The New York herald., 1862-10-30
THE ptRAc.Es OF TINE ALABAMA.

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A,x~~i or fh.. Crews OF Captured vvhalers.
lfrca she Boston Traveller, Oct rs.
The bark Azor, Captain Jones, from Fayal October s,
arrived here tins morning with the captains vrcws
Of most oil whaiers which mad been burned by the
British pira Alabanl We were particular in our in
ouir,es among the captains whether the "290 and the
Alabama icnLica and from them oil the answers
reey al agreed that the 2U't is the Aabana and no
o,her vessel The stories therefore, that the "2s0 had
run The blockade at Mobile are incorrect.
She is etitish vessel, with British REGISTER man
nod by British crew aud commanded by the inia
mons Senn,es Three o the other officers are said TO e
rebels: this there was GO proof The vessel Is e
ieel long wide has two dscSs and registers lIo tons
british she is fun rg.et bark, AND bsr
propeller arranged to he bosted out OF water when sue
Is not under steam.
twos and two ried pivot guns, one forward aud TIE
other ait she mas not one hundred FOUNDER - mas
bSen reported the New York papers Under steam sue
viii 70 about knots aud with whole sail brceze
gong iree she might make about the same rate under
CANVASS alone
She IL a wooden vessel apparently built in hurry.
and Is not remarkably we'll found Her crew all Told
numbered seventy.two men, oet du mol appear g :.
under much restrsint Any OF our gunooa,s properly
hlnlled NO III blow nor ont og water. such is the
opuion Of lnc men who beve been on board Of her.
Can't. tsb.rne. o the ship ocmugee, INFORMS rs thai
his ship was forty miles oil ico, sept q, lying TO-
eating in a large whale, when the Alabama, under Br
,h ,5,rs ranged slonesiic and uk possession OF her
capt senucs snid that he respected private property
but the thief notwithstanding this statement. stole ~
the watches, nautical Instruments, and everything o.
value whether peisouh on belDngRs to tho ship.
The crew were transferred - ths Alabama, and the
caytaiu amdofcers placed in irons iIty-two hours
toward ercs, aud when near enough sent all hanos ~
the ocnugees boats 10 lind their way ashore As before
reported the ship was piefed oi sails, PROVISIONS &c.
and then sol re. sLs had two hundred and seventy
barrels OF sperm oil on board whom she wis captured
The reached the shore in safety and reported sub
seaucn,y ul the operations OF the pirate 70 the BIZ
tih sh!u Cairngorn tist government might heaf
OF them soou rs pl,sibie
schooner Starlight captain Dcane, within I've miles 81
Flores She under canvass and hred three tiincs bs
fore ito schooner hove TO- CAPTAIN Doane bad $3.50 IN
late al frt md ms fif.plt
struments, were appropriated by Semnes Captain
Dcaue put irons where he remained eighteen
hours
The SCHOONER had twenty seven passengers on board
who " ith himself crew. wefe al landed al Flores.
The bark Ocean Rover, CAPTAIN Clark, was captured
September o. and hsd so bbs sperm oil on board al The
time Like al the others she was set on nre aud the
flames At night attracted the notice o the schooner
Weather Gnage Csptas small, of irovinceosn, which
down TO her ASSISTANCE sappsng oil course, thai fhe
The arcb.nir,,e Semm~a, " he bad possesscd any OF
that chvay which the subnssicnists attrbnte 20 The
gentlemen o. the Souih would have appreciated me
otive which brougr the schooner 10 The teIiei o. the
burning wreck and would pot only have let her 50 ree
would have gwen her noble capts three cheers Tor
his humanity.
burns negroes hss bui LITTLE conception o noble deed
She WAS pundcred aad burned Ike tho others she had
no oil or board al the time.
Thr bark Alert, a; New LONDON, Capiisn Chnrth, -
captured and burned Seiiemhsr " about fifteen ines
west oi Flores she had about |ent barrels o. oh o.
board aud her bosi were ~ pursuit oi ~uers wnen me
hin tn Tucker Capt Chids. was captured and bsrn-
ed sept 90 mites west OF Flores. she had 400 bar
res oi sperm oil on board Ihs Alabama rsa back "
Flores AM landed her victims
Rrig Al,aasha. Capf.f Gray, was destroyed 400 i"s
wosi q. Flores aud the schooner Consser Capt l"sg,
susred the ste
Such Is br,I record o the damage done by tins tfi
ii~h pirate When sr Dabney, Ger Coisu ~ faya 'arp
the facts he brought the 20 FAyai aud provaed
fol them well.
len mates belopgisr 80 the whalers saies rem lavd
lc,. y iof New lelor IN Ihr Poriusuesc te ~ lc
an ~ "A
captains aud cficcrf with wRua v. have c0nycfSea speN
m high o ihe promptncsS aud kindness :" oaf tun
su, Nj. uabney.
inr pirate supposed ,n be working d"wa ~ the track
of hotncw ard bound indanvn bW nothing cap b.
known ol har dcstireti-n Tor senres IKE ohcr PIRATES,
respon ,ib. to any except the Brith govern
fu,as or Ills vessel IS rTnsh