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Confederate Steamship
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hand and was urged to use his own judgment in buying_or having ships built. Secretary Mallory said in a letter to him, “The class of vessels desired for immediate use, is that which offers the greatest chances of success against the enemy’s commerce, and in their selection, the department is unwilling to limit your judgment.”
It was Commander Bullock, who had purchased the Rappahannock in England. She had gotten to Calais, but a without battery. Naturally Commander Bullock was anxious to help in every way. However his experience had taught him to be realistic and not to be taken in by “sympathetic words,” but actions.,
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