The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-10-23
From the New York Tribune.
- REBEL PRIVATEER ALABAMA

More Merchant Vessels Burnei-Ihe Ship
Brilliant, of Ne,o York, Dessroyed-E1ever
Vessels Captwed-Arrival Of their officers
| And Creaos.
| The brig Golden Lead. Of Jersey, Eng
! land, which arrived in port yesterday. brought
as passengers the captains. mates and crews
fifty four in number-of the ship Brilliant
and Banks Elisha Dunbar and Virginia. OF
New Bedford, which were burned at sea by
the Confederate steamer Alabama (''29O ~
From the log of the Golden Lead we learn
that:
On the 9th inst, latitude 43 degrees 26
minutes. longitude As degrees so minutes,
spoke ship Emily Farnham. hence for Liv-
erpool, and took from her the captains,
mates. steward and boy, belonging to three
vessels that were burned at sea by the Con-
federate steamer Alabama ('29OO
Captain Hasar. of the Brilliant. who is a
very intelligent man, has furnished the fol-
low wing narrative of the capture and des-
truction of his vessel, aud the description oil
the prlvateer {:
NARRATIVE OF THE CAPTURE AND BURNING
OF THE SHIP BRILLIANT, OF NEW YORK.
Captain Hagar, late Of the ship Brilliant,
reports that he was from New York. bound
to London. On the morning of October 8.
in latitude 400, longitude 500 so. the wind
from northeast. large ship in company.
about a mile to windward. Soon alter. a
steamer was seen on the weather-bow stand
ing to the westward, under sail. The stea-
mer, on nearing the ship to the wlndward.
ran up at her peak the st. George cross, and
in few minutes after. fired gun across
her bow, at the same tine displaying the
Confederate flag.
The American colors were set and the
ship hove to, and boat from the steamer
went alongside; the steamer then wore round
and made sail for the Brilliant. We set our
colors, and on the steamer nearing US, she
fired gun across our stern, when we move
to A boat was then sent alongside, with
two officers and boats crew. all armed,
aud on their reaching the deck OF the snip
they claimed her as prize to the Confeder
ate steamer Alabama, Captain Semms. with
orders for me to go in the boat to the stea-
, mer, with all nv ships papers.
On arriving on boarl, after waiting awhile,
, was asked in The cabin to have my papers
. examined. The ship not having any docu-
r ments to prove that her cargo was on foreign
account, the papers and cargo were conh--
, Gated | was then ordered on board the shi if
; to assist with my: crew and boat IN removing
, such stores and cargo as they wanted ioI
their own use, and to bring NV officers and
, crs v. with but small bag of clothing each
on board the steamer. they would not be
2 Ium bered up with our baggage. On arri-
wing back to the steamer with my crew was
I ordered to the other vessel. which proved
!, to be- the ship Emily Farnham of Ports
}, month y. H.. Captain Simms. from New
z York Tor Liverpool. This ship was claim
ed IS a prize, and the Captain was on boarc
= the steamer having his papers examined.
= Documents being found among them t.
e prove that his cargo WAS on English accou ut
IS his ship was released.
Ga board the steamer were the captains
Il offers. and crews GA in al y of the wha'in.
# bark Virginia and Elisha Dunbar, Of New
V Bedford, captured aud burned at sea. Bo't
il these crews with those of the Brilliant
n were put on board the e mly Farnham. af-
ter being paroled. During tn e remainder o
c the day the steam er':i officers and crew were
= plundering the Brilliant of her cargo anG
. stores and every thing they chose to take
Ali Captain Hagar's private property. snct
= as his chrouometer. srxtant, baron ter
: charts, books. &c. aud large part of hi
clothing, were taken from him, the officer
OF the steamer claiming every thing
During the afternoon a large ship was ii
sight to the south ward, heading to the east
ward. and they had their eyes upon her
Y 1t was nearly or quite calm, and continues
4 so during the night. At sunset the Briliian
= was fred. Al seven 2. NJ she was in fame
)" fore and aft. the + +. lying about a mil
lie from her. The ship continued to burn a.
- night. In the morning the steamer wa
, close at hand, and the ship seen the after
Of noon before had worked up to the burnin
J. wreck, probably with the expectation G
saving life, but at daylight found hersalf i
the clutches of her destroyer. 1t continues
e calm nearly all day, and but light ar du
= ring the night. Towards midnight bri2 h
light was seen in the direction of the stea-
!, mer and it is more than probable it wa
from the third ship.
Three of the crew of the Brilliant Gal
y Englishmen) volunteered on the Alabama
The E. F. continued on her voyage. but
having the officers AID crew of three burn e.
vessels (sixty-eight in alp beside her OWL
~ had not water enough. On the 9Th inst
:, fell in with brig Golden Lead of Thorn as
., eight of the number. The remand e
;, would be put on board vessels as fallen il
with.
i The Brilliant was built by Samuel Hall
= and launched at East Boston in Novem Der
"a 1860; was S39 tuns register, and. with he
n freight and outfits, was valued at $50 600 =
rated A l. She was owned by Mesrs j
Atkins & Co., of New York, and Captain
: Hagar. All the property Captain II. pos
v sessed was in the ship. and not having thu
e war risk IN his insurance, lost every thing
If The Brilliant had no guns. The follow
IS ing her cargo:
IS Flour 5.231 br!s.. 80 456 bush. wheat. a.
1 ties. beef. 26 brls. pork, 8 tcs pork. 81 ,424
= lbs. taliow. 10 93S lbs. butter, O43 gals
IS lard oil, 2f2 bags cocoa IL 200 lbs. bacon,
q hhds pork heads, 64C slaves.
n List Of vessels burned by the Alabam;
since the middle of August: