Moir

But Moir is a bigot, pure and simple, and her vile, hateful, and -- by the way -- abysmally crafted column deserves as much vitriol as we can gather up.

An Open Letter to Jan Moir Hal Duncan 2009

On the refusal of Captain Moir to comply with this requisition three boats 'crews were dispatched from the Federal sloop, and boarded the Trent, cutlass in hand.

The Trent and the San Jacinto. 1861

Lieutenant Fairfax said that he was ordered to take Captain Moir and his papers on board the San Jacinto; but Captain Moir refused to go unless he was forcibly removed from his quarterdeck.

Seizure of Confederate Commissioners. 1861

The American officers next complained that they were short of provisions, and asked for a supply for their prisoners, which was given by Captain Moir for the "exclusive use" of Messrs. Slidell,

Seizure of Confederate Commissioners. 1861

Fairfax thereupon told Captain Moir that he wanted nothing further, and ordered his men into the boats, which returned to the San Jacinto, leaving the Trent to prosecute her voyage.

Seizure of Confederate Commissioners. 1861

The American account of the affair agrees with that of Captain Moir, except in that it is represented that all the documents of Messrs. Mason and Shidell were seized.

The Civil War in America. 1861

This was immediately followed by a boat pushing off from the side of the San Jacinto, containing between twenty and thirty men, heavily armed, under the command of the First Lieutenant, who came up on the quarter-deck, and, after asking for Captain Moir, demanded a list of passengers.

Seizure of Confederate Commissioners. 1861

Captain Moir, of the Trent. vessel was engaged in towing the disabled men-of-war from the thickest of the fight.

Captain James Moir. 1861

Further resistance on the part of Captain Moir was of course out of the question; and, under formal protest, the four gentlemen were seized and carried off as prisoners to the San Jacinto, and the Trent allowed to proceed on her voyage.

The Trent and the San Jacinto. 1861

Captain Moir, the commander of the Trent, hailed the

Seizure of Confederate Commissioners. 1861