The Blockade Runner — page 160: what you’re looking at

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THH BLOCKADE RUNNER. 161 Lights flashed on the deck of the flagship and preparations made to receive the visitor according to his rank. The first cutter of the Avenger was piped away, and the commander of the cruiser was soon in the admiral’s cabin. Captain Graham found that august personage making himself comfortable over a whiskey punch. The report made by the cruiser’s captain was emi. nently satisfactory to the admiral, who congratulated him upon his success. As the Avenger was a remarkably fast vessel the admiral said he would take the liberty of supplement- ing the instructions of the Navy Department, by order- mg Graham to delay his cruise after the Shenandoah privateer, and give attention to the Foxhound blockade runner, ae The admiral said that he had been censured in com- mon with his brother admiral on the Wilmington _ station for their want of success in putting an end to this particular vessel, which continued to run the block- ade off both ports with the greatest impunity. He said Graham must watch for the steamer, and run him down or sink him, and the commander of the crniser, promising to do his best in the matter, took his leave. About noon on the following day the Avenger got ‘away and headed straight for the Northeast passage in ithe Bahamas, where Captain Graham proposed to le ‘off and on until the Foxhound made her appearance (board. _ It was night again on the broad expanse of the trop- COMMcaoao ‘from Nassau with a fresh load of contraband goods on S (©) 5}