Monday, July 8.— During the forenoon gave chase to a brigantine which showed Spanish colors. Kept on our course. Passed the Caymans between 9 and 10 p.m. The islets are laid down some 15 or 16 miles too far to the westward.
Extracts from the journal of Commander Semmes, C.S. Navy, commanding C.S.S. Sumter
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