[MadIvan]

Nenike nopardons! Hogy vagy? ;)

Just to correct you slightly - England was officially neutral during the American civil war. While it is true that the dock yards of Liverpool built some of the Confederacy's greatest raiding ships, including the CSS Shenandoah, the British public was deeply divided - there were strikes at Manchester cotton mills because the workers disapproved of slavery, even though they were reliant on American cotton for their livelihood.

Regards, Ivan

[Bogie]

Dear Ivan,

You must be thinking of the CSS Alabama. It is one of the most amazing stories in all of naval history.

It was built in England, on the Themes I believe, but don't hold me to that,had a rifled breach loading cannon, wind power for the long haul, and steam power for control in battle.

Because of the Alabama only, the American flag is, to this day, still not the flag of choice for the high seas!

The CSS Alabama

[nopardons]

Yoi Istanem, your Hungarian is getting SO good ! I am impressed, Madmuska.

There was some English sympathy and some animosity towards the South. Soooooo, I just left it out. : - )