Saturday, August 24.—Clear and pleasant; some passing clouds and in the evening slight squalls and rain. The Dutch steamer with the mail arrived to-day from Demerara. We were looking anxiously for news from home, as at last accounts ( July 20, from New York) a battle near Manassas Junction seemed imminent. Demerara papers to the 19th instant contain nothing except that some skirmishing had commenced between the two armies. The French steamer of war Abeille went to sea.
Extracts from the journal of Commander Semmes, C.S. Navy, commanding C.S.S. Sumter
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