The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter / From the Private Journals and Other Papers of Commander R. Semmes, C.S.N., and Other Officers

by Raphael Semmes

Burned.

Emily Farnum—Of New York, from New York to Liverpool. Captured 3d October, 1862, in lat. 39° 58' N., long. 50° 00' W.

Neutral cargo, Released and made a Cartel.

Emma Jane—Of Maine, from Bombay to Amherst (in ballast). Captured 14th January, 1864, in lat. 7° 57' S., long. 76° 09' W. Valued at $40,000.

Burned.

Express—Of Callao, from Callao to Antwerp. Captured 6th July, 1863, in lat. 28° 28', long. 30° 20. Valued at $121,300.

Burned.

Gildersliene—Of London, from Sunderland to Calcutta. Captured 25th May, 1863, in lat. 12° 04', long. 35° 10'. Valued at $62,783.

Burned.

Golden Eagle—Of United States, from San Francisco (via Howland's Island) to Cork. Captured 21st February, 1863, in lat. 29° 28' N., long. 44° 58' W. Valued at $61,000.