Monday, March 2.--Weather fine, though somewhat hazy; wind light from the northward. Soon after daylight wore ship to intercept a sail on the starboard quarter. She proved to be the American ship John A. Parks, of Hallowell, Me. Captured her, and after transferring on board such provisions and stores as we wanted, and the crew, set fire to her about 4 p.m. Papers to the 10th February. Gratified to learn the escape of the Florida. We have thus doubled our means of destroying the enemy's commerce. Good news, too, of Ingraham's operations off Charleston. Latitude 29 25 , longitude 37 47 .

Source: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies

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