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former Confederate steamer, Virgin, at the Washington Navy Yard, renaming her Virginius. The legality of Patterson's purchase of Virginius would later come

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involved in the filibustering Virginius expedition, that occurred during the Ten Years' War. On October 31, 1873, the Virginius, a North American blockade

at Bahia Honda, Cuba. Despatch took Virginius to Tortugas. Ossipee departed Tortugas 19 December towing Virginius north, but the notorious prize foundered

of the American filibustering steamer Virginius by the Spanish Navy corvette Tornado. The Spanish had taken Virginius into port at Santiago de Cuba in

for having captured the North American filibustering ship Virginius, which led to the "Virginius Affair", which afterwards led to the Spanish-American Crisis

his homeland, Pedro de Céspedes was involved in the Virginius Affair. Meeting the ill-fated steamer at the port of Kingston, he boarded as a non-combatant

suspicious activity. On October 30, a chase ensued of the North American steamer, the Virginius. The filibustering vessel was captured on October 31, 1873, and

Years' War. Tornado brought Virginius to Santiago de Cuba, where Spanish authorities in Cuba found the crew of Virginius guilty of piracy and sentenced

break out over the "Virginius affair". Spanish officials at Santiago de Cuba had seized American filibustering steamer Virginius and executed a part of