The New York herald., 1863-03-06
The Allah am o.

sassstng details Of the news published the HaADyes
tsrday morning.
The Alnba anna.
vlsTT on BOARD At JAhAICA--APPBARANCB or THE
PRIvATEER AFTER HER ENGAdKAENT WITH THE
HArTERAs-HER ARMAMENT AND ONE HUNDRED
FOUNDER RLAKBLRY GUN--CAP1AN sEAMEs' CRUISE
OFF 0ALvEsToN-THE SHELLS FIRED AT THE HAT
TRaAS, ETC.
IJsmaica (Jan 2s) correspondence OF London Times
Tho Alabama arrived at Port Royal on January 20.
sloven days from Galveston and the following morning
great excitement existed in Kingston. when rumors
spread that she had recently been engaged with federal
me following account may generally be relied upon.
las been Cleaned from personal examination Of the
vessel and armament and from actors in the taking of
ihe Hatterus, federal gunboat:-
Tho Alabama, steamer or wood, copper lined ,
Captain Semmes commander Of l6 tons burthen three
hundred horse poyer, capable Of being worked up to
twelve hundred Two hundred and ten feet long, and
thirty feet beam painted black outside, with round
stern and scpng bows, bark rgged with wire ropes ana
furnished with every necessary for quick sailing vessoi
draws fifteen to sixteen feet Of wator and has arma
nsnt o. nine guns ono long sixty eight FOUNDER
Bakeley gun, both pivot guns. the latter r,acd
with nlDo grooves and Of seven and half
"a ..c s .eys@
With sharper twist than that Of the hundred pound
and carrying twenty ve pound projectile this gun
~ Jamaica, IN the beginning OF January Crew one hun
arsd and thirty seven officers and men, all told; the lat
se with ths exception Of eight said be English
hands'' tsen board the prizes The majority Of the
scers have been educated at tho United States Naval
naval and Military sciences Average speed twelve knots
with pressure Of eleven pounds per square inch
We now come 70 the circumstances which led 20 the
Alabama seeking shelter ss Port Royal Captain remmes
having heard that Galveston tnc coast OF Texas
10 be attacked BY the federss and believing that feet
Of transports would be of that town. conceived the plan
q cutting out Of the troopships and damaging or
destroying tbs others. With this ptsnton be made TO-
Il the
Of the federal vessels before upy land could be
distinguished hore be intended 70 lie 10 until dark
would favor the execution OF his project but oru
Aatsv perhaps-for turned out that all the vessels at
Galveston were men-of war, heavily armed, and
Has.cras, Northern sunDoat, ssped The Aisbams
A.A gave cha.e, under the impression that
board s ass
n, baed the gunboat as hunter bats hos with corn
70 lure frsm It's aT by lying 70 unt the Hattsras p
speed 70 get well ahead again This game continued for
several hours and the had succeeded 30 well that BY
eight or o'clock p NJ the gnbost had been allursd
some twenty ve miles from her consorts then the Ala
eams waited IN earnest the approach o. her enemy Al
ths stage accounts some say that me hat,eras on
while others state such have been the from the
Alabama. However, the Hateras coming within two
Ahbama which the fedsrs yessel mmediatsy returned
and tho firing continued without ntermssion for seven
ssn minutes at distances varying from seventy 70 three
guns from the o side and other wise sgnied inten
Won 70 surrender having been totally disabled several
mere On rs ne engines ana n1 nos On ons
sf eighth she'll No time lost In removing the
prisoners 70 the Alabama and scarcely had three quarters
d an hour elapsed from the fret shot being fred before
the Hateras beneath waves amid the cheers Of
NE victorious soutbernsrs.
BY Captain Blake 200 and supposed 70 have been
ariver steamer f great stability converted into
gunboas, and armed with nine guns viz three rided
sixty eight pounlers four thirty twos, smooth boree
rled twenty pounder, and twelve FOUNDER howzer.
Her oopsstsd Of seventeen ocers and 1O2 1903
nsn. The casualties on board the Hatteras were tvo
hiisd and seventeen missing; in The Alabama one
me AiabamA fred all shells (sroeps from shir,ytwos)
fer The smooth bore proeso but many OF them passed
through both sides Of the Hatteras without bursting,
Consequence o. the close Quarters At which ae action took
place Tho sixty eight pounder pivot gun charge Of
fnglhhman, who had served his time the royal navy
and passed in gunnery board the Excellent fred under
wonderful pescson, every sh0s hitting about The wafer
lne Ihe Alabama vas struck on the starboard side Of
sss stern post imnsdistsly above he screw. BY apps
shes on the sazss s,ds amiAshps By shell sbe pors
sow, causing splinersd aperture, and BY thirty two
ieaas splinter fron Tho former having caused the oaIy
casually they suSsrsA
money already sccunssssd vsry sr.ss iieussssn,s
sAAre being 7 0o0 end The captaas between $500 600
and 500 900 On capturing vessel precausion taken
ssnbliDg board Of o1eers, the proceedings Of which
are duly recorded and any articles appropriated Arc
taken charge of ~ ne purssr and regularly ssued 70
we may anticipate hearing moro Of The Alabama by
tbs nextma for IL Is believed that Commodore wikes
Of Trent notorety and squadron are watching the exit
from Port Royal two steamers, reported to be Yankees
having been during tho day Of the 23d cruising
capsain semmes proposes ,5S.af, on Monday or roe.
day rext, aud s,acs that his intention TO fight any
Yankee vessels that may wayiay him IN going out Of
harbor or near tho coast.
al IfveYngol C0ua
mcrcial Advertiser.
have lust been down to Port Royal, In company with
.Aptau Nixtn, 10 visit the Confederate steamship Ala
esma, or 100 which came IN here on Tuesday
ns iast 70 reb and land her Zone hundred and
QUO en a9d seventeen oncers) taken from the federa
Buv-a. nhtterss, which chs fought aud sunk on Gal
ss,on naro'r on Sunday night, the ilth instant Her
'.,sr,su nv port has caused tho greatest ex
ye-sel which has made such unprecedented havoc in
w ,a saa. a. " ~ enemies rho has only been
federal ships Wo we're very conr,sonslv ,eeeves on
board by the officers who took us over ,Se veSss and
rnsa oas ~ ne, and described detail
cruising on Galveston at which pnrt se.ral ~ tns
fca.fal ships aw.r were yngi aud Captain semmes 10.
then of but they caught sight of him Jnri~. ,ha
day and gave chase ono OF tncmths unortunste fia
teras--oontnung Il until night Captain ssn,nss ga..
ihcm Lex bail until II quite dark when n. s.ass,
hauled round and stood for tho harbor which rnsny
reared not 70 nave recognized him. but balIed ~
shlps tbsr1 TO which captain scmmes pfsd "rb,,
IL nor Brtanns Majesty gnnboat perelp and hailed M
return n--"whst ship ihatyp Tho answer was .sThs !.
tho United states ganioat Hafers In search ef the hl
bama We'll raid captain s.mmss, s'here We are
ans s the Confederate steamer Alabama n and a. ,ne
guns vsrc an oadsd aId manncd and the order gwen
10 hra tho moment tho men heard the word i'AIa.
bama - he bad no sooner spoken than crash vert
the whole of her gtarboarf snnr eh INTO the Hattoras
distance of forty yar1s, largo shci exploding N h.r
engine and c0mretey disabling her. She returned
their fire of course bat was AZ no va her and fhe
struck nv nring gur 30 eewad thirteen minutes after
tns action commenced and went down la Mty -four mi-
tntcs head foremost barely giving Csl tain Semncs tlUo
10 save the officers and crow 20 uui how mary
men were srd board, as tho conedsrato officers aad
90 means of juf INK excerpt by tho satemons of their
enemies which they IA MT eeem 70 believe The Al0a
Wa had no, emo slicd ali bat one wounded and that
cory slightly.
The Alabama csri.ep cgnl suns, az y Jaret oa.ss