April 1.--Latitude 9° 58´ N., longitude
33° 8´ W.
April 2.--Latitude 7° 37´ N., longitude
32° 10´ W.
April 3.--Latitude 5° 14´ N., longitude
31° 5' W.
April 4.--At 10:15 lowered screw and steamed
in chase of a bark bound to the northward. Overhauled bark Frances Milly,
of and to London, from the island of Mauritius. Transferred captain, his
wife and two children, officers and one man, of the ship Avon to
the bark. At 4:45 filled away, worn ship, and made all plain sail on our
course. Latitude 4° 7´ N., longitude 30° 31´ W.
April 5.--Latitude 2° 32´ N., longitude
29° 6´ W.
April 6.--Latitude 2° 29´ N., longitude
29° 36´ W.
April 7.--At daylight made out a large sail on
port bow. At 6:30 a.m., weather clearing up, made her out to be a large
four-masted ship; steamed in chase. At 8 spoke the ship Sarah Sands,
of Liverpool, and requested her to take our three remaining prisoners,
but were refused. At 8 steamed on our course again and made a sail right
ahead. At 3:30 p.m. spoke and boarded bark Excelsior, of and for
London, from Algoa Bay. Sent three prisoners and a Portuguese deserter
from Madeira on her as passengers. At 7 boarded Spanish ship Margarita,
from Manila, bound to Cadiz. Latitude 2° 18´ N., longitude 28°
8´ W.
April 8.--At 2: 30 spoke ship Englishman,
of Liverpool; showed her Yankee colors. Latitude 2° 14' N., longitude
27° 22' W.
April 9.--Latitude 2° 30' N., longitude 26°
56´ W.
April 10.--Latitude 3° 20' N., longitude
27° 55' W.
April 11.--Latitude 3° 45´ N., longitude
29° 43´ W.
April 12.--Latitude 4° 50´ N., longitude
32° 5´ W. At 11:45 p.m. called all hands to quarters. At 11:50
all hands reported on deck. 11:51, third division reported ready; first
division at 12 midnight. At 12:14 a.m. all divisions ready. Powder division
reported ready in six minutes. Ordered to secure guns at 12:25. Third division
secured in five minutes, second division in seven minutes, first division,
ten minutes.
April 13.--Latitude 6° 24´ N., longitude
34° 16´ W.
April 14.--Latitude 7° 6´ N., longitude
37° 14´ W. At 2 p.m. spoke and boarded English schooner Belle,
of Granville, Nova Scotia, from New York, bound to Pernambuco.
April 15.--Latitude 7° 48´ N., longitude
40° 3´ W.
April 16.--Latitude 8° 27´ N., longitude
43° 5´ W.
April 17.--Latitude 8° 56' N., longitude
45° 26´ W.
April 18.--Latitude 10° 19' N., longitude
47° 44' W.
April 19.--Latitude 10° 44´ N., longitude
50° 50' W.
April 20.--At 6:25 p.m. made two sail. At 8 p.m.
passed close across the bows of stranger, which we at first made abeam.
Full-rigged brig, standing to the northward and westward. At 8:30 steam
reported ready. At 8:40 backed main topsail and lowered screw. Remained
hove to to let second chase come up. At 9:15 discovered that second chase
was running well off and would cross us astern. Brailed up main trysail
and gave chase with steam and sail, captain conning the ship. At 10 spoke
the chase Arial ordered her to heave to. Sent third cutter aboard
in charge of Lieutenant Barron. Stranger turned out as follows:
Hermaphrodite brig Mary, Barbados, forty-three days out from Rio
Grande, bound to New York; English register. At 10:50 hoisted boat and
filled away. Latitude 12° 24´ N., longitude 53° 5' W.
April 21.--At 9 a.m. made a sail on starboard
bow; steamed in chase. At 10:30 hoisted Yankee colors. At 11 passed Danish
bark Thetis, bound to the northward and westward. Latitude 14°
10´ N., longitude 53° 47´ W.
April 22.--Latitude 15° 42´ N., longitude
53° 48´ W. At 4:15 p.m. made a bark on lee bow, standing to the
northward. Hauled up to cut her off. At 6:15 hoisted English colors, which
were replied to by stranger with the Portuguese.
April 23.--Latitude 15° 45´ N., longitude
55° 57´ W.
April 24.--Latitude 15° 19´ N., longitude
58° 28´ W.
April 25.--Latitude 14° 46´ N., longitude
60° 35´ W.
April 26.--At 8 a.m. came to anchor, St. Pierre,
Martinique.
April 30.--At 5:30 p.m. got underway and stood
to sea.
May 1.--At sea. Latitude 15° 36´ N.,
longitude 60° W.
May 2.--At sea. Latitude 16° 12´ N.,
longitude 59° 33´ W.
May 3.--At sea. Latitude 18° 9´ N.,
longitude 59° 45´ W.
May 4.--At sea. Latitude 20° 21´ N.,
longitude 59° 56´ W.
May 5.--At sea. Latitude 22° 32´ N.,
longitude 59° 55´ W.
May 6.--At sea. Latitude 24° 20´ N.,
longitude 61° 5´ W.
May 7.--At sea. Latitude 26° 6´ N.,
longitude 61° 38´ W.
May 8.--At sea. Latitude 28° 02´ N.,
longitude 62° 21´ W.
May 9.--At sea. Latitude 30° 36´ N.,
longitude 62° 42´ W.
May 10.--At sea. Latitude 31° 3´ N.,
longitude 62° 24´ W.
May 11.--At sea. Latitude 30° 44´ N.,
longitude 63° 16´ W.
May 12.--Latitude 32° 18´ N., longitude
64° 21´ W. At 12:15 p.m. received a pilot and stood in for Five
Fathom Hole; at 1 p.m. came to anchor. Lieutenant Averett left
the ship with dispatches for the Confederacy. At 7 p.m. got underway and
stood east.
May 13.--At sea. Latitude 30° 58´ N.,
longitude 64° 14´ W.
May 14.--At sea. Latitude 31° 6´ N.,
longitude 63° 32 W.
May 15.--At sea. Latitude 32° 7´ N.,
longitude 62° 34´ W.
May 16.--At sea. Latitude 33° 37´ N.,
longitude 60° 36´ W.
May 17.--At sea. Latitude 34° 29´ N.,
longitude 58° 1´ W.
May 18.--At sea. Latitude 34° 55´ N.,
longitude 55° 21´ W. Captured schooner George Latimer,
of and from Baltimore, to Pernambuco. Cargo: Bread, flour, lard, etc. Wrecked
and then fired her.
May 19.--At sea. Latitude 34° 52´ N.,
longitude 52° 53´ W.
May 20.--At sea. Latitude 34° 34´ N.,
longitude 52° 14´ W.
May 21.--At sea. Latitude 35° 16´ N.,
longitude 50° 50´ W.
May 22.--At sea. Latitude 35° 4´ N.,
longitude 50° 7´ W.
May 23.--At sea. Latitude 35° 39´ N.,
longitude 48° 38´ W.
May 24.--At sea. Latitude 35° 7´ N.,
longitude 46° 22´ W.
May 25.--At sea. Latitude 33° 19´ N.,
longitude 45° 41´ W.
May 26.--At sea. Latitude 31° 41´ N.,
longitude 45° 8´ W.
May 27.--At sea. Latitude 31° 35´ N.,
longitude 42° 6´ W.
May 28.--At sea. Latitude 29° 36´ N.,
longitude 41° 26´ W.
May 29.--At sea. Latitude 28° 38´ N.,
longitude 42° 4´ W.
May 30.--At sea. Latitude 27° 16´ N.,
longitude 42° 49´ W.
May 31.--At sea. Latitude 26° 31´ N.,
longitude 41° 18´ W.
June 1--At sea. Latitude 25° 35´ N.,
longitude 39° 20´ W.
June 2.--At sea. Latitude 24° 39´ N.,
longitude 39° 48´ W.
June 3.--At sea. Latitude 23° 48´ N.,
longitude 41° 37´ W.
June 4.--At sea. Latitude 21° 41´ N.,
longitude 40° 8´ W.
June 5.--At sea. Latitude 21° 31´ N.,
longitude 42° 30´ W.
June 6.--At sea. Latitude 21° 27´ N.,
longitude 45° W.
June 7.--At sea. Latitude 21° 23´ N.,
longitude 47° 28´ W.
June 8.--At sea. Latitude 21° 26´ N.,
longitude 50° 18´ W.
June 9.--At sea. Latitude 21° 24´ N.,
longitude 52° 53´ W.
June 10.--At sea. Latitude 21° 57´
N., longitude 55° 20´ W.
June 11.--At sea. Latitude 22° 37´
N., longitude 57° 43´ W.
June 12.--At sea. Latitude 23° 42´
N., longitude 59° 55´ W.
June 13.--At sea. Latitude 25° 25´
N., longitude 61° 21´ W.
June 14.--At sea. Latitude 26° 9´ N.,
longitude 61° 35´ W.
June 15.--At sea. Latitude 27° 5´ N.,
longitude 61° 54´ W.
June 16.--At sea. Latitude 28° 35´
N., longitude 61° 53´ W.
June 17.--At sea. Latitude 30° 8´ N.,
longitude 62° 48´ W. Captured hermaphrodite brig W. C. Clarke,
of and from Boston, bound to Matanzas with lumber. Crew: Captain, mate,
and five men. Fired her at 11:15 a.m.
June 18.--At sea. Latitude 31° 58´
N., longitude 63° 50´ W.
June 19-June 26.--At anchor, St. George Bay,
Bermuda.
June 27.--At anchor, St. George Bay, Bermuda.
At 5:40 p.m. got underway and stood east.
June 28.--Off Bermuda.
June 29.--At sea, off coast of Bermuda. James
Butler (first-class fireman) joined the ship, having escaped from the
enemy after being captured on the C. S. S. Atlanta.
June 30.--At sea. Latitude 31° 56´
N., longitude 63° 44´ W.
July 1.--At sea. Latitude 31° 33´ N.,
longitude 64° 8´ W. Captured American bark Harriet Stevens,
of New York, bound from Portland to Cienfuegos. Crew of captain, two mates,
and six men. At 8 p.m. transferred prisoners to Danish bark Maria Frederica,
from Haiti, bound to Cork.
July 2.--At sea. At 8 a.m. stopped, took a pilot
for St. George. Coaled from tug off Bermuda and at 9:15 p.m. steamed ahead
on course.
July 3.--At sea. Latitude 33° 28´ N.,
longitude 65° 4´ W.
July 4.--At sea. Latitude 34° 30´ N.,
longitude 66° 56´ W.
July 5.--At sea. Latitude 34° 55´ N.,
longitude 67° 37´ W.
July 6.--At sea. Latitude 35° 5´ N.,
longitude 69° 15´ W.
July 7.--At sea. Latitude 35° 50´ N.,
longitude 70° 56´ W.
July 8.--At sea. Latitude 37° 28´ N.,
longitude 72° W. Captured and fired American whaling bark Golconda,
of New Bedford, and bound to that port from Talcahuana, laden with 1,800
barrels of whale oil. Crew: Captain, two mates, and nineteen men.
July 9.--At sea. Latitude 36° 43´ N.,
longitude 74° 11´ W. Captured and burned schooner Margaret
Y. Davis, from Port Royal, bound to New York in ballast; crew of seven.
Captured bark Greenland, of Brunswick, bound from Philadelphia to
Pensacola, laden with coal. Crew, fourteen all told. Wrecked and burned
prize.
July 10.--At sea. Latitude 37° 33´
N., longitude 74° 20´ W. Captured and burned bark General
Berry, of Baltimore [Kennebunk, Me.], bound from New York to Fortress
Monroe, laden with 1,100 bales Government hay. Captured bark Zelinda,
of Brunswick, bound from Matanzas to Philadelphia in ballast; also captured
schooner Howard, of New York. Bonded schooner Howard for
$6,000; put all the prisoners, sixty-eight in number, on board. Burned
bark Zelinda. At l:30 p.m. made a brig-rigged screw steamer ahead,
standing S. E. Headed so as to cut her off. At 2 p.m. showed English blue
ensign. Chase replied with American. At 2:10 piped to quarters and threw
a shot near the chase, then about 1,000 yards distant. Chase not heaving
to, fired two shots from third division, both of which ricochetted over
her. Chase stopped and hauled down her colors. Sent Lieutenant Stone
aboard to take charge; found her to be the U. S. mail steamer Electric
Spark, of Philadelphia, bound from New York to New Orleans with a valuable
cargo, forty-two passengers, and crew of thirty-nine. Started in chase
of schooner Lane, accompanied by prize steamer. At 5:40 p.m. hove
to the schooner with a shot, sent an officer on board of her to make arrangements
with her captain to take all of our prisoners; bought his deck load of
fruit for $720 on condition that he would take all the prisoners. Transferred
prisoners to schooner; brought the steamer's mail on board; paroled Lieutenant-Colonel
James Hopkins, Lieutenant Waterman, U. S. Army, and Master W. P. Gibbs,
U. S. Navy. Laid by the prize till 11:15; scuttled her and then went ahead
on course under full steam. At 8 first cutter returning from prize swamped;
boats were sent to her assistance and all were saved except Midshipman
W. B. Sinclair.
July 11.--At sea. Latitude 38° 17´
N., longitude 71° 35´ W.
July 12.--At sea. Latitude 37° 50´
N., longitude 66° 35´ W.
July 13.--At sea. Latitude 37° 36´
N., longitude 61° 49´ W.
July 14.--At sea. Latitude 36° 7´ N.,
longitude 59° 7´ W.
July 15.--At sea. Latitude 34° 31´
N., longitude 57° 28´ W.
July 16.--At sea. Latitude 34° 52´
N., longitude 54° 46´ W.
July 17.--At sea. Latitude 35° 22´
N., longitude 52° 37´ W.
July 18.--At sea. Latitude 36° 6´ N.,
longitude 49° 30´ W.
July 19.--At sea. Latitude 36° 36´
N., longitude 45° 15´ W.
July 20.--At sea. Latitude 36° 46´
N., longitude 43° 41´ W.
July 21.--At sea. Latitude 37° 11´
N., longitude 41° 12´ W.
July 22.--At sea. Latitude 37° 40´
N., longitude 38° 36´ W
July 23.--At sea. Latitude 37° 24´
N., longitude 36° 34´ W.
July 24.--At sea. Latitude 36° 36´
N., longitude 33° 24´ W.
July 25.--At sea. Latitude 36° 3´ N.,
longitude 31° 54´ W.
July 26.--At sea. Latitude 36° 2´ N.,
longitude 30° 21´ W.
July 27.--At sea. Latitude 35° 41´
N., longitude 29° 34´ W.
July 28.--At sea. Latitude 35° 25´
N., longitude 28° 34´ W.
July 29.--At sea. Latitude 34° 50´
N., longitude 27° 14´ W.
July 30.--At sea. Latitude 33° 40´
N., longitude 24° 37´ W.
July 31.--At sea. Latitude 32° 4´ N.,
longitude 22° 10´ W.
August 1.--At sea. Latitude 30° 58´
N., longitude 19° 16´ W.
August 2.--At sea. Latitude 29° 30´
N., longitude 17° 11´ W.
August 3.--At sea. Standing for Santa Cruz.
August 4.--Coaling off Santa Cruz. At
2 p.m. got underway and went to sea.
August 5.--At sea. Latitude 26° 30´
N., longitude 17° 48´ W.
August 6.--At sea. Latitude 24° 47´
N., longitude 19° 28 W.
August 7.--At sea. Latitude 22° 43´
N., longitude 21° 48´ W.
August 8.--At sea. Latitude 21° 22´
N., longitude 23° 13´ W.
August 9.--At sea. Latitude 20° 14´
N., longitude 24° 42´ W.
August 10.--At sea. Latitude 18° 58´
N., longitude 25° 30´ W.
August 11.--At sea. Latitude 17° 43´
N., longitude 25° 42´ W.
August 12.--At sea. Latitude 16° 2´
N, longitude 25° 50´ W.
August 13.--At sea. Latitude 14° 10´
N., longitude 25° 46´ W.
[Log book from August 14 to October 6, l864,
not found.
American bark Mondamin captured and destroyed
by C. S. S. Florida, September 26, 1864.--COMPILERS.