May 27th. Got under way, and taking a coal schooner alongside, proceeded on our way. Passed Natchez at eleven thirty, A. M., without stoppage, and ran all day without any occurrence of note, anchoring by a plantation, and sending ashore for fresh provisions at sunset.
Cruise of the U.S. Flag-Ship Hartford – From the Personal Journal of Wm. C. Holton
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