Although the British, who had declared their neutrality during the American Civil War, tried to detain her, she slipped out to sea and took aboard her armaments in the Azores.
Nangona amaNgesi, ayebhengeze (ayevakalise) ukungathathi cala kwawo ngexesha lemfazwe yasekhaya (yokukhaya) yamaMelika azama ukuyibamba, yaphuncuka yabheka elwandle nezixhobo zayo eAzores.