New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-29
~uu ALABAMA AND FLOHA""
AaAaN AT WORK.
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Xsrig Kate Cory, and e'n"0"''
Pp,ApT1PHIA, Thursday May a. i'"''
pbo ,,ic WIN. NJ. Dodge, from Pernamoueo On
she 30 inst, has arrived here ,..
c., ID ere, Of the ship 0neidi, s passenger,
40 .ano,,s tbat the Oneida was destroyed by 'he
Alabama o.:ao
From Capt Potter we learn shat the ooeida was
- f,or, Sbsnghae for New-YCrk, and was osp-
tn,ed and destroyed by the Alabama on the &Sth
nit. in lat l 40 south, Ion ~ west
Al the same time he saw on fire the bark Henri
.,,a from Baltimore for Rio Janero; likewise the
work of the Alabama.
Cant. Potter ascerained that few days prior TO
hn CAPTURE the Alabama had, in company with the
Florida captured and destroyed the following YES
sells:
Ship Louisa Hatch, Capt. Grant, from Cardh f0r
Singapore
Ship Nora, Capt. Adams, from Liverpool feo'
ii, for Calcutta.
Ship Charles Hill, Capt. Percival, from Liverpool
tor Montevideo.
In addition to these, they bad jointly captured
and destroyed the following whaers;
Rs,k Iaiavetto. of New-Bedford, Capt. Lewis.
Brig Kate Cory, of WesiPOEt, Capt, Flanders.
Schooner Kingfsber, Of Fair Haven.
BosroN Thursday, Msy ~ 1863
The ship Charles Ill., destroyed by the alabama
had SILT in her hold and an assorted cargo between
decks.
There WAS no insurance on the ship, RI her owner
considered that her having an Enghsh cargo woul
protect her.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VESSELS.
The following is description of the vessels de
stroysi:
The shin Oneida was a vessel of 600 tuns, bull
IN 1852 in New. Bedford, and owned by Mr. L
Hathaway OF South street. She leit Shanghae 10
this port on the 26th Of January, with cargo c
500 packages of tea valued at S375,OVO, while til
vessel is valued at S25OJU.
Ship Charles Hill, from Liverpool for Moutevidso
was an Old vessel owned by Chas. Hill OF Boston
Sire had however, pretty valuable cargo on board
supposed to be worth $4,000 Isee Boston teie
gram of 357 tuns.
Bark Lafayette Lewis, was q whaler, owned by
J. III. Bartlett of New-BedfoId. She left New
Bedford for a cruise on the Atlantic IN May, 1862
and last heard from la March % last In latitude
81 "a south, and longitude 70 70 west, with ~
barrels sperm oil on board. The oil j. worth - 900
The ship Nora, Capt. Adams, is a A 1 vessel
of SIS tuns, buit last Fall III Bangor, and owned by
g. b. Upton OF Boston, and valued at $SO,OOJ He
cargo from Liverpool for Calcutta is worth som,
$4,000.
Ship Louisa Hatch, from Cardiff for Singapore
was an A Il vessel, OF 863 tuus, built in 1855, il
Rockland, Me., and owned by ". Mcclure OF tbs
pisce. she valued at SjU,UO0, and her cargo o.
Ivory and coal at $500
Bark Henrietta, from Baltimore for Rio Jaueiro
was AL vessel Of Az tuns, built in 1856, ant
owned by I. Whitridee Of Baltimore. her cargo
Is valued at $25,OOO.
Brig Kate Cory, Flanders of Westpors, was {
whaler Of 1872 tuns, controlled by A. Ii. Cory she
left on June 20 1862, for The Atlantic, and was las
heard from on March %, in lat. 80 "a s.. and Ion
go AS W., with l55 bols. sperm oil on board val
ned at g., 900.
Schooner King6sher, Lambert, of Fairhaven, wa
q wnaler OF l2O tuns, controlled by c. II. Trip
She LETT for the Atlantic Jolly 3D. 1861 and was La
beard from Oh March 9, 1863, Ct Ascension, havin
170 bbs. sperm oil and 10 bbls. whale oil on board
valued al 3 900.
All the vessels and cargoes, with the exception Q
the whalers and the Hill, are insured against ih
wer risk.
The correspondent of the Merchants Exchang
aud News Room, Nos. 50 and 50 Pine street. writin
from Pernambuco, under date of May 81, designate
separately the captors Of the doomed vessels.
The Oneida and Henrietta were taken by II
Florida, and their crews transferred to the FrenC
bark Bremuntie, which vessel landed them at Pc
pambuco on the LIST inst.
Previous TO the Goth ul,. the Brazilian scboou
Bergifrono, from the island Of Fernando de Nolonb
Brazilian penal colony, arrived at Pernambuc
Seesels, who had been deposited on the island by t
Alabama, to whom, it appears the credit is due I
the capture Of them all
The value Of the Commonwealth, with her carg
IL estimated at 500 OOO that Of the Oueida at full
half million.
The majority Of the officers Of the captured vesse
departed for the United States by the way of Ia
and.
The following is the cargo of the ship Oneid
from Shsnghae for New-York, and burned By Il
privsteer Alabama on the 10Th Of April, in lat
g.. lon go W.: 2pkgs. sundries, Bucklin & Crane
do, Aymsr & Co.; 1903 pigs. tea, Barring Bro
& Co.; 957 do, Duncan, Sherman g. Co.; s. do.
order.
The Oneida was fully insured, and valued {
$25,0O0. Her cargo is also fully insured aud value
1t 500 900. She was q small ship Of 40 tune, bui
IN w-Bedford in 1892 rated Al l. and owned b
+. Hathaway Of this city.
sTATRHEST BY THE CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP ONEIDA
The following statement we copy from the az
count given by Capt. Porter in his log-book:
OK Board BRIO WN NJ. DODGE
Bound to Philadelphia Nay 10, 1863
April A-After a pleasant passage Of SO day
from Shanghae. IN latitude II 4V south, Longitude
" 10y west, at q. D., saw ahead q Suspicion
looking tthree-masted schooner rigged s:eame
standing our bow, with only fore and af
canvas set. As We approached, the stranger stoot
about two miles across our bow, bringing him Of
our port beam, when be hosted the flag we fee
prond o. We answered by hosting ours. lie Their
hauled Immediately up for US under q full head OF
steam. BY bis having two smoke-stacks or pipes
knew II was not the Alabama and hoped il might