Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-11-07
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breeze going free, she might naks ahon, a.
same rate under cSnvass alone. ''1' 'no
She is wooden vessel, apparent,v k,,t.,
hurry, and is not remarkably we'll fonnS H..
crew all told numbered seventy-tvo mar hn,
oid not appear TO be under much reatraint -
ANY oi our gunboats, II properly handled
wCuid bioW her out of water. Such Ia ,he
her. '" 'oS'' oi
Captain Oaborne. Of the shIp OcmuIeee IN.
terms ua that bis ship was forty miles Tes, Of
rico cu Sept. 8, lying to, cutting in g iaroe
wnAie, Wnsn The Alabama, under British colors,
ranged aiongside and took possession of her.
Cap'an oemmes said that he respected private
property; nu' the thiei, notwithstanding this
ssn,Sels' ss.' stole ai the waschee, nautical Ia.
o~umen's, Sa1"ai ana everything of value, whether
perScnai or belonging TO the ship.
Ihe crew were transferred 10 tba AIshamo
and The Captain and oflceIs placed IN irons efts,
tWo nours During this time the pi,ate. nrde,
canvass alone, stood In toWsrd Flores. ana
"hen near enough scot ali the hands in ths o..
mugees boats TO find theIr way ashore. Az
before reported, the ship was plundered of sal a,
Provisions etc, and then eet on FIRE. She had
Two hundred aud seventy barrels of snernn oil
Oil Dnard when she wss captured.
Inc boAts resched the shore In aafstv. and
reported subsequently some of the ons,s,,ora
Oh inc pirate to the British ship Caimeorm 50
tnas ons Government might hear of Lhem as
soon os possible. ''' NO
on me !th OF September, tho pirate fell in
WIZ tne scnoopet Starlight, Capt. Doane, with.
nse u,'isso Oh riofes. She wsa under canvass,
auu uroo snree times before the schooner hove
70 SApt. Daane had $3.50 In specie on board,
WHICH, Win MS watch and nautical instruments.
were appropriated by Semmts. Cantain Daans
was put tn iruns, where he remained s;ohiesn
hours ''s"ss'"
Ibe schooner had tWenty-soy passen,a,s
on board. who. with himself and crew, were rll
landed Floree. "''' :"
l9e DstE ocean Rover, Capt. Clark, gas CAP
tureo september 8. and had nine hundred bar
teis sperm OIL on board at the time. Like sll
tac olners, che was sci on fEo, and the q .mea
~ y, hiGht attracted the notice of tho schoonsr
"eathef G!ge, Capt. Small, of Peovincstown,
~nicn ran down to her assistance, suDLosipg of
course tha.she was 10 dia,rees.
Inc arch. pirate Semmes, II he had posaeszod
any OF the cbivslrV which the snbmissiopistI
at"Iou'e TO The gentlemen of the South, would
nave appreciated the motive which brought the
schooner TO TIE relief Of the burning wreck.
ana would not only have let her 90 free, but
Tor bis humanity.
bes no. the same cruelty, the want of ssu,.
mens wnicn burns negroes, has but Iittie ccncsp-
tlon VI noble deeds. She was pluDd sred and
DurnSu IKE the others. Sho had no oil on
board OF .he time.
The bark Alert, Of New London. Cant
Cnufcl, vas captured and burned September g.
about ntseen miles west of Flores. She had
soout twenty barrels of oil on board, and her
ooas were In pursuit OF whales when the
pirate to- k her.
Ship Benz Tucker, C,pt Childs, was CAD
1uleu ana burned Septembes Is, three hundred
miles 1est OF Flores. She had four bupdred
ana mtg DsFrels of sperm oil 90 board. Tho
Alabama ran back 70 Flores and landed her
victims. 'A'NSN "s'
Bag Aliamahs, Capt gray, was d,s.royed
ionr hundred milsc west Of FIorea, and ths
fate. g. 'HS 7'NS
s1ch Is brief record of the DAMAGE dona he
.als bfitlsh pirate. When M. Dibpey, our
Oonsul at Fsysl, learned the facts, he brought
'ns men TO fayal, aod provided for them veil
lsn mates belonging to tho whslers sAiled
rom Fsyal, Ocsobef s, tee EsW Bedford, in the
Portuguese vessel Ecaso, and will probably ar.
rive there In day or two. All the caosuius
anu oncers with whom We have conyefsed
speak 10 high terms OF the prompiness aud kini
cess OF our Consul, Mr.. DAbney.
Inc pirate 10 supposed to be working down
IN the ttack OF our homeRard bound Indianeg;
out nothing can belknOWn OF her destinatiop:
ior eemmes, Ike other pirates, is NOS responsi
Die 70 any one except the British government.
los his vessel 10 British.