To or from Bristol and Ilfracombe 8s Saloon (equivalent to £ in ), 7s Forecabin (equivalent to £ in ), 5s Deck (equivalent to £ in ) To or from Ilfracombe and Hayle 12s Saloon (equivalent to £ in ), 7s Forecabin (equivalent to £ in ), 4s 6d Deck (equivalent to £ in ) Confederate Navy Service During the American Civil War, agents for the Confederacy purchased Cornubia in November 1861 and took her over the Atlantic where she was officially renamed Lady Davis though by all accounts her old name Cornubia was also commonly used. She proved to be a very good investment. Her speed, manoeuvrability and shallow draft making her an excellent blockade runner. She successfully avoided and outran Union forces on 22 occasions bringing vital supplies to the confederate army at Wilmington. On her 23rd run on 8 November 1863, however luck ran out for Cornubia. She was pursued by and was forced to run up onto the beach at New Inlet. The ship's captain, Richard Gayle, the ship's carpenter and one seaman remained onboard and helped other crew and passengers to escape to shore. Later that same day, arrived on the scene and on the rising tide towed the still-intact Cornubia free. She was then sent to Boston as a Prize together with the bags of waterlogged mail. The abandoned mail proved to be a vital aid to the Union, gaining an insight into the Confederacy plans and in particularly the role that British seamen were taking in blockade running. Union Navy Service Cornubia was purchased from the Boston Prize court and then commissioned in the Union Navy on 17 March 1864 and assigned to the role of blockading the waters around Mobile and Pensacola, before later being reassigned to the coast of Texas. The blockade runner had now become a blockader. On 21 April 1865, Cornubia captured the blockade-running schooner Chaos. On 24 May, Cornubia captured the guard boat Le Compt where a cache of arms was found. Later the same day, Cornubia assisted in the pursuit and sinking of the Confederate steamer Denbigh. Following the evacuation of Galveston on 22 May, Cornubia was put on duty removing the harbour obstructions. On 3 August, Cornubia was officially decommissioned from the Union Navy and was sold on 25 October. See also Union Navy Confederate States Navy References Ferries of the United Kingdom Blockade runners of