Thursday, June 27.—Weather sultry and atmosphere charged with moisture. Pilot not yet returned . At 10 p. m. yesterday received a note from the telegraphic operator stating that he could get no response from the station at the Southwest Pass. Dispatched a guard boat down the pass a couple of miles to watch the approach. The Ivy has gone down Pass à l’Outre. Pilot finds 103 feet at the southeast bar.
Extracts from the journal of Commander Semmes, C.S. Navy, commanding C.S.S. Sumter
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •