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

Aisbassa was fsTEslly hAsded ever by CaptaiH
Bullock (whe bad brought her est frsR Liver
psol) 70 Capt Somnes; and she ''stsrs aRs
ssrs' were hBHg 70 tbs wind smid the cheers Of
all bands TAs captain called ali the crew ard
sxslsi=sd to tAem the risks and dangers they
EoRld have to undergo, sad the induesmons OF
BTiEs slcsey; fUraheTmoTs, he said BE did net in
taod to rush hesdlssE izto battle With whelo
Rest Of the enemy, bat that he did nss intsEd t.
rus away If he HszsI wits Esy, aRd thzi he wouid
give battle ts the last s. that be eIpeetsd every
Hsa 10 DO his duty. He did not wish to deceive
q entea suy enc to gs, and they wers free ts
ie3gs fer themselves, either to stay in tie Ala.
5sas or return with tie Behans 10 LiveTsdsl.
This speech he'd a good effect, ard was leuii7
chesrsd. AID vegy fev left vhih ths Bzhgzz,
which iheH parted company with IS
Alter leaving TsTeoiTa, several days were de-
vatod to putting sur ship in order aud dullisg
the crew, w5o we're mostly good ss2Esos, bss ga-
acuuaiBtsd with naval discipliRs Oa the 5sE
S-nlcmbsr we csug5t our first prize, the Ock-
zee, eH ths Azores, sad continued socruiss
H thet vicinity iof sbsut tsa days, capturing and
Destroying several ships Of the enemy. Froz
he Azores Nc proceeded 10 the Bsuks Of New
found.sDd, and sTuiaed themes in ths direction ef
Now Ysrk, capturing and destroying several
other vslvsbls ships. AmsuE cur seizures wsTe
ti,e Ssarlight, ca beard Of which we found soms
aigpatcfss for SseraisTy SsFsrs; the IonaRSnda,
bsuHa iron New YoTk 70 Liverpool, with seventy
ave passengers, forty Of whem were women I;
ard the B Weiss fTOn Calcutta, with az
Amer osa csnsul and bis lady on bsard. We
provided for them a. well as posssbs-tWe ct
The ward room 0f5esrs giving up then VOsns
for lhem. The consul, however, ger So trouble
some spd in.eTmsdding thai Capt. Ssmmss bad
g tell him lAAi he was only tolerated thers on
Accsunt of his lady but il he sgsia spoke 10
the men or bis crew, he wsuid be put in deuBls
ir5ss sud tied 10 the gan Taek-Which threat lad
lis intended effect on ths Yankee. The fate OF
he vessels cspgured was ts be destroyed By Ere,
and The night effect ef this spectacle az sea Was
somaiimes very striking. Oas Of the ds0Red
vessels the Levi StaTbuck, was set Ere e. six
o'clsek in ths evening, and was csc Of The grand
Ell sights ever witnessed BY rs. Alter the decks
took Ere, the flames sPEaDg to the nggiUg, run
nng from yard 10 vsTd, until Il reached the royal
5ruek leaving the ssnvaS-kssd burnt away, and
forming one mass Of glitteriEg stars IN . few
minutes aftsrW ard tbs poSdsT- charges exploded,
tearing the vessel into thosssnd pieces.
Whez within Rbs1t $50 miles Of New Ysrk,
fading We bad bat fsar days esAi on beard,
CAST SoEmes bore eff fer The islsHd Of Mar
tiniSps, where be had ordered coal ship to
rendezvous. On the way we captured aud de-
strsyed two very vaiusbs ships. We reached
Hsrtinidua On ths l5sh Novsmbsr, where we
were Tscsivs9 with enthusiasm By the inka5i-
taufs; but finding that eur zeal ship bad been
| there week or ten days, and that TIE object Of
her visit wss well kHsWn, Capt. Sonmss ssnt
Der out 70 sea sgaiu, appointing new render
vsus Is was well that be did se, fsz she had Ros
/ bsea esas sFsuty-foRr hours whsR the United
States ffigsss San Jaeizta arrived. Immsdlass-
/ " she was seen, gil our hands were called ts
/ cusrssrn, ready fer seton. thinking the enemy
yeul6 sut his tbrast izt0 force of raRaing late
us wherever he found Hs; but, as usSal, it
| Turned oui 70 be theiF mode Of gsining = VIC
/ tsrv. TIE Ssa JseiHts kept noying in ARs oNt
| so long thaE the goverHo- Of tie island bearded
| her and ordered Der either to csma 20 aHchsr or
sraeesd to sea- three miles clear si tbs lsHd,
/ wkioa she ebsyed, and lay to, bleskading the
mort Cap. Semmes detsrninsd 10 90 sat AID
/ 6eh. hsT; but was sdvissd sgsinst this by the
| French ef6ceE vino came sn s0sri OF rs, Whs
said she Wss too heavy, IS she c2ITiss twslvs s
iuet side guns, and tBe il-insh pIvots, win q
ersyy Of $50 Tnen. The governor sad that if We
5esirsf - lake In eosss, We must get under tbs
gsns Of his fort and he wou.d project rs against
/ Admiral Wilkes and bis aset but sS the bark
| vita casls vas sent Of the day bstsrs, we eon-
c.ussi It was sass 70 90 70 sea-so a. s O'Clock
tha. night we get ready FOR AetioR, and steamed
1 ont ef harbor, without any u9lestai0n from ths
epomy, who was keeping watch ssd ward :
marine lesges oE. We c0sled e the islaad Of
| Blsnauille on the coast ef FsEezuels, the new
rendezvous supontsd; and here We found 8
Unitsd States whaling Schooner, bat forsbOrs 70
capture her, because Of the claim Of Ysnesasls
70 ihs barren little islaad-s claim as barren Is
the island, for there was ns settled population
ar il. and Of csurss ns veatige OF goverBmest
IRsrs were only two or three 6shermsn's hats
=. tbA ulase; sRd We put sshors, with the brand
- ;,,t,rsv. 8 seaman named Forest, who had De.
..-.-S fTeul he Sumter, and YVES captured 0E
/ ems cfonr prizes; be was fsund guilty oi
Sa ersR 70 mutiny.
sSsas agiks blow st ths enemy, the
iNSIsANS sEllsa tor the east eAd el
| Alabama, 6fteT coshns, - s-l5'sl - : Z
! Cpbs In the tack Of the NsV 1AtF
o. our way we captured and oe-.. Ne
| So-7 Besion for Aux Csyesi on ths 7sh q.
yenber. after lying of CsDs Asiss Tor several
/ s.-s w. essiuTsd the United States s.eazaaf
/ A-5el--unfortuaalely outWsTd instead OF h me-
vsrd bound SSs vas breuEn5 % ey shol
! sch struck her 1aizsn mass. she bad On boaTd
! e 00g In United states treasury notes spd
IN 500 IN silver, sha ss taeIs Was ne eesslhSaLS
=. liner vaDars ol board claiming i as neosrs
-e,,-.srt, Il was tsken possession Of IS prlzs o
sgsI. There were one hundred and forty ma