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The Trent Affair
World Affairs, November-December 1861
In November 1861, the USS San Jacinto stopped the British mail steamer Trent on the high seas. The American captain, Charles Wilkes, authorized the removal of two Confederate commissioners, John Slidell and James M. Mason, who were on their way to Britain and France on diplomatic missions. The jailing of these Southern representatives in Boston made Wilkes a hero in the eyes of many Northerners, but it sparked a serious strain on the relationship with the British.
Under international conventions, the Trent and its passengers should have been brought into port where the matter would be adjudicated before an admiralty court.
For a number of weeks there was loose talk of war on both sides. It appeared that Britain was on the verge of recognizing the Confederacy and declaring war on the Union. Passions eventually cooled and late in December the United States disavowed Wilkes’ action, and released the prisoners.
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