Tuesday, June 18.—At length, after many vexatious delays, I have been enabled to leave the city of New Orleans. This morning at 10:30 a.m. we got up steam and dropped down to the barracks magazine and took in our powder. Weather very warm and mosquitoes very troublesome. At 10:30 p.m. got up steam again and steamed down the river. Night clear and beautiful.
Extracts from the journal of Commander Semmes, C.S. Navy, commanding C.S.S. Sumter
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