New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-15

latter every Thing destined for her, got mp steam ana
!ef. followed by the "XO, towing ihs now empty
bark All three went, not TO res, AZ they had Do n
ordered to do but to Angra Bay IA bay la the same
Island. and only few leagues distant IRON laiissi
Roadsl Here they remained unmolested until noon
tho following day "a Sunday, when, Tor ths second
ime, all three vessels were ordered out OF PoHu-
pnese waters. All the "%JOs' guns bciug now
mounted, and the vessel Otherwise ready FOR a
cruise the order WAS obCyed, aud all took their
departure, the bark before in tow Of the
"29O." which having conveyed her well out to
ses. cast her of. and with fayoring breeze
sho steerod for Cardiii, to bnng out iureher
snppy of coal for the 1905 future use. The 800
aua the Bahama now steamed round tue Island, and
Can't Semmes coming out OF his cabin, ordered his
irst lieutenant 10 muster ths crew UT. lhs iaViOg
been done and all tie officers assembled on the poop
IN their full uniform Il. .. Confederate gray ir0cA'
coat and trousere), Capt Semmes enJoped siienco,
and read lis combustion US posi-captain In the Con-
iederato navy. 1t was document duly attesed al
Richmond, and bore the signature OF Jeh. DAVIS,
President Confederate Staie0 OF America. lie then
ore ned and read his sealed orders from the President,
directing him to agsuu o command Of Tho COnfrder-
a,s soop OF war Alabama, hitherto known ae tho
49, ia which hsying been duly comnissionedl no
WIS to hoist the Confederate ensign and pehnhiit,
andl sink, burn aud destroy everything which new
the ensign Of the socaled United states Of America
Can't, Seinmes then ordered the first lieutenant TO
Gre a gun and run up the Confederate flag and pen.
nant. The gun war fired by the second lieutenant
Armstrong, a relation OF the famous inventory aud
ere its smoke had cleared away, the sars and bars
of tue young Coniederacy were floating on tho
breeze, and the ceremony WAS omllcte-Capt.
Semnes declaring tue ycssel hencefor.h 70 DO known
az the Alabama 10 have been duly commits
stoned. The next step was formally to
engage the crew TO serve ana fight under
The Southern flag which having been done, the men
were addressed by their captain IN an eloquent ana
srrng speech III the course OF which he raid there
were only four vessels in the United States Navy
that were moro than match for the Alat sInai but
o said that in al English built heart OF OAK M she
was, and surrounded no then saw hnseI by
British hearts Of oak. lac wouldn't strlke bis newly
Loi-ted flag for any one of the four. VI course lhs
elected hearty bur,t Of cheering TOR President,
States and Captain, and when il had subsded Capt.
Semmes said tho BahanIa was on the point OF isSy
ing for England, aud minated that II any Of hii
crew repenlsd Of the step they Ind taken thoy were
FREQ TO return in her. This alternative none would
accept. aud Capt. Bullock and n few OF the otheI
otIiesrs who Ind taken the 1890 from England I.
the Azores finding their occupation gone, through
The arrival of those who bad held similar nPpoln'
ments In tho Sumter, having gone on board the ba
hama, that vessel and ths Alabama, amid hesr'!