Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Louisa Hatch” in chapter 42, page 595 of Raphael Semmes, Memoirs of Service Afloat During the War Between the States:
...h a cock-and-a-bull story, to account for his failure.
The fact is, the old fellow had become alarmed lest he should fall into the hands of the Yankees.
It was fortunate that I had not burned the Louisa Hatch .
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