The day was fine and
our sail down the river exceedingly pleasant. When I arose on the following
morning, the 25th, we had passed Cape Henry and were at sea. The wind was
strong from the southeast and the sea rough, with one or two smart storms of
rain. Most of the passengers and some others were sick this and the following
day, when we passed Cape Hatteras and Frying-Pan Shoals. Unexpectedly to
myself, I was not seasick.
SOURCE: Gideon Welles, Diary of Gideon
Welles, Secretary of the Navy Under Lincoln and Johnson, Vol. 2: April 1, 1864
— December 31, 1866, p. 311
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