2 ▁August ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁After ▁a ▁tour ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁Ind ies ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 0 – 5 2 , ▁she ▁res umed ▁operations ▁with ▁the ▁African ▁Squadron ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 3 – 5 5 ▁and ▁ 1 8 5 8 - 6 0 , ▁capt uring ▁three ▁more ▁sla ving ▁ships : ▁Brothers ▁off ▁May um ba ▁on ▁ 8 ▁September ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁and ▁Or ion ▁and ▁Ar den nes ▁in ▁late ▁April ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁K ongo . ▁ 1 8 5 6 - 5 7 ▁was ▁spent ▁in ▁ordinary ▁at ▁Nor folk . ▁ ▁Mar ion ▁was ▁in ▁ordinary ▁service ▁at ▁Port sm outh , ▁New ▁Ham pshire , ▁when ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁broke ▁out . ▁She ▁was ▁recomm ission ed ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁June ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁July ▁sa iled ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁cru iser ▁CSS ▁Jeff ▁Davis . ▁In ▁September , ▁she ▁joined ▁the ▁G ulf ▁Block ading ▁Squadron , ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁Sh ip ▁Island ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 6 th . ▁In ▁March – A pril ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁she ▁was ▁just ▁off ▁Ap al ach icola , ▁Florida ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Pass ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁rel ieved ▁by ▁. ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁Mar ion ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁Boston ▁for ▁rep airs