The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-10-18
The Rebel Pirates.

in Lee county at over 600.
The Rebel Pirates.
New York, Oct l6-The ship Brilliant, Of
New York, bound from New York to London,
was captured and burnt Oct Sd, in lat. 40 deg
Long. 80, by the pirate Alabama.
The ship Emily Farnham, of Portsmouth, N.
H., from New York for Liverpool, was captured
at the same time, but released. It having been
proven by documents aboard, that her cargo
was on English account.
Capt Hays and crew of the Brilliant arrived
here in the brig Golden Lead, on which also ar.
rived the Captain and crew Of the whaling barks
Virginia and Cara Dunbar, of New Bedford, cap.
tured by the Alabama.
The officers and men of the three vessels
burned, were paroled and transferred to the
Emily Farnham, which put them on board the
Golden Lead.
On the 9th Capt. Hays reports that another
ship was in sight when the Brilliant was burn.
ing, working up towards the wreck, probably
with the hope of saving life /; and as another
light was seen at night, it is presumed she also
was burned.
The Golden Lead only brought eight Of the
crews of the burned ships. The rest, 60 in
number, would be put aboard other vessels fol-
lowing with the Emily Farnham.
The Brilliant vas built in Eas: Boston, in
1860, S39 tons burden, aud was valued with
freight and outfits at $4,000. She was owned by
]. Atkins l. Co., of New York, and Capt. Hays,
all of whose property was in her.
The following is correct list of the vessels
destroyed by the 300:
Ships Brilliant and Acmulgee; brig. Tucker ;
barks Virginia and Eliza Dunbar brig Altama
tina schooners Coarair, Weathergage and Star
Light, and ship, name unknown. One humid
red and ninety-one prisoners were Tailed on the
Island of Flores.
The Rebel propeller Alabama is 1900 tons
burtben, wooden vessel 2lO feet long, rather
narrow and carries three long 32-pounders on
side and is pierced for two more anidship; has
a 100.pounder rifed pivot gun forward of the
bridge and 6S FOUNDER on the main deck has
tracks laid forward for pivot cone gun and
tracks aft for pivot stern gun, close. Her guns
are of late patterns, made by Wesley. She is
reported to go ID knots an hour and IL under
steam can get up steam in 20 minutes. Her
complement of men is 100, but anxious to ship
more.
The Virginia was captured on the 18th of Sep.
TENDER in lat. 80, long 81, stripped of all valu
ables and burned.
The Elisha Dunbar was taken the next day
and burnt. The crews of both vessels were put
in irons on deck on board the Alabama and kept
there night and day till transferred to the Emily
Farnham.
Captain Clifford, of the Dunbar, says be under
stood the Alabama would cruise about the Gold
Banks few weeks to destroy large American
shipping. They had knowledge of two ships
being loaded with arms for the United States
and were in hopes to capture them. They were
confident of their ability to capture or run
away from any vessel of the United States.
The steamer having track Of both outward
and homeward bound vessels, and more or less
being in sight of every one, she will do great
havoc among them.
The Alabama took her armament and crew on
board near the Western Island from an English
bark. Her crew is principally English, the off
GERS being the chivalry of the South. She has
eight months provisions on board and about
400 tons of coal.
Reorganization of the Army Of the Po-
tOmac.
A Correspondent of the Philadelphia Inqui
.er with Gen. McClellan's army writes as follows
under date of Oct A.
MANY important changes have been made in
the various brigades, divisions and corps, with
in the past few days, but it is almost impossible
to ascertain the location Of any body of men
less then a division. Colonies have been ap-
pointed brigade commanders; brigsdiers have
been given the control of divisions and several
changes have taken place in the command of
corps since the recent conflict in this vicinity.
ten Hooker has been assigned the place vaca-
ted by Gen. Mcdowell, and as Hooker is now
absent recovering from his wounds, Gen Rey-
noids is in command. An immense number of
troops are encamped within five miles around
here. Many of the divisions are under orders
TO march at a moments warning. The Pennsyl.
vania Reserves, which are now in Hooker's diyis.
ion, received marching orders yesterday at 10
O'Clock, but have not moved vet, as I have just
arrived from their camp which ls two miles west
of this point"
Talk about Gold, &c.
NEW YORK, Oct. l6.-The rumored action of
tue Banks on the subject of Col I and Stocks, is
al ieast premature. No such meeting has vet
oeen held and no such action taken, though there
ls much talk on the subject, particularly as re-
CARDS the refusal of loans on gold.
AT the Stock Exchange today, a motion was
made to expunge gold from the list. The mat
ter was referred to q committee. This il the
toundttion of some stories afloat in regard to
the matter.
From New Orleans.
NEW YORK, Oct. l6.-The steamer Potomac
has Just arrived from New Orleans, 7th.
Col Deming, of the 18th Connecticut Regi-
ment, has been appointed Acting Mayor of New
Orleans vice Gen. Vessels, relieved at his own
request, and assigned to the command of the
reserve brigade in the Department of the Gulf,
Oaptain I. A. Crowly, of the SOth Massachu-
sets, died of fever.
All prisoners of war registered for exchange
were to be sent to Baton Rouge on the 9Th.