Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-28
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AfA STEAMER AEAEAMA.
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We find The following report Of the move
ments Of the Alabama, and the capture Of The
Haasras. in The Abolition organ at New Orleans
the Era, Of tae 23d inst
From Cap Allen, Of tue z T. PdndaH. from
Kingston on the 9Th inst, We hsve some inssr-
esting particulars respecting blockade runners.
the new pirates Dixie and Rstribuiion. the 6gbf
between The Hatieras aud the Alabama. tbs
present condition Of the Aiabama and her mon
able course after leaving Jamaica, the popular
feeling at Kingston. etc.
Capt Allen arrived 81 Kingston hofn s.
Thomas on the 24th uls. As be was e~ntsria0
the harbor, he met the pirate Alabama on her
way cut and abQut four mle3 from Port ROYAL
On bis arrival at Kingston. he obtained the fol-
lowing highly interesting and important inteIi-
genee. The Alabama arrived az Kingston on
the 20sh January, direct from her engagement
with the Hatteras Of Galveston. She was in
bad condition, having been forced 10 keen two
steam pumps at work constantly fom the close
Of the fight until her arrival Captain Ssmmes
immediately engaged al the help be could OBJ
tain upon bis repairs Hs was forced 70 hire
negroes At five dollars per diem.
Alter more than tWeDty-four hours hsd
passed, ne appled to the Governor for permits
sion to remain for repairs. The usual permit
Of t~wenty-tour hours was grauie5, but be con
tnued 70 work ia port long after tie expiration
OF that time, and until he was ordered away by
the commodore in command at the station h
went out with his ship in 3 very bad state, and
with half ms crew mUtinous and IN ro1s. His
crew was composed Of men of all nations. a
majority OF them English Officers and men
together numbered, it was believed. shout rs
She had besides her other armament a 100
pound rife gun she obtained a supDlv Of Dro-
visions ct Kingston, and also some eoal con
demned By the English naval authorities. For
tbs eosl Capt Semmes was forced to pay sixty
shillings per tun.
The account of the affair off Galveston, given
by Captsin Allen, is somewhat different in detail
rom the reports already published, but as he
saw much during their stay at Kingston Of the
paroled prisoners from the Hafteras, delivered
over to the American consul by Captain Semnss.
ana had other equally trustworthy sources Of
information, there can be no doubs as 20 ihe en-
tire authenticity Of his very inteligibls state
ment. On the afternoon preceding the engage
ment, the Alabama stood off Galveston, with the
intention, IN the words Of Captain Semmss, Of
firing into the blockading squadron-"
As soon as the ~blockadiag feet were within
sight she stopped s~teaming She was seen from
the Brooklyn's msst head, and from that ship
the Hatteras was signaled TO sail southeast and
look out. Tbs Hatieras obeyed the order. and
at about dark came in sight Of the Alabama
Ihat vessel did not move Of, and At about nine
o'clock the Hatteras came up with her. Capt.
Blake at once hailed the strange steamer with
the usual question The reply was. Hsr
msjesty's ship Petrel!' Capt Blake replied By
saying that he would lower q beat and send
aboard. To this The rebels answered. An
right Up5R this boat was lowered from the
datteras, with an efieer and men, for the pur-
pose of boarding She had now steamed uo to
within pistol range Of the supposed Pezel, com
ing up By her stern, on the starbOard ade, Of /
course, with her own larboard toward Der.
At this moment they beard from the Confs5e-
rate pirate the word-4 We are the Confederate
Alsbama,'' and this was Immediately followed
by a broadside from her starboard batierv. For
tunately the shots passed clean over the larbosrd
quarter OF the Hatterss. doing no dsmage. The I
men were at quarters fifteen minute before the
Hat'eTas came close up, aud The Alabama's com
phment was Immediately acknowledged BY Can
tain Blake's shout Of Give it 90 him lu and 3
substantial response from the guns of the Hat
teras, which kept up a continual FIRE as rapidly
as possible
Every effort was now made By CaDtsiu
Blake to bring his vessel alongside She Alsbama
and Gil things were ready for boarding the ne
ment the steamers touched The pirate. how
over, would not permit this, but directed hert
shots ii quiek succession against the exposed
HsikIDg-0esm Of the HatteIas, snd finally sue.
eeeded in breaking il, when he Halteras was at
etfectuslly disabled, and cempeled to fan
behind. She san fought bTavsly, sni, as The
shows, to some purpose. Shells from the
Sc the Union vessel on FIRE, forward
and al, and 70 avoid an explosion the magazine
then flooded.
Another well directed shell from the Alabama
detached one Of the thin iron plates forming
sides Of her antagonist, and the water rushed
into the large breach with such force SIS to rem
Der all attempts to stop its ingfess completely
futile. Further resisiancs on a sinking shin. on
dre at either end, was hopeless and CAPTAIN
Blake ordered a lee gun 70 be fred, and the
boats to be lowered. Fighting at once ceased.
IS speedily as possible The brave men oftss
Hatteras manned their boats and made for he
All the officers and crew were tsken
rom the sinking steamer by her own boats, ez-
,ept one and the last load. Capt. Bake was
The last man to leave his ship.
Semmas made an attempt 70 ssenre some of
ler provisions. but before his beat, sent 10 her
on the purpose. could reach her. she esreened
from side TO side, and finally sank SQUARE upon
her bottom, fifteen minutes sitter the shot entered
side Not 8 man on the Hattsras was killed.
and only one was wounded The vessels fouehf
1t such short range that pistols we're used by the !
The masters mate Of the Hattsrss .
eceivea a ball in his shoe. and the eoat Of bsr 3
i%eutansnt was pierced in both sleeves and cut
cross the chest Strange as it. may appear. {
leither OF these officers was Injured. Oniv one s.
Wounded man was found npon the Alabama BY s
he prisoners, and as her decks were very \
loody, It was perfectly evident that there must b
been some lives lost on bosrd. i.
Captain Bake gave himself up to the pirate I.
omnanoef' saying l myself under the Il
alniul necessity OF delivering my sword to
on" To this Captain Sammes RESPONDED. y
Very we'll" and handed the sword To A sa-- .
ant, who deposited it in the cabin. The officers 4
{ the Hatteras were at once OBLIGED TO Darola q
ON oath aud it was well for Semmqs y
lat this was done, and that his prisoners were p
len Of honor, tor such wss the disafsction
una among DIS crew that it needed but the
. operation OF the captured officers to place the
la5ama IN the hands Of the United States. and Z
Semmes and his officers in irons. When =
le crew Of the Hattaras left the Alabama a. p
ingstan, they were also compelled to BE- par- 70
They numbered, with their officers. ons
1ndred and eighteen men. they said they =
I'd been very well used on the Alabama-had q
; cause of complaint !
The Alabama. as before stated, was badly I
in the fight She received eleven -
lots from the HsttsTas, one of which passed $
bin three inches Of her propeller. Indeed 81
ieh was her condition, aro 50 braycly did the q,
IS Of the Hattsras fight, that Ssmmes himself -
.clared that he SHOULD not have stood any
lance Of success If the Hatteras had pot alopg-
1e so as to board Her officers say that. with y
Q aid Of wind and steam, she cannot make Ia
ore than fourteen knots, with ali four Of her is
going. AT ses she ships a great deal Of al
and is extremely uncomfortable. She IS ss-
scr6ed BY Capt Allen as nlong. low. rskish. t
rk-Tigged and painted lead color Shs laid -
the water IS though heavily laden, and must
Ways be so when SIZE has her coal on. a. she 81
-ries duplicate parts Of an her machinery. n
Semmes made quite a speech st the y
arehants Exchanga to the people of Kingston. on
portion OF this speech was in these words
Eentiemen. we have been oppressed, and pr.
bore it and bore It til we could bear it no
aud we have commenced to Sight and =
fight to the bitter end"
dis speech was much a~pplauded by the peo- TH
q kingston wno seem 20 sympathise very
leh with the rebels. The authorities. how
y, deserve much e0mmeudati5n for their no. =