Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States
CHAPTER XIX.
The Sumter at Martinique--Proceeds from Fort de France to St. Pierre--Is an Object of much Curiosity with the Islanders--News of the Arrest of Messrs. Mason and Slidell, on board the British Mail Steamer, The Trent--Mr. Seward's extraordinary Course on the Occasion 232