, 1862-11-10

Propositions 10 Cur,turc the Alabama.

It iE understood that the Vanderbilt and
two Lihzr aIlncd vGssels arr to be sent 4.
once tsr;u New ke5E on : crnlss. TO intercept
end destroy the reb=l prlva.rer A.ab1;as.
Tue Eandtr rbilt is, one Of the fastest oce N
steamships. aud will undoubtedly be ab1o to
overhaul the A1ab41ls if she gets On Ee7 track.
The Vanderbilt is heartily armed, and Is eo
strengthened thai sic can &C. with terrible
effect as . ran. The last things from :ae
Alabama left her in latitude tbirly.nine de-
grees ard in ]crsiuds siS*y-nine degrees; this
WIS en- TIE S9th Ct October.
- Cu1i mandcr n. D. Porter Of the nary, pub
fishes the following proposition:
NEw 1onK, ..'oy. 8, 1ss;a
Tic merchants Of N=H York SHOULD put
tt, r. Shoulders to the w:.er1, Thr D-r.l-
u:ugl: is ons: II the 1ilest ships aAaas, aud
lie obly cuel have steD tlt 10 BE- C. e',Dy4rsed
into nar-t1-war- In 6 Very saort tin: Sue
c:n +. t1sscd for Sta, and recommend This
sts p III ,hgir Ec.ice. II they hare =u:iic,eas
ccIiidtLce i'll ne, ard tic government viii
:lloz NE, / will srprrlniend eae on lit Of This
.,sse}, and do n,y vSry best to take the Ala
ba,aa: bur shauld they desire 4 estssz officer,
'ten permit mr. % rs;cs.ai@end tn then, Csp-
tain 4. II. K,1ty, Gui'cd States Navy, an
ofct WHO tnhy he considered the Ntia.,n Of
ttr Au,e.icau Navy, w D. POTTER.
desire no extra Par. and If she Vessel is
captured the bounty money can 60 to pay et-
penses, Nc.
sfill another proposition for the capture Of
the Alabama Is thus set set forth in the Boston
1rassllta Of List evening:
We have conye1sel with several shfpmss-
ttrs who were captured by the British pirate
easily crippled, It NOT d. ssrn;ed, by aug of our
smart three raasted echooacrs, If property
armed aud manned. Tue fact is notorious
that every vessel she has captured has b.en
drceiytd hy Eer appearance, and that some
Of 1hen1, had rhtv inspected her, could have
e1udcd her, ttr thus taz she has oa1y used her
eails.
| Any OF onr three masted schDoners cannot
| only oussajl her, hut sail aroas2tt her. She Is
! so iorg ar.. Ecr n,ases SO badly pllSed I'll, !:
! the c.asrot BE- 6tayec% Or IN nther words, can.
| Bct be Erong ut rouud Dead to the wind; and
| she il y&s, lorg In we2rirg> in being brought
| to, upo.. The Opposite tack h5 s.iisug b.fare
| the wind. Auv eaiinr can eaaliy com 3renend
the advantage snart sailing schooner woEld
| have o@er hsr. In the f:st p:acs, the schooner
| Is rsucl, lower il the water, aud therefore m
uncertain uiark TO fire 1t, while her opp 1nen5
if tieh ard caunot we'll ne missed; and II tue
.ecoEd place, the schooner. By her great
| breadth o; bS1n, has more stability.
In speed, res6iaess nf evolution, 1ogneas In
skc water, ard stability, we consider The
schooner her superior under canvas, anl
| lA!ehi destroy her before she could sfca,n np.
The Alabama il quite narrow for her feptn,
| ia Vary rapid in her motit,us-we mean il
Iollirg-ard therefore the effectiveness Of her
trtjllcryis much impaired. In sea way abe
might fire nifty shots without striking 8
| schooner:
In yiev cf these facts, would It not be Vpl!
| for our shipowners ard underwriters to ii
| out ard arm fifty OF 100 echcoaers to 60 1t
search ct this pirate? There Is an itnportau'
suEges1ion com ected With her cnlistias mer
fEtIn the sesssla size has captured, whict
ought to stimulate all interested 10 imme
dlafe acrioh. 70 ms IL ie apparent that atte
she has men enough to man auother vessel
| cpe suitable for pira:lcal purposes will b
mapntd from taess volunteers, and while ",
are talking about captnsieg hrs she may h&y,
affect Ct co1npariels to aid hes In her tnfA
rauus work Of DESTRUCTION.
When she cap'nrsu the whalers she hal
crew Of Only sevcnty-two all tcld; Mt last &C
counts she had DearlE lao Taea. Now ftt,
. msn are amply sufficient to work her, and =,
can oh1y accoun. for her having increased th
uubsr upon the presumption that they IT
, ! to he pnt On hoard OF 1her vessels.
It is not ilnEronsh1c that she msY, By SON
Tick, capture one Of cur houleward bouu.
; clippers trcm Chins, ard fit her out IS coz
, feft- She has epsre a'tllery on boar!, so on
; OF the captains who hau bern captured by he
| Inferred rs. and this was probably p10aure
tcr the very purro:r which Se have supposed
| At all events, %rsther this ba SO or not, Il
| aass'lutc!y uccessar> that some 1nean5 6hou1
be adopted aa speedily US po:siole to cut sh3s
! her carstE-
The Sew York Rst OF Mooday evening sayt
; I've can assure ell vino are interested thu
the government has taken all neces=aty as
I,nssible measures to put stop to tie cares
Of the rebel prisateer Alaoama. It il not PR
dent to state what has been done. It Is su
| ticieLt to know, What nc are assured OF On th
best authorit-, that such measures wer
xken ard such means pu: in opera.ion at one
: by the navy department is will put q speed
stop to the career Of the new rsbsl shi:
That the public knows nothing Of what b.
been done shows that the necessary secrec
was we'll enforced"
Commenting upon the latest depreciation
Of the Alahsnsa, tie Boston Journal n
marks:
Six vesee1a burnt ana two heavily ranso,ne
; | right OF Cur cnast, within teltacopsc range
! Nantucket! While our cruisers were said I
be Watching fur the Alabama io the uef.hbo
t hcod OF the Gulf, lest sce should tnferceE
+ the California steamers, ehe pounces on OF
: Noytbe,n vessels. proceeding along tt
: crowded trick Of our rortheTn navigation, d
t s'roys ct pleasure, audAwheu last Seen vi
r esid to be standing direct for Sandy Hool
. with prospect OF EnnItng afonl OF atreasu'
: e'ip. These things speak for thems"lve
. They ere the revival Of sheer piracy at our ~
c doofs. We do not know what can be doI
. is1'trg ihis Aggressive ba<ba1ism mill be four
y | In SgA.DU.