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Raphael Semmes, Memoirs of Service Afloat During the War Between the States 8 2 Browse Search
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y ears ring again, at the announcement that Don somebody or other, the private secretary of President Castro, desired to see me. The caulkers were sent away, and his Excellency's private secretary brought below. President Castro was one of those unfortunate South American chiefs, who had been beaten in a battle of ragamuffins, and compelled to fly his country. He was President of Venezuela, and ed by Sir John Falstaff, and made an onslaught upon his despoiler. But unfortunately for friend Castro, I was like one of those damsels who had already plighted her faith to another, before the new wn country, engage in any of the revolutionary movements of other countries. But, said he, Señor Castro is the de jure President of Venezuela, and you would be upholding the right in assisting him;—cat distance, under my lee, I resolved to run down, with the prize, and try my hand with my friend Castro's opponent, the de facto President of Venezuela, to see whether I could not prevail upon him, to