The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-26 00:00:00

TO !az sDrfOlt 01 TO W.

beg leave to—oonininnieste the following
meet expanses* of the Casfederate war-simmer Alabama.
Os the =id July, when about SY) mike off the (lips of
Good Hope, os my homeward voyage from Calcutta, bard
for this port (whither I arrived os the instant), I made
out, at some distemea • steamer, flyieg the Sc. (hare'.
Cross, whisk I took So be an English frigate, but was mom
undeceived whoa, upon • signal Wag nut up to the
steamer's mast head to Mare to, and oliserviag priparatioas
being made ea board to are upou me ia the 'vett of u 7
000-oomplissios, I bed the homer A • visit tram • master •
mate awl host's crew, seat from the steamer, which I mow
drummed to be the notorious Alabama, together with two
North Amours captaies (late ousters of ships captured
and soak receat(y by the Alabama on the meet of Brasil),
and the wife of one of the captain..
The ouster's mate of the Alabama, whew be steamed :
my desk, eourteosaly saluted tbe British lag, aadonsda
me that Captain Serum, whom osekl me trod* es the
poop of his ship, which by this time was close alosigside—
pemeated his compliments to the captain of the Stara
Brie, sad desired that he might be allowed to put on board
my ship the two captains sad the lady whom he meat to be
pat where by me at the first port at whir I might toash—
seggeMing Helena. I replied that is the fret plasm I
ddYY net psrpae calling at St. Helms% and is the road,
that I had so acoommodatioa for my farther p'
srsag
thou those I had on board. However, at the earnest lio '-
trope of the Federal captains, and prisalpally out of regard
for the lady, who was Dot in • rarities to be export to
the eventualities of • ship of war liable at my boar I. be
euipged u rim, I commuted to take them as board, re-
fusing. however, several other favours of the saw kind pro-
posed by the courteous commander of the Coofederate ship,
and me parted company with the colebreted Alabama.
I may add that my peartgers, Captain amiably, late
of the stip Aegis F. Schmidt, and Captain Frost, of the
Kama% tlat termer of 800 toes burden, boned from Bores
to Otlitenee, sad the latter _o( 1,200 tons, hosed from
Zallso to kltwerp—tlimie latter both neutral porta, and
the cargo of this. ship being Trench property besides—ln-
formed me that they were ceopelled donee their compulsory
stay .71 days) os board the Alabama to he contest with very
iadifferent fare, and to submit to indignities. They were
sot, however, as the crews of their ships, pat la Irene :
them latter I saw, ea either ride the dark of the Alabama,
ironed together ia files. Mrs. Frost, the wife of Capra
' Frit, late commander of the Fames, states that whir
Captain Semmes and his °Seers regaled spas her fowls,
Mosel% from bee beabeats rip, she waa mot eves, like
Lames, allowed the crumbs that fell from their hl bet,
' with her limbsed and his commaion is osisfortum.rma eau-
damned, for all provisions during their stay on board, to
salt pork and nos.
0 As soon as the captain and crews of the ships (the farmer
bsiagoaly allowed a smell bolt sad lifiro routes to peck it,
err the latter a man bag rib, were oe hoard the Coefede-
rate steamer, a body of men bragiag to the latter was told
off to pillage the ships sad cargoes et what they might, deem most valuable or useful, and then the ships were
set ea Ire.

TIN Alamein curies eight owing gam, divided into three
YOther side, and one toes sad aft. Six goes, however,
see be mode to pear a broadside. The poop gas is a aunty
pounder. Her :Manor is is s very iadafferect ceeditioo,
very dirty, sad the rigOog very mush out cf order, but her
outride is r. model ad olesailneas, the copper os her bottom
Minis' like burnished gold.
The muter's mate who bearded me told me he woe en
Eagliehmao, asid that his ham in a clergyman of thil
China of Eaglead. I remarked that the crew of the Ala-
bama are easeediogly young meo.—l remain your obedient
aorvant, JAMES IMMO,
Mester of the Star of Eris, DOW 1711111
Loadon, Sept. 24. the Had 'edit Doak.

SVDDIN DEATH OP • W/BLXII•N MIZEITIL
Oa Stoday het the RSV. W. Taw died very =Mealy at
Boulogne. He wee is Edmund yean, havimi reaeived hie
lost appeistaziont from the Coaferesce so long ago a. 1804.
Uniting with other qualiacationa a competent knowledge of
the French language. in 1811 be was appointed to Rochester
es the ouperrintendeot of the mheios to the Preece 'Hooper.
Mee C 0111140.1 in lb. halts os the Medea .
la 1859 he took
charge of tb• oosgregatioe is Mi 1•1111 b.
!assailed to the close of lite. Up to within two initiates of
boa departure Mr, Tome ..a is excellent health. He had
preached!. the moraine from 1 Tim. i. 5. He partook of
dinner, sad espied in cheerful movertatios. At fear
o'clock he add/weed the childrea of a Bible clam sad prayed
very formetly. Shortly after a pntlemao from 8erW114613/
wiled ee Mts. used is the mune of oonvonatioa e. &eked
what was the Mate of Chneuanity in that town. His had
was thee observed to droop, sad without a Mph or • straggle
be mitered into eternal rest.

SITZI7II or LITII SHEET UNDER THE NW
Magill= Muir AcT.— At the Birrnieghaei polim adios as
Thursday William Boswell, cattle dealer, Rodent* sp-
rem:ilt mammy to a summons, Mined at the Meioses of
etas Cooper, charging him with baring exposed for
sale in the borough m.rket three live sheep, which ware
unlit for human food. Is defence Boswell stated that the
sheep wen sot exposed for male as human food, but as aid-
male for store. lie called two witnesses, who stated that
the sheep Is qametitie would mike goad "stores," notwith-
standing that that they were "slightly touched with
ammo" This b hag the Ent MO of the kind, the
magistrate simply ordered two of the sheep to be destroyed,
aced one that was 1)04 satisfactorily proved to be diseased to
be given up to the owner. No penalty mu indicted.
Tice PASSIM ow GoaEILSWINT AT DZVON-
roirr.—ls perfect justilkatien of all we have Mar
writhe and admitted ma this es** we have Pow to
that • tekker•Phie was rewerm4 b the
Deempert authorities as aftuuday from the
eirdmieg them to immediately ousel the imotraet. •
maderelead that Mr. Toshio sad Mr. Mu tis, ether Demo-
parteetiltiors, have to. seat for. with tbisobjeellef
ska aaamesaa —lnstena Daily thresrip.
Omuta —T. Sums mad &nes Gummi
sill Mats the solebelts Mg awed at Wm WSW WWI&
al the Open: they stillest Said or view. the awe of partaa.
tie. T. thole Ned Ike mats or alter Opus Olsson so as to as-
Wad* salt swalabted gym A witty at the Sans
sad Widen tar Ws maw filieerreor prism rim dente
imalbmata 1 I=ii.Limia, the ilintalgh amuse gar. Lair.