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afterward Alabama American anchor arrival bark beautiful belligerent blockade boats breeze British burning Cape Captain captured cargo chase Cienfuegos clouds coal coast colors command commerce commission Confederate Confederate States Navy Constitution Consul course crew cruise cruisers Curaçoa deck enemy England English escape Federal Fernando de Noronha fire flag fleet French gale Gibraltar Government Governor Gulf Stream guns Gustavus Conyngham hand harbor hauled hoisted honor hour island Kearsarge land latitude laws letter lieutenant light look Majesty's Government master ment midshipman miles morning nations naval Navy neutral night North Northern officers overhauled passed paymaster pirate port prisoners prize Puerto Cabello RAPHAEL SEMMES reader has seen sail sailors Saldanha Bay schooner Secretary Semmes sent Seward shore Simon's Town soon South Southern steam steamer Sumter Table Bay tion took town trade-wind Tuscaloosa United vessel weather whilst wind Yankee