hiː ɐsˈuːmd kəmˈænd ʌvðə kənfˈɛdɚɹət ɹˈeɪdɚ sˌiːˌɛsˈɛs flˈɔːɹɪdə ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː, ɹᵻlˈiːvɪŋ ðɪ ˈeɪlɪŋ dʒˈɑːn nˈuːlənd mˈæfɪt, ænd ˌoʊvɚsˈɔː hɜː ɹˈiːfɪt æt bɹˈɛst, fɹˈæns, bˌʌt hædtə biː dɪtˈætʃt dˈuː tʊ ˈɪl hˈɛlθ bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə flˈɔːɹɪdə pˌʊt tə sˈiː.
He assumed command of the Confederate raider CSS Florida in September 1863, relieving the ailing John Newland Maffitt, and oversaw her refit at Brest, France, but had to be detached due to ill health before the Florida put to sea.