New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-17
long bright lover rnasts, and black mas-hoads. Her


yards are black yard-arms long; poles short tsay
to feet), with small dcgv anes on each and pen
dapt at the main; tudjing-siil, booms on the fore
and main; has wire rigging carries on her foremost
square foresail, large ny ais with two reefs and
bonnet; topgaant sall and royal. On tue mainmas,
large trysail with two reefs and bonnet, no square
mainsail bent; topsail two reef, and topgsant
sail and royal. On the mizzenmas,, very large
spGnker and short tbrcc cornered gaf topsail;
has fore aud foretcpmast saysai and jib; has had
no siaysais on the main mzzen-masts bent, nor
royal yards aoft; has all National flags, but usually
sets the st. Georges cross on approaching vessel
Her present complement of men is leo, all tod but
her officers anxious TO ship more. man lie kept
at the masthead from daylight to sunset. Her sails
are Of hemp canvas made very reaching; the top
sails have twenty cloths on the head and thirty on
TIE foot; general appearance Of the hull and sails
decidedly English. She is generally under two top
saif, fore and main topsails fore aud fore
tcpmast saysals; some times topgallant calls
and jib, but seldom any sails on the mizzen
except while in chase Of vessel She is very slow
ia stays, generally wears ship. She was built ex-
presly for the buFness. She is engaged TO destroy
be. She took her armament and crew, and most of
her officers on board, near Terciera, Western
| Islands from an English vessel. Her crew ar
| nriucipalsy English; the 'aticers, cl"airy % In
| South An the water consumed on bo"rd is CON
lieused. She has eight mouths provisions, BESIDE
what is being puudered. The following are tn
} names a her oiicers
Cart semnes COmmer5e, In Chief let Lient,, H,i;
Lent hIms'ronei 81 ); s Htnsl aGws
Of len rsvsli Corporal, saii'sni Sennsr Iordy w
, Trscuan; Ca pen,ei. Robinson; Boatsws
v NcCaskis, Docsos, Surgeon. 3o'snkno"n.
T CARD
I The undersigned late masters Of the shp Br
liant barko Yirei.s and Elisha Dunbar captured and burne
~ sca by the Confederate pya'eer steamer 4aoams Ses
express their Asns. to csi o. 10, so G =,
nd aud Treatment received while on board Ae
y 'i@'''' GEORGE HAGAR, late of ship Brilliant
: h. TILrON. bah NIfg,nil
DAVID Il. OXFORD. bark T. DaneaT
Il is diaicslt to see how Laird a. Sons of Birser
head can escape the penalties Of British law u, II
deed, the British Courts are willing TO punish an
citizen for infraction of the Neutrality law of I'll
+ Empire. The fact that tie Alabama was being bui
for the Confedera.es wac notorious IS TO be maj
d ter of COMMON talk all over the country, and III
: names of prolniuen, British merchants were assC
i cia,ed with her in the most intimate relations.
c HOW SIZE LEFT ENGLAND.
II Ur escape from the port Of Liverpool wa
effected by straiagem absurdly transparent tia
none but officials wiuy blind could have bee
is deceived. Her owners gave bonds in the sum
N 600 900 that che would not leave British water
., until che had regular clearance, and was the
e. allowed to 90 to trial trip ~, fully provi
oned and named after having previously been o
5, two or three trial trips in the Mersey.
ID The day after she sailed her owners paid III
&c 1900 penalty aud the vessel continued her tia
0, trip 10 the Azores and q port. Her voyage wa
doubtless intended for the trial Of her guns. wei
80 her tinbers, engines spars and sails for she fire.
shot and shell mt American vessels u the number Q
), nearly twenty, and then burnt them and IaroeC
{ their officers and crews.
Dat OF all this dire misfortune we have the COMO
!ation OF knowing that the cargo fthe Brilliant, val
ued at $50 600 or $4,000, is British property.
., is 10 be hoped that this marauder of the scas ma,
= repeat these outrsgee until English merchants au
officials learn to respect the obligation under whicl
!. they ere placed by their Sovereign.