The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-01-14
Capture of the Ariel.
IktERasrISs rAnIlcuLAhs.

As the p44sShkers OF ihc Ariel were s. ated
at their dinner on Santiay. December 7lls
Captain Jofes was iuiofInetl that a war steam
er was beaTirg dowE upon them. a3d although
he made lgAtqa tie fact. still ae itit flie din
er table and ass ended ip tie desk 1he war
vessel was desesied about lonf miles Of. sail
Ing nIiiertise SlaIs and ~. pes lint Captain
Jones soon z iscovered that iIc bnild aud rig
gng were llnglish and, suspecting mischief.
ordered Tie A5Ai 70 be pnt qnder fuii head
of steam, ihteadins, If pf ss.tle. to leave the
snsPidions craft far behiud.s Bit his efforts
were 1favhilni- for shortly alter a blank
cartridge VAS tired. /cieselyl foilowed by I've
shells. one ol .sbieh. y coIEInor round shell
dat y fetrftll F.i-tr srel. iset ~ ih ioFssaa-f-
The other tljell which foftu1aiely Passed
dyer the veshol the pasBetigers we're iniormtt
vas steel l,oss3sd onl-lIufdrel pound fsrc-
iectild, 20 efnsifleie'l4s T., caiise dtstruci-
Ike explosion iilnediaiely il strikes knv %.
ject. Had this lsleil Y1rst over or against
lie Ariel, there is 10 SHOWING Whit Joss ol
life might haze been 5sluscd to the u4otIend.
Ing ndn-colnbaiiisrs on boaid.
Tlld marines. Who vtIe ong hrndled and
sdfiy kitons ui,ier Major G3E,aDd, were OF
ftffloti deck ~ fesis3 any EtlsiiiIit IL board
Tie Ariel tl1' hid crew III nv pisfsning 1eSSei.
bni when tie tf4raefet o71fke craft Wis iail,
k<eersaspsd il kis con1iIercd esfiaely Useless.
to make any res, stsises and the hl:srses were
bsdered ligow tapEYptes. wllts;- bravery
Is Well S.i1Sn. EDsi7f-tl fiiht his faZ sileuid
hDt ,be losefed Aii,Ier lry c:rcksiliSislEes. IN
flat ne w'dnl't 53Ai Il olt. Ihe| snarinfs hbv
eyer. Leing q sfrmeti lie had 70 give way
Fery felnetlltd and Tire Ariel was slliIefi,leI-
ed 10 the l1iY4ma -At this time iAe Ariti
was lsoins Il5otit eight assa hAtf kndfs li.!
TIE Ateb.t1aA eieSep kAgis, uAdsr oi.ls eleyes
4 a s,4l.w Ess s4ai 'f,e@ Ials Ai4llss..a.
niaaifd ~ wtF4e ~e.l lafued dnd aili,leftihs
sesaySc oa a Sohiileni Htirer nas4ssl !. .s. svi,o
.ts,fssd asia i.idl4tensnl ia ,i,. Il, laN1.I A.
itHey assTfahehkli fhel Asiei e p,4Ssii@efr
YOcgaIl IL SHOW ktileia -hiS Ga ii.c..s incsa IL
Fit tiiey leartl II Ia !liisalf,f ntsiiil li- a..
upon leiA f,r lssl iialildy 81 fli-ig xcs. 81
i'sriiApY lssih fare rlpgkii wssc s,ikatfnlis
.lFiglit ie.l 1nl. fs' SC 4uio LAP iaiy SaIs.slble
Fefs3nal sFlpeEk irs-i.G io e.rltrli il - ia5-
si.iFy rs Ils.si,k f.scl. cl.sdiaisr tbs aen h.
boarlca fIc-A lils siatfi tbe nekkelgeas ~. E,
,e allowtkl 10 llaedeeEi isslsafd a 4 s.eff
IPriyaie litoRefiil shnlilA ils idsltcseli. fh.>
Ieersa5l-ly "a eIsl9 a s. of iless tlsielss-l.
here Wels acflsEhe $isslHiic> e4tislil iisit~
was next erlfrEh Is tsisE-ira il.e .kaahaia,
aEal en Is fitlF4 t dE.. Ariel BIS s;akeA iisa'
we h.abHni.l F4elsr isi i.'-r4 4f l-sHun{ ri aia
i3n Tor s sHi- lS.se cEl sieai,if i09fseE ia k.ss
! wlHl y.iiieshi fosuIisl 'sl si hsss. asa + al
! 9Aed ~ qhflk "a Pensty III 81 ala. Sin ilss
tEQ eeeis.e lff i=fe surii cs s5er' anil Ese,.
eisteen isi,i4s # III. spIi 4. sfl.slii ~ i,et H.
ilsisEeet nIpdlIhi 4.eahsi Hslf ffathlan.eti II
80 .sls ). 4 'lEe hhaileI sliass..s tt ai., os.s
sEKit ts-s li EsoiitAs' tlsili gsk ekl liiss -
/ .aipSI tlilr lilnbllcls I- Hae iisii
sHseis sIiS IS IT, hhslsg 81 al zsiicias -,
fei sfetflns lTe IL .ilEe lisoa .l.e pa iiali
] sIIif sSi Isl ltH gel iasdtiF. f<ili lehe.
/ itgtherl skyA tiie Allhasit hlsa3 HE drew
AID HAT Ithtly ATE wgil tisel5ilsG iasi ia,
slip - iEi fnefofa<r and t..as ille deck j. ~
lfAnge,i TIA twi addiiEnssl piysr gnil- winel
T lie MAS ifofnlhd wesc oHe hllislfesi fosinde,
j rltlf. and lnltle AiabaFs+- No3I. seaily 10 b.
/ insohntell slspuldliiey he iea hired Ile AZ,
1 itak ;olf Rte4hIaz lieaisd hiiu sis4fiaiil,
well, IS well Is a be hail breii d viiitas il'
was not tontn aud lad tie plixels1.e Ut ill,
deck and rlit-sS IN l uafd <o5in. lie lis
of officers dlile Aislla15s Is correct s lief,r,
sPubi.sisesl III ibf|''lie5aHi.s
y csp ala FofsJs SAYS SLr bsiia ship TIA
II 'sSes'iiaes tears ls iha KFlaleibili. BE mas.
lnlsny iganiief fcgsrfiny hes kiesa aid ..rlaa
8utent. AMI. pla4ilfea nli lfternaiiion @aatcz a
lie aug Is atfll The lisiIHs siij.s we ttye ai.'
Il inas kc HAT BE r de #noil.sll- ig4 tI.e ~
Jacin,o. fli'f ne vent io sea llyI ller 1hen II
-ftia tnidns- isiEd fslI 30 4tfrfrfi - hes
W hal lsd cdirl9i whiI lls can faIl tro3i
IL. ll9tvl having made inquii Ies III Capttil
SelnlneF about wlial le Was ID slo With the
IIisd SthtdS eEhcefs and snen oi bpafa fl.e \
it7i' rif iffr ilSttt ~ f1ltsict ttlefa i1t thc
4Yefe l,t 81 serve ilse United States 6oHerr
Ipeht ~ hns c3fiasilyi or -t ..liy plas. dunn,
ftss Ii szlti.kl s.ii1. and irphiiiiie tidm from
.sllsrfpiiaEs e1ell sarfspn dHfy At iliel l,lris q
lqliifor3la ~ % (which hiiirc faey werel b8fild
4 Hoe 0l'1'h-F Mere ordered to give .i'ls Il, 81
lffsf aFifs AID tie insa ineir elnSi1els AID e
: & isme4i $ 81 hita y lean taken GA bad d
4l&bsnih- AtFEow iisxs e.lleig Tor tie man
.sts. alid, finding so.nel TabneI On tneiu faol
possegsisti ef05 06ei u 1feasiily notek. set4ar
Ing to MessEs- Wells. Fargo, & Co.. ami s 5O
FIh sIlyefior NicaragHla. te!onsing ID i,yta
Middleton, Esq.. lsse Jfited- States Specie
liszs ectfr Of Gustoms in Pauhma ard 10 ai
| AmeFiclaas partIer il Nicaragua, e. : Lane
! tsq. HING assured by the puIseF that III
Aiiel h4H Id letter hiai lie did not oy3ifasi
tie sac8ss sall Ia facs nlithirg in tislf iilc ~
1 ID ssinIliHi Wells. Haeto 4 Cos sarks, la
lrlraie stdkk ,f llle lfdlania Rsiil5al Con.
Il4iiy t4e SiHlttn uf8i ceutThi Amdl i,.,in az,
l'aIan n-.slf. ami ss issIl the STATE B.sasisaen
f'aeiss i4F lfleltniteH Sthles Consul at Aspin
NAiis een;4rilhg hisona CORES i.of lieisc an,
ana t.af ar ftllsF cqSsiis ls5;lisfcrs lill Z
naiEefsi ~ sa., daliTcisd TO ib.d lrope.
{ authorities ali F.nkiii& Ths slip vas how
syes- bffldeEi ltr 81 q do0 aud the eas 0 aus
Ftightlior l33 eco biote. making L total q
$3.50 0q0, fsl Whole 10 Gel paid 10 Tie Sbnle.f
siaie daihdiliies vkhsa Sol dars alter III,
81 .sbiiFAmept Of iisfEn4epe1slesce al ths Con
fsderaik S;atdk H
II. Low, having lss;rpyefl al lie k.s Is d