fire from both quarters—Run ashore at full speed—An awkward predicament—All han...

Society at Nassau—Dinners and dancing—The only frock-coat in Nassau—Mrs. Bayley's receptions—Arthur Doering—Old friends who have gone—Hobart Pasha—Capture of the _Don_—Hugh Burg...

Feeling in Liverpool—Declaration of blockade—Its immediate result—Effect on trade in Liverpool—The theory of blockades—Attitude of the Federal States—Seaboard of the Seceding St...

A landmark in marine architecture—The lines of the _Banshee_—Her crew—Serious defects—Loss of time—Driven back off the Fastnet—Arrival at Madeira—Northerners and the duties of n...

The approach to Wilmington—Fort Fisher—Tactics of the blockading squadron—Reason of the _Banshee's_ success—The look-out man—The dangers of blockade-running—The favourite course...