New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-08

honor to morn your LAcel ''~u
this DAY on "Wednesday n'ias as l' 'nr - =,
,seci.nr necessary rcIr A. soon a nrl = e.n
se Ell P se nav T ,d P s.Sre & va pay tie sc
son to the neura.ty Of youI GoVeinLs
nave the h0"0i r.. sEMsiES Cspt G. 3 Navy.
This letter was made pubic ana , ,cps o. !, al
,c.d' teIv seuf bv telegraph 70 Aah+ al s-r laldNS
rU,. Sionis nav Capt Boyco ESQ Informed us
,bot no ho6 hoarded the steamer va Vas to0 uy ief
ccmmader that / was nS ma h. rona H. ,e
90 r , 80 The Atlas This BIZ Of news put cyerl one
On he qai i've ard H. eaneery looke i'T anyal Tas
D. 10 snIlee; Of elk. TGcs'ay rasNd bal Tie Ala
- ~ nd not made her appo' rance yc..
capTrpr OF AN AAIRICby. vEssS4. ENTERING TABLE
JAY.
About poo,, on tlc toIOWinC DAY wednesday, -
A, rican bark We "a ..aled 10 standing iutO Table
X, ron The southwest. Ansi Immediately after
,sfkrigced steamc- was made down as standing IN
ne s.oOp OF the Exchange md the s?no, round tho
sicralr,ans Office behind TIE Custom House. ana II
otier places ZION which tho signals could ne made ont
woe soon crow dea and Wien the name OF the
was made Known, the excitement passed ~ bounds.
srha news spread thyOUsh Caps IOWA like vniilc
"Ihe Alabama is outside Tie bay in chase OF an Amer
lean bark Trading sas iOrgoitcn--sAe busiest Elshv
out Of their offices Grd shops every cap on the sta'
loaded regardless Of Jouncipal icFllhtiohs ana N'
ished M the Koof Road or Down Somerset Road;
Uorsepcn raOped shout the streets ana iLeh Slateu
their seeds right n the Lions hump Men No,nl
and children were seized as Win lrcnH' aNo lu~n'u
about here there and everywhere. asking and iclnS
the most contradictory and unneald OF THINGS; ING!
were firing a: each othcr at close quarters Tue
smoke and roar of the batts oould be quite distinctly
aeon and heard from TIE ficotNatcri "a fAr sh'rN
from thai Doin. round 10 Camps Bay vac IN ou lncel-
Mn sN,ri snace o; time lined with Uncomfortable
norton OF The mady excited citizens 81 cape IoNn'
We viii MOI relate the imTrecatons OF tAe catUINef'
the plunCues and standings oi is NOISE aAd our o" =
anathemas at both IS we've leied over T)cAs dAa
holes in places where cab bad never been but pro-
coed al once with the narrative of what We saw
The lne bark Sea Bride. having run Tie gauntlet oi
the Confed feet tie Atlantic. had cccmca h
voyage 10 he approaching sopN ,nd' ana VIE -.
sal set favoring breeze and ne arspangcd banner
at her d * she sped onward Ike thing OF NE nid
beauty in full view Of The Por 70 which She was bound
Dimy in the north she deserted steamer standing hke
wisc or The bay and congratulated herself on her eooe
luck in arriving just in time 20 receive iAe A'esl
can nows of Viclsburc or the Rappaharrocs by The
English mail. Fast the bark Went Tie steamer snrd
fa az still and in very unaccOuntape manner SCENE
TO be bearing down upon tie Yankee IL less tl-n ha
an hour the suspicious craft had fairly ovcihac hci
and with he dreaded Confederate fag W 10 ihc
peak LEFT LITTLE doubt that the Sea Bride was to nee me
the prey Of the redouttabe cruiser the Alabama Bni
still rs i appeared TO u WI NltnesseG u, "-o 20 ~
from Green Point shore the Northerncr determined 10
strain every nerve to escape ms Zoe ana eeh tIc hel
tn. waters within the charmed league nom shore
The demcnd from the steamer 10 beayc 90 vas an.
ewercd by a dofal pressing oi every possible stitch
Of canvas and sill jannty display 81 The stars
and strines n, The nizzen The chase was tlen con.
tiaued f5r few seconds longer but time tie
issue OF IL uncertain The Alabama seemed 10 cui The
waters ith proeicous speed nd blank charge from
one Of her big guns brought the Sea Bride 10 ul stop
The Confederate, putting on her steam IN enormous
volumes moved gently round her fated victim, and
seemed TO gaze upon lef with tie compaccrt satsac
ton a Get might show after the seizuie Of tel ptne
mouse q hawk Nllch IN bNlu descent IAu luluNte
on its unsuspeciing pIey. boat was sent TO 90 ~
board the bark--a few minutes longer and It vaf in
possible TO judge what Was halpennf riI az last A'
Sea Bride was manifestly proclaimed a Confederate
prize.
unaccOuntablc. dalying succeeded The bark sNooc
out and the steamer held her position for several
minutes as IL c0mplaconily gazing Of her, and then
with amazing Swnessf closed down upon her again aud
steered close along side. Then further communication
sucoeeded followed once more by another departure
The h.rE md fhCr "a AZ
finally il clear that ali the requisite arrangements
have ben competel-and tie Sea Bride Al charge
OF Confederate stccd out witt slackeuod sail 70
sea. and tie Alabama steamed swiftly INTO inc bay a.
If nothing bgt mere ever! day sort OF incident Lac
occurred. just the prize bark had got fairly on he
the southwark the stately form Of the Lad
Jocelyn deserted on the horizon. II seemed by N
means unlikely that the Conederaes on board suspected
her be the Vanderbilt IN chase; and whether the! e
solved give themselves the benefit q tie doubt OF not
il very evident hat they suddenly bore up an
stood on a different course, TO the nOrh-westward
Soon after il was that The stranger was all English
man. and the Sea Bride accordingly acted upon Cepf
Semmess instructions hy standing OH and on for tn
night, under easy sail and within sight of land
TIE ALABAMA REACHES TABLE BAY.
The Alabama. having completed the capture.
steamed into Table Bay, and 10 anchor about
O'Clock. The wLaryes and every prominent point alonl
the beach were crowded with spectators and in yery
short time hundreds # boats put of loaded with visit
o.s. Al who aOu gste were politely received
On deck and invited 20 Inspect all parts Of the ship
For three hours after DARK, the crowd on boaIt
.s as dense any We have ever seen. Al classe
and Of both sexes Kept pouring into Tie vessel but IL
a; home. Some found their way among tie prisoner
tie crews q purcd vcsscls others gathered arOun'
tie uAlucky Captain and suporcaTgo Of the sea Bride
and Others sgan penetrated Into the small CABIN whe
Capt Sunes Was quietly receiving al who sougi "a
honor Of sinking lands and conyersing with him Bot
tie gallant Captain and all Of Lis officers spoke fank
ard moae.ty dfthc services ~. Alabama had rendered
70 TIE CoIfoJe rates and the curiosity Of those VIII
sought .tcars Of 1.-The captures was gra,iiied TO III
fullest extent.
cas1 Town BOARDING TIE ALABAMA.
Next coy ie excitement IN town was If possible stu
greater Tie day was 10 u, intents and purposes
generl Holiday. The weather.Was favorable, charm
ing; tle bay gas smooth and sparkling as sheet o
glass aid crcry man woman aud child iD Cape IOwi
seemed hive made up their minds to get on board h'
Alabama "a some way .! other The different jettie'
crowded frOil early morn 20 late hour IN The
evening tie bay awe wiki craft Of al kinds from
the heaviest anctor nd cargo boats 20 the lytest gig
and racing sk aIl packed with pleasure parties going
10 OF returning from the Alabama Tie Table Bay
boa,nen must have reaped al cnOrnOus harvest. fOI
they he'd 20 do than II engaged to discharge al
the shys in tie bay at once in d0gbequick time. The
Alabama tOCs IN and discharged living freight NJ the
rate OF about sixty u the minute from O'Clock In the
morning III four five in the afternoon by which time
pretty nearly the wLee population Of Cape Town had
been On board.
There sho lay all day surrounded by feet OF boats
tea deep. The boatmen quarreed roared aud swore
their eager hyng chtgoes tumbed In and out Of large
boas into little utterly reckless Of their hives IN
their Blad haste 20 get into the ship Tic ladies' crnO
lines blocked the ladders and gangways The boldcsi
officer board the Alabama you'd not have liked Ia
force h.s say through that bdrfcade and would have
tried IL vain 70 that sreSaD 81 female bOarders
The male Vi sOrs desirlDg Ot forcing their way from
tie other sid took 70 the loose ropes hanging over the
shpx s!de o. armed with boathOOks made fast 20 TIC
IigIinc and sfsmbled " the shps side IN any way
sDd every way. squeezing themselves through port
bOes and any aperture that first pTeeeltef Itself
Of them ~ sbins head foremost On TO inc decK
into tie officers bins the enginerO0ns. Fore and
aft deck and 'DsIow. tho EMP swaTned ~ day
with visitors, ike bees in new hive