fˈɑːloʊɪŋ dɪskˈʌʃənz wɪð mˈæɡɹuːdɚ, hˌuː wʌz nˌɑːt wˈɪlɪŋ tə ɹᵻlˈɪŋkwɪʃ kəntɹˈoʊlz ʌvðə kˈɑːʔn̩klˌædz, bˈɑːɹni kənsˈiːdᵻd ðɪ ɐpˈɔɪntmənt, ænd ɪn ɐ lˈɛɾɚ tə kənfˈɛdɚɹət nˈeɪvəl sˈɛkɹətɹi stˈiːvən mˈælɚɹi, ɹˌɛkəmˈɛndᵻd ðætðə nˈeɪvi ɹᵻlˈɪŋkwɪʃ kəntɹˈoʊl.
Following discussions with Magruder, who was not willing to relinquish controls of the cottonclads, Barney conceded the appointment, and in a letter to Confederate Naval Secretary Stephen Mallory, recommended that the navy relinquish control.