The Portland daily press., 1862-11-03
BY TELEGRAPH.
TO THE
Portland Daily Press.
The Pirate Steamer Alabama.
LIST OF VESSELS BURNED.

BosToN, Nov. 2.
Arrived this afternoon brig Baron de Cas-
tine, of Boston, Saunders, from Bangor 10Th
ult., for Cardenas. Reports Goth ult., lat 80,
Ion SO, was captured by the British pirate AL
ALBANIA. Capt. Semmes agreed to liberate the
brig for bond of S6000 payable to the Pres
ident OF the Confederate States thirty days
after peace is declared. Capt. Saunders gave
the bond, and was then informed that he must
take as passengers the crews, lorty-fve all
told, of several American vessels which had
been previously captured and burnt by the
Alabama. The crews were sent on board the
brig, but extra provisions were refused, and
Capt. Saunders bore away for the nearest port
to land them. The following is list of the
vessels taken and burnt by the pirate Bark
Lamplighter, of Boston, Harding. from New
York for Gibraltar, captured Oct. 10, lat Al 80,
lon 80 IL, and burnt; ship Lafayette, of New
Haven, Small, from New York for Belfast,
ireland, cargo wheat and corn, captured Oct.
%, lat 40, Ion GA, and burnt; schooner Cren-
shaw, Wilson, of and from New York for
Glasgow, cargo -four, captured Oct. 20, lat 40.
Ion S. burnt, and one of her crew joined the
Alabama; bark Laurietta, of Boston, Wells,
from New York for Madeira, captured Oct.
2S lat 80 As, Ion 6S, burnt. Capt Semmes in
formed the prisoners that Oct. 10th he cap
tured ship Tonawanda, of and from Philade-
phia for Liverpool, with passengers on board,
and detained her five days. and released her
for bond of $4,000. payable as above. He
also captured ship Manchester, from New
York for Liverpool, and brig Dunkirk, from
New York for Lisbon, and burnt them, put
ting their crews on board the Tonawanda.
Capt Harding, of bark Lamplighter, makes
the following report :-"Oct. 18th, at daylight
lat Al 80, Ion SO II, wind south, with thick
weather, saw ship standing South; in half an
hour weather cleared up little, and she al
tered her course and stood across our bows,
with the British flag flying. then made her
out to be a steamer When within mile he
fired gun, hauled down the British flag and
ran up the Confederate flag hove too, and
he sent boat on board demanded my papers
and declared me prize. We were sent on
board the steamer. was allowed to take one
trunk, and my officers and crew one bag each
Capt. Semmes ordered his First Lieutenant to
go on board the bark and burn her immedi-
atey. / begged him to save my ship, but he
replied, Il hope to be able to serve you id
sight worse yet When they went on board
to burn my vessel, | was permitted to go with
them. When we went into the cabin they
asked for liquor; ! gave them all had; they
drank some and emptied the remainder on the
floor; took the oil cans out of the locker and
poured the oil on the floor, and then, s A. NJ,
fired her. We were then transferred to the
steamer and put in irons, and almost starved.
The pirate then continued to cruise under SAIL
but with steam up, until she captured all the
above vessels. The crews were all put in
irons as soon as captured. They had full files
of the New York Herald aud New York Pic
torial papers on board, containing an account
of the former captures by the Alabama"
Capt. ii. was informed by the Second Lieuten-
ant and several of the petty officers that their
next destination was New York, as they
meant TO throw few shell into that city,