Tuesday, July 9.—Weather clear,with the wind fresh from the E.S.E. At daylight made the west end of the island of Jamaica, the island in sight all day, the blue mountains dimmed by the haze that hung over them. Struggling against a very strong trade.
Extracts from the journal of Commander Semmes, C.S. Navy, commanding C.S.S. Sumter
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