Charles Francis Adams to William H. Seward, November 27, 1864

Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward.

Sir: I transmit copies of two letters from Mr. Sprague, the consul at Gibraltar, respecting the suspected steamer seen off Cape Spartel on the 19th instant. Since then nothing more definite has been heard from her.

It may be that this is the vessel that the bark Agrippina was sent out from here last week to meet and supply with ammunition, agreeably to the information furnished from the source already made known to you. My own impression, however, is, from the color which she is said to be painted, that she is sooner or later likely to turn up as a blockade runner at Wilmington or elsewhere.