Excerpt from Cassell's History of the United States, Vol. 3 Affairs at Fort Pickens - Confederate Descent on the Island of Santa Rosa - The Federal Fleet at the Mouths of the Mississippi Action of the Confederate Steam Rain, Manassas - Dispersal of the fleet-expedition against Port Royal - Defeat of the Con federates at Forts Walker and Beauregard - The Negroes at Beaufort - Plan for the Destruction of the Harbour of Charleston - Sinking of Vessels laden with Stone, and Failure of the Attempt - Despatch of Agents of the Confederation to Europe - The Trent Affair - Seizure of Messrs. Mason and Slidell on board the English Mail Steamer - Exultation in the Northern States at the Act of Captain Wilkes - Opinion as expressed in the Newspapers and at Public Meetings - Attitude of the Govermnent Prospect of a War With England - Unfriendly Feehng towards England entertained by the North, and its Causes - Agitation in Great Britain at receipt of the N ews - The Law of the Case - Proceedings of the British Government for obtaining Redress Mr. Seward's Letter to Lord Lyons - The Question of the Right of Search - Opinion in France and in Canada - Release of the Confederate Commissioners - Failure of their Mission - Effect in England of the Seizure of the Agents. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.