Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1904 — Profits of a Blockade Runner. [ARTICLE]

Profits of a Blockade Runner.

Hobart Pasha during his adventurous career took part in the American civil war under the name of Captain Roberts as a blockade runner. He had an exciting time, and many of his escapes were truly marvelous, as described In his book, “Never Caught." According to his statement, forty ships were captured out of sixty-six that left England and New York to run the blockade during the war. Some idea of the profits may be formed from the fact that women’s stays bought in England for 13 pence sold in Wilmington, one of the principal blockade running ports, for 12 shillings, and cotton bought at twopence a pound in Wilmington sold for half a crown a pound. The number of ships captured does not give an adequate idea of the loss sustained, as many were burned, sunk or run ashore to prevent them from falling into the hands of the cruisers.—Chambers’ Journal.