Thursday, July 4.—Weather cloudy, with a few rain squalls during the morning. At daylight descried two sail ahead. Gave chase and came up with, first the U. S. brigantine Cuba, and secondly with the U.S. brigantine Machias, of the everlasting State of Maine. Captured them both and took them in tow for Cienfuegos; speed, 5 miles per hour. Both these vessels are from Trinidad de Cuba, loaded with sugar and molasses, for English ports. Cargoes stated in the papers to be Spanish property. Night cloudy.
Extracts from the journal of Commander Semmes, C.S. Navy, commanding C.S.S. Sumter
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