Thursday, July 11.—The tenacious trade wind blows as fiercely as ever, and we are struggling and plunging through it; no more than an average of 5 knots. Hard upon our coal, which is so precious. No sail has been seen to-day. I have been confined most of the day to my hammock.
Extracts from the journal of Commander Semmes, C.S. Navy, commanding C.S.S. Sumter
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