For ten points, what incident, named for the mail steamer, saw the imprisonment of James Mason and James Slidell by Captain Charles Wilkes?
On December 26, 1861, U.S. Secretary of State William Seward repudiated the capture of two prisoners, who were released the following January. Seven weeks earlier, a British mail steamer bound for Europe from Havana, Cuba was intercepted by the Union vessel San Jacinto, and two Confederate commissioners were taken prisoner. For ten points, what incident, named for the mail steamer, saw the imprisonment of James Mason and James Slidell by Captain Charles Wilkes?
On December 26, 1861, U.S. Secretary of State William Seward repudiated the capture of two prisoners, who were released the following January.
Trent Affair