The New York herald., 1862-12-01
rHE SEARCH FOR THE ALABAMA.
Retwrn OF the Vanderbilt to New York
q Her Cruise After tnc Pirate Alabama
& Nothing Seen Of the Rebel Crafs, sSc.

Retwrn OF the Vanderbilt en- New york
T. Her Cruise After thc Pirate Alabama
Nothing Seen of the Rebel Craft, sSc.
The United States frgate Vanderbilt Commander
Baldwin. arrived here yesterday morning, having left
Bermuda on the 22d OF Novembsr The Vanderbilt le't
New Ysrk on Tie 10th Il November n search OF the rebel
rrvaeer tho Aabama, and steamed -four thousand miles
in search Of her having crused from the Grand Bar ks TO
| the southward Of Bermuda.
On November l2 in latitude 40 degrees b2 minutes lon
gude % degrees 81 minutes she spoke the ship Charles
Cooper standing eastward November i3 in latitude Il
degrees ~ Minutes longitude 6 degrees ~ she
spoke and boarded the British schooner Jeony Lind OF
Clare Nova Scotia, from St. Thomas for Clare November
H. latitude Al degrees So minutes longitude 5s degrees y
minutes spoke Britisa bark Dianah, of Southampton,
from ST. George for Plymouth November 10, in latitude
| 3s 81, longitude rs. in collision with bark sym
netry, Of Dundee hence for Belfast and carried away
her jibooom; November 90 LATITUDE SO ot, longitude
67 she spoke the schooner Alligator from Cornwas for
Kingston jamaica November o. latitude SO L. longitude
ID 32 saw bark Ham crocKer apparently bound into
Bermuda also boarded the British brig Brisk, Halifax
or ST. Jago, and brig Devonshire Of and for Be nuda'
from Nova Scotia November "a latitude 81 Is, longitude
10 ~ boarded British schooner Sparkling Sea from Dems
Tor Yarmouth, and bark Revolution Of aud from Bos
on-reported seeing he 300 in latitude 81 30 longitude
10 10 November 26 latitude 30 80 longitude g. boarded
ship Merchant Of Providence hence for San Francisco
November &c latitude 40 longitude TO- spoke brigJ d. C.
NJ from Prince Edwards Island for Philadelphia.
Sncc The departure or the Vanderbilt from New York
on the 10th u nothing Of much Importance occurred TO
vary the monoony o. the sea- For the 6rst week she
crused oil the Banks Of Newfoundland every direction
but without success, the looked Alab ma
not be seen. The vessels boarded could give no
information concerning her captain Senmes i evidently
wide awake, and will not risk capture by remaining long
in place. Wnie the v noerbli scarchng for him
of the Banks he may have been thousand miles away.
II viii be proud day for all concerned when the Alabama
is towed into New York. We al know the hopes that
entertained and expressed by The community that
the Vanderbilt wnuld succeed in the principal object for
which she ntted out, and have been let
tried effect that object The constant vigilance
used night and day during the search OF tho Wander
bt for the Alabama, and vessel met boarded in
hopes Of gaining information. The Vanderbilt has
proved TO be well fitted for man-of war during her
cruise She is said TO be excellent boat her
battery with else and Is kablv fast With
/ eight pounds Of st,am she made nine and ten miles an
honr which is fast the eunbas when they
doing their best. With a full s.sam she made
/, sixteen and eighteen mi ies an hour. u9t
On November 10. as stated above, the Wander
bit collision with the bark Symmetry, CT
D;ndee, loaded With grain, and hound 10 Belfast The
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starboard tack. whsp tho Vanderbilt down Tor
! her, and, when within a quarter of a mile (hcad,
! ing across her bows), stopped and hailed ito
! put her bcm down and go abou'," at the same
I time ringing the engine 10 back. The captain
Of the bark with true nglih stubboinness paid
tentou % the order but kept on his course The
qence he struck The vanGe bit Just forward Of hsr
starhoard guard, carrying away his jbboom, bowspit
and Of the headgear, and he drnted he stove
hts buwarks forward Of the fore rigging and carried
away some Of the floats Of the Vanderbilt wheel The
captain of the Vanderbilt Immediately sent boat on
| board ascertain and repair the damage. The captain
OF the big stated that he sailed from New York tie
18th instant thnt he thought the yanderb tho
I 2g0-a story not to be believed there are few
shipmasters unacqoanted with the ption Of the
Alabama. ol nAn# 4lp9 rNaNt II
! On the 2lsf OF November the Vanderbilt arrived ard
anchored st Georges Bermuda for the purpose OF
municaing with the Consul. Tao Engish flagship Nile
and number OF her ncet anchored OIL The dock
yard at Hamilton. IL said that os the vessels
lying in the harbor loaued with arms but, owing to
failure Of her In England detained for the
settlement Of a claim Of els 900 There news Of
the Alabama at Bermuda. ON the 22d the Vanderbilt
sailed from 81 GEORGES, and stood the ard
and westward; spoke British brig Brisk, us Halifax
loaded with fish. bound to ST. Jago de Cnba Novem
Der "a, longitude "a degrees 20 minutes uortb,
boarded bark Revolution OF Boston, bound TO New
Orleans. The captain stated that he had been chased
the evening before by steamer under steam and sail
answering every respect 10 the description Of the Ala
bama. The Revolution about hundred aud eighty
miles the southwark and eastward Of the Capes OF the
Delaware the time, and il blowing fresh with
heavy sea- and the bark being last saer she escaped
In the darkness Of the night On learning this the
Vanderbilt Immediately changed her 10 the
! nor,hwsrd and eastward, hopes Of falling with
he pirate, but with No success. She then cruised
up a. far as the Nantucket Shoals, aud sco,red
the ocean thoroughly in every direction. IL IS
| suspected that the captain OF the Revolution
msook Of the cruisers for the dreaded pirate for n
IL had been him II likely that he would have given
up the chase easily November 20 latitude SO degrees
81 minutes north, longitude 80 degrees 10 minutes the
Vanderbilt spoke ship Merchant Of Providence from New
York November a. bound for San Franciscogot a copy
Of the new Yosx HERALD OF the 23d, which proved wei
\ come H9
The Vanderbilt twenty days 10 all from the time
she left New York up 10 her yesterday nstung
most vigant search for the Alabama but Il appears
tina, the pirate Semmes too wary for her, and has
deavoured so FAR TO eide her track She 70 New
York for coal orders, and will in pursil again
! in few days.
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: City Intelligence.