It was an idle life for the most part, and Christy began to regret that he had caused himself to be transferred from the command of the Bronx.

The steamer occasionally had an opportunity to chase a blockade-runner, going in or coming out of the bay.

She was the fastest vessel on the station, and she never failed to give a good account of herself.
Late in the year the Bellevite and Bronx were ordered to operate at Tampa Bay, where it was believed that several vessels were loading with cotton.

On the arrival of the ships off the bay, a boat expedition was organized to ascertain what vessels were in the vicinity.

But the entrance was protected by a battery, and it was supposed that there were field-works in several places on the shores.