, 1862-11-09
TIE PIRATE ON THE SEAS,
Prupo>ltionnt to Capture the .llAban1n a

II IL understood that the Vanderbilt and
two other atlled ytsse1a are to bs sect a.
otce from Sew York OF cruise to 1ntesyent
ARD ae4.so5 the reoel privateer assbtma.
Tie Vanderbilt Is one CT the !.stest ocetn
steamships. ard vii undoubtedly be able to
overhaul the AIabama Il she gets On her track.
The vsLat.bjit IL htarlly ARMED, a:t l. 20
Strengthened: that she csc set with terrible
.1ytct a. . TIT. Ihs last ,lstings from tie
A1ebara stit her In la ituds :hir.J-nine d.
grees aId In ieaei'ade ski. ..rlre degrees; .a;s
waa On tie :..a.h Ut Oc.ohc-
Commander y. i. Porter Of The navy, pub
lshes the following propusl,ion:
ssGw IorK. Nov. J, 1861.
The merchants Of New York should. put
tsttr shcat=trs to The wheel. The Dread
.taurIt il one OF the Gltst st;ps :tao.:, aud
tle OILY cEsi h1sc seen lit 70 be c, ,,nyrr;cd
into u:ar-uf-war. Ia q rerE short tiule s!,:.
csn te h:ted 1cr sea, and l recommend ,hls
s'tps 70 their notEce. Il tley hass satle:ea1
c0h!idcEct In e, aIt the government will
hlio~ uie, will supe1!ctend Etc gu ils vt ,Als
Vessel, a'td ca my Eery test 10 1ase the ila-
5susa: fn: should they desire better officer,
.l.h peFn it sne 70 rec9.ouend to th-m Cap
tain 4. Il k.l,y, UE:.ea States Savs. an
tie American Navy. ". D. ron7EE.
desire no tItrs Pay. and IF The vessel "a
csptostd the bo2nty tacner can 80 to pzy e1-
ptnets, sc.
Sill snotAer proposition fer the csptars Of
the Alata1na I. thus set set forth IL the Boston
T1orsler of last eyeninE:
We hsve cenvessed With 1srrrA shirmss~
a*rs WHO were ca2tured by the British risas=
Alabama, and are consinced that She could be
ta.;I5 crippled. It not DESTROYED, BY anF Of our
l..
ur.ned aud manned. The fact is ,iusosieas
HAT every vessel she has captured haa heen
dt cttvst BY her appearance, and that some
ii tLeln, hsd they spai'v:1td i.-s, could haze
t'paed her, for lhus fac ste has onl5 uset her
calls.
ANY Of ctr three 1aasted schoouers cannot
oA1y oussafi her. but sail around her. Ehe /.
Eo loEg and her Itasts 50 bzafiy placed III II
| rhe ca.n<st be STAYED. CT in 0trrr verbs can.
! no: be tsnuEtt round lead 10 the wind and
| tt. i vtTy long In we,rlRg, Ia o.:lng hranzht
| Ia. rla'n the oPltos ita tack by s.liinx before
| the rinE. Any sailor can eaatly com prehand
| she atyantzgt t1ns1i sailing schooner would
have ortr etr- In the nest place, tile schpon r
is Euch lower In tie water, and therefore IN
uncertain msts to fire at. ~hse bes opp .ntnt
"a lfkh ahd cannct we'll be missed; and Ia tac
second It!ser, the ecAo"ntr, by her gssA.
t;:t at1h VI beam, has more stability.
III speed, readiness OF evolution. iornes6 in
the wattr, und stability, ue cnus!drr the
schooner be. superior nn1sr canvas, aud
| might destroy her nefJEe .l,r could steam ut,
The Alabama Is quite narrow for her sep.a,
I II very fspit tn her MotiAns-*e uraI in
raI1fr I-atd therefore the effectiveness Of le,
nrtillerl ia mitch impaired. In s=a ,-ay she
might i!te ri:J thots without .tr;klr.; q
\ schooner.
/ In vi1s If thcse !acta, would It no: b. vc1l
| fcr unr eliipo~ ntrs md underwriters 10 tli
| out Ded frM dstS or 100 tchponers 10 90 Ii
! search q THE Ira'as Tnere IA mn Impaftaa,
| rcEErstion corrected wi:h her eulistluE n,c1
| frtm the Tteetl- nte has captured, rl.ct
ought 10 stimulate alt Interested 10 i'm no
date ae'is1- To Il In aiItsscnt t,ar attcl
cEc Enitxele tes psrAtteal {,uspo4es Will ;,
l,lns,m from thtse volutte. r, and ~4i,e r.,
| arc th1siu- about caL tu.!ag b. at,c NAV h ~,
i!ee! III companions IN afa her in her inrA
| inou< ~Vrk Of f1ckt.ucttou.
WEta hke cur'useu the wis1cTs sbe had
ercw OF en]y keventy.two all tod: nt last ae
ccnn.s she had nearly III men. NoE itt,
nes arc amply sufficient to work he-, .ad =
can cDlT arcnnn, 70: her tsviny lEcrt.sed II
iuu.b' upon ,lr Presumption ibA. thsJ u
10 b: pux on board Ut o.hrr res.tl&.
II Is NHf iynEr0 1able that she ,uay. h7 .oa.
t!ck. cepruse onc of our tume ward heun
clil'l<is fTrm Chiast and I'll he- nut as 4 cou
eost- sh- hrs tpsre artillery on b:ar.f, so "a
, | Oi The ctIHa1n6 Who h1a htsa captured bv hg
| Informed cs. aud thEs Eas prot,blJ ptocure
lsr the v.'y purpose which sst t:a.e supp.,&vt
| IT all iexelts wncther this be 40 or at, /: |
| ase+!1uteiJ recrrs IT. ttat s,tHe 1neans shoul
. " hd'pssd - sit.etAy ss possible 10 cut aho!
her cnrstr.
The St" Terk Pr: Of Monday evening s,y:
"We c7u Assure Ill who are Interested ta7
| The government las taken all necessary az
! iaofsihle fncssures to p1s stop 10 The earee
| Of the rebtl prlrAtees Alabama 1t IL no: pr,
cent ia state what hsa been done I. Is sn
ticfc1t to knaw, what re ART assured o! Oh th
t.sl 4uthorh-. that sucu measures nc.
t.ken and euch sac&ns pu: ia operation at OF,
hy the navy department - Will put ep ed
ssor to III. career Of tbs new rebel Eh3
Ttst The pabln kaoks nothing Of uhat b
been done ahowh That the nccessA.y secree
i S4s ~xI enforced"
CorrHcuting upol -, ,.test depreciation
OF the AIaIasnA, xhs Bosssn Joaraat r
: narks.
e.x vessels burpt md two heavily rsasorue
!. G&ar ut S'A~ eoA-f. Within tef<ecoptc rAuce I
Nan'uckrt! While cur cruisers wcro sMd
. b. watching fur fho A1ahamx In the nsighbo
; hocd q The t'uM lest she should lnierce,
RE Ea'aoEnss. sfc; mtss. she pounres on OF
N~1he1n rthseIA. proceeding along {.
crowded xack nF Cur ro.tf.era 9ayiga-iop. d
' 6fsnss u ptessatE. aat when 1sss eeea n
= AaM 10 be a1AudfnE direct for 8.adF Tool
= VIM EIufpett oa Euur1nx afou1 Of Atyrss&
; telp. Th*sr thtuga speak for tneme4lye
> Thy mr. ths r viva' Of ehees piracy II or =
: eAdNs. We DO Ao< k1oW 1nak cAR ~ i u
= la,n'tdta'e]y. o1t re &xs.s thse a.a.s .! pp
ssbatg thaa s<1fsastse h>ktA,isn Wilt be fous