To: DiogenesLamp; PeaRidge
[
PeaRidge]:
Did you know that they painted out the name Baltic?Then there was the case of the Powhattan flying "English colors" when she first approached Pensacola (site of Fort Pickens) [Link].
To: rustbucket
Then there was the case of the Powhattan flying "English colors" when she first approached Pensacola (site of Fort Pickens) This was really a funny sort of "resupply" mission.
842 posted on
07/27/2016 3:21:45 PM PDT by
DiogenesLamp
("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
To: rustbucket; DiogenesLamp
I also read that the steamers had loaded British coal for the trip. Wondering about the significance of this? Anyone know?
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