Abraham Lincoln actually said...

"Ordered, second. That vessels and domestic produce from Norfolk, permitted by the military commandant at Fort Monroe for the military purposes of his command, shall on his permit be allowed to pass fr..."

"Ordered,That Brigadier-General Ellet report to Rear-Admiral Porter for instructions, and act under his direction until otherwise ordered by the War Department."

"The General in Chief is authorized, in his discretion, to issue an order substantially as the above forthwith, or so soon as he may deem proper."

"He and his company are very agreeable to me, and while it is deemed proper for any guard to remain, none would be more satisfactory than Captain Derrickson and his company."