au , ▁New ▁Prov idence ▁Island , ▁in ▁the ▁Bah am as . ▁Her ▁master , ▁Edward ▁D ex ter , ▁had ▁already ▁achieved ▁considerable ▁not or iety ▁as ▁a ▁block ade ▁runner . ▁Since ▁the ▁s loop ▁was ▁leak y , ▁A riel ▁to wed ▁her ▁to ▁Key ▁West ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁turned ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁prize ▁court . ▁▁ ▁Her ▁next ▁score ▁did ▁not ▁come ▁until ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁when ▁she ▁captured ▁Magn olia ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁When ▁A riel ▁took ▁that ▁Confeder ate ▁s loop , ▁she ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Mexico , ▁some ▁ 7 0 ▁miles ▁west ▁of ▁Charlotte ▁Har bor , ▁Florida , ▁and ▁heading ▁for ▁Mobile , ▁Alabama , ▁with ▁medic ines ▁and ▁liqu or . ▁▁ ▁Off ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ass ah ow itz ka ▁River , ▁Florida , ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁two ▁boats ▁from ▁A riel ▁captured ▁General ▁Fin eg an ▁carrying ▁cot ton ▁and ▁tur pent ine ▁from ▁Cry stal ▁River , ▁Florida , ▁and ▁heading ▁for ▁Hav ana . ▁The ▁cargo ▁was ▁removed ▁and ▁sent ▁to ▁Key ▁West ; ▁but , ▁since ▁she ▁was ▁le aking , ▁the ▁s loop ▁was ▁burn ed . ▁ ▁Support ing ▁Army ▁operations ▁▁▁ ▁About ▁this ▁time , ▁A riel ▁became ▁active ▁in ▁supporting ▁Army ▁operations . ▁In ▁mid - A pril ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁she ▁assist ed ▁troops ▁which ▁had ▁been