The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-08-07

Here . She asaSs.31A fec& In > estsnfxfeAs
totsi vairS Jf ps!ss6 q y, $50 0a0. Tbis il. u
ono eaae, the Bsn uoxie, amountsd to $780,
Gft'. Many Of the prizss ara rich China, East
iadia, ard California ships:
January 10, brig f ,seiis, Boston, $i33 ne0.
January 22, brig Wind~arl, Portland, 81 ,,teu.
January ~, bng CoIis Ann, Pniiadsiphis,
S36,OgO.
February IL, ship acob Bel, Nsw York, se,-
0G0 600.
March s, ship Star of Peace, Boston, ss4o,-
0G8
March -. Schooner Aidebanar, Nav York,
$iD,O00
March 23, bark Lapwing, Boston, $50 600.
March 30, bark II J CaicoId, New York. $685..
coo
April I3. ship Kate Dyer, Hamburg, $aO,eao
april u, Common~ eai.h, New YORK.. $ioo,.
April %. bark Henrietta, Baltimore $50 COO.
April "a ship ned a, Nsw York, s75i $50.
May O. brig Clarence, Baltimore, $oB $40.
Nay -. chip Crown Point, Nsw Eosk, $3jn,
j ane 6, ship Rsd Gaantlsi. Boston, $iGo, TOO.
Jnae II, snip Southern Cross, New York, 5 33,.
t00
Jurs IL, ship B f Hsxio. CiIifogui., y60a.0uo.
June ~ soi,r Ii Hill, Ployiu;a 10 va, $i0,-
GJ1
jay bEtp Suutirc, NcW AOTs, $p',Vco
Jaly s. brig w l; Nash, New York.
July &, Echr Rienzi, Province Town.
Thsae vessels are exclusive of the twenty
seven prizes made By Lieut.. Reed. of the Ia
cony, which was dsssehsd from tbs Florida
aud which Of course mnst be piaaed 10 her sc-
count. 1t is stated ,ha. Cspsaia Ssta,nes, la,s
OF the Alabama, has t.ss.. command OF ths
''Mssissippi," s Ia " AID formidable cs..it, car
~ ing IL g0ns~not the Georgia as has been
Published. Ths following are soms extracts
from private iet.ss ifo.a all .iiicer oh bo:.f;i
tho Florida:
BFFaUnA, July ii,h.
No arrived At this placs iast evening. In.
fniling to communicate with tie Governor bs
tore dark, vs. were not ali0Ned to eater the
hari.9r until ttis n!oinirg. We will probably
remain here TWO or Three days, as ocr engines
essi few repairs
We have been to tho northward, and when
,cithin ninety miisa of New Yotk, MET tbs
Yankee gunboat Esicsson. we called 10 4uar
Ter aud cleared the ship for seton, Intending to
II .ht her. She came do III to witaiB Il hsif
milo OF u.s. whea We hcistsi the Confederate
co!ors ana opened un iter. As sooa as sac ie-
ceised the Ii AT troad.da - thi3k ftg o.se;s on
and obaeuyed i1ss ATiaen /. eiasssa Up ~ 6. de
covered the Yankee about ioGf niles ahead
sfea,ning for New York rs hard shs Was
alta. We could 10. raise stsaal soiii ,ient TO
overtaxe her, as our furnaces s:eTa full of Eara
coal, aid they we're built for SOFT. W had tha
painful modification Of hsr getting away f.om
as, but ihs satisfaction OF burning t~o pi!zss
that night, which | gm sare she must have
eeen, AZ che S7ae bat ten miiss oil. Oar non
behaved exceedingly we'll, and seemed anxious
for the tight The Yankee did u0s return our
ire.
have iast returned from sh5 !unesa! Of As
e;atant Paymsstcr J. J. Lynch, VITO died Tia
days ago OF consumption Oar Passed Assss
ant Surgson, ). y. Grafton, was drowned on
the South American coast by 'i.s upsss'ng OF
- boat, while going asfoFa
July II.
Our reception lrera was all thar cOuii DO de
sired. 10 day, for the first time, the C1nfe.e'
rate flag was ea!utad by u foreign nation. We
heard that the military authorities wished as
to salute; Gur agent wrote to the Governor,
saying that We would s0!uts il 1t would bo re-
turned. The Governor answered Tine ssiote
will be rstarued, gun for gun" AT 10 A. N
we hois,ed the English eosi2u at the "Iors,
and Il red the national salute OF twenty one
guns. As soon 80 we had hEished the fort re-
turned, with the came number
Tue Captain aud al the Llentenan!e ars
dining at the Eaglish officers uess, and am
left in charge Of the vessel. Al hfst the Gap.
tain declined the invitation, on the plea ina!
the officers were not uuiforEed. They eald
they would be glad to receive us i'll our shirt
slseyss. We are received with open asns
"A'o JulA3i
The expects to leave in few bodrs,
aud ust close this letter the coal has ar
rived, and we viii! probably &c. OF by 10 nor'
row night We have received the ne "s Of ths
fall of Vieksburg, the attack upon Castlssson'
"a 64nF3RscO
us very much. Lst us hope that the next viii
be mors encouraging.
The following extract from report OF Gap
tsin Raphael SsWDes, commanding T. b steam
or Alabama, to the Secretary Of the Navy
riyss correct statement ofthe aeiion between
tina Alabama and the Hattsras:
C.S. STEAMER ALABAMA.
Bahia, May i2sn, 1853
Iarr,,sa elf Galveston, (andar sail on tAe
ilth cf anuary, and U.s. 1siofe uigntiail nads
the eneinys tiset lying ell ths tas, CONSISTING
OF five snipe of war. t'Ie oi inc steamer;
was coon af.sr psrceived /, get uadsfwAy, aud
stasr in our direction. l ordered s!eanl 10 bs
30, up, but ksp. sail on the snip as deeoy
fhst / MICH. entica The onamy = slip suhicioat
iy far from the fleet 10 ciisf hes battle. worf
shio. aud s.ood away from the tas, permitting
tha snsuy To approach ns by slow degrses. -.
Whsu th:. enemy had approached sutii sisntly
nesr. took ia all ssil, and wearing shoT
around. rau 10 wishin hail. 1t WAS now dark
IL haiou sbont O'Clock The enemy hail
| "a s.wnat saip is thasl' Wa responded, ''HsI
Msisstv's steamer PotrsL' Tie reply was
al !. II; aeud boat on h3ardf' We no " halle,
ia turn. TO know who the enemy Was, and
| waou we hsd received tho reply, thas ha Wal
the ..Unitsd Stsses stsansr Hat.eias," w
! ays;u hailed him, asd Informed him that ",
Mers the Go atedsrass al saIier Alabama :. a6i
| a, .hs ,s,s time directed tho First I.ieuten
snt TO opsa nfs upon hin. Oar DIRE wa
nranutly returned, and hTisk action ensuei
| whiea isstsl, however, Onsy taiftesn minutes
q. at tb a sai OF that time the enemy irsd q
| OF ynn sud showed light, aud upon bsip
| hailed by "a. to know u 40 had surrendered
hs replied that hs had, aud that be was In
s;nklna soldiiiaD. | i1aasdisssly diSt asehs
bosta 70 kis sssialases, and bal jass Iims
remove the crew when tho ship went dswa.-
'The casasltisa were slisht On both sijss; s
thoorh the sctioo was fonshs ~ distance q
| fron one hundred aud hfsy 70 four hundIs
.srda. Our shot ail told on his hull abous th
vatar Mne. aud hence the ssall nnmsss (
hiiIed anA weunAsl Oh ths part of The enemy
| - of tha former and three 81 ths txtsef. w
ss1 none killed, and onlJ one w0aadad. n
i U.t.e,rs uonnAeA etRht gam, A1d hAd q etSy
81 n o1leara anA liiS nsn Tho Alaham
sier noante1 eight guns, tWith snail cAI
tsesA 49,. : - ps0adsr, ssa ii9hs q b
| - eessissi ~ hsd > sseW q iiensa, 9