The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-17
The Prizes.

90 soon " tu0 kOOv0 uo6YetCoo6 y0ht tno Ale
bama dono other damage In tho vicinity Of tho weat
Indian slands besides capturing the Ariel On tho S0tA
Of November about week before the capture Of The
Ariel the Alabama cruising OF Cape Kngano at sns
extreme eastsrly point OF the Island Of San Domingo In
about latitude 10 go and fell in with the bark Parker
Cook which vessel bound from Boston Aux Cayes
Having taken all the valuable portion Of tho cargo
the bark hor captain and crow were removed 70 tia
Alabama and the Parker Cook was cot fre 10 and ~
stroyed.
THE PARKER COOK AND HER CARGO.
The Parker Cook q small brig, Of about 1sS soos
burthen, and had been for some years engaged .
packet Salem, Mass, and the coast Of Africa
she was recently owned by E. Hsbicht Co.. Of Boston,
and had been chartered for tho West India trade SAs
cleared from tho port Of Boston tho 18th q November
for the port Of Aux Cages with assorted cargo
ssting Of axes beef biscuit broad in barrels butter in
kegs cheese boxes goldfish crackers drugs -FOUR nsh
hams lard nseed OIL onions, potatoes pork In barrels,
SOAP &c. and sailed tho 18th under the charge Of Capt
Fulton Seven days after her departure from Boston shs
fell into the hands Of the pirate and by her d.
sroycd or course, the whole Of tho above cargo would
be extremely valuable 70 the Alabama in tho way q
stores.
THE SCHOONER UNION.
The schooner Union, Of Baltimore, Is . vessel *
. little over one hundred tons burthen, and cleared
from tnAI port oh tuo l1s1 VI NVVVtnu0tt AoO1, hN
Port Maria, Jamaica, by Pearce & Gray. She went
out under the charge q Captain Young, and arrived ~
that port on tho 9Th Of December I'm her way she hd
been captured by tho Alabama but hcr cargo belonging
to British houses she allowed 70 sail her voyage.
having nrst given bonds for tho vessel for su q
81 500 and agreeing TO take on board tho captain and
crow Of the burned bark Parker Cook These involun
tary passengers taken 10 Jamsoa whence ths cap
tain sailed 70 BALTIMORE whore no has arrived Tho brg
Josephine.
Bat What About the CALIFORNIA; stsam-
crs9
There are two California steamers that much over.
due-namely, tho America and tho Champion. The Ams
RIGA sailed from this port the llth Of December In
company with the Ocean Queen, and arrived at Aspin
wall on the 22d When tho Ocean Queen left Aspnvan
on the oath the America still there; but thsa
we have not heard OF her. The ocean Queen arrived
here on the ii Of January and sailed again
on the 18th Had tho America sailed at her usual tis
she would have been due moro than week since
The Champion is now over due about ave days, asl
there is yet OF hor safety. We have already
called our attention to tho fact that both thsss
vessels have been In great danger q capture aud
do not yet know but that the notorious ssmmes may
have caught up these two missing steamers. II is NOS
Impossible that the may not have left Aspnwalt
up TO this date, her time Of sailing very irregular:
but 1t is 70 be reasonably supposed that the Champion,
belonging the regular mail line, would have left that
port her usual time. Consequently five do not hear
Of her soon we may expect that some disaster
has befallen her, not TO the America
DO not these repeated OF piracy call upon the 60
vernm en and especially the Navy Department TO besti
themselves and rid the Of It's present
Tho threat Of England send out fleet 70 annhste he
unless she be careful with regard to British pro-
perty Las Semmes very particular 10
goes shipped on British account therefore why~should
one vessel be allowed brave the whole naval force Of
the United States when she thus quails from threat
from a country three thousand miles dstanty