HANSEN, United States Consul to John Bigelow, United States, February 1, 1865

Mr. Hansen to Mr. Bigelow.

Dear Sir: Your telegram of yesterday has just been received, and answered by me per telegraph.

The Stoerkodder only took on board and cleared for export thirty tons of coal. What quantity she had on board is unknown.

After she left Copenhagen she had to lay to off this port a couple of days on account of bad weather. She had gone out, but had to return. She went into the port of Christiansand, in Norway, where she also stopped some days on account of the weather. The report from there is, that she is a poor sea-going vessel. I next found her reported as arriving in the Texel on the 19th of January, which port she left on the 20th for Bordeaux, as reported from there. She undoubtedly went in there for coals. * * * * *

I have the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant,