Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-10-17
Vessels Destroyed by tho Pirate
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New York, Oct. 16.-The ship Brilliant, of
New York, bolnd from New York to London,
was captured and burned October Sd, in LAT. 40,
long. so, by the pirate Alabama, or 290.
Tho ship Emily Farnham, of Portsmouth, /,
N. H., from New York for Liverpool, was cap.
tured at the same time, but released, It having
been proved by documents aboard that her cargo
was on English account.
Capt. Huger and crew OF the Brilliant ar.
rived here in the brig Golden Lead, on which
also arrived the captains and crews Of the
whaling barks Virginia and Elisha Dunbar, of
New Bedford, captured by the Alabama. The
officers and men of the three vessels burned
were paroled and transferred to the Emily
Farnham, which put them aboard the Golden
Lead on the 9Th.
Captain Huger reports that another ship was
10 sight when the Brilliant was burning, work
ing up toward the wreck, probably with hope
OF saving life; and as another light was seen
| at night il is presumed she also burnt.
The Golden Lead only brought eight of the
| crews of the burnt ships. The rest, sixty in
number, would be put aboard other vessels fall
len in with by the Emily Farnham.
The Brilliant was built in East Boston in
1860, eight hundred and thir.y-nine tons regis.
ter, valued, with freight and outfits, at eighty
thousand dollars, owned by ]. Atkins & Co OF
New York, and Captain Huger; all OF whose
property was 10 her.
| The following is correct list Of vessels de
stroyed by the Alabama: ships Brilliant. Oc
mulgee, brig Tucker, barks Virginia, Elisha
Dunbar, brig Altamaks, schoouers Courier
We,thergsge and Starlight, and ship unknown
One hundred and nnety-one prisoners were
landed on the island of Flores.
The Alabama is 1900 tons burthen, wooden
vessel, 2l0 feet long, rather narrow, carries
three long 32.pounders on side, and is pierced
for two more amidship; has 10O.poundel
riled pivot gun forward of the bridge, and O
68-pounder on the main deck; has tracks lait
forward for pivot bow gun, and tracks aft fol
pivot stern chaser. Her guns are Of the Blake
ley pattern, made by Wesley & Preston, Liver
pool, 1862. She is bark-rigged, and is repre-
scented to 60 thirteen knots and fifteen unde
steam; can get steam up in twenty Minutes
Her compliment Of men is one hundred ant
twenty, but is anxious to ship more.
The Virginia was captured on the 17th o
September, in lat. 80 long. "a, stripped of oil
valuables and burnt. The Elisha Dunbar wa
taken the next day, and burnt The crews o
both vessels were put in irons on deck aboar,
transferred to the Emily Farnham.
Captain Clifford, of the Dunbar, says he IN
derstood the Alabama would cruise about th
gulf banks few weeks, to destroy large Ameri
can ships. They had knowledge Of two ships be
ing loaded with arms for the United States, an
were In hopes to capture them. They wer
anxious to catch the Dreadnought, and wer
confident Of their ability to capture or ru
away from any vessel of the United States.
The steamer being in track of both outwar
and bomeward bound vessels, and more or lea
being in sight every day, she will make gret
havoc among them.
:. The Alabama took her ornament and Gre
on board near the western islands, from o
English bark. Her crew is principally Englis
the officers being the chivalry of the South
All the water consumed on board is condense
She has eight months provisions, besides VIII
is being plundered, and about six hundred tol
of coal. r