▁ordered ▁to ▁rein force ▁Fort ▁My ers , ▁Florida , ▁and ▁she ▁continued ▁to ▁conduct ▁similar ▁operations ▁through ▁the ▁en su ing ▁summer . ▁For ▁instance , ▁on ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁September , ▁while ▁A riel ▁was ▁acting ▁as ▁a ▁tender ▁to ▁sc rew ▁ste amer ▁Hend rick ▁Hudson , ▁the ▁sch oon er ' s ▁command ing ▁officer , ▁Act ing ▁Master ▁J . ▁Russell , ▁organized ▁an ▁expedition ▁to ▁a ▁point ▁near ▁T ampa ▁Bay , ▁Florida , ▁to ▁take ▁possession ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁cot ton ▁owned ▁by ▁David ▁Hope , ▁a ▁ren owned ▁ski pper ▁of ▁southern ▁block ade ▁run ners . ▁What ▁cot ton ▁the ▁expedition ▁could ▁carry ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Key ▁West ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁was ▁put ▁to ▁the ▁tor ch . ▁ ▁A riel ’ s ▁final ▁days ▁in ▁the ▁war ▁before ▁de comm ission ing ▁▁▁ ▁There after , ▁A riel ▁continued ▁to ▁serve ▁along ▁the ▁Florida ▁coast ▁through ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁War . ▁After ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁Confeder acy , ▁she ▁was ▁sold ▁at ▁Key ▁West ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁June ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁to ▁a ▁John ▁Cur ry ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Sh ips ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁Navy ▁Category : G un bo ats ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁Category : S cho on ers ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁Category : T enders ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁Category : American ▁Civil ▁War ▁pat rol ▁vessels ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s>