The New York herald., 1862-10-17

In irons and his head shaved by MS, and that he
going 70 realiate. We put in the lee waist with
an old sail over and q few planks to ie upon.
Tho cruising TO the west and the next day
they took the Elisha Dunbar her receiving the same
treatment ourselves The steamers guns being kept
ont the side ports could not be Shut and whom the
q little rough, the vessel rolled, the water
continually coming in both sides, and swashing
across the deck where were, that our feet and
clothing were wet all the time, either from the water
below the rain above. We were obliged 70 sleep IN
the place where WERE and often oaked in the might
nearly under Our consisted Of beef and pork
rice, beans, tea and coffee and bread Only one OF our
irons allowed 10 be taken or at time. and had
to wash in salt water We kept on deck all the
time, night and day, and guard placed over us.
The steamer continued to cruise TO the northwest, and
the Sd OF October fell in with the ships Brilliant and
Emily Tarnham, the former Of which they burned and
her crew. with ourselves transferred the latter
ship after signing parole. On the 9th instant
taken beard the brig Golden Lead, OF Thomaston,
Captain Smith, from Jersey for New York. who treated
as with great kindness s. r. TILTON,
Late OF bark Virginia, Of New Bedford.
CAPTURE AND BURNING OF THE BARK ELISHA DUNBAR.
Captain David r. Clifford, late Of the whaling bark
Elisha Dunbar reports that the morning OF the 18th of
September in latitude 80 SO, longitude 35 20, with the
wind from the southwest, and the bark heading east
southeast steamer port quarter standing TO
the northwest Soon after found she had altered
course and steering for the bark. We made all
sail to get out Of her reach and going knots
the time; but the steamer gaining under
alone up with and fred gun under stern
She had the St. Georges flying at the time. Our
coors set, when she displayed the Confederate flag
Being US, hove to- and beat with armed officers
and alongside and coming ON board, stated
TO me that my vessel o prize TO the Confederate
steamer Alabama, Captain Semmes. was then ordered
board the steamer with my papers, and the TO
follow me- with bag Of clothing each. On getting
board the captain claimed me prize, and said my
sci would be burned Not having any clothes with me,
he allowed to return for small trunk. The
officer on board asked me what coming back for
and tried to prevent me from coming on board. told
him cameafter few Clothes which took and returned
to the steamer. It blowing hard at the time and very
squaly nothing but the chrOnoeter ssxant charts &C.,
TAKEN when the vessel set Gre to and burned
There sixty five barrels Of sperm oil deck taken
on the passage, which were consumed. We were oil put
in irons and received the treatment that Captain
Titon's officers and did, who taken the day
before While board understood that the steamer
would cruise of the Grand Banks for few weeks to de-
stroy the large American ships to and from the Channel
ports. They had Of two ships being loaded with
for the United States and in hopes OF capturing
them. They were particularly anxious to fall in with the
Clipper ship Dreadnought and destroy her, she
celebrated for speed and they confident Of their
ability TO capture away from any vessel in the
United States The steamer being in the track Of both
outward and homeward bound vessels and less
being in sight every day, she will make great havoc
among them = DAVID r. CLIFFORD,
Late Master Of bark Elisha Dunbar.
Capt Hagar has done great service to the country
observing while board the Alabama all the important
points, especially the number eabre OF her battery
This has been sent to the government
viii enable officers TO know her at should they
he fortunate enough to fall in with her at
DESCRIPTION OF THE REBEL STEAM PROPELLER
ALABAMA.
The Alabama was built at Liverpool, or Birkenhcad,
and left the latter port in August last about 200
burhen draugh about fourteen feet engines by Laird
Sons, Of Birkenhead 1862. She Is wooden vessel,
propelled by screw copper bottom about 2l0 feet long,
rather narrow painted black outside and drab inside
round stern billet head, very little shear, flush deck
fore aft bridge forward Of the smoke stack
large black boats amdshps forward Of the
main rigging two black quarter boats between the main
and mzen nasts, small black boat the stern,
on cranes; the spare spars, a gallows between
the bridge and foremast, show above the rail. She
carries three long thirtytwopounders on a side,
and pierced FOR two amidshps has hundred
pound ried pivot gun forward the bridge and sixty
eight pound pivot the main has tracks laid for
ward for q pivot bow gun, and tracks aft for pivot
stern chaserall OF which she will take board TO
plete her armament Her guns are of the Baely pat.
ern and manufactured by Wesley Preston, Liverpool
1862 She is bark riggod has long, bright lower
masts and black mastheads; yards black, long yard
arms short poles (say 10 fce, with small dog
vanes each, and pendant to the main studding.
sail boos the fore and main and has wire rigging
Carries her forcmast square foresa large trysal
with two reefs, and bonnet topsa with two reefs tor
gaantsail and royal On the mainmast Q large trysail
with two reefs and bonnet. No square mansai bent
topsan two reefs, topgallantsail and royal On
the mizcnmast, very large epanker and
short threeeornsred gait topsai has o
fore and fore topmast staysail and jo; has had no
staysa TO the main mizen mast bent royal yards
ao Is represented TO 60 thirteen knots under canvass
and fifteen under steam. Can get steam In twenty mi
nutes, but seldom IL except in chase emsr-
gency. Has all national nags but usually sets the
Georges approaching . vessel. Her present
complement OF hundred and twenty, all told
but ls anxious 10 ship Keeps at the mast
head from daylight till sunset Her sails OF hemp
canvass made roaching the topsals have twenty
cloths the head and thirty the foot General ap
nearance Of the hull and sails decidedly English She
generally under tvo topsas, fore and main rysas fore
and foretopmast staysails; sometimes topgaant sails
and jib, but seldom any sails on the mizen
except while charge OF vessel She is very slow in
stays generally ship. She built expressly
for the business She engaged to destroy oght run.
the character Of her opponent may be She took hsr
armament and and most Of her ofcsrs on board
Tcrceira. Western Islands from English vessel
Hor crew principally English the officers chvary OF
the South. All the water consumed on board is con-
dsnsed. She has eight months provisions besides what
being pundored and has about four hundred tons Of
coal on board.