Letter

WINSLOW, Captain to E. G. Eastman, December 7, 1863

Author

WINSLOW, Captain

Recipient

E. G. Eastman

Date

December 7, 1863

Type

Letter

[Untitled]

United States Steamer Kearsarge, Off Queenstown, December 7, 1863.

Sir: A party of men, either by connivance of the crew or otherwise, were concealed on board this vessel on the night of her departure from Queenstown, the 5th ultimo.

These men, I learn, were in expectation of being enlisted in the service of the United States after the Kearsarge had proceeded to sea, but found their mistake. To have turned them ashore at Brest would have been to open to them the temptation to enlist on board the Florida. I therefore determined to leave them at Queenstown as soon as it was practicable.

You will please notify Admiral Jones that I informed him that no enlistments would be made at Queenstown. I have, therefore, sent on shore this party, that no charge of subterfuge may be alleged in the premises.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

JNO. A. WINSLOW, Captain.

E. G. Eastman, Esq., U. S. Consul, Queenstown.

Topics

19th Century Civil War Diplomacy

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session Thirty-eighth View original source ↗

U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session Thirty-eighth.