Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-20

/ beneath. tsele ia barely rc0m Tor s strong bcL,
chair and Washasand
On The opposite sida a door opens iaEo sim
liar little cabin, oceupied by the captains seere-
/ tsTy. "Take q seat. If yoa can fnd one,n said
the captain, good-humorodly spelegiziHg foT the
gcsnty accommodation, "suTs is q working,
lighting ship, and we have not much fosn &c
spare for ease or plsasursn At Erst sight Capt
Ssmmes does not come sP % the idea which
every ons irVolantarily forms Of any celebIated
character H3 has nothing Of the pilaie soou. nm
little evsH Of The ordinary sea captain he IS
rather below th9 middle statue, with s7sra
beny frame. His fsea is eare-WorH snd
sunbuTnt, tie features striking, bfoaa
brew, with iFon-grey locks Struggling ever
i, gTsy eyes, row mild and dreamy. then lash
| ing With IRE IS he warns in conversation,
prominent nose, thin, compressed bps and Weu
| developed chin. lie is close shaved, With the
exception OF grsy mOus.aehs twisted g Is Ma
poleoD, above the corners Of his mouth. Hs was
dressed in an old stained gray uniform. the sur
tout with battered shoulder straps snd faded
gold trimmings, buttonsd up - tie throat. In
looks, manners and dress he had more Of the
milissTy than the naval officer about him He
is fifty-three years Of age, but locks somewha a.
older He is . testotler, and Though nst subject
I ing bis sfieers and men to any Unnecessary re-
strsinis, By his example he eaiorces the strietest
moderation and sebdety
Referring 20 the Csps papers, which he bad
been reading, be spoke feeliHgly and gratefully
Of the sympathy shown toward Aim sad bis
cause ia every British sort he had entered. he
was more puzzled than dsitersd By the reception
he had net with st the Cape, which was more
/ entk nsisstic than any be had had before. DO
/ you know, how" said he, pointing TO bouquets
of flowers aad other little tokens lefs OF sent on
board, fthat my own c0untrymen and women
would not have done as mue for me Or any one
else. They ere not fond Of heroW0rship feu
/ Englis are queer people" continued he, alud-
/ ing to the work he had 10 do al day; i dout
| believe there is a man or woman IN tbs states
I vho would care that fsnapping bis fngsTs) for
ny autograph, or fhst Of any Of those mes, ."
/ psiniisg TO the portraits Of the Confederate
/ leaders. Davis aud Lee, whom be knew inti-
nlatelY he said were pillars Of strength no ten
/ men il the North were q match for them.
/ he spoke with emotion Of the loss Of Stone
/ wsll Jackson. He had only heard Of his death
/ At Saldanha bay. "Hs was q fne a brilliant
general - he said, "but he was q still finer man,
/ and a more brilliant Christian. We have many
| other generals as good as he, but we have few
| such gesd and noble men," He said be fslt con-
vinced, sRd was Eratifed to know, that the EEL
| ing sf the great majority Of the people IN Eng
/ land was strongly IN favor Of the aeknowledg-
ment Of tie Independence Of the Southern
| States; and though he did not blame, As could
| rot conceive why the Government did not hy
simply acknowledging that independence,
and without any more active interference, has
| ten the terminaiion Of the war He believed
/ that Earl Russell was too sYmpsthstie OF con-
eessive to the North while Lord Paimerston
| Tss such a esld and shreWed politician that, u
/ he lad any sympathies or feelings, he never
would show them, even if his lifs depended up
on t. But he was convinced that the COnfsd-
/ crates would very speedily foIcs that seknoW-
/ edgmans from the British Government, " IN
spite Of the rant Of white cheekered negrO-phib-
lists, who believed that we Southerners are 8
set Of hestAsn slave drivers, pirates and cut
throsis
A young cficsr, Assistant Engineer Cum
ming, was accidentally shot while the Alabama
was IA Ssldauha bay He was amusing him
self BIZ shoetiBg wild fowl in s boat, when the
trigger Of his gun caught in the gunwals Of
/ the boat, and the piscs went OF, ledging the
contents in the poor fellows breast. His SD
death was felt deeply By all on board, for he
wss a general fsvorite in the ship. His re
msius were buried on shore before the vessel
left Seldsnha bay
THE ALABAMA LEAVES TABLE BAY.
i HsviDg. on Saturday. completed The necss
ssry repairs required here az an early hour OH
Sunday morning, the Aiabama weighed anchor
and, at SIX O'Clock, took her departure from Ia
she entered into a southwest course, and scarce.
y had she got out Of sight when the signal man
en- tbe liens rump made down 3 sail to the
northwest, and subsequently, another coming
frem the same direction.
Oae proved TO be the American bark Ksdron
from Baltimore, bound to this port with cargo
Of -four, and the other the American whaling
schooner Cbas. Colgate. from New London,
bound to Desolstion. They were, bswaver
I al,cA Ah,s- :, hrra sg, tNg
ofiug, and were wide enough awake TO hug the
shore pretty closely. The Alsbsms passed
within few miles of beth, and the signal man
had both ships under bis view at ths same time,
but foF-bsnk between the steamer sRd the
ships prevented Capt. Semmes from seeing
thsHl, and they therefore reached the anchorage
is safety.
While entsIing False bay, hsTever he
nouneBd upon snOthar American ship the Mar
tina Wentzsl, from Akyab, bound to Falmouth,
and Immediately seized her, but she was sgsiu
quickly liberated on its being clearly shown that
at the time Of her capture she was within the
protection Of the charm, league from the shore
The Alabama arrived in SimOu's bay shout
eight hours after, snd after effseiing 8 few
necessary repairs, and taking in supplies, ef
again on Saturday, the l5;h inst, on a cruise.
THE TUSCALOOSA
This is another Of the Confsdegsta etaissri
which bas lately paid visit to Simon's bay
where she received some supplies. and ron
whence chs sailed few days ago. From infoT
nation which has been suppEei US by the Oh
GERS Of the Alabama, VS. learn that the vesss
which now passes under the name Of the Tuses
io0sa, Wss a Federal merchantmen, which va,
captured while on voYsgs from Busaos AyFes
{ to New York. with cargo Of wool.
The Alsbsms had previously captured the
| Talisman, from New York TO China, aud with
an aTmsmsnt OF four brass guns, which wss
transferred to the TusesIoosa. Mr.. Lowe, the
third officer Of the Alabama, with q crew, were
put on board and She Conisdsrste flag boisled
SiEca then the Tuscsioo5R has been cruising in
various directions, and off the coast here she
captured tho Santes and chased the Snow
Squal. The latter vessel, owing to her su
peri0r sailing qualities, made good her escape
It msy be mentioned that the Tusca
lOssa is only armed with small bras
guns, but upon the forward portion o.
ihe deck is What appears 70 be q l20-pOundeI
Blskely gun. It IS mounted in The same man
Rsr as those upon the Alabama, and when seen
By q vessel attempting to escape has, no doubt
an ugly look; but 6 closer inspection would
saf6oe to prove how perfectly harmless is this
ormidabls looking piece, for Is is simply made
of wood, and psiatsd over 3 besu5iful b sek -
The cIew Of the TusezlOoss ar fond Of their big
gun, and have christsned it Z" The Fighting Joe
Hooker"
The Wiihdrn,vnl Of EEr. Mason.
The London TINES, referring 70 the with
drawsl of Mr Mason ron EagIana, suggests
that tho grounds which have probably prompt
Cd the Government At Richmond are 70 s1lres.