Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-01-03
FURTHER PARTICULARS.

We Published yesterday the particulars ar communi
Gated by telegraph from San Francisco Of the sntuye ~
the California steamer Ariel by the Confederate ur;vo.r
Alabama whilst on her way from New York N A.n;nu
and of tho Of the captured ship, which has nca
returned to New York The particulars of her capnrs
are TINS stated by her Purser: lib
On me 1'h instant at 30 p NJ, when rounding Cane
Mays The eastern pont of Cuba we saw vessel ~
Alablm about four miles to the westward close un1e
the high land OF Cubs barque and under
AS wac nothing III her appearance her 10
% steamer ner smoke pipe being down. no suspicone
were aroused till ia short time we saw she had rnrl5
her sails raised her smokes,ac and was rapidly nearing
us under steam the American flag flying her peak Such
was her speed Ia comparison to ours that ia about haIf
an bour she had come up within half mile of u.s. when
che Tired lee hauled down the American cnsion and
an up inc rebel nag No attention paid to the SUM
mons, aud the Ariel was pushed to her utmost speed
The Alabama then sailed across our wake took nos;
ton on our port quarter about four huudred yards blatant
and fired two gu6s amot one sbot r.s.nr
over the hurricane deck between the wslkng bss 49,
aud the other hitiog the foremost and cut
ting 1T halt away.
body q United States Marines, consisting Of one Sun
dred and twenysix passengers on board the ARIEL
had been drawn and armed; tn officer. in
deemd worse than folly resist as we cond nls;nv 80
they were training full broadsas I, bear upon us and
Capt Jones gave orders 10 stop the ,hn ana h.l a 49,
ensign -
boat then put of to u.s. an the boarding ofacer. on
coming aboard at once assured the that none
should be moested aud that al baggage aud private nr-
perry should be respected He then demanded the Kew.
to the special locker together with All the sbps
and letters and Informed tia captain he must be in rsad
ness to go board the Alabama with him. where he -.
detained 40 hostage until tbs next day
The money in the ship, amounting $780, was taken
off and prize crew, twenty in number all well arrs
put on board. Tbs eneneyooa taken in charge Nv
Two engineers from the Alabama The officers and msr;n.
board the Ariel paroled and their arms =
well az some belonging 10 the ship
Both vessels lay off tho Cape during the niobt AMI .s
OF the next day On the afternoon Of the A. nnr sss
thrown overheard and the steam valve taken
in order to prevent our escape should hev give chssa &
any other vessel they wsrs expecting to cnnture 80
California steamer Champion aso and had bsen ,;ns \,
wait for several days at tss point for that purpose h
came night our ySve returned and the infsnt;o ~
landing US at 81 Domingo changed to Kingston Jamaica
Both ves;es we're then beaded for Chat place ana on
the 9th Instant st P NJ, arrived of Point Morsnt
about forty miles from Kingston Near this point tbs
Alabama gave chase aud boarded vossel from which
some information was received which induced Captain
Semcs to again change his mind and take heavy bond.
"r Tue ship and cargo permitting va voyage
The reason given wa that this vesse had reported yellow
lever raging IN Kingston. and he would not subject our
passengers to lite ravsges; but aerward inform
cd at Morant that yellow fever had prevailed thors for
some tune. 4
The conduct of those oicors and If the Alabama
in charge Of the Ariel extremely courtcous Thov
were in regular communication with the United Statee
both by letters and papers, and fully coanixaut ~ or
days If sailing and that cruisers thesc vvsters
intercept them For ths the specie TO INA ~
the Ariel was left at Aspnwal a. Capt Jones did nok
think il prudent to bring IT, HF TG -r