 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pashure pokunge nhau dzasvika dzorukundo rweConfederate paBull Run, Yancey akaedza kuronga mumwe musangano naRussell, asi akamanikidzwa kupa zvikonzero zvake zvakanyorwa. Doyle anotaura kuti Yancey akakanganisa zvikuru nokurumbidza zvakanakira uranda kunyika yose uye kuBritain zvikurukuru. Mumhinduro yaAugust 24 yakanangidzirwa kuvamiriri veanonzi Confederate States of America, Russell akangodzokorora kutsunga kwake kwokutanga kuramba asina kwaakarerekera. Vatsoropodzi vanoti basa raYancey rakakundikana kushandisa zvakakwana mikana yakaratidzwa negurukota rezvekunze kweUnited States William Sewards antagonistic attitude kune Great Britain kana kugadzirisa kunetsekana kweBritish maererano nemhedzisiro yehondo kuGreat Britain. Mukupera kwaNyamavhuvhu, asina zvimwe zvakawanda zvekuita, Yancey akaendesa kurega kwake asi, nekuda kwezviitiko zveTrent Affair, Yancey haana kubva kusvika vatsivi vake, James M. Mason naJohn Slidell vakasarudzwa neMutungamiri Davis muna Chikunguru asati azive chinangwa chaYancey, vakasvika muna Ndira 1862. Yancey akaita imwezve nhamburiko yokusangana naRussell mumashure mezvakaitika muTrent, asi Russell akapindura nhume yacho kuti tinofanira kuramba kupinda mukurukurirano ipi neipi yapamutemo navo. 