Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Captain Semmes” in chapter 1.16 of Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government:
...fore remained only to tempt one of the ships to follow him beyond supporting distance.
The hope was soon realized, as a vessel was seen to come out from the fleet.
The Alabama was under sail, and Captain Semmes says: To carry out my design of decoying the enemy, I now wore ship as though I were fleeing from his pursuit, and lowered the propeller into the water.
When about twenty miles from the fleet, the ...
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