April 30th. At 2 P. M., a steamer came up and landed the prisoners from the forts. This day, between the hours of ten and twelve o’clock, the carpenter of the fleet held a survey on this ship, and reported her not seaworthy, on account of a shot under her starboard counter.
Cruise of the U.S. Flag-Ship Hartford – From the Personal Journal of Wm. C. Holton
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