...rd as many boats as the Federals had, there would not have been a blockade of Southern ports. This is self-evident when we read the story of the Merrimac, the Albemarle and the greatest of all, the Alabama . When we recall her operations and consider the obstacles in her way, we stand in amazement and congratulate ourselves that Semmes was one of us. Natura lo fece, epoi ruppe la stampa.