A. Yes, and from ports of New York, and Virginia, and other places.
Q. In what capacity were you acting just prior to the time you embarked on board the Savannah?
A. I was acting as master of a vessel sailing from Charleston on the Southern rivers, in the rice and cotton trade.
Q. What was the name of the vessel?
A. The James H. Ladson, a schooner of about seventy-five tons.
Q. Was the business in which you were engaged stopped?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. At what time?
A. In December, 1860.
Q. What was your employment after that?