Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-17

NEW York. Oct l6-The ship Brilliant, OF
New York bound from New York 20 London
was captured and burned Oct 3. in latitude 30
deg and longitude 30 deg, by the pirate Ala
bama.
The ship Emily Faruham. of Portsmouth, New
Hampshire. from New York for Liverpool. was
captured the same time but released, il having
been proved by documents aboard that her cargo
was on English account
Cant Harer and crew of the Brilliant arrived
here in the brig Golden Lead, on which also ar
rived the captains and crews of the whaling
barks Virginia and Elisha Dunbar, of New Bed
ford. captured by the Alabama.
The officers and men of the three vessels
burned were paroled and transferred to the Emily
Famham, which put them aboard the Golden
Lead ON the 9th
Capt Hager reports another ship was in sight
when the Brilliant was burning, working up to
wards the wreck. probably with hope of saving
life and as another light was seen at night il is
presumed she also was burned
The Golden Lead only brought eight of the
crews of the burnt ships, the rest, sixty in mum
Der. would be ut aboard other vessels fallen in
with by the Emily Farnham
The Brilliant was built at East Boston in 1850
s39 tons register, valued with freight and out
fit at $50 900. and owned 10y j Atkins 4 Co. of
New York, and Capt Hager, all of whose prop
erty was in her.
The following is a correct list of vessels des-
troved by the 800: Ships Brilliant and Ocmu-
gee, briggs Tucker and Altomaha, barks Virginia
and Elisha Dunbar, schooners Courser. Weather
Guage and Starlight, and sloop unknown.
One hundred and ninety one prisoners were
landed on the island of Flores.
Com VIM. l.. Hudson, United States navy,
died in Brooklyn last evening. He retired last
evening in his usual health.
A sad accident occurred at Sag Harbsr l.. l.,
today during trial Of the James projectile in the
presence of some French and Russian officers of
artillery and considerable cOnc0urse of citizens.
Owing to accident or carelessness a shell exploded
killing Henry Beverdan of this village and sc
verely wounding c. T. James, o. p. Bryan,
Capt James Smith. and G. Berger a French Off
Ger. Several others were more or less wounded
The steamer Potomac has arrived from New
Orleans.
Col. Denning, of the 10Th Connecticut regi-
ment, has been appointed Acting Mayor of New
Orleans vice Gen Weitzel, relieved at his own
request and assigned to the command of the re-
serve brigade of the Department of the Gulf
Capt L. A Crowley, of the 30th Mass, had died
of fever.
Ali prisoners of war at New Orleans registered
for exchange were to be sent 10 Baton Rouge on
the eth
burthen wooden vessel, 30 feet long, rather
row, carries three long guns on a side and i:
pierced for two more amidship. has l00-poundeI
rihed pivot gun forward of the bridge and o.
FOUNDER on the main deck, has tracks laid tor
ward for a pivot bow gun and tracks aft for pivot
stern chaser. Her guns are of the Biakely pat
tern. made by Wesley 4 Preston, at Liverpool
1862 She is bark rugged, is represented to &C
thirteen knots and fifteen under steam; can get
steam up in twenty minutes Hercompliment oil
men is 100, but anxious TO snip more
The Virginia was captured on the 18th Sept
/ in latitude 80 deg long. "a, stripped of all valu
ables.
The Elisha Dunbar was taken on the 18th and
| burned The crews of both vessels were put in
! irons on board the Alabama and kept there night
and day until transferred to the Emily Farm
ham.
Capt. Clifford, of the Dunbar, saws he under
stood the Alabama would cruise about the Gul
/ Banks few weeks to destroy large American
ships. They had knowledge 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 were confident of their ability 10 capture o.
run away from any vessel of the United States
The steamer being in track of both outward anC
homeward vessels, and more or less being il
sight every day, she will make great havoc amont
them.
The Alabama took her armament and crew OF
board near the Western Islands, from an Englisl
bark The crew is principally English. the Off
GERS being the chivalry of the South.
All the water consumed on board Is condensed
She has eight months provisions. besides what !
being plundered and about 400 tons coal.
The rumored action of the banks,in the subjec
of gold and stocks is at least premature. No sue
meeting has yet been held. and no such actio
taken. though there is much talk on the subject
particularly as regards the refusal of loans i
gold
At the Stock Exchange today motion wa
made to expunge gold from the list. The matte
was referred 70 a committee This is the founda
ton Of some stories afioat to-day.