Altamaha Sept. 13, 1862 Saturday, September 13th.---Gave chase to a sail reported on the weather bow, and upon coming up with her, and heaving her to with a blank cartridge, she proved to be the hermaphrodite whaling brig Altamaha, from New Bedford, Five months out. Little or no success. Captured her, put a prize crew on board, and made sail in chase of a barque to windward. .

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Source: Raphael Semmes, The Log of the Alabama

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