Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-08
LAST EXPLOIT or TEE REBEL
SFEAssER ALABAMA
The Capture ofths California Sfearskip Ariel--
Release 81 the Prize on T1o Hundred and
Sirty-ORe ThOusGnd D0llsrs B0nd-H0a0 tie
alabama Escaped from the San Jacinto.
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Sirty-ORe ThOusGnd D0llars Bond-H0a0 TIE
Ata5ama Escaped from the San ,JacintO.
Correspondence of the New York Herald
KEY WEST. December %, TIN
BY the arrival of the steamship ARIEL, Capt A G.
Jones this eyesing at dark, from AspinTal, have
her outward asage from New York by the pirate Ala
bama The Ariel wss crowded with passengers at the
time OF her capture, which in the end proved to be
the preservation of the ship aud cargo.
On the 7th inst, wheu of Cape MaySi east end Of
Cuba the Ariel being on her regular ceurse steamer
dseerned close under be high land which on oh
SCI wing the Ariel stood out t. have closer Csot
Jones not liking her appearance, put the ARIEL up to
her speed aud was not long before be determined the
stranger 70 bs thu Alabama The Ariel was doing her
beit and going shout ten knots the wind being that
sails would draw The Alabama came up with her
hand over hand going at least three feet to her
In very lite white tbs Alabsma fred blank shot Of
which no notice vs taken by the Ariel she only trying
te 60 tbs faster ba was Of use, the pirate
nearer and 7ea er md finally when close enough he
gave bis ship broad sheer the port quarter OF the
ARIEL ard re two shotted guns Of which took ef
feet n the foFenaat Of the Ariel cutting 1t half Of after
passing about six feet over the head Of Capt JOues
who stood near the vheelhouse. As the ship was
loaded with passsngtrs and knowing he could not
cape ne deemed II best tEkipg the next shot would
go through him TO hesEe to- he did So and It bat
few moments before the Alabama was alongside and
he Tas order on board Of her
On reaching the deck OF the Alabama and heiug
by Captain Semmes Captain Jones was rforned that
his passengers would be landed the end Of Cuba
small settlement there at that point and the ship
destroyed Against this Capt Jones plead very hard
and spoke in behalf Of the women and children be had
as passengers Tqthis Semmes replied why should
spare your shlp2 She Is owned BY a man who has
given finest vessel 10 bis government 70 cruise afer
me Semmes seemed 70 be bewildere5 By the number
he had to deal with. he like the who after he
oought ne elephant did rot know what to do with It,
he kept Capt, Jones board the Alabama from ? p
n on the Ith until II NJ the 9th inst befors he
concluded to bond the ship ia thesu Of two hundred
aud iSyone thousand dolars cover the value Of the
ship and CARGO payable to the President Of the Confsd
sfai etaes after peace i declared and recessed her
Ibse was on beard the ARIEL freight eight Thousand
d9iIs n Treasury notes and fifteen hundred dollars ia
silver all Of which was taken BY Semmes
Among the passengers on board the Ariel we're Capt
Safiori q the United States navy; Major Garland Of
the United States marine corps and others Together
with one hundred and fifty UnitsS States marines on
the way to the Pscisc. All Of wIsn were paroied b.
Semnesaud allowed 10 procsed-he rst taking ali theic
arms and The cannon ard nusksts belonging 20 the
Arel While Captain Jones was detained on board the
erta 5ark hove IN eht to which the Alabama gave
sh -ss ana soon everhanled She proved to Be for
egner, and course was not rnolested Capt ssmmes
sad had she proved to De neriean he wonld have
Transferred the passengers and crsw of II b ariel TO her
an then destroyed the Steamer
Captain Jones says that the Alabama deserves her
previous reputation foFspsed She steam fourteen
% carry twenty tVe POM g cf steam She has two en-
gles Of nfty- inch cYiinder snd seventeen inch
stroke and s A respects perfect model Of teanty.
der armament IS he says, one hundred pounder rife
and one sixty p0undeC pivot guns besides fix ne
diunl thirty two pounders He can fight seven guns
side arran gemens for transferring two of the
broadsid9 guns from side to side with great rapidy
Capt Jones further afes that the Alabama has ina
crey and thatfhey well dscp pinsd, that The ship is
in hne order, and that the deck arranged for two a
dltiena pivot guns, which be informed were one
hundred pound rifes and IN the Aisbemas 10 resdy
to be mounted should they be tequifed &c says thes
~Old Beeswax treated BIN remarkably Yyeis--as Wei
as If he had been a visitor Re not confined hai
the privilege Of the deck and sed IN the vaIdrooIn
Capt Jones says the eniy ship that Semmes feafs is
the Vanderbilt He made mspy inquiries regarding ner
speed and armament but obtsed no inorIlaon what
ever He laughs at a the otar ships we haYe, and re-
marked that 'he cared nothing for the San sento that
he went 10 by her when il Eartnique, and paid no
attention e her. What he santos whip be can run
away from