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American travel diary of an unknown Englishman, 1864

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he soon got accustomed to the harrowing scenes of war but does not consider that his feeling are now blunted by it. Nothing can exceed the misinformation & anger of the Americans about J. Lancaster's saving the drowning men off Cherbourg In one paper it is said that 1000s. of English came over to Cherbourg to witness the fight, that the Deerhound is owned by some firm in Liverpool who are agents for the Confederate Government & consequently she is nothing more or less than a Confederate cruiser. It seemed to be quite a new idea when I suggested to a lady who was saying that they ought to let Cd. Semmes drown that Capt Winslow requested Lancaster to
 
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