Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-11-17

msnder Sast0B, u. S. a Who was on boRrd. A
tbs ship bad some seven hundred pssssHgsr
and crew, msnY Of whom were women and
children, and t was alike iupoSsibls 20 take kai
into 8 neutral port, or 10 receive tbs pzssanzsrs
in the AlAbsus, there was 20 slieEBasivs bat tc
release her andsF TaBsom kOHd Of $3.50, ,00e
and as We parted esmpsny the pssseH gers gave
three chssrs for Capt Ssnimss.
AfleF this, ths Alabama heFs 90 on the RoTtt
side Of Jamaica, ts repair some damage which
had hsppened 10 enc Of cur engines, and thss
set cut f5T the Aecas Islands, Gulf Of Mexico
where re Tealled with ceal and caulksd ens
rspsised chip. Here seme Of our nes srecssd
on the island aR epjtsph ia black, "To the
memory Of Abs Lincoln, who disd January,
1861, Of negro fever Of the hsad,D with 3 esrd,
on which Fsa written in Spanish, iRsIuedens to
the nearest United States consul.
LOCKS OUT FOR GEE. BANKS AND FIGHTS TaE
eaATTERAs"
On board the Ariel We found some New York
papers containing accounts Of an intsRdsd sx-
peditisn b. Gen Banks, which We eoncludes
was Destined f0E Texas, and We presumed
would rendezvous at Galveston. As Il Hss said
that fhs sxpsditisR was ts consist Of twenty
thousand men We kneW q large number Of trans
ports would Be required; many Of these vessels
wsuld have to lsy outside the bar, azd we de-
tsrTziHsd UpoE msking 4 night attack RpoD forty
OF fly Of then lsdeR with troops, sink and set
ea Ere nnsny Of tkem, and escape before ear
vessel coRld be purBusd BY superior force. AS
II afterwards tuTH Out, We foEnd the expeditlsa
of GeE. Banks took sRothar direction sad laR5sd
st New Sfsans
After cosling ss Aecss, however, the Alabama
set sail for Galveston, aBd arrived there on ths
] lth January, and before niEhtfsll made ont the
enemy fact lying of The bar, consisting OF Eve
A. & n - kl,~s- -.
served 70 get under weigh and esms Ia our direc-
tisn. Caps Ssmmss ordered steam 80 be got Ep,
but kept sail on our vessel ss decoy 70 enties
the snemy's ship sufficiently far from the feet
to give battle We wore ship and stood
avsy rom the bsr, permitting the enemy 70 ap-
prozch bv slow degrees. When she was sua-
GENTLY near we took in sll sail, and, wearing
shert round. ran up within hail Il Wss nsW
dark. about nine O'Clock. The enemy hailed
syFbst shjn Is thsti" "Her EajassF's stssEsr
Petrol The reply Wss, In send boat On
board. -
We now hailed in turn to knew what tire
enemy Hss, sad when We received the reply
shss she was the Unitsd States steamer HATTIE
ras. We again hailed and informed hum that We
were shs ConfsdsTafs stsEmsT AlabamAi Aad st
the game time CsPt Ssnmss directed the bfss
lieutanant ~ open frs on him This IRE was
grpmDsly returned, and q brisk seton sDsasd,
which lasted, however, only thirteen minutes,
IS st the end OF that time the enc y GFed an of
gun ard showed light; and on being hsiled to
know If he Surrendered, ne said he did, and was
in sipking condition. We immediately dis.
patched boats 10 bis sssistsncs, ssd bad iass
line to rescue the crew, when the salp
went down The casualties were slight on BOTS
sidss, slthough the sesisR was fought 4t dis
.sEca Of one hundred 70 four hundred JGds.
n - hs-m .ho kha afar
line, sad hence tas small numbsr of killed sRd
wounded on the part Of the enemy-two OF ths
-eTnBsr and three Of the latter We had Eone
killed, sud only one wounded, although the
A lsbarns received several shSt-Aolss, dsisg ne
material damage. Tke Hsttsras moHnted eigat
guag. and bad crew Of eighteen Otbeags Eae
lue bundre5 and eight men. TIE Alshans had
A % eight Fuus, with = small captured place, "a
.wsaty y-foUT poundsr, too light to be ef any ser
vies, aud 3 crew OF one hundred and tea meD,
Helasi7s Of efsceTs. -Four OF tho HattaTas' guns
we're thiriy-tws Founders, the same eahber as
,ur hrasasi6s guns, bat cur pivOtgUns were
lssvior than theirs-this was toe only disparity
Jotwssz tie two ships. Tbs URitsd States
sigafs Broaklyn snd anothsr steamer came cat
IN pursuit soon alter the GssieR eourRsLcsd, bdt
missed rs IN ths darkness OF the night Ihe
Alabama then proceeded to Kingston, Jsmsiea,
where the prisoners wszs lssldsd On sho 20ih Ol
January, and ye repaired damages and eDaisd,
Ind on The 25th proceeded oEsiR 20 sea
DIFFICULTIES AT BAHIA
We touched as lhe Island of St. Domingo, on
he 27.h, 70 land two snemy's cTsNs We bsd
,sptufsd /; sailed again next day for the Equator,
md remained for ssms days st tbs Island OF
Fernando de N5EonhG- From thence we put
nto Rahis, wbers We LANDED more prisoners.
Fhe Governments At this place demanded sxpls-
lst!ons Of cur proceedings at Fernando de No
.oahs, as the American consul repTesensod thst
We had Easde captures there in BTsziRsn WsisTs;
lut as We clearly showed that no vessel had
ssaz kRksn within q prescribed distance from the
alAnd, the authorities were satisfied, and We
vere sllowsd to remain ten days, Tsftting
sEssuwhiIs, tho Castor, q coal ship, ostsnsibly
,Oun6 for Shanghai, catered the port, sEd we
som menesd -eosinR frem her. The American
ssnsul szaiR protested, and wrote to the Prssi-
isnt Of Bskis, stating that the Castor had on
board guns and sailors for the C0nfsdsTstss.
The President next day forwarded this con-
plant te tic British c0nsHl ct Bahia, inviting
aim 70 sscempEHy the custem-houss efheeTs on
beard tbs Castor, te see whether the complaint
lEd any foundation. The English consul rs
armed tie following reply:
Ths denuncistisn Of the American c0nEnl is
levoid of foundation. The facts he haBpat for
i
,rssses Is entirely illusiys The EDglish consul
las been on board the Castor, has Aseerssissd
bat she does not cary arms; that hsr crew cen
lists only of the msRuPOR the ships beokE and
hat the only real fact of these alleged is her de-
livery Of eosl-a proceeding which it is the sole
lin Of the American eonsul to prevent. Ths
,ensul is ready 10 be present st the visit pre-
sosed by tbs President The osPtain Of the
Castor is perfectly willing TO permit SAGA visit,
3ut the consul in any case protests against sV-
sry act assuming the character Of the right Of
'saEeh or Of requisitioR by the consul OF the
United StatsA Hs Che English eens8l) entEF-
aimed grave doubts Of the AmsrieAn eonsal's
right, ewing to thO mere supRly Of e1al, TO Tsiss
my claim against al English ship, belonging
. 4 neutral pert. TIE neutrality resulting troE
he independent exercise Of its right by State
.snaet Distract eonmereial relations, aud bel
igsrsnt Uswer is not entitled 70 demand Their
,essation in q neutral port beG9esn its OpPensaG
and the subjects Of nsatFRl nation. Telsra-
.ien by tbs President Of ths provinces OF ths sup,
oly Of ecal BY an English ship TO The Csnfsisr-
ATE cruissrs IN this port cannot without inting-
.rr cozHan sense and international ls") bs
considered hostile aei contrary to the strist
neutrality Of BFszit"
The proeessd visit on board the Caster took
slacs, aeesmpssisd BY Interrogation of eaPtsin
and crew. The result showed no pTsof whaE-
svsr Of the allegations, although il seemed pretty
clear thst TIE safge Of Il bad ne other sriginal
destination than the Confsdefsss pFivsleers Ire
csplsin Of the Alabams, indeed, sd1i,tsa the
fact, pl=ialy aselsrinS that be bad psEfset rigai
70 purchase coal IN Englsnd, aud te provide tsT
its disohaFgs taking Blsce oEt Of 3 neutral ship
4ithia neutral poft. Captain Ssnnaes st the
same tine requested tAe Presidents sntsorizs-
tlsn 70 continue taking in bis coal The Prssi-
dent rsgisd that the coal aust be put on shore
and se1,t 90 the market. where Captain ssmnes
could bay as much Is be pleased. He added
thst bis Instructions forbade him 70 allow the de-
livery Of any kiBd Of g0ods eoH1ng direct tom
another country, where the sale had tsksn place
UsdsT these circumstances, Cspt SsLiAlss a.
reetsd ths e,,l shin 70 meet him g. Saidsnhx
bsy, Cape Of Good Hope, sud ws. LEFT Bahia,
On cur passage to the cape. we captured ths 5.
GTdsrsleevs, the Jus3ina, Jabez, SNOW, ANA
1nisn, Talismsn, Conrad, a. f. Schmidt and
Erprass-all valuable prizes, except the usslna,
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