Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-05
The Alabama.

From the Richmond Dispatch
The Yankee government have sent a whole feet OF
shpsof-war after the Alabama. This scourge Of their
commerce has stirred the soul Of the entire Yankee
nation lowest depths and that they enough
and deep enough the present has fully disclosed
That nation Of prvzteers speak Of Capt Semmes
Of The Confederate navy, except a pirate and as
pirate they intend treat him If be falls into tbair
hands We shall not be surprised they swung him az
the yardarm he is captured or at all events
in very short period thereafter It is uselese for
insist tnat pfFateerng Is Yankee invention and that
if Capt Semmes has snnsd ia any way It is in violating
the snkee patent It is useless to remind them that in
The whole Of the last war with England their privates
swRrmed every and that the ink is scarcely dry
the State paper in which their government refused
emphstcay the request Of the European pOwers that
the United States would give up the right Of prvateer
ing 1t is useless TO urge that Captain Sen mes il reg
Jlar Commissioned officer Of the COn.ederae navy and
not pirate TOR ine very reason that ne s an otcer
and q gentleman they Wonld ike 70 hang him. These
and all other would be uuavailng Capt
Semmes from hia threatened fate if hs fell into Yankee
hands But tn re are certain other considerations which
may have mere weight. and which we would briefly
point out beforehand those who thirsng the
blood one Of the most ga liant officers and ghtoned
gentleman in the naval service Of any country.
In the first place. Mrs GLASS; rule must be observed
for cooking tuFbOt-hrst catch your fish The Yankee
Doodies nave hrst TO catch Captain Senmes. We do
not eespse them as seaen They are no great soldiers
but sailors have nothing say their dispaTage
ment But even on their favorts element. Captain
Semmes is the master Of the best man in their navy
He has handed single ships which have been sue
cessfully under bis command in manner which throws
into the shade the exploits Of Paul Jones' He has
hitherto bafed the best laid and most powerful organ
zatOns for his capture II is possible he may be caught
at last, for vessel with hundred after her would
% have but lttls ehsnce of esaapa And vet We
not sure that he will be caught He viii
bonfire yet Of many Yankee merchantmen before that
day As 70 the mentOf-War, when he cannot hight
them he will run, and when he cannot he viii 6ght
And such hght as he will make II he is only for
tunate TO meet OF them a time there viii be
ship less in the Yankee navy. But trust he may
be apprsed Of the odds coming against him and make
ais way to neutral port ready to dart out again at
the first opportunity, and illuminate the with hun
dred more blazing Yankee wrecks.
Even supposng the adventurous captain 70 be caught
there is still another argument TO him from the
halter the certainty Of retaliation hun1red fold for
his fate The Yankees need expect that any
done Capt Semmes viii be passed over by the COnfed-
ate government As have said before, he a regu-
lar commissioned officer Of the government acting under
its authority, and he should be hung hundred Yam
/ kes officers would be swung in retaliation. We are
making prisoners Of the enemys officers in every battle,
and the fortunes Of war may sgan throw large nun
bers in hunds So let the Yankees exut prema-
! turely the fate Of Captain S-mmes Whom they
have got TO catch before they hang. and whom if they
/ hang viii be accompanied to the shades by many
Yankee officers with broken necks, the fate Of bat
I ties throws into hands