Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States
CHAPTER XLIII.
Fernando de Noronha--Its Famous Peak--Is a Penal Settlement of Brazil--A Visit from the Governor's Ambassadors--A Visit to the Governor in return--The Aristocracy of the Island--Capture of the Lafayette and the Kate Cory--Burning of these two Ships with the Louisa Hatch--Prisoners sent to Pernambuco--The Cloud Ring and the Rainy and Dry Seasons 596