The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-23
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captured 1,500 head Of cattle near Dom
jacksonville, and were conveying trans
ports withthcm down the river when reb-
Ct battery opened on them Hhe gunboais
drove the rebels away, but not until First
Lieutenant Swazey, Of the Sciota, was
killed and several wounded. The Poto-
mac brought Sl25,000 ia specie
New York, Oct 1G-The ship Briili-
ant Of New York, bound from New York
20 London, was captured and burned,
October Sd, in lat, 40, long. 8, by the .pi-
rate Alabama. The ship Emily Farm
ham, Of Portsmouth, New Hampshire,
1 from New York for Liverpool, was cap
tured at the same time, bat released il
having been proved by documents on
board, that her cargo was on English ac-
count. Capt Hager and crew, Of the
brilliant, arrived here in the brig Golden
Lead, on which, also, arrived the Captain
and crews of the whaling barks Virginia
andElisha Dunbar, of New Bedford, cap
tured by the Alabama.
The officers aud men Of the three YES
sells burned were paroled and transferred
to the Emily Farnham, which put them
aboard the Golden Lead on the 9th. Capt.
Hager reports another ship was in sight
when the Brilliant was burning, work
ing up towards the wreck, probably with
a hope of saving life, and as another light
was seen at night, il is presumed she al
so burned The Golden Lead only brought
eight Of the crews of the burnt ships, the
rest sixty in number, would be put
aboard other vessels fallen in with by
the Emily Farnham. TheBrlliant was
built at East Boston, in 1850, 500 tons
register, valued, with freight and outfits,
at $4,000, owned by J, Atkins & Co., Of
New York, and Capt Hager, all Of whose
property was in her.
The following is a correct list of yes
sells destroyed by the 1890 "Ships--Bril-
liant and Ocmulgee brigs--Tucker and
Altamacha; Virginia and Elisha
Dunbar; schooners-Courier, Weather,
Gauger, and Starlight, and ship UNI
known. One hundred and ninety one
prisoners were landed on the Island of
| FLORES.
IND1ANAPoLIs, Oct. 16 The Democratic
majority on the State ticket will be 5000
TO 5000. The Democrats elect five Con-
gressmen-U Union three and three doubt
full
Vandenberg county (oficiaD, Demo-
cratic majority on the State ticket 384.
! Law (Democrat), for Congress, First
District, AS majority.
Shelby county (otilcial), 720 Demo-
cratic majority.
Pasey county, Democratic majority,
80 to 100
FoRrREss MoNEoE, Oct 10 The Uni
ted States gunboat Mahaska, from Will
mington, North Carolina, ran into the
Roads this morning. She reports that
Just before leaving Wilmington, the reb-
els opened fire, from iield-pieces on shore
Oh the gunboat Maratanez, killing a
masters mate and one sailor, and woun-
ding five men--twO mortally. The Ma
. haska Immediately opened on the rebels,
who retreated out of range Of her guns.
The frigate Minnesota will leave New
port News tomorrow, for some important
station. .,tm
, New YORK, Oct. 16.-The rebel pro-
peller, Alabama, is 1,2GG tons burthen
wood vessel, go feet long, rather narrow
and carries three long guns on a side, and
E is pierced for two more amid-ship has
{ 100 FOUNDER rifed pivot gun forward
e OF the bridge, and a 68-pounder on tn,
. main deck has tracks laid forward fol
. a pivot bow gum and tracks aft for pi-
: vot stern chaser. Her guns are of thi
a Bleakley pattern, made by Wesley q
: Preston, Liverpool, 1862. She is bark-rig
h ged is represented to 60 ID knots al
= hour, aud 10 under steam can &c
1 steam up in twenty minutes. Her com
pliment of men is 100, but anxious t
ship more.
n The Virginia was captured 18th Sept.
! lat 80, long. 81, stripped OF all valua
bles, and burned.
e The Elisha Dunbar was taken Tho
e next day, and burned.
;. The crews of both vessels were put il
irons, on deck, on board the Alabama
and kept there night and day, till trans
: ferred to the Emily Farnham.
: Capt Clifford, of the Dunbar, says b
$ understood the Alabama would cruisi
s about the Gulf banks few weeks, TO de
2 stroy large American ships. They ha'
. knowledge of two ships being loade'
with arms for the United States, ap'
y were in hopes 20 capture them. Ihel
e were anxious to catch the Dreadnaughi
e and were confident Of their ability 4
'e capture or runaway from any vessel o
n the United States. The steamer beinl
ia rack OF both outward and homewar'
> vessels, and more or less being in sigh
= every day, she will make great havo
y among them.
le The Alabams took her armament an
"a crew on board near - Island, froI
ps an English bark The crew is princi
d, pally English, the officers being III
chiyalry Of the South. All the waite
consumed on board is condensed Sh
has eight months provisions, beside
% what is being pundered. and about 30
nj. tons Of coal