The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-01-09

rates by a government official at the port
of Liverpool The :st able. bodied sea-
men of Lancashire were only taken, and
the official in question supplied each with
a special houn.y, in "sovesighs." Tte
crew appeared not less delighted at the
pilage, which occasionally was placed
within their reach, than the terror with
which their presence on the ocean in.pir--
ed loyal Americans. 81 .CEG
TWO THIRDS OF THE PIRATES ESuL1sfMEN.
The prize crew agreed in a statement |
made to several of the passengers that
over two thirds of the pirates on the Ala
bama were Englishmen. ThevFwere all
we'll provided with British gold pieces.
and showed on every occasion not oplv 4
rigid discipline but extreme respect, al
most veneration Cor their daring and uu.
principled LEADER Semmes.. They were
particularly, prond of the priyateer, and
seemed in their build and demeanor Gu,
out, SO to speak, for pirates. 3. i.W .ra.~
VESSELS CAPTURED BY THE ALABAMA-rnE
PRIZE MONEY. 8-EE3
"A midshipman on the privateer stated
that she had captured withir short time
twenty~six vessels. and that the prize
money apportioned to the officers and crew
was very large, His portion was ten thou
sand dollars. The sums were all paid ia
gold, and there was no confederate money
on board. Senmes hesal, was not par
! ticu'ar about his share; his chief delight
consiste in reading the magnifed picture
of him in northern newspapers, and the ,
ladicrous specuIations about the locality
of his vessel. lie spoke Of the steamer
Vanderbilt as the only one able to meet
the Alabama, but declared his belief that
the latter coul1 escape from her by her
greater speed. The midshipman also sta
ted that the Ariel was the first steamer
captured by his vessel. -
HOW sEMMEs OBTAINS HIS REFORMATION.
In this city, Baltimore and Boston,
three officers the Alabama have rela'ves,3
from whom they constantly receive letters,
which contain, among private matters an
| account of the naval and military affairs
contemplated by he government, eapsc~
tally the former. These letters are sent to
| Martinique, Kingston, Nassau, Cuba, and
other, ports, according to a previous APP
pontment, and are subsequently delivered
to the officers, who call, or appoint per
sons to call for them. A venerable lady
in this city, the mother of one of the off
GERS, is said to have communicate, often
important information to the pirates in
this respect ..-E
THE AR1FL RELEASED.
After remaining over two DAYS on the
ocean, with the Alabama within distance
from her varying from one to five miles,
the officers of The Ariel were informed that
the intention Of Semmes was to land them
and the passengers in San Domingo. and
burn their vessel. The valve of the Ariel
was taken from her so that she could not
escape. Semmes soon after notified Capt.
| Jones that he would land all on board at
Kingston, and to that port both vessels
were headed When forty miles from this
destination both vessels stopped, and Sens
mes then stated that as he had received
| information that yellow fever prevailed at
Kingston be would not send the passengers
there.
1t subsequently appeared that there vas
no such contaoion at Kingston, and that
Semges feared he might he capture3,if
he followed out his intention, By some
war vessels then in that harbor. ,...
BONDS TAKEN FOR TnE ARIEL
After much parIeying Capt Semnies
had the vessel and her freight appraised,
and released her on bond being signed
that $500 600 would be paid by her own
ers, as a ransom, six months after the south
cru confederacy should be recognized
The vessel was then allowed to depart, and
she landed her passengers at Asplnwall. 4
TIE ALABAMA WATCHING FOR THE CHAM
The Alabama, when she captured the
Ariel was waiting to pounce on the stea.
mer Champion which was to have large
amount, OF Treasure on board. The CHAINS
pion, however, fortunately did not appear,
and Captain Semmes, not to be idle, trans.
feIrcd his attentions to ti.e Ariel.
How TIE NEWS WAS RECEIVED.
The news of The capture in Panama and
San tranol-co created great eXclteIDeEt.-
There was general outcry against the
government in general and the Secretary
of the Navy in particular. for not having
afforded the California vessels sneh protec-
ton as their importance and the interests
OF the Pacific and Atlantic states de,nan-
del. The Panama Star thus speaks on
this subject:
"The news Of the seizure of the Ariel
by the confederate steamer Alabama will
create no small sensation throughout both
the Atlantic and Pacific states. especially
among those WHO have large sums of treas
uTe on the way from San Francisco to
New York, for it is by no means certain
that The Ariel will be allowed to take her
valuable cargo home urmolested.'
WAR VESSELS REMOVED FROM AsPTswALL
The large war vessels usually kept at
Aspnwall have been removed for some
time; and the whole duty OF protecting
the vast commerce between the Pacific
and Atlantic states devoves on a small
briy foo old II not rotten for effertiyA