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Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
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A New York informant reports that the government-purchased steam schooner Vixen is a failure, with malfunctioning machinery after two trials, frustrating officers eager for Gulf service in the war. Contractors blamed; deemed unfit for U.S. Navy compared to Mexican use.
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A gentleman in New York having every opportunity to know the fact he states, thus writes concerning one of the steamers lately purchased by the government:
"Tell your readers that the steam schooner Vixen is a failure. Her machinery will not work. She has been tried twice and will not do. The officers are mad, dissatisfied and disgusted, for they were anxious to get into the gulf to do something. The contractors are to be blamed much. These schooners might have served Mexican sailors, but they won't do for Uncle Sam's boys."—Phila. American.
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New York
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machinery failure after two trials; officers dissatisfied and disgusted; vessel deemed unfit for u.s. service.
Event Details
The steam schooner Vixen, recently purchased by the government, is reported as a failure due to non-working machinery. Officers are frustrated as they wanted to deploy to the gulf. Contractors are blamed, with the vessel considered suitable only for Mexican sailors, not U.S. forces.