Thursday, August 22.—Clear and pleasant. Landed with Mr. Smith and my cockswain and took a walk, stopping at the hotel and reading such of the Yankee newspapers as I could ?nd. The privateer Sumter made some ?gure111 these lying sheets. Have received in the last two days just 18 tons of coal. The Yankee consul here is named Sawyer. He is a Connecticut man married to a dark mulatto who is the owner of slaves. He has exerted himself greatly to prevent our receiving coal. A worthy representative of Yankeedom and negrophilism. He has also tampered with the pilot, and otherwise shown himself worthy of himself and his cause.
Extracts from the journal of Commander Semmes, C.S. Navy, commanding C.S.S. Sumter
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