May 13th. We have been lying here several days coaling ship, &c., while our officers have been going ashore both on business and pleasure. This afternoon two steamers arrived from New Orleans loaded with troops for this place; they landed, and after parading the streets for a couple of hours returned to their boats for the night.
Cruise of the U.S. Flag-Ship Hartford – From the Personal Journal of Wm. C. Holton
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