, ▁depart ing ▁th ence ▁for ▁a ▁ 9 0 - day ▁cru ise ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁stopped ▁at ▁Ang ra ▁P equ ena , ▁South west ▁Africa , ▁to ▁dis charge ▁T us cal o osa ' s ▁cargo ▁of ▁w ool ▁and ▁go at ▁sk ins . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁he ▁put ▁into ▁St . ▁Catherine ' s , ▁Brazil , ▁for ▁supplies ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁purchase ▁them ▁and ▁was ▁informed ▁he ▁must ▁depart ▁before ▁night fall . ▁ ▁From ▁there ▁T us cal o osa ▁returned ▁to ▁Simon ' s ▁Bay ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁seized ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁by ▁British ▁authorities ▁as ▁an ▁un con dem ned ▁prize ▁which ▁had ▁viol ated ▁the ▁neutral ity ▁of ▁Her ▁Majesty ' s ▁Government . ▁They ▁ordered ▁her ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁until ▁properly ▁rec laimed ▁by ▁her ▁original ▁own ers . ▁Lieutenant ▁Low ▁and ▁his ▁men ▁left ▁the ▁ship ▁and ▁an ▁officer ▁and ▁men ▁from ▁HMS ▁N arc iss us ▁were ▁placed ▁on ▁board . ▁Her ▁own ers ▁did ▁not ▁rec laim ▁her ▁and ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁she ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁authorities . ▁The ▁Confeder ate ▁States ▁Navy ▁was ▁in ▁no ▁position ▁to ▁rec laim ▁her , ▁and ▁so ▁after ▁the ▁war , ▁she ▁was ▁turned ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁Union ▁Navy . ▁ ▁References ▁This ▁article ▁contains ▁public ▁domain ▁material ▁from ▁the ▁Naval ▁Historical ▁Center .