Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-02-03
&itBmonb Enquirer,
TUESDAY, MORNING, FEB. 3, 1868.
FRs,H rsis1 UNITED aTArEs.
W-econsinue cur selections from lsts North.


N-econsIuue cur selections from lsta Moth
EN- papers received St thiz Office:
ruI, PARTICULARS OF THE sIartHa OF :Ir usT-
TEiAs ny TIE ALABAMA.
The Navy Department hrs rccs;vod official
Information CT the capture and sinking Of tie
United Sistsa steamer usttecal hy ths Ais
bsua, or '.le0." rs suHstaaHs is ccitainad
IL tho f,iiowjns sta.rroHnt 81 L Il, Partridgs,
Acting hf,etas N tos:l the United Sr2.cs
aiea-aer H.tts-s3, off Gsl7estpa:
"-At sbact 2. II. Tuesday, January l lii,
!aken = Ytssel hove IL sight southeast, We
s=Sfs kga.ilsi from tas ttr.ozIfn to give
rts2a. a. sb- cs.ue in sign. aoA sao,ers1
- - aat:Hgsr!ng u 7zcap..
Just Gft@r DIRK, ,saa able 80 t::.cnvor taat
sta as bark ,issoa and sss a'sop gallant sail.
a.;sc dark We giinaA CT Ter ;ast, ,:kl shsn
we cat w fvu;,d li3r lying - ua|,rc Ft:..;c.
'~n Tad b:za at qus.tcya sbout t::~ntY
rninu,vs. A. We Came up usPtriu Blake
hni'oa, sid asked wast shia il wss' Tho an
svoc wa. ITe- R,i:i:h Nj jesty' ;, ship 1n lie.
Cpp'. B!as8 plid, 4 vil a"hd y b at a50ard.'
RyNs hsiu- calrd away. was criy'"t; ~ lake
char and bos:j.
S;:age -ee went u"o !,alfs:Ip's 4 : st;l ..yTaY
hcn tbs ode, E&e atranGsr opened ii'e. Il
wra veurnci ,: 'ho lls,;afsa, sH': :.:.ti. .Ia:,-
B.! ahead ;irAc; foil bead vi E;cara. Gx-
chnnsiol: rrcs5s.deS rs i,qt as they could load
and fire. icr sbInt twenty Minutes 7it!! big
gus, IE.~a with mlskctry iirm Soth YES
sais.
,tii tan inlc had been trying 10 Dcnr1 Try
vessel, bus could not coale up. alter TIC
mu: iSu::S oesstd disco7ered that rs Bate
ras vas stepped nud blowing off steam: with
ito eneray aoageide for the pdrpnsocf hns:',-
iDg. -
'it,s;l tbs eac1y cheering, und knew t:.p
ni!lrres had been canturrd, a.G thought it
70 usa to give tnys"lf Up Is :. p,i.ousr, and
1ogcd hcnk &C tue h.st under covsr al dark
ress. in hnpeo Of giT!rg info;uis.!Hr SIRE
afsic.
Ihe D-ooElyn. went our ri. :an-Di-s aud
i:rni ,!,s Hattsrsa sunk.
= ~ West letter asys:
Ssvsa o'clock, p. M-Snca writing the
aba7a I h<re converted with Acting Master
De Hurst, United States Navy, VII; ~sa az
tscAcd 10 the {. s. Steamer R!'a"ss s. - r
inE the :eceut affair bstvasn tia *;i"sm.s
aud tho United States Ss-smsc E2sh.-.a. Ha
cenhru:s Iny s,ccupt, arst staGSa tEs% lie
sr ,ssh-n5a oil 80 Hl:c.rss ~"-e ,;t:cnssied
aAfya 1T:'sr; that tdsy remr7ed Tho parnsht
t:,s: 80. gtih flying FROM 1ar c!s'n t'uri2,
..il I;:ay Uncovered Two hos.s iaa..sd 1A-
gat"cr, syrsyeEiiy belonging 3: Tvs Hatssrss,
ncc;'i.S as ora ths: aon;>T,".; ihr -ner -
E u his :hay are OF the o2inicn rnS. those
be-: " 70 naosi>co Transport u: cro~ 81 toe
i3..,e-sa - sSc -alcoaD,4 ..f,ar Pr, Yse cap
tG~"d, s"d inst in eli probability ;Te I1*j jE.-y
- t,n lHri
l:ae- sligo seen COPY ii to- 9-p3-: ins''e
= ;aT.ii2i Es.irsSot b. t-.,!iag laser L u.
P,.@7;:ise, United Scctas Nav, r.e a:hcsc f
tho Hst:sras .sho wan i1 cilac,:s Of 10 '@.t
that upps,iu Z AIT seat CO Aos,i T." a,rr HE7:.
i:a says h2t il chasing the s;,a~r9C hey
,2:"2 81: Wiz her RAPIDLY. ari asn : Ice
L. ~..h ! CT -hs stopped. As sh- fIs+:nEs3
rsrgsi si,l2Ii7s within p;sI.il tho. i.vls
zr:,ig wa, /" irf Britannia Il; j.s'f :. @ai;,
SpitA:r." Ic. Partridge y - 81 c:"o-a%'
20 boa;d, at! De asre :r.t - !: / Gnt.ahvyeh
of /. SHIPS isog'h ref3:' tha Al4hs'aa },sur-
81 =, i.s: tir"t h".,h is:s, sra:ch ,css i:a1ISit
a':'g ->f'i@l 70 lytts Bat:arCs 'i's,a 0::ns..'1
i /. 80 i;rr
: 40 tira. n.o&t,ids w=s exGhsr-e1 ";.:a
7,..:;5 at--rled Ahc;E.. >;1a by side, uyohgrs-
rc @;otdsdes as fssr 81 tho IDS could be
lo,,ei aud firs3, and within very s61:t i:s
isGca ;.fssch o.hsr. Mr. PG>t'iigs w.G 1u!i-
~: :,ts..' III tbs utne ~ ondc.vtr to r,';.cA
- v.'sai, Dn5 1'i NOT .ac:sed. 10 s.ys t'e
-: .ronaGa lss.fed -bo.;s tve:;tY .:,i'!ucs. when
tc Lead the squad Vi ruuS!:r,ry. b. dini Of
ha.,i p2liiog he calas again IN EiGa: Of s';'>
vess>is, .cd fturd thcm. stopped, with IT,"
Al.herra alorgaije ami tbs hs:torsa hiD~i':g
II. St,.
5.I.,a, rrori1g tho! the Hattsras ha& tssn
caYttrc5 BY JpErding. pseEnins il .''et n">
- - ia;en prisoner, no p'iii-': oak u nc
Les IL, & ..uc aq1a1:ca. IN wa7 p''::.;'! UP
ii, t"r.:s stat..i. This is tie ouiy ,@iof'n1t,'E'
!ra :1.Sg Il Ito aTiir End It. i; " ~ - 81
Dgsce,pr,5N OF THE HArrs~.S
:ae jJ.ttccus visa sn::ll iT;'- EtSa'"c7,
at;ghdy huh, win engines ac't boilers cE-
pesos IL shot md ahsll She .notn:4d prabI-
bly, .es gu1s Of snail calio:s, md posaih!y
i2a1. SIR ha3 5ecn long blockade hay L
tho f.n:f far osHr n yasr pas. I'll VIA no Tts-
sol ,ha, took possession Of Cedar Ea:s. Hke
r-af ~: hing ~ catr garrison with tho :: osH.7,
:ilr3. ii s:ze. srocd, CO ia ia rC::,5sr nn0
ca:,i:e of sc- battery She 7c'.s '::ties' Ut"
tfa icsa OF t',e lan and crDsh@f. T1ittiti:' 20
si.ttss, possibility ci h=r osirg aba - ia-
inrg nnr aHt.c1uist j! the s'cEi!s:: teGE0".
S5r hss h2sn captured, after ,a.s7 s=llact
fiS'.t o. nycrS i,e!rn;ng pc"eT aid rrrah.7s,
az ~ English sailors, c:id uaisc t:s plea
Il, i WIS a,..a oi. al tie Eogl:sh nay. 4
:n,.r ;;.,.n .,.y lays. teinS5 SIS So II ,src
caHac; t::tGesis sad c7ew g d?,e~l.inad
ntG;G soLuI2a5 Foa HSss-cUUs: :;