CHAPTER IX.
_Cadiz harbour--Notice to quit--Local authorities--Wisdom--The Queen of Spain--Docked--Under repair--Deserters--The honour of the flag--The Neapolitan--The Investigator--Gibraltar--Official visits--Up the rock--A legend--Neutrality again--Consular diplomacy--Blockaded--The Tusoarora--Seven in pursuit._ During the stay of the Sumter at Cadiz, and her subsequent arrival at Gibraltar, Captain Semmes made the entries in his Journal which will be found in this chapter.
_Saturday, January 4th_ .-- Harbour of Cadiz--ancient Gades--with its Moorish houses and feluccas, or latteen vessels.

Some fine oranges alongside--the product of this latitude, 36 deg.

32' N., about the same parallel with Norfolk, Virginia.

It is one hundred and eighty-eight days to-day since we ran the blockade at New Orleans, and of this time we have been one hundred and thirty-six days at sea.

We are informed this evening that the question of our being admitted to _pratique_ (and I presume also the landing of our prisoners) has been referred to Madrid by telegram.
_Sunday, January 5th_ .-- Sky partially overcast, with a cool north wind.
Thermometer 56 deg..