War of the Rebellion: from the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies and Navies
    

Extracts from the journal of Commander Semmes, C.S. Navy, commanding C.S.S. Sumter

Friday, August 23.—Weather clear; squally, with some rain at night. Our coal comes off very slowly, a little work going a great way with the negroes here. The French steamer of war Vulture went to sea to-day.
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