She was quite small, and carried only a single long gun, and it was suspected that she was a privateer.

On the evening of the Bellevite's arrival, the weather was rainy, foggy, and thick.

It was just the night for a blockade runner, and the captain believed that an attempt would be made to get out at this time.
The Unionists held Fort Pickens, and the Confederates the forts on the mainland.

The negroes said the Teaser was anchored at the mouth of the lagoon, or very near it.

This was not very definite, even if it were accepted as true.