Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-12-29
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4 DAN FRANoI6co, Dec. 2T.-Ihe Steamer
4 OonstitutiOu has arrived from Panama
She reports that the steamship ARIEL was
captured on the 18th, by the pirate Alaba.
ma, and detained until the 10th, when she
\ was allowed to proceed towards Aspinwall
upon giving bonds in the sum of S52s, 600.
The arms and ammunition were taken from
40 marines on board, who were paroled
| There is great anxiety here lest the
Ariel be captured on her return trip e
New York aud the treasure taken from her.
! The Ariels passengers speak in high
terms Of the courtesy shown them by
| Semmes.
The Ariel was captured near the east end
Of Cuba.
The only plumber secured by the Alaba.
ma was $4,000 10 greenbacks belonging TO
Wells, Fargo 4 Co.
The Alabama last coaled at Martinique.
When leaving that port the U. s. war stea-
mer San JacintO aimed a gun at her and
simultaneously the fort in the hArbor,
trained her guns on the Sac Jacinto. This
ia the statement of Semmes' Lieutenant.
The Alabama claims a speed, under %
pounds OF steam, Of 10 knots. She was
overtAking the Ariel with only II pounds
Of steam. She fired two guns when the
latter hove to.
Semmes at first intended burning the
Ariel and putting the passengers ashore at
little settlement Of huIs on San Domiu-
go, but Capt. Jones protested, claiming
that half the passengers would die in con-
sequence. Semmes then proposed to land
them at Kingston, but after mach parley.
ing an arrangement was effected to release
the steamer on bonds, payable in 30 days
after the acknowledgement of the indepen-
dence OF the Southern Confederacy.
N
Ariel reached Aspinwall on Friday night,
the Goth inst, having been overhauled by
the Alabama on the 18th, inst, of Cuba, and
taken to Jamaica. The Ariel was detained
for two and u half days and then releas-
ed, after her captors had taken out Sl2, 900
in specie and freight for Nicaragua-the
property of two Southern men-and some
boots and shoes. The officers Of the Ala
bama also made prisoners of aud disarmed
Captain Surti, of the U. s. N, who was
coming out to take command of the Cy-
enne; Captain Garland, of the marine
corps, en- route for Man Island, Cal, and
some other United States officers, and 100
marines, and after taking all their equip
msnts, including their side-arms, released
them on parole.
It was at fret contemplated by Captain
Semmes to burn the Ariel, but in consider
alton of the number OF helpless women
and children aboard, he allowed her to pro-
coed.
1t appears that Semmes was looking out
for the steamer Champion when he fell in
with the Ariel.
Before overtakiug the Ariel, Captain
Semmes fired blank cartridge at her and
afterwards a shell, which struck her fore.
mast nearly cutting it in two.
The rainy season is pretty well over, and
the Panama railroad is again in good run
ming order.
The French fleet has sailed for Mexico,
leaving here four American aud one Brit
ish ships of war.
AT Aspinwall there is only the disabled
brig Batnbridge to protect American in
terests.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s.-A Herald spe-
cial says that all our sick are being brought
from Falmouth.
The requests for transportation is SO
great that outside supplies cannot be for
Warded to the army.
Our troops have already made many
rude wood structures for shelter.
An old lady arrived here to-day from
fredericksburg, having passed into our
lines under flag of truce by Gen. Long
street to meet her husband who is Union
refugee from that city. She reports that
the rebel soldiers treated the property and
citizens quite as badly as the Yankees
that only one person not connected with
the army was killed in Fredericksburg
She says that the leaders of the rebel army
were constantly promising the soldiers to
lead them through Maryland and go into
winter quarters in Philadelphia. She was
in Richmond not long ago and represents
the scarcity of shoes aud other necessary
ible. ~
Gen. Gregg succeeds the late General
Bayard in the command Of his Cavalry
Division. - -- 81
LoUIsvlLLE, Dec. 2e.-JOhn Morgan,