Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-01-03
FROM THE:NORTH.

TheNoftIeflI papers, including dates to;.be sst ult
contain some interesting news. The rumor TO which
illusion was made yesterday of the capture oflhc Cali
fornia steamer ARIEL by Captain Senmea OF the Con-
federate steamer Alabama, lis confirmed The news
created great sensation in York and w ashingon,
and in the former city on Monday the underwriters
doubled the risks on american vessels the rates going
up from I'D percent: The captain Of the Ariel has
LEFT New York for Washington to report his loss to Lin.
com The following particulars of the affair are pub
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onths ft6FGf December the Alabama captured the
California steamer Ariel with her crew and one hun
dred and forty marines: Her officers, after giving. up
their side arms were par6ed. Lieut.. Low, otths Ala
bama. boarded the Ariel took possession OF all arms
and Gqnpments $4,000 nTreasury notes and 81 800 in
silver TheArelbrodght no gold, for fear Of having ii
captured Havngidettroyed all the sails the Yankee
steamer and removed one OF her steam yaes she was
bonded for 0O0 cargo and freight for $685.
600 more, making total Of $4,000 the whole 70 be
paid 10 the Confederate authorities within 80 daysafter
The establishment of the Independence Of the Confede
rate States. -. - - e ;.:f''f > -
According tottA New York Herald the; Confederate
steamer Florida, with acreT of one hundred men, has
succeeded in. running out from Mobile IN the darkness
night unseen blythe blockaders. The heauthoriiy
informs us that "fonrof these pratieaI craft how
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securing the seas" : 80 :. 80: - -" :.
"a Confederate vessel loaded with cotton, arrived
at Havana from Mobile. - ...;::'..g ''.'; >
.rheNew York papers haEeth 'iOlsxihg from the
Department Of the Gulf:" -: 60 'i.:s -,
Banks expedition has arrived safely at New Orleans
and tie, Genera has assumed comnlind of the depart
ment Of the Gulf The State of Texas has been. added
uuderthe new regime Banks Issued an order on the
10th announcing that he had assumed command. On
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Baton Rouge. The place was garisoned only by afer
who retired upon The advance Of the gun
boats, ~ =:
Thu movements Of General Ieb Stuart attract much
attention at the North The papers inform Us tina, there
was fight at Dumfres last Saturday, between Stuart
and three Yankee regiments the latter having section
of artillery engaged. They claim that "siuart was
,GOrsted" bar admit that he captured one gun.
Stuart also had abru.h with Col Candy, at occoquan
In which the Yankees sustained considerable loss.
Stuart next made his way for Anandale, bywsy of
Bull Run and Wolf Run; thence to Vienna, whiehplace
| he passed through at;mldnight. 49, :;
/ The Washington "Chronclsn Of the 3Ist ult. says
Stuart and bis cavalry crossed the Potomac on Monday
night and Tuesday morning we're twelve miles this side
Iof Point of Rocks. The Chronice Suppo,es. that he
will burn the Monocacy bridge dash into Frederick des
troy the stores there and move to the Western part OF
the State, destroy the stores there aid therrecrosno
Virginia. It says the Potomac rising and hopes the
whole party viii be captured. = -
General JACK Morgan has been annoying the Yankees
very serousIyin Kentucky: :He:made successful raid
into EzibethtOwn the s7th at and drove the troop.
from their s!ockade defences captured six hundred pri
sonsrs, md So destroyed the Nashville and Louisville
Railroad be Northern papers say to suspend COM;
acatiOn by this line fOrat least thirty days. =
Brigadier General Henry Prince, who came to Rich
mondlast summer a prisoner, has been assgnedto an
important. command" in North Carolina :. -
The Governor of Missouri has sent in hismesage he
says thahI, State ha, furnished mentG the Fed.
eral caqse. also recommends gradual emancipation.
Gold was one hundred and thir.y.,hFee in New York
on Monday. -. -. -. :. -. =;