August 5th. At twelve thirty A. M. took in all fore and aft sails; at five thirty braced around the yards; made a sail off port quarter, and one off port beam; at eight forty made Tortugas light house, bearing, per compass, northeast; at five thirty P. M. Sand Key light reported two points on port bow; at six thirty made Key West light off port bow—strong breezes from the eastward; at eight fifteen spoke ship Mayflower, from New York, bound to New Orleans; at eleven o’clock made Sombrero light.
Cruise of the U.S. Flag-Ship Hartford. – From the Personal Journal of Wm. C. Holton.
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