New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-06
THE RAvACRs OF THE PIRATE
ALABAMA.
Additional Pnrticulrrs of Her Operations
Statement. by the Captains Of tho Cap

tured Ships-Lists OF the Cnr2oes Zap
turod.
We CLEAN from the Boston papers Of Monday the
following additional particulars respecting the recent
capture. made by tho Rebel pirate Alabama:
sap L.sys',. led eis. eosa,ios q H. 'eo bu'ieia
wheat. a. ibJ bushels corn. and u 30 los i.ic
Bas Lsripilshi Lsd eaiso Of 30 hhd& tobacco.
DUs Lssi.tA ID eass Of l'2t eb., hoar. as ksg'
Schooner Cr,n.hsw hsd cargo Of i2S' bbls 6our sad
siio M.eh,,~s hsl OIL board q, iaI bu.bsl. whs. aud
Prs S"aiis I'd e.rc or sc7 bSl. nour snis
hal e.so sfl 10 hesels Of whest 80 bbl. s Lhds
bsfs, Ia ~ bslos h,mp snd 30 bAe' hops sli
This nAufed In fussni which secorIs fof the
'hP h,ns 'Pef,d
From Cap. Small, Of tie ,hip Lafayette. from.
New.York to Liverpool, we gather the following
particulars OF The I'D Oct. la,. 40o, long. 81, Mt
p. m, saw wha, alerward proved to 10 the Ala.
bama. Took her a, Gre. to be topsal schooner,
until she cane within a mile when she fred gun
across our bow. Size carried British A9g, but ,ll.
was coon displaced by the Coniedo. ate flag. On
coming hear, boat was sen, 20 board US. Cap.
Sommes, r Lieutenant, and abou, dozen Of the
crew came on toard. Capt. Small WAS ordered 10
show hi, ships psleIs, which he did. 1hry bore
the certificate Of the British Consul. which Capt.
Small supposed wouli be sufficient protection.
Capt. Sermes replied: "You Now-York people
getting very sharp, but it won't save you-, Il,
all n Id hn,ched.up mess." lie then gavo orders
TO hi, lieutenant to have the officers aud crow OF
the iafayeco Tut on beard Of the pirate--the cap
tain ~ have "a mrch as he could put In single
trunk and tie crew In one beg each; and after that
20 get fire and hurn the ship
Can't Small romons'rsici, saying that surely he
would not destroy the ship with 60 much proof Of
ler being Bnti-b property. To this Capt. Semnes
replied that II they had no further protection thau
that IL was Of no avail whatever. Ho hoped 10
serve them id sight worse. Finding protects Of
no account, Capt Small and crew packed mp few
thngs and were transferred 10 the Alabsma. The
piraie took all bis books, nautical instTunents &c.
for i,s own use. The ship then fred and soon
sunk. They were all put IN irons, aud rema ned
ak days. AT the end Of which time they put
board the Csttine. Tie crew OF the lafayette mum.
bored IL. Four OF these joined tho Alabama; they
wero all foreigners.
The slip Tona wanda, from Philadelphia TO Liver.
pool, with emigrnnt passengers. waI captured on
the 10th Of October. She was kept ls tender TO
the Alabama, ard was rsnsomed by giving bond
for $4,000 The crews Of the brig Dunkirk ard
ship Mancheeter were put on board tho Tonawanda
and went TO Liverpool. The Tonawanda escaped
the flames BY being l., ,ured In England.
The schooner Cren,haw was captured October 26,
latitude aO' 0y, longitude C5.o bhe was haed and
bosrded In tho same manner a. above described.
Capt Neson ana crew were put on board the
Alabama and placed IN rons, being subject 10 the
zane brutal treatment aud miserable fare. Tho
crew numbered eight, one Of which remained Oh
board tie Alabama o lead pirnio life.
Tho ship Manchester aud brig DnnhiIk, were
captured previous TO those already described. Capts
Harding, Nclson, Wells and Small state that they
were boarded and destroyed after the programme
ret forth ~ above.
Capt. semmes and his riraticsl crew more
than dehg ghted at their succsrs They staie that as
IA
they mean 20 sweep the seas. IL was their inlcn-
tion-or WAS 70 'alked-to lard some Of their prs
Onors Il. Sandy Hook; that, in the opinion OF Capt.
semmes, beiug the easiost method. OF its danger,
he affects to care nothing Having done that psr-
baps lie intends TO " ay OIL" and take fLips as they
came out from NewYork.
STATEMENT or CAPT. WELLS OF TIE IAU-
RITA.
Capt. Wells OF the bark Laureta SAYS that when
hs was in lat. 39' 45' lon 65' about "A O'Clock on
tho morning u Oct. %, he made Bail on the port
bow, standing to the fouhward, and Ut . o'clock
made her out 10 be steamer undor rail alone
When about three quarter, OF "A milo from her, tho
steamer ran up tho 81. Georges Cross aud Cant,
Wells the American enfign. Tie steamer then irei
gun AID run up the Confederate nag
Capt. w. then hove 10, and boat with an armed
crew, under command OF 81 Lieut.. Wilson put of
fom tho steamer aud cano ABOARD tho bark, and
TOOK possession of Ler as priLo 10 tho Confederate
steamer Alabama, and tho oilcor ordered Cant
Woiis to ~ ABOARD tho steamer with bis papcrs.
An officer was loft Oh board tue bark, while Cant.
Wells went aboard the steamer in the boat. iIe
vas then taken into The cabin, aud Capt Ssmlae.
examined his papers and told him he was going TO
burn the bark.
Capt. Hclls wsI lion ordered on deck to rcpor, 10
mo lst lAeasenhnt, and 10 wa then ordered on
board hh own yessel 10 Vet hia clothes being limited
10 ors runk hnd ihs crrw one bag c..o., aud after
getting thete, Calt Wsls wiz or.sfed to g,t out
boGt AID nghn 80 On board lhe steamer with his
osor, coUsh shlIDg Vi npe mep. Tle bark wss thsu