The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-30
The Pirate Alabama.


additional Particulars Of the Operations Of
SemDses and No. 290-hlteresting bioi-
dents Connected lCtLh tic seizure Of the Bril-
liant The Rebel officers think he North
e,uers no longer belong 70 tie AmeyjcaR
Race - Their LiteTnarrtage 1Oih Euro
peans has Destroyed HeDl etc., etc., etc.
[From the New York Herald, lothl
We are indebted to Captain Hagar, late
of the ship Brilliant, for additional par
ticulars relative TO the rebel privateer
Alabama. He says that the discipline
on board the Pirate is very slack, more
like that of privateer-where it is
every man for himself-than a regular
man-of war; All the plumber taken
from any vessel they may capture has to
be accounted for to the Confederate Gov
ernment hereafter, and shared as prize
money. Anything wanted by the crew
is taken, but value is placed upon it
and the amount charged against their
wages. In this manner the crew are in
a measure paid.
Nearly all the cabin furniture of the
Brilliant being new and handsome, was
taken for the decoration of the cabin and
ward room of the pirate, and her mid
shipmen rausacked the linen closet,
taking sheets, pillow cases, towels, and
anything else they fancied stufliing
them into their clothing, so that when
they went over the side they presented
more the appearance Of feather beds with
| strings tied round the middles than
human beings. These were all private
stealings, no notice being taken of the
theft, when the arrived on board their
own ship. Capt. Hagar says that the
only officer on board the pirate that
treated them humanely was Mr.. Kerr,
the First Lieutenant. He appeared TO
have some pity for their situation, while
| the others behaved as thieves and brutes
and appeared TO care only for themselves
and how much they could make from the
capture.
When Captain Hager was transferred
TO the Alabama, and ordered to be pu
in irons, he demonstrated with Mr.. Arm
strong, the officer seeing the order en-
forced, in the following language: II,
said, at is very singular thing tina
you should confine these men in IRON
and hold me as close prisoner, whel
we were born and brought up under tn
same flag and government If were t,
meet you in distress on the high seas, o
anywhere else, would not only not trea
you in this manner, but would, if yOl
required il, share the last crust of brea'
with you, if l found you to be in wan
of IT,"
To these kind remarks Armstrong re
piled awe are nothing to each other a
countrymen. The North and South ar
now distinct races, with no feelings o
I interests in common"
1t was evidently fine fun for these ras
Gals to plumber and destroy. They knev
full well that no other use could be mad
of the property, and they accordingl
went at and continued the work more q
an amusement than duty. 1t is evi
IDENTIFY the purpose of the pirate Semme
0 to allow his crew to pillage and destro
. as much as they wish He no dout
Q shipped crew on the promise that the
Q should have perfect liberty in this rC
q spect and he would keep them togethC
% and collect more until his number is fu
by carrying out his promises that the
= may whenever prize is taken, stea
burn, and destroy TO their hearts cor
% tent Men who have no love for the fla
Q they sail under, and no interest in q
q country they fight for, will not enter
70 continue in such sergice unless strong,
" inducements than so much per mont
% are offered them, especially when Il
9 monthly pay is uncertain.
Q Captain Hagar reports the majority
2 the Alabama's crew TO be Englishme
q These fellows will remain true 10 Semm
% so long as they can steal, but no longC
= They will remain true so long as q
Q, service is profitable. When il is not th'
n will desert their rebel officers, and Semm
will have to offer new inducements
4. obtain another crew.
Now that England has permitted
/" rebel cruiser TO be fitted out in Live
pool, and another one-the Oreto-
Nassau, and it is openly announced tn
~ more are building for the same purpose
English ports, without any interferen
on the part of Her Majesty governmel
il will be very natural TO suppose th
10 other outrages and breaches OF neutrali
lo will be allowed. II will not cause mu
W astonishment to learn that Scmmes h
sent his prizes into London on Liverpool
s. that they had been sold, and the mon
deposited with English bankers 20 {
credit Of the Confederate government a
he the piratical captors. England might
70 well permit one as the other, and "a,
present prospects she soon will.
Capt Hagar Is under the impressi