New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-03
The Crews Put in Irons and Nearly Starved
RELEASE OF TIE BRIG BARON De CiSTINB.
The Several Crews Sent Home in Her.
BONDS TAKEN FOR RELEASED VESSELS.
The Officers Threaten TO Shell New, York.

The brig Baronde Castine Of Boston, Capt. Saun.
ders, from Bangor 10Th ut for Cardeuas, arrived
here this afternoon. She reports on the 29sh ult.
lat 80 long. CO was captured by the British pirate
Alabama. Capt. Semmes agreed 10 lberate the
brig for bond Of $4,000, payable to the President
Of the Confederate States thirty days after peace 10
declared. Capt. Saunders gave the bond, and was
then informed that he must take as passengers tho
crews, numbering As in all, Of several American
vessels which had been previously captured and
burned by the Alabama.
The crews were sent on board the brig, but extra
provisions were refused, and Capt. Saunders bore
away for the nearest port to land them.
The following Is list OF the vesses taken and
burned by the Alabama: AZ
Bark Lamplghter of Boston, Harding, from New
York for Gibraltar. Captured Oct. Is, in Latitude
Al 30, longitude 50 IL, and burned.
Ship Lafayette of New-Haven, Small, from New
York for Belfast, Ireland, with cargo of wheat and
corn. Captured Oct. %, in latitude 40 longitude GA,
and burned.
Schooner Crenshaw of New-York, Nelson, from
New-York for Glasgow, with cargo Of -four Cap.
tured Oct. &c, in latitude 30 longitude 65, and
burned One of the crew Of tho Crcnshaw joined
the Alabama.
Bark Laure;ta of Boston, Wells. from New-York
for Madeira. Captured Oct. %, in latitude 80 As,
longitude es, and burned.
Capt. Semmes informed the prisoners that on
Oc.. 10 be captured the chip Tonawanda,. Of and
from Philadelphia, for Liverpool, with passengers
on board and detained her for five days, and re-
leased her for bond of go, 900 payable as above.
He alec captured the ship Manchester from New
York for Liverpool. and tie brig Duukirk from
New-York for Lisbon, snd burned them, putting
their crews on board the Tonawania.
Capt Harding Of the bark Lamplighter makes the
following report: 18th ult., at daylight LAT. Al 80,
long, 80 II, wind south with thick weather, saw .
ship standing to the southwark in half an hour tho
weather cleared up a little, and she altered her
course AMI stood across orr bows with the British
flag flying; and then made her out 10 be steamer;
when within q mile he fired gun, nauled down the
British f ~ and ran up the Confederate Asg and hove
10 and he sent boat on board demanded my papers,
aud declared NE prize. We were cent on board
the steamer. ! was allowed to take one trunk, and
my officers and crew one bag each. Capt. Semmes
ordered his First Lieutenant to go board Of the
bark, ana burn her Immediately. i begged him TO
save nv ship; bu, he REPLIED 81 hope to be able to
serve you N--u ibut NOAec ! CT. Ac'y tncn vous
on board to burn my ship. l was permit to 60
with them. When we went into the cabin, they
asked for liquor. 1 gave them all / had. They
drank some, and emptied the remainder on the hoor.
Then they took the oil cans out Of the locker and
poured the oil on the floor; and then. at o'clock in
the morning, they set the vessel on fire. We were
then transferred TO the steamer and put in irons and
almost starved The pirate then continued to cruise
utder sail, but with steam up, until she captured all
the above vessels The crews were all put in irons
"a soon az captured Those on board Of the Ala
hama had fall flts Of Tie Ner- York Herald
and pictorial papers containing an account of the
former captures by the Alabama, Capt. ii. was IN
formed by the second lieutenant aud several OF tho
retty officers that their next destination was New
York as thew meant to throw a few shells into that
CITY. Capt H. represents the Alabama as very
formidable, but lie does not think she is as fast AZ
has been reported Whom he left her the crew were
mounting two large pivot guns, one forward, snd
the other aft. lie thinks thew were lOO-pounders.
Carl. smAn of the ship Lafayette reports that
when be WAS introduced to Capt. Semnes be pro-
dacs3 his British Consular certificate, and remarked
to Cast. Ssmmes that he supposed that would DO
suili,i,u, protection. Capt Semmes roplied, inc
New.Yorh people are getting very smart, but
won't s,ye YOU; its all id Matched up ness.'
Tra ,len ave orders TO barn tie ship.