. The naval history of the United States. ourse to thesouthward, leaving the Iroquois steaming furiously in the opposite direc-tion. I do think, however, writes Capt. Semmes in his log-book, thata tough old quarter-master, and a grizzled boatswains mate, who had cleanshaven their heads in preparation for a desperate fight, were mightilydisgusted. The subsequent career of the Sumter was uneventful. She capturedbut few more vessels ; and in January of the next year ran into the harborat Gibraltar, where she was blockaded by a powerful United States frigate,and finally sold as being worn out. She
. The naval history of the United States. ourse to thesouthward, leaving the Iroquois steaming furiously in the opposite direc-tion. I do think, however, writes Capt. Semmes in his log-book, thata tough old quarter-master, and a grizzled boatswains mate, who had cleanshaven their heads in preparation for a desperate fight, were mightilydisgusted. The subsequent career of the Sumter was uneventful. She capturedbut few more vessels ; and in January of the next year ran into the harborat Gibraltar, where she was blockaded by a powerful United States frigate,and finally sold as being worn out. She had been in commission a littleover a year, and in that time had captured eighteen vessels, burned released two on a heavy ransom to be paid to the Confederate Govern-ment at the end of the war. It is needless to say these ransoms werenever paid. Capt. Semmes, with his crew, proceeded to England, and tookcommand of a mysterious ship, No. 290, just built at Liverpool, whichsoon appeared on the high seas as the dreaded CHAPTER IV. THE POTOMAC FLOTILLA. — CAPTURE OF ALEXANDRIA. — ACTIONS AT MATTHIAS POINT.—BOMBARDMENT OF THE HATTERAS FORTS.
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