, 1862-12-31

women and children on board, would have |
made it inhuman to resist
Cbas B. Wyatt, San Francisco; John q. Ellis;
b Parks. d. l. Joseph; DO; Chas L. Gs3, do.
Patrick Kezb9. do; J. 3. g: Ish.m: do. !; Edward
Farrell D.; z. 3 Howss; Do: {: j. Pnrfnss, = d.;
d.; VIM. Burnett Do: George q Fn5tgn, d.; L
3. Conn Boston: B. r. Moore, Dutch Flat, Cal. ;
Z L. Beyea. Ne. York; Ae1Ein DeEoan, o.; G. 4:
E. A. Benedict, Missouri; Henry Hubbard, CaIttos
nia Suman Fuller. Michigan Geo. n. Dow, Bris-
tol n +; chas r. 3 Petit, Plaesrxine g. & cal Il; Paul
man, Fhila delphia; H 2. Baldwin, Detroit; Chas.
E. Hunt, Boston,
CARD OF NAVAL OFFICERS on BOARD TIE
ARIEL.
Tx1EEp 81 AR1s Mali. STEAMER ARIEL,
Orr CARR MAF1s. Dec. s, 1863.
We, the undersigned, heartily concur in the
foregoing letter. from the passengers Of the
steamer Ariel to the Commander. L. G.
ones sezRsst1 the SIT sns1snasr oa ESnnd
came suddenly upon us from behind the high
land, where she had been awaiting US day or
more. We were at once within range Of her
guns. The Ariel was very much crowded.
having many passengers, and nearly one-haH
of them women and children. Fhe enemy
first fired a blank charge, Hhich Capt. Jones
disregarded, aud endeavDred to escape; but
she rapidly overhau1ed us, and fired two shell,
one Of which struck our forsmast few feet
above the hurricane deck, and nearly carried
1t away. The vessels were then less than 500
yards apart Resistance would have been
worse thas folly, as the preceding letter states
Hence we promptly advised her Surrender,
Very respectfully,
&c. sARToRI. Com. Q. s. Navy:
A. GARLAND, Major, e. 8; H. g.
D. N. C9HAN Capt. q. s. NC.
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STATEMENT OF CAPT. JONES OF TEE ARIEL.
On reaching the deck Of the Alabama, and
being met by Capt. Semmes, Capt Jones was
informed that his ps Esengers would be landed
Or the east end Of Cuba, at . small settle
Against this Capt. Jones pleaded very hard,
and spoke in behalf Of the women and chill
| dren he had as passengers. To this Semmes
replied: s'Why should I spare your ship :?
She is owned BY man who has given his
| finest vessel to your government to cruise
semmes kept Capt. Jones on board the
| Alabama for ftg-nine hours, before deciding
| to bond her.
Among the passengers on board Of the
Ariel were Capt sarton Of the United States
Navy, Major Garland Of the United States
Marine Corps, aud others, together with 150
| United States marines on their way to the
Pacific, al Of whom were psroled by semmes,
and allowed to proceed-he first taking all
their arms, and the cannon and nluskets be.
longing to the Ariel. While Capt. Jones was
| detained on board the Alabama bark hove
in sight, to which the AlabamA gave chase
and soon overhauled- She proved to be 8
foreigner, and Of course was not molested
| Capt aemmes said had she proved to be Al
American, he would have transferred the pas
| sepxers and crew Of the Afie1 to her and the1
destroyed the steamer.
Capt. Joues says that the Alabama deserves
| all her previous reputation for speed ah'
. can steam fourteen knots with seventeen
: 52-inch cylinder and 17-inch stroke, and is il
all respects, perfect model Of beauty. He
/ armament is, he says, a 10o-po1nder rifle, ant
one 6S-pounder pivot gun, besides six medium
| 3S-pounders. He can fight seven guns a side
: having arrangements for transferring two 9
: | the broadside guns from side to side wit
J | great rapidity Capt. Jones further says tha
the Alabama has L fine crew, and that they ar
, well disciplined, that the ship Is in fine ordel
: and that the deck is arranged for two add;
. tional pivot guns, which he vas intorme
7 were 100 0o-pounder rifles, and in the Alsbana'
l | hold ready to be mounted should they be II
I | quired Cart. Jones says that the rebel car
tain treated him remarkably well. He va
d not confined, had the privilege of the dccl
and messed In the wardroom;
l
fears is The Vanderbilt, He made many il
auiries regarding her speed and armamen
but obtained NO information whatever. z
laughs at all the other ships we have. and r
marked that "he cared nothing for the ia
Jacinto: that he went to sea by her when
Martinique, and paid no attention to he
What he cannot whip he can run away from.
l It is the opinion Of Capt. Jones that 6emm
l. has gone to AspfnWall, OF of that harbor,
intercept the California steamers both way
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termine that the steamer bound the 9th
r, way with treasure had passed him before 81
was allowed to proceed.
Capt. Semmes, in his conversation vi
Capt. Jones, talked good deal about the
cihc Ocean, and knew all about our ships
him most was the impossibility Of bis burni
s. Vanderbilt's ship, which he could not do
ae account of the passengers. The fact ls.
T., had won IN elephant in rattle: He could q
W drop them down in any desert place, aud
at knew he could not land them in Kingston,
nc in the port Of any powerful nation.
a Capt. senmes told Capt. Jones that
ce coaled last at Martinique-that when he
e port the San Jacinto trained gun upon hi
a. when the fort immediately trained her gu
er upon the San Jacinto, and she deaisted III
as | the attack.
in how THE ALABAMA GOT OUT OF FORT
he FRANCE, MARTINIQUE.
en- en- Translated for the New York Herald rom
au %Diario de Santiago de Cuba, Dec. 101
~ The French mil steamer Tampico, fr
4eA Fort de France, Martinique, sailed just til
lays after the Alabatna-thef famous champ
~ Of the South-had left the habor, hurnbuGg
81 Ius the ssn Jscinto, which is cruising after
~. The incidents Of this deception are curl
" s enough, and we have them from one OF
II passengers for this port, in whom we pl
0lo Implicit reliance. The French authorities
to keep the excessive zeal Of the Yan
9ef sailors within bounds, a8 they thought IN
~ selves sure Of this prize, which has given Il
,Tt SO much trouble And annoyance.
s ny The commanders OF both steamers wen'
aas sls shore at Martinique, and in one Of their
~ aucnt meetings the captain Of the A1ab
A1o said to the commander OF the San Jacinto
~ have no more than 1860 men and tn
'ths guns. You have 500 Of the former and th
ana your guns. will attnck yo9 by boarding
~ take and destroy your yesseLh
tne Tie CAPTAIN Of the San Jacfnto did not
,se s,le to accept this challenge, observing that
Tvs. M vay he had the Alabama secure. Ihe CaI
tana Of the Alabama, without taxing ady non'
>, construction Il Kind Of raft out Of
em, Federal sailors. His first idea, no doubt,
~ 81 to provoke an attack; but as the Last nish
1Te Tee his stay we're very dark, the Captain OF
!.ae A1aba1ns, whose vessel il a screw steamer
nne goes sixteen miles an hour, erected some
topsnaats Of bamboo canes and cocoannt
the | hoagted hfsasghts to make the deception
rar. complete, and under full head Of 5
,yer- passed ont Of port by the side Of the SaE
-. i, ciDto.
:.atra The Illusion Of the Federal Captain,
s took her for one OF the French transports
srd are ever, moment entering and leaving
~ the port, was 50 great that he was for
tne nre days afterwards cruising outside Of the b
ianS ~ and amusing himself with the expectati
etan | his prize in perspective. i. When he can
>S'"s know for a certainty that he had been
+h,k | bugged. he heard also thai the Alahanos
- burned an American schooner which
,e,Sas sailed from st. Pierre
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rhich From ChaE8eSteM.
Euceo NEW YORK, Dec. a.-A Norfolk lette
9ao talns the following: .-
, per a Rr1tash suh3ret. who came from Oh
rea, ton, 8. c., q few DAYS slnca, brings /,
orsee renee that nineteen negroes were hung
foaI4 Streets, just prior to bis departure Tn
!; ous curred In consequence uf y discovery ~
tnat rather q singular manner. The whites
some hare for eosae time past been closely !
io9 the aaoyeaaes,ts Of the blacks, thi
II the | fhev k,asee7xG6 m Unusual number cf fu