The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-01-05
4. ?. Bar rs
H. ior Gensral Commanding.
PARTICULARS oF TEE CAPTURE OF THE CALI

PARTICULARS oF TIE CAPTURE OF TIE CALI
FJaFfG sTEAAEIt 1RrGL--xHTE EiFSTINo sAH3A-
TIvz -~St1SE Irfn n3 ABOUT CAPT SEMMEs ASD
i;c3aW.
Th, 1er, alive IL the eapturs o, ths United
s.s&tes s5sa1.ss, Arl- bT ;he Confederate Sta,ag
g:eaIe, .stSaaalA, puolisae5 In t.o Eot4 hein
pspa27 is l-sss iaasI>stin5. Ag tho use-a ot
sas .lr;ei sse.e sssaea as cinner o. SandgY, Dss
In, Cspi. Jnlss wz4 informed that war steamer
was re2r,ng .jytl upon them, s2d, aI,5cu yh ie
made gh cf the fact Sill hs ,es ,hs din8er table
| a.,tl ass 5ndsd 10 tho aeck. Ths sec3tsss says
| lie yyar yes q ,vaa described abens fouv laes
o ssIiins ued b. he Stars and Straes bat Jso.ain
| j ssrs fo0c discovered tres th3 bu.id and rigging
~eFs GGc.,-, so, cyspst tirg mischief. ogt rsd tie
/ iux f possible Ee ss;pic5us eysfs far ss-
a5a 80 h. & .Fts TeTs oasvs,iing so1 Aorsly
afiec z ha1E czrtsi&8e w2s Arsd, eioselF followed
y .gc3 heS7a. sue CT g95sot GonJaan r3Iad saeai,
ej,s fearful piara f.cuE cat Of She So sI3k.s The
o.h4r s!si, sytich fortunately -. SEQ ta9
| s.l fhs rasEsreexa Sssfs Informed wEs Eteel
iE..sd l00 Hassnc psQjsstle, 20 sossrree6 SIS 10
eau dert nsiise s-4alo5iczi tEinis4!afeiy it
ssfikes say oDisSt. Bad this shell burst oser or
aesrss tls asei, -2ere ls 10 knowing w1as oss ii
ifs Nigh. have bssn can'ed tie uuoffsndios
e2mbstaa!s ca bosrd.
ts snas:1z2 wire g are 141 stg..S under Easjor
| Garland ~ers eF3s-ssf On Gsek a6 resist 2aF 3.
r,aaE - b0aGsi tho Ases - the c:es IF ine pux-
s.sg =. ss.l s.l ssasl. ina eheras.g of tas crsf.
vzGs f1iiv sseer rtaaad It was eeaaidtssG eas.reiy
useiGas ga4sa SnY EsSiafg&es, si2d Ias III s32e5
Y.sara cc!sged heaosv. sGp.. ass, ~hose bravery
g ye,s kn:rvc, i5ssists3 eha LIS aag slocid nos hs
lowefa1 uH Ter nsg circumstances. Su. shst as
roula fight It oat Taa aGasiasa, aoTeve being
oigsxasa is aSli - S;sU wy sery Tei9ct-atay an5
s 4Eisi sVx5 s;FFs10GEs1 20 2As Atar2ras At
ials i:ra ms 4gial s-oGl& aSoCt asgat sca f
hslf aao.a, ans tha Aiabsra. llsyea kuols uaisr
esiy vsvan petnGs q ls.easa.
Il is0st wst .@ea ssas sscm the Alabama u,anaej
[rGSr thS g1arIS
al q So1taer4i ott,car nsmss Asaw. wko ranked
Ilapt 9n an. il tas ssoei 0gTg as taey approsnhec
the AEisi tle I'sassngala began to show evident
s!eus o. esss.e3s, ss u they i5ated tnSt da.aana
wbg!5 - n1ads upon thssn for their money or
sheir ifves,' cersisps both The women were
dFesslfuiiy friaG.egee end these who had any
vsiusbis personssl properly osgsa-to conceal
/, ss fapiasy Is. yoasIb'es Lieutenant 10y,
yya2n he boarded The Aries, stated that the
Passengers weysid bA showed 10 procsee auhsrmed,
sgd .her privaLe property shouii ns respected -
gsis essxainiy 4a5Sieo u few Of shen. although
there vysre yet so1ie szartsas Captain Jones' Was
next Oh aerea 10 90 aoaari liza Alabama, anG his
return 20 tEe Ariel ee stasso tast fts Alabaea de-
ssryaa aii h6f pew oas sspafstton for sfsea. She
sa, sfagm fourteen snsis with seyenteen pounds
pe s:ss1a as. is allowed - cary tveaty five
ps,tads OF steam She Sas two engines OF nity two
ieeh cyifnas ani ssvsnsaaa iacl stroSe, and Ii, IN
al reapse.s. a PaF3ecs n7dai OF nssasy. Her se
nsare-s t hs ssys, "a LOO renndor de sad oas Ss-
paundsr pivos gEa, besase' a,1 medium aspoand-
ezs Hs asn.fsas aovol gsns ssde, having a.
rangs...eats for taaasssfsUY TWO of tie hroaaside
guns frou: s.le TO SIDE with grea. rariAsty- Uans.
Jonas further says that tine Alabama hss s hEs
Gre ~, and tast thsy xel d&et3siIsa that tha
sa!p in In fine erser, and last the deck Is arranged
for two addi.iaslai niwt Ru0s. which ne 1as In
formed were 100 pou4dsrs fns ana IL the A,assms's
hold rsasy to ne mounted s.souia they b required.
HS saws that tssts3 BssswsSf treatsa him II marka
M wei as veil as If he led been visitor. He
was nor sonEnsd, ai had The privileges OF ths deck
aud r1ssssd In sae ward room. TIE llss o. officers
nj tha Aikbgr-a Is e0rgSct q beio-e pubt1ahHd IL