The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-03 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

HARROW RACES AND STEEPLECHASES,
TUESDAY.

A Handicap Plate of 40 sous, for all ages. About 5 fur.
Mr W. Gage's Flower Safety, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (E. Taylor) 1
Mr F. Fisher's Reindeer, 6 yrs, 7st 101 b (car 7st 121 b)

(Mitchell) 2
Captain Tibart's Tiny, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b (Hibberd) 3

The following also ran :—Le Marechal, Miss Emma,
Baliverne, Rubini, Margery, Physician, Mrs Nesbit,
Diploma, Elise, Gazelle, and Vulture.
Betting-6 to leach agat Flower Safety and Reindeer, 6
to 1 agst Rubini, 7 to 1 each agat Gazelle and Baliverne, 8
to 1 each agst Tiny and Miss Emma, 10 to 1 agst Mrs Nes-
bitt.

After half a dozen failures, the lot got away to a straggling
start, Tiny showing the way; Baliverne, Flower Safety, and
Reindeer close up ; Physician, who got badly off, never being
in the race. A quarter of a mile from home Flower Safety
had disposed of Tiny, and, coming through, won easily by
two lengths ; Tiny finished a neck from Reindeer, Baliverne
a good fourth, Elise was fifth, Rubini sixth, close up; Miss
Emma headed the next lot, the last of whom were Diploma,
Le Marechal, Margery, and Physician.

A Selling Stakes of 3 sous each, with 20 added; 3-yr-olds
7st 71b, four Bst 71b, five and upwards Bst 101 b, mares and
geldings allowed 31b; if entered to be sold for £3O allowed

71b. About 5 furlongs. 12 subs.
Mr Marsh's Rapture, 6 yrs, Bst WO.. (Hibberd) 1
Mr Wodson's Elise, 3 yrs, 6st 11Ib (£5O) .... (Hopkins) 2
Mr Jones's Atlas, 4 yrs, Bst (£3O) (Keane) 3
The following also ran : Linda, Telscombe, David, Pea-
cock, and Australian Maid.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Atlas, 3to 1 agst David, 7to 2 agst
Rapture, 8 to 1 agst Elise.
Peacock bolted before starting, jumped several fences, and
went at least a couple of miles before he was pulled up.
Rapture got off with a lead of several lengths, Telscombe
and Atlas lying second and third, Linda, who got badly off,
being several lengths in the rear. Halfway up the straight,
Australian Maid blundered and came to grief, tilt owing
Johnson, without, however, injuring him. Rapture went on
with the lead, and won easily by three lengths, the same
between second and third, Telscombe fourth. The others
pulled up, and cantered past the chair. The winner was not
sold.

The Guards' Cup, value 100 sovs, added to a sweepstakes
of 5 sovs each, for horses bona fide the property of, and
ridden by, officers of the Guards; any horse having won

£lOO not allowed to start; winners of £5O, 71b extra ; 12st

each. About three miles. 8 subs.
Capt. Knox's (Scots Fusiliers) Cheviot, aged, 12st
(Owner) 1
Capt. Vyner's (Grenadier Guards) The Useless Brute,
aged, 12st (Captain Sharpe) 2
Lieut. Lord C. Ker's (Scots Fusiliers) Johnny, aged, 12st
(Owner) 3
The following also ran :—Pantaloon, Brine, Little Nell,
and Surrogate.

Betting---6 to 4 agst Brine, sto 2 agst Cheviot, 6to 1
agst The Useless Brute, 7 to 1 eget Johnny.
Cheviot made play to the first fence with a clear lead, fol-
lowed by Johnny, Pantaloon, and Brine close up, Surrogate
lying next, Little Nell several lengths from Surrogate, and
The Useless Brute a long way from Little Nell. Immediately
after rounding the turning flag Surrogate passed Cheviot,
and own° on with tho lead, Johnny, Brine, and Pantaloon
well together, some lengths from the leading pair, who
again changed places in the straight run up to the stand,
which Cheviot passed a couple of lengths in advance of
Surrogate, Brine third, Johnny and Pantaloon abreast next,
whilst a long way from the latter followed The Useless
Brute, and Little Nell still further in the rear to the fence
going out of the winning field, whero she was pulled up
and walked back. The leading lot continued in pretty close
order over the remainder of the fences until reaching
the farm-house, where Cheviot increased her lead, and Pan-
taloon dropped back into the rear. After jumping the
second hurdle from home, the Useless Brute began to put
on the steam, and, coming on with a wet sail, passed hie
horses in succession, until he came up to Cheviot, but being
nearly pumped 9t, Cheviot drew away from him after
clearing the last hurdle, and won easily by a couple of
lengths; Johnny a bad third; Brine was next; and Pan-
taloon and Surrogate cantered in 100 yards in the rear of
Brine,

A Selling Steeplechase of 3 sous each, with 25 added ;
four-yr-olds, lOst 101 b ; five, list 71b ; six and upwards,
list 121 b; the winner to be sold fur £5O ; if entered to
be sold for £3O, allowed 71b. About two miles. 6
subs.
Mr. Blencowe's Trumpeter, aged, list 121 b (X5O)
(Mr. Drake) 1
Mr. J. C. Tilbury's Mystery, aged, list 51b (£3O)
(Mr. Bryer) 2
Mr. Dale's Nelly, aged, list 51b (130) .... (Mr. Rackley) 3
Mr. George's Advent, aged, list 51b (ao) .. Mr. Grant) 4
Mr. Martin's Ahoy, 6 yrs, Ilst 51b (130) (Owner) 0

Betting-2 to 1 each egg Alroy and Advent-4 to 1 each
agat Trumpeter and Mystery.
Trumpeter and Advent alternately made running to the
home turn, where Trumpeter drew away, and won in a
canter by three lengths; a bad third ; Advent finished
fourth. Alroy walked in, beaten off. The winner was not
sold.

The Harrow Steeplechase Plate (Handicap) of 50 sovs ;

entrance 2 soya each. About two miles and a half.
Mr. B. Land's Ironsides, 6 yrs, list 21b (J. Land) 1
Mr. F. Fletcher's Miss Emma (late Gwellyan), aged, 10st
(J, Hally) 2
Mr. W. W. Baker's Light of Other Days, aged, list 71b
(John Nightingall) 3
Mr. Backhouse's The Screw, 6 yrs, llst (Thorpe) 4
The betting opened at 6 to 4 agst Ironsides, and closed at
11 to 8 agst Light of Other Days, 7 to 4 agst The Screw, 4
to 1 agst Ironsides, and 6 to 1 agst Miss Emma.
Ironsides with The Screw jumped off side by side, but
before reaching the first fence Ben Land's horse was steadied,
and The Screw went on with the lead, Miss Emma second
Ironsides third, the favourite bringing up the rear. This
order was maintained until nearing the enclosure the first
time round, where Miss Emma passed The Screw, and led
round the top turn, Ironsides and Light of Other Days
third an d fourth, to the second fencenut of the winning field,
which Light of Other Days refused. He had to be put at it a
second time, when he got safely over, but by his refusal lost
many lengths. Going along the back-stretch Light of
Other Days again got on good terms with his horses, Iron.
sides dropping back, and when coming over the big meadow
past the farmhouse was at least 20 lengths from his horse,
The Screw still leading, Miss Emma and the favourite
well up. At the flight of hurdles entering the straight The
Screw blundered, and Light of Other Days joined Miss
Emma, but before reaching the last jump Ironsides had
joined them, and, quitting the pair half way up the straight,
won easily by four lengths. Light of Other Days was
eased opposite the stand, and Miss Emma obtained the
second place ; the favourite a good fourth. The Screw
cantered in last.

The Hunters' Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 20 added ; 12st
71b each; winners extra; gentlemen riders ; jockeys 71b
extra. About 3 miles. 12 subs.
Mr F. Barker's Bracknell, aged, 12st 121 b (inc 51b ex)
(Mr Mumford) 1
Captain Vibart's Übique, aged, 13st 51b (inc 121 b ex)
(Mr Grant) 2
Mr G. W. Gedney's Heliopolis, aged, 12st 71b,. (Owner) 3
Tho following also ran :—Rufus, Ballycasey, Forlorn
Hope, Bloodhound, Bridesmaid, Armless, Cyclops, and
White Stockings.

Betting-7 to 4 agst Rufus, 5 to 1 agst Forlorn Hope,
6 to 1 agst Übique, 7 to 1 each agst Armless and Brack-
nell, 10 to 1 agst Bloodhound, 100 to 1 against any other.
Armless showed the way over the first fence, Rufus,
Bloodhound, Bracknell, and Heliopolis well up, the others,
headed by Forlorn Hope, going on in Indian file, Cyclops
whipping in, to the large meadow, where White Stockings
put on the steam, and soon heading the field, rounded
the turn for home (the first time) with a clear
lead. The favourite, Bloodhound, and Bracknell having
also passed Armless, came on past the stand second,
third, and fourth ; Armless going on next, Forlorn
Hope well up, Heliopolis and Cyclops lest. The latter on
reaching the top turn pulled up, and walked back into the
saddling enclosure. The others ran along the back-
stretch, where the pace began to tell upon the majority
as on coming over the big meadow four only
the race, namely, Bracknell, Übique, and Arm-
laoepfspstehwaereefildleltindogether, and Heliopolis a dozen lengths in their
rear. Before rounding the bottom turn Armless gave way,
and was soon passed by Heliopolis, who made his effort to
reach the two leaders, but failed ; as they had the finish
to themselves, Bracknell, running the longest, won easily
by four lougths. 'lollop:4w a bad third, The others pulled

Age st lb Age st lb
Emblem .. .. all 12 West End .. .. 610 4
I'ot Pourri .. 5 11 8 Remunerator .. .. a 10 2
Shropshire .. .. 611 7 Emblematic 610 2
Lincoln a 11 7 Marble Rill .• .. 5 10 0
Lothians' King .. 611 3 Speedy .. .• .. 510 0
Sinking Fund .. a 11 3 True Heat .• .. 4 9 9
Satelite.. .. a 11 3 Over the Sea .. 4 9 9
Joe Maley .. .. all 2 Soothsayer ••4 9 4
Old Squire .. .. alO 12 Chester.. a 9 4
Southport .. 6 10 12 Baron of Avon .. 4 9 4
Tolurno .. 5 10 12 Mistake .. 4 9 0
Stanton 6 10 12 Cutler .. •• 5 9 0
Romeo .. .. a 10 12 Topsy .. .. 5 9 0
Amy .. 18 12 Amain .. •• 6 9 0
Serious Case .. a 10 10 Edith .. • • • • 4 9 0
Merryman .. alO 8 Southerly Wind .. 5 9 0
Dunraven .. 6 10 8 Corsair .. .. a 9 0
Csturch Militant .. 510 8 Cygnet .. 5 9 0
Wortham .. 610 6 Lady of the Isles .. 4 9 0
Weights for the Grand National Steeple Chase (handicap)
of 20 soya each, with 100 added. About four miles and a
quarter. 87 subscribers.
Age at lb
Penarth .. • • a 12 12
Emblem .• .. al2 8
Auricula .. a 12 7
Avalanche .. a 12 7
Umpire.. •• al2 7
Lightheart .• .. al2 6
Miss Julia .. ••a 12 3
O'Connell .. .. al2 2
Reporter .. • . 5 12 2
Thomastown .. a 12 0
Jae Maley .. .. al2 0
Con Cregon .• .. 5 12 0
Lincoln .. a 11 12
Arintry .• .. a 1112
Maritana .. a 11 12
Sir William .. .. 6 11 10
Jealousy 11 10
Sinking Fund .. a 11 10
Catspaw .. a 11 10
Jacob .. a 11 10
Shropshire .. 611 10
Jerusalem .. .. all 10
Pot-poturi 5 11 10
Medora .. a 11 8
Old Squire .. a 11 8
Bridegroom .. a 11 8
Sampson .. .. a 11 8
Harry .. a 11 8
Bantam .. a 11 6
Merrimac .. .. a 11 6
Wee Nell a ll 6
Satellite .. a 11 6
Southport .. all 6
Mauchline .. a 11 4
The Carr ail 4
Lothians' King .. 611 4
Serious Case .. .. a 11 3
Rubicon .. .. 6 11 2
Romeo .• .. a 11 0
Lisbon • • .. 6 11 0
Salmon .. a 11 0
Amy • • .. 6 11 0
Pine Apple .. ail 0
Forfeits to be declared on Ttesday next, February 9, at
twelve o'clock at noon, to be Clerk of the Course only, at
Chester.

Age st lb
Tolurno .. 5 11 0
Surbiton 5 11 0
Little Bob .. • • a 11 0
Worcester .. .. a 11 0
Portland .. a 10 12
Sattnella .. •• 5 10 12
Stanton •• •• 610 12
St. liaximas .• a 10 12
Pallas Lase .. 5 10 12
Wide •• a 10 12
Cadet .. a 10 12
Char3.ttde •• •• 6 10 12
Leonidas • • •• 6 10 12
West End .. •• 6 10 12
De Reuter .• •• a 10 10
Church Militant .. 5 10 10
Gladiator • • •• a 10 10
Malta .. a 10 10
Reoke the Gardener 6 10 10
Irley .• •. a 10 10
lOckley • • • • a 10 10
Thyn Gwyn .. 5 10 10
National Petition .. a 10 8
Real Jam .. 5 10 8
Aloibiade .. .. 4 10 7
Sr Stephen .. a 10 7
Imblematic .. 6 10
hell's Life .. 6 10 6
Switch .• .. 6 10 4
frian Borliolme .. a 10 4
Bum of Avon .. 4 10 2
(cean Witch .. 5 10 2
iartha .. a 10 0
lilies Maria .. a 10 0
Cygnet . • .. 5 10 0
Corsair .. 4 10 0
lady of the Isles .. 5 10 0
;ilk and Satin .. alO 0
Chester .. a 10 0
Rise Emma • .. alO 0
3ritish Grenadier .. a 10 0
:4eading Article .. a 10 0

If the highest weight accepting be under I2st 71b, it will
be raised to that weight, and the others in proportion,

Narrative of the Cruise of the Alabama.

(BY ONE OF IHE CREW.)

About the Bth or 1001 August, 1862, I signed
articles at the Sailors' Home, Liverpool, to ship in
the British steamship Bahama, Capt. Tessier, for a
voyage to Nassau and tack. The Bahama went out
of the Bramley Moore Dock the same night, about
12 o'clock, and went into the river, and lay to. Capt.
Semmes, Capt. James D. Bullock, and some other
officers came on board, and about half-past seven
o'clock, a.m., a tug boat came alongside with some
seamen on board ; the tug boat accompanied us out
about 10 miles. The tug then left us, and a tall
gentleman, with a reddish face, and pock-marked,
who came from Cunard, Wilson, and Company's
office in Liverpool, left us, and went into the tug.
As he left us he said, " I hope you will make a good
thing of it, and that you will stop where you are
going to." We then proceeded on our voyage, and
stood out some days, when we found we were going
to the Western Isles.

About the 17th or 18th August we arrived at
Terceira, and we there found the Alabama and the
barque A ggripin a, from London. Captain Butcher,*
an Englishman, of Liverpool, who took the Alabama
out from Liverpool, and who was on board, hailed
us, and told us to go round the island, and he would
be after us; but it would take them three-quarters
of an hour to get steam up. We went on, and he
followed us. The Alabama went under the lee of
the island, and a shot was fired across the Bahama's
bows from a battery on shore. So we stopped out
until the morning. In the morning we went along-
side the Alabama, and some small cases and a safe
containing money, were passed into the Alabama
from our ship ; and wo then parted and anchored
a little distance from her ; and the barque Aggri-
pine went and discharged the remainder of her
cargo into the Alabama. During this time, Captain
Semmes and Captain Bullock were going back-
wards and forwards to the Alabama, but would not
let any of the officers go. On Sunday, the 24th
August, Captain Semmes came on board the
Bahama, and called us under the bridge—he him-
self and the officers standing on the bridge. He
addressed us and said, "Now, my lads, there is the
ship" (pointing to the Alabama), " she is as fine a
vessel as ever floated ; there is a chance which
seldom offers itself to a British seaman—that is to
make a little money. lam not going to put you
alongside of a frigate at first, but after I have got
will give you a nice little
He said, "There are only six ships that I
you
fight." drilled a little, I
am afraid of in the United States navy." He said,
" We are going to burn,
sink, and destroy the com-
merce Your prize money will
be
dividedof the United
proportionately,Statee
according to each man's
rank, something similar to the English navy."
Some of the men objected, being Naval Reserve men.
Captain Semmes said, "Never mind that—l will
yon
He canthe
then said,
make that all right. I will
put you in English
three months."
Your book signed every
" There is Mr. Kell on
the deck, and all those who are desirous of going
with me, let them go aft, and give Mr. Kell their
names." A great many
mwonhtehree.'y'
went aft, but some refused.
A boat came from the Alabama, and those who
had agreed to go Went on board. Captain
Semmes and the officers went on board. Mr. Low,
the fourth lieutenant, then appeared in uniform, and
he came on board the Bahama,
endeavouring to
induce the men to come forward and join; and he
succeeded in getting the best part of us. I was one
who went at the last minute. When I got on board
the Alabama, I found a great number of men that
had gone on board of her from Liverpool. Cepa'
Semmes then addressed us on board the Alabama,
and Captain Butcher was there also—who had taken
the vessel out: Captain Semmes said he hoped" we
should content ourselves, and be comfortable one
amongst another, but any of you that thinks he
cannot stand to his gun I don't Waut.a He then
called the purser, and such as agreed to serve signed
articles on the companion hatch, and on signing, the
men received either two months' pay in advance or
one month's wages and a half-pay note. I took a
month's wages and a half pay note for three pounds
ten shillings a month in favour of my wife. The
note was drawn on Fraser, Trenhohn, and Co., of
Liverpool ; but it was paid at M. G. Klingender and
Co.'s office in Liverpool; the note was signed by
Captain Semmes, Clarence Randolph Yonge, who
was the paymaster, and Smith, the captain's clerk.
I sent five pounds and this half-pay note ashore by
Captain Bullock, and he forwarded the note with a
letter to my wife. Fraser, Trenholm, and Co. paid
the five pounds to Thomas Winstanley, of Liverpool,
for my wife.
Captain Bullock on the passage out, and after
we arrived at Terceira, used arguments to induce us
to join the Alabama. On several occasions he
advised us, and urged the men to join.
As soon as the men who consented to go had
all signed articles the English ensign which the
Alabama had been flying was pulled down, and the
Confederate flag hoisted, and a gun was fired. The
men who declined joining left the ship with Cap-
tains Bullock and Butcher for the Bahama, and we
proceeded under the command of Captain Semmes.

We proceeded on our voyage and cruised about
the Western Isles for some days, and on the follow-
ing Sunday we fell in with a whaler and burnt her,
and we then cruised about, and in about two days
we fell in with the schooner Starlight, from Boston.
We fired at her four times. The captain said, if I

had but one gun on board Lould fight you ; he in Liverpool, enlisted in Liverpool—John Orrigin, fireman,
tried to make the land, but'Jeverhauled him and Irishman, resides in Athol-street, Liverpool, enlisted in
he brought to. We kept the ew of the schooner, Liverpool—suOrEranlpuffy, fireman, Dun-
andlrishman—Peter
std.
rem gishxmeavniu,sreeseidaels inLivezoolli,shenman,
the next day we landed t,m at the Western ea
Liverpool—William ben-
Isles, and took the schooner i for the purpose of longs to Naval Reserve, enlisted passer,at Liverpool—Andrewg
decoying other vessels with t. stars and stripes. Shillings, Scotchman, resides in Athol-street, Liverpool
We succeeded in capturing seVel; amongst other has a wife, enlisted at Liverpool, is a fireman—Chas. Puis',
vessels we captured the Manchetr, of Philadelphia coal passer, is a German—George Yeoman, ordinary sea-
line of packets bound from NeWork to Liverpool. man, Englishman,t.Englishman enlistedsenlisteda at T
at Terceira—Geo. Freemantle,
We burnt this vessel fir
, havinr seama
steward, Englishman, resides in Liverpool, father
and —ldkjebns;
g ktaken her crew, purser's
and we put them on board the I awanda, which keeps a coal yard in Howard-street, enlisted at Terceira—
we had previously captured and hLthem in tow. John Grandy, boy, English, lives in Liverpool—Thomas
Amongst the crew there was a man! the name of Weir, gunner's mate, Englishman, enlisted at Liverpool—
George Forrest, who one of the micDpman rccog- Jas. Busman, seaman, Englishman—Edgar Tripp, seaman,
nised as having been a seaman on bed the Sum- Englishman,
l i
London—enlistedinLsiiveerrpoiol—John Neil,
ter, and had deserted. He was rought on seaman,
an Englishman, lives with his sister,
to Naval Reserve ,enlisted
,enlisted at Ter-
Manchester-
board to Captain Semmes, who told hk if he be-
cairn—T. Winter, fireman, Englishman, lives in Liverpool—
hayed well he should have his pay and ize money his father is ticket collector at the Adelphi Theatre, enlisted
as the other men, but that he had a riglto detain at Liverpool—S. Henry, seaman, Englishman, resides in
him throughout the war without paying la a cent. Liverpool,Naval Reserve, enlisted at Liverpool—J.Roberta,
Forrest was retained on board the Alabia, and seaman, Welshman, think he resides
Eat Liverpool,i.h enlisted
es was was frequently punished by having his buds and aLt.Terceilrab—lJohn
teD;fsgvasnl,
Reserve,sean ennlgisitsedmastnii'reerscleira in
legs fastened to the rigging, the punishine. being
miavretrroluegons
belongs to
Williams, seaman, Eng-
known as the ' spread eagle,' and he would 9 kept lishman, resides in Liverpool, belongs to Naval Reserve,
in this position for four hours at a time, el this enlisted at Terceira—Robert Williams, seaman, English-
was done at least 20 times. At last they iroel his man, resides in Liverpool, belongs to Naval Reserve, en-
legs and arms, and sent bim shore on a detitte listed at Terceira—Joseph Pearson, seaman, Englishman,
island called Blencoola, some 200 miles from e belongs to Chester, enlisted at Liverpool--Joseph Connor,
mainland, and left him. The crew subscribed sot seaman, Englishman, resides
ein Walnut-lstreet,tehisNawvaifel
£l7 unknown to Captain Sesames, which we gave` li!tveessertvheerje6l
naendd akteereracebinrate Thomas homasopM‘Me ullgsen, seaman,
him in the hopes of its being some inducement to il".:nglishman, resides in Liverpool, joined at Terceira—
vessel to take him off. 'ichael Mars, seaman, Englishman, belongs to Bristol,
The English barque Aggripina, flying' the Bri- ',al Reserve, joined at Terceira—Robert Egan, boy,
tish flag—the same vessel we found at Terceira with sEcuosth, belongs to Chorley—Malcolm Macfarlan, seaman,
the Alabama, and which brought out to her a part . !.,
en, iseteldnq resideserceira in
Liverpool,Petere
of her armament from London, and which had re- in Liverpoto.nlisted at Terceira—Charles Goodwin, sea-
turned to Cardiff, Wales, for a load of coals for her man, Englisian, resides in Liverpool, enlisted at Terceira
—was at Martinique when we arrived there, and —James Hie, captain of the hold, Englishman, enlisted
she went to sea, end whilst out she supplied us at Liverpool, L.ak he resides here—Robert Parkinson,
with coal. After this we went to Arkaskees, where lwisarteddraotuLnlivsetrepwoaollE,nglishAmanl,ebresideosmiannLE'vnergpliosohl,meann-,
we stopped and painted the ship, and then went resides in Liverpoorlt°argreiedpmpany, ,eynleisted in Liverpool—
towards Galveston, and off that place we fell in with John Emory, seamatnnglishman, Liverpool, belongs to
the American ship Hatteras, which we sunk. We Naval Reserve, enlisted% Terceira—William Hearn, sea-
got her crew on board, and proceeded to Port Royal, man, Englishman, residesl Liverpool, belongs to Naval
Jamaica; there I ran away and left the Alabama. Reserve, enlisted at Terca—Thomas L. Parker, boy,
Whilst there the Alabama enlisted two British English, stops witheSt Brent m
il t Jason—A. G. Bartelli, sea-
sailors who had deserted from her Majesty's ships man,nn, rtresidesg uines F
Liverpool, belong:PtNainavosfl tzseErnveglisehu--
Jason and Steady. Thomas Potter, who was fire- listed at Liverpool—Henry Fisher, &man, Englishman,
man, also ran away, but the men of the Alabama resides at Liverpool, enlisted at Liverpl_John Latham,
came atter him, and arrested him, and took him fireman, Liverpool, joined at Terceira,Enwunan—Flank
back to the ship. Clarence R. Yonge, the purser, Townsend, seaman, Englishman, enlisted= Liverpool—
also left the ship. I was also arrested at an hotel
cheater,
Forrest,because seaman, mil
sadn ,
deserted
Irishman,
fre from the
osiftim. ettahipatitn Man-
in Jamaica by the Alabama's men. ',,They wanted to er
by a court-martial for causing mutiny, and sent oniore in
force me on board, but I refused to go until I had irons to Island Blancoola, and left there. Previouo his
seen the governor of the island, whose residence being tried for mutiny he was tied up 20 times in Out-
was some 15 miles distance. I saw the superin- ging, with his arms spread, for four hours at a time, %.,
tendent of police. On my producing a certificate and night,
that I was Naval Coast Volunteer on board H.M.S.
Majestic, I was released.
My wife received my half-pay during my
cruise. She used to receive it by post-office order,
payable at Swansea, and to obtain this she used to
write to Messrs. Fraser, Trenholm, and Co., or M.
G. Klingender and Co., Liverpool, enclosing the
half-pay note, and the latter firm used to send her
post-office orders for the money, The following are
the letters written to her by M. G. Klingender and
Co.:—

" Liverpool, Sept. 30,1862.—Messrs. M. G. Kiin•
gender and Co. must request Mrs. —, before pay-
ing her the £3 10s, to sign her name at the back
of the allotment note, and then return it to them,
when they will remit her a money-order for the
amount less cost of order. P.S.—Please note address.
No. 22, Water-street, Liverpool."
"Liverpool, Oct. 3, 1862. 22, Water-street.—
Madam,—Enclosed, please find a money-order pay-
able at the post office of your town for £3 9s sd. In
future you must send us your allotment note signed
across a receipt stamp.—Returning you the note,
we are, yours, &e., per M. G. Klingender and Co.,
C. F. VON MELLE. Money order, £3 9s scl; cost
of order, 6d; receipt stamp, ld—total, £3 10s."
"Liverpool, Oct. 31, 1862. Madam,—We
enclose you a money-order for £3 9,1 6d, payable
at the post-office of your town. Returning you
the note, we are, yours, &c., per M. G. Klin-
gender and Co., C. J. VON MELLE. 9s. 63. ;
cost of order &I.—total, £3 10s."

" Liverpool, 31st Dec., 1862—Messrs. Klin-
gender and Co. enclose Mrs. -- a post-offiee
order for £3 9.3. 6d., deducting as usual 6d. for cost
of order."

In February or March she wrote as usual for the
half-pay note. They wrote in reply that they could
sand her no more money as I had loft the ship, and
they did not return her the half-pay note. The
following is the letter written to her:—
"Madam—We have this day received advices
per West India mail from St. Domingo stating that
--, with three other men, deserted the Alabama
on the 25th of January, at Kingston, Jamaica, and
of course their allotment notes mast be stopped.—
We are, &c., per M. G. Klingender and Co., C. J.
VON MELLE."

On my return I called at Fraser, Trenholm,
and Co.'s office for the benefit of my wages, but
they declined to pay me, and all knowledge of the
ship, but Mr. Cooper gave me the name of Mr. M.
G. Slingender, and told me to see him and see if
he could arrange it. I did so, but he told me he
could not do so, as they had received a note from
Capt. Semmes that I had deserted at Jamaica.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The guns on board and constituting the ar-
mament of the Alabama have Fawcett, Preston,
and Co.'s marks on them, showing that they were
madd by this firm.
The following are the officers and crew of the
steamer Alabama, with their places of residence :
Raphael Semmes, commander—J. M. Kell, first lieutenant
—Richard F. Armstrong, second lieutenant—Joseph Wil-
son, third lieutenant—John Low, fourth lieutenant, Eng-
lishman—Arthur Sinclair, master, that is sailing master—
Francis L. Galt, surgeon, from Virginia, now acting as
paymaster—Miles J. Freeman, first-assistant-engineer,
ranks as chief, born in Wales—David Herbert ILiewallyn,
assistant-surgeon Englishman—R. K. Howell, brother-
in-law of Jeff. Davis, lieutenant of Marines (no
Marines on board)—William H. Sinclair, midshipman—
Irvine S. Bullock, midshipman, Captain Bullock's brother
—Eugene Maffit, midshipman, Captain Maffit's son—Ed-
ward Maffit Anderson, midshipman, son of Colonel Ander-
son—William P. Brooks, second assistant engineer—S. W,
Cummings, third assistant engineer—Matther O'Brien,
third assistant engineer—John W. Pandt, third assistant
engineer—George T. Fulham, first master's mate, English-
man—James Evans, second master's mate, Charleston
pilot—W. B. Smith, captain's clerk—Benjamin L.
M'Caskey, boatswain—J. 0. Cuddy, gunner—William
Robinson, carpenter—Henry Allcott, sailmaker, English.
man—Clarence R. Yonge, late paymaster, left ship for
Jamaica.

THE NAVY.

Her Majesty's gunboat Sepoy, 60-horse power,
attached to the Sheerness steam reserve squadron,
was placed in commission on Friday last, for ser-
vice as tender to the Cornwallis, 60, screw steam
Coastguard vessel, stationed at Hull, Capt. J. R.
Strange. The officers appointed to the command of
the Sepoy is Lieut. William Walsh, who com-
manded the gunboat Lively during the wreck of
the vessel Off the Dutch coast in December last,
when in search of some missing fishing vessels.
Her Majesty's six-gun paddlewheel steam sloop
Gorgon, Commander J. C. Wilson, went alongside
Woolwich dockyard yesterday afternoon, having
discharged her ammunition and guns at the Royal
Arsenal, on the foregoing day. Commodore Dunlop,
0,13., accompanied by Mr. Ponsonby, his secretary,
went on board and mustered the ship's company,
preparatory to their being paid out of commissior,.
Having witnessed the usual course of exercises per-
formed by the men, the commodore inspected every
part of the ship, and expressed himself much pleased
with the cleanliness and order which was apparent
throughout, and specially remarked the healthy and
robust condition of the crew. On the eve of her
intended departure for England, the Admiral of
the station, Sir Baldwin Walker, ordered her to
proceed to Madagascar, in consequence of the re-
ported death of the King. She was detained there
between four and five months. The Gorgon has
been in commission nearly five years, and has
taken some valuable prizes during the command of
Commander Wilson, who exchanged from the Fury
with Commander Pym in March, 1861. Com-
mander Wilson was enabled to render some valua-
ble assistance to Dr. Livingstone and his mission,
for which he has received a letter of thanks from
the Bishop of Oxford. The Gorgon had a fair pas-
sage home of 54 days. She left Admiral Dupre
and several French ships at Madagascar. Com-
mander Wilson states that he has no doubt the
French Admiral is stationed there with the inten-
tion of establishing a protectorate over Madagascar,
and will probably land at Bembatooka Bay, at the
north-west end of the island—a most convenient
spot, and near the capital. The inhabitants, the
North Sacklavas, have exhibited much friendly feel..
ing towards the French rule, and are in opposition
to the ruling tribe—the Hovas.
The hired transport Triumvir yesterday com-
menced shipping war stores for Fort George, from
Woolwich arsenal.

The Royal Sovereign turret ship will be floated
out of the dock in which she has been converted at
Portsmouth on the Bth proximo. The work on this
ship is, even now it has been brought so near com-
pletion, allowed to proceed but sluggishly, who-
ever the fault may rest with.
A partial trial was made yesterday at Portsmouth
dockyard of a folding boat, intended by the inven-
tor for use with troop or emigrant ships. The boat
is flat-bottomed, with pointed ends, and will carry
50 people with a very light draught of water. In
receiving passengers from any ship under circum-
stances of abandonment at sea it would require to be
heavily weighted in addition to its human freight,
in order to render it safe. Its great merits appear
to be the very small space 20 such boats would
occupy when folded up and stowed away on board
ship, and the large amount of boat accommodation
which would thus be available in the event of
disaster.

The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—James S. Watts, master to the
Wellesley, for the Bombay; Andrew Edwards,
paymaster to the Castor, additional ; Charles P.
Mulvany, assist.-surgeon, additional, to the Dun-
can; Charles Belford, James Wilson, Edward
M'Leish, John P. Williams, William T. Searle,
and Edward C. Scorrer, assistant-engineers,
to the Duncan, as additional for disposal ;
James E. Bain, assistant-engineer to the Asia,
for the Echo; and James Jones,
assist.-engineer to
the Asia, for the Fancy.