My Adventures Afloat: A Personal Memoir of My Cruises and Services in 'The Sumter' and 'Alabama', Volume 1

afterward Alabama American anchor army arrival bark beautiful belligerent blockade boats breeze British burning Cape Captain captured cargo chase Cienfuegos clouds coal coast colors command commerce Confederate Confederate States Navy Constitution Consul course crew cruise cruisers Curaçoa deck Deerhound distance enemy enemy's ships England English Federal Fernando de Noronha fire flag fleet French gale Gibraltar Government Governor Gulf Stream guns hand harbor hauled hoisted honor hour island land latitude laws letter lieutenant light look Majesty's Government master ment miles morning nations naval Navy neutral night North Northern officers overhauled passed paymaster permitted pirate port prisoners prize Puerto Cabello RAPHAEL SEMMES reader has seen sail sailors Saldanha Bay schooner Secretary Semmes sent Seward shore Simon's Town soon South Southern steam steamer Sumter Table Bay tion took town trade-wind Tuscaloosa United vessel weather whilst wind Yankee