The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-24
A Pirate on the Ocean.
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OPERATIONS OF THE BUCCANEER $780,"
FEARFUL CAPTURE AND DE-
STRUCTION OF PROPERTY.
FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE CRAFT.

NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-The ship Brilliant
of New York, bound from New York to
London, was captured and burnt October
Sd, in lat. 40, long. 30, by the pirate Ala
bama. The ship Emily Farnham, of
Portsmouth, N. H., from New York for
Liverpool, was captured the same time,
but released, it having been proven by
documents aboard that her cargo was on
English account. Capt. Hayes and crew
lsof the Brilliant arrived here in the brig
Golden Lead, on which also arrived the
captains and crews of the whaling barks
Virginia and Elisha Dunbar, of New Bed
ford, captured by the Alabama.
The officers and 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 that another ship was in
sight when the Brilliant was burning, max
ing up towards the wreck-probably with
a hope Of saving life, and as another light
was seen at night it is presumed she also
was burned. The Golden Lead only
brot eight of the crews of the burnt ships,
the rest, sixty in number, would be put
aboard other vessels fallen in with the
Emily Farnham. The Brilliant was built
at East Boston in 1860, 8S9 tons register,
valued, with freight and outfits, at $50, 900,
owned by J. Atkins & Co., of New York;
and Capt. Hager-all of whose property
was in her.
The following is correct list Of vessels
destroyed by the $780," Ships Brilliant
and Ocmnlgee brig Quaker; barks Vir-
ginia, Elisha Dunbar; brig Altamacha;
schooners Courser Weather Gauge and
Starlight, and ship Unknown. One hun
dred and ninety-one prisoners were landed
on the Island of Flores.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-The rebel propel-
Ter Alabama is 200 tons burtnen, wooden
vessel, 210 feet long, rather narrow, car
ries three long S2-pounders on side, and
is pierced for two more amidships. She
has 100-pounder riied pivot gun for
ward of the bridge, and a 68-pounder on
the main deck. She has tracks laid for
ward for pivot bow-gun, and tracks aft
for pivot stern chaser. Her guns are of
the Blakely pattern, made by Wesley and
Preston, Liverpool, 1862. She is bark
rugged, and is represented to go thirteen
knots and fifteen under steam. She can
get up steam in twenty minutes. Her
complement of men is 100, but anxious to
ship more. The Virginia was captured on
the 18th of September, in lat. 80, long.
"a. Stripped of all valuables and burned.
The Elisha Dunbar was taken the next day
and burned. The crews of both vessels
were put in irons on deck on board the
Alabama, and kept there night and day
till transferred to the Ella Farnham. Capt.
Clifford of the Dunbar, says he understood
the Alabama would cruise about the Gulf
banks few weeks to destroy large Anne
rican shipping. They had knowledge of
ships being loaded with arms for the Uni
ted States, and were in hopes to capture
them. They were anxious to stop the
Dreadnaught, and were confident of their
ability to capture or run away from any
vessel OF the United States. The steamer
being in the track of both outward and
hOmeward bound vessels, and more or less
being in sight every day, she will make
great havoc among them.
The Alabama took her armament and
crew on board near the Western Islands,
from an English bark. Her crew is prin-
cipally English, the officers being the chiv
airy of the South. All the water. consum-
ed on board is condensed She has eight
months provisions, besides what is being.
plundered, and about 400 tons of coal.
g 1t is believed at the navy depot that sew.
eral Of our gunboats are in pursuit Of the
rebel steamer Alabama OF 's29O.''
This vessel has never been in American
waters, but only in British waters, or up
on the high seas. The fact may lead to
reclamation by our Government upon that
of Great Britain, for the acts of vessel
that has no stamp OF nationality other
than British, 6,-. 10 .,....