Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-10-17
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The ship Brilliant, of New York, bound
from New York to London, was captured
and burned Oct. Sd, lat 40, long. so, by the
pirate Alabama.
The ship Emily Fa-nham, of Portsmouth,
N. H., from New York for Liverpool, was
captured at the same time, but was re-
leased, it having been proved by docu-
ments aboard that her cargo was on Eng
ish account.
Captain Hager and crew, of the Bril-
liant, arrived here in the brig Golden
Lead, on which also arrived the Captain
and crew of the whaling barks Virginia
and Elisha Dunbar, of New Bedford, cap
tured by the Alabama. The officers and
men Of the three vessels burned were pa
rolled and transferred to the Emily Farm
ham, which put them aboard the Golden
Lead on the 9TH.
Captain Rogers reports that another
ship was in sight when the Brilliant was
burning, working up towards the wreck,
probably with the hope Of saving their
HlHffr, HlHfffr 4iPFdI It Is Preg6hfed She also burned
The Golden Lead only brought eight of the
crew Of the burnt ships, the rest, sixty in
number, would be put aboard of other YES
sells fallen in with by the Emily Farnham.
The Brilliant was built at East Boston, in
1860. She was 839 tons register and was
valued with freight and outfits at $50, 900.
She was owned by J. Atkins & Co., of New
York, and Captain Hager, all of whose
property was in it. The following is cor
rect list of vessels destroyed by the 29O:
Ships Brilliant, OcomulgCs; brig Tucker,
Banks, Virginia, Elisha, Dunbar, and
brig Altamaha; schooners Courser, Wealth
er Gauge and Starlight, and ship Unknown.
One hundred and ninety-one prisoners
were landed on the Island of Flores.
Commander William L. Hudson, u S.
n, died in Brooklyn last evening. He
retired in his usual health
A correspondent of the Philadelphia In
quirer, with General McClellan's army,
writes as follows, under date of October
"A: Many and important changes have
been made in the various brigades, divi-
sions and corps within the past few days,
and it is now almost impossible to aseer-
tain the location of any body of men less
than a division. Colonels have been ap-
pointed brigade commanders, Brigadiers
have assumed control of divisions, and
several changes have taken place in the
commanders Of corps since the recent con-
ficts in this vicinity.
General Hooker has been assigned to
the command vacated by General McDow-
ell, and as Hooker is now absent recover
ing from his wounds, General Reynolds is
the commander.
An immense number of troops is en-
camped within FIVE miles around here.
Many Of the divisions are under orders
to march at a moments warning
The Pennsylvania reserves, which are
now in ,,HOoker's corps, received marching
orders yesterday at u o'clock, but have
not yet moved as l have just arrived from
their encampment, which is two miles
west of this point"
The steamer Potomac has arrived, from
New Orleans the 7th. Col Deming of the
| 18th Connecticut Regiment has been ap-
pointed acting Mayor of New Orleans, vice
/ Gen. Weitzel, relieved at his own request
and assigned to the command of the reserve
! brigade of the Department of the Gulf
Capt. I. A. Cromley Of the 3Oth Massa-
chusetts Regiment had died of fever.
All prisoners of war registered for ex-
| change were TO be sent to Baton Rouge on
/ the 8th.
The Rebel propeller Alabama is 1906
/ tons burthen,a wooden vessel, 2l0 feet long,
rather narrow, carries three long 81
Founders on a side, and is pierced for two
more amidship she has 100-pound riled
pivot gun forward of the bridge, and a 68-
/ FOUNDER on the main deck; she has tracks
laid forward for pivot bow-gun, and
tracks aft for a pivot stern-chaser. Her
guns are of Blakely's pattern, made by
| Wesley s. Preston, Liverpool, in 1852
/ She is bark rigged. She is represented to
/ 90 thirteen knots, and fifteen under
steam. She can get steam up in twenty
minutes. Her complement of men is 120,
but she is anxious to ship more.
The Virginia was captured on the 18th
of September, in lat. 80 long. "a, and was
stripped of all her Yaluables and burned.
The Elisha Dunbar was taken the next
sells were put in irons on deck aboard the
Alabama, and kept there night and day
till transferred to the Emily Faraham.
| Captain Clifford, Of the Dunbar, says he
understood the Alabama would cruise about
| the Gulf banks o few weeks to destroy
! large American ships. They had knoWl-
edge of two ships being loaded with arms
for the United States and were in hopes
to capture them. They were anxious to
catch the Dreadnought, and we're 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
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