Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-10-21
oneratlcns Of tie 900.

New YORK, Oct. 10
The ship Brilliant, Of New York, bound
from New York to Lnudon, wes CAPTURED
and burned, October Sd. in lat 40, long so,
by ihe pirate Alibama The ship Emily
Farnbem, of Portsmouth. n II from New
York, for Liverpool, was captured ut the
same time, but released, it having been
proved by documents aboard that her cargo
was on English account. Capt. uager and
the crew of the Brilliant arrived here in
the brig Golden Lead, on which also arrivE
ed tie Captains and crews Of the whaling
harks Virginia ard Elisha Dunbar, Of New
Bedford, captured Ly the Alabama. The
officers and men Of the three vessels burned
were parOled aud Transferred 10 the Emily
Fa7nGam, which put tiem aboard The Col
den Lead on tho 6;h. Capt. Uaser reports
that another ship was in sight when the
Brilliant was burning. working up towards
the wreck, probably with a hope of saving
lie; 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 burned ships. The rest, sixty in
number, would BIZ put aboard other vessels
fallen IN with By the Emily Farm ham.
The Brilliant was built at East Boston IN
1860; was OF $50 tons register: was valued.
with .Teigh! and GutEts. al $50 600; and
vas owned by j. Atkins & Co.. &c New
York, and Capt Hag5r. al Of whose prop
ertY was in her.
The tol!esiEg is correct list Of vessels
destroyed by the 300:
Ships Brilliant, J. c. Mulgee; brigs
Tucker, AltaUeha barks Virginia. Elisha
| Dunbsr; schoouers Courser, Weather
Gauge, and Srraitlight: end ship uu-
known. One hundred and uinety-one
prisoners were landed On the Leland o.
| Flores.
New York, Oct lG.
The rebel propeller Alabama is of 20C
tons burden. She is wooden vessel, ZIG
| feet long. and rather narrow. She carrie.
| shrce long 32-pcurdegs on side, snd j,
| pierced for two more amidships She ba,
a lO0-pouuder rified pivot gun forward o
the bridge, and 6S-pounder on the nIuir
deck. She has tracks laid forward for
pivot bow-gun, and tracks aft for pivo
stern-cAsser. Her guns are Of the BlskcleN
pattern. made by Wesley & Preston, Liver
pool. 1862. She is bark-rigged; Is repre-
sented 10 60 thirteen knots, and fifteen IN
der steam /; can get steam NJ in twenty
minutes. Her complement. Of men is 40
but she is anxi0uS to ship more.
The Virginia was captured on the l7tl
of September, in lat. 80, long 81 strip
OF oil yaIGabl's and burned. The Elisha
Dunbar was taken the next day and burr
ed. The crews Of both vessels were put il
irons on deck on board the Alabama, ant
kept there night and day til! transferred t,
the Ella Farubam. Capt. Clifford of tn,
Dunbar, says he understood the Aabami
would cruise about the Cult Banks IA few
weeks to destroy the large American ship
ping. They had know ledge Of two ship
being -aded with arms for the United
States, and were in hopes to capture them
They were snxious to stop the D7eadnough;
and were confident OF their ability to cap.
ture or run away from any vessel Of tht
United SiateB Tae-steAneT being in trncl
Of both outward and homewgrd-tUcnd YES
snls, and more or loss being in sight ever,
day, she will make great havoc az,ou,
them.
The Alabama took her armament an,
crew on board near Western Islands. from
On English bark. Her crew is principal
English, the officers being the chiyalry 0
the South. All the water consumed OF
board is condensed. She has eight months
provisions, besides what is being Uluu3er
ed, ana about 400 TONS Of coal