Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-01-14

was fired, closely foll0W q 10y tSVos SHELLS,
one of which, "a common round she'll cut a
fearful piece from out Of the foremast. The
!!otaer shell, which fortunatel passed over
the, vessel, the passengers were informed
was steekpointed one hundred projectile,
60 constructed as to causeia destructive ex-
plosion Immediately it-strikes any object.
Had this shell burst over or against the a;
,riel, there is no knowing what loss Of life,
might have been caused te the unofending
mon. combatants on board
: The marines, who were about one hun.
-dred and forty Strong, under Major Car
la1d; were ordered on deck toresist any at.
tempt to board the Ariel BY thacrew Of the
pursuing vessel but when the character Of
the craft was fully ascertained twas con-
sidered entirely useless TO make any resis.
tance, and the marines were ordered below.
Capt. Jones, whose bravery is well known,i
insisted that his flag should notsbe lowered.
under any circumstances, but that he would
6ght ii out. The marines, however, being
idisarmed, he had tosgive way very reluc-l
tanHy; and the Ariel was surrendered to
the Alabama. At this time the Ariel was
going about eight aud q half knots, and the:
Alabama eleven knots, under only eleven;
pounds Of steam. 81
a, boat was then sent from the Alabama,
smanied by twelve Rell.armed men, and un-..
der the charge Of Southern officer named.
Low, who ranked'as d lieutenant In the
rebel navy AS they approached the Ariel
the passengers began to show evident signs,
Of nneasiness, as if they feared that q de-
amand would be made upon. them for their
smouey or theit lives," or perhaps both
The Womenwere dreadfully frightened, and
those who had any valuable personal prop
.erty began to conceal it as rapidly as posi-
bic. Lieut.. Low, when he boarded the.
Ariel stated thatthe passengers would be.
allowed to proceed unharmed and their:
pr private prorertyshould be respected. This
certainly quieteda few ofsthem, although
there were yet some skeplics. Capt. Jones.
was next ordered to 60 aboard the Alabama,
and on his return to the Ariel he stated
the Alabama deserved all her previous rep
utation for speed: s..@;s "a.
She can steat, fourteen knots with sew
enteen pounds of steam, and is allowed to:
carry twenty-five pounds Of steam. She
has two engines of fftS,two inch cylinder.
and 17-inch stoke, and Isl in alltrespects,5
a perfect modslof beauty. Her armament
is, hesays, q one hundred poander rifle and.
one sixty-eight FOUNDER pivot gun, besides
,siz medium thirty two Founders. He can
tight seven guns aside, having arrangements
for transferring two Of the Abroadside guns
from side to fide with greatrapidity. Cap
tain Jones further says that's the Alabama
has fine crfw; and that they are well dis
ciplined; that the ship is in fine order,
and thatithedeck is arranged for two addi;7
tional pivotguns, which he was Informed
were one htudred-pounder rifles, and in the
.Alabama's hold ready to BE mounted should
they be required. He says that "O,d Bees
wax" treated him remarkably well, as we'll
as:if he had been q, visitor. He was not
confined, and had the privilege of the deck
and messed in the ward room. The list Of
officers of the Alabama is correct as before
publishedin the Herald. a
Captaif Jones says the only sship that
Semmes fears is the Vanderbilt. He made
many inquiries regarding herspeed and ar
manent, but obtained no information what
ever. He laughs at all the other ships we
have, and remarked that "he caredncthing
for the San Jacinto; that'he went to sea
by her Rhen in Martinique, and paid no
attentiqn to her. What he cannot whip he
can run away from"
Lieutenant Low, having made inquiries
Of Captain Semmes about what he was to
do with the United States officers and men
on bokrd the Ariel. on his return paroled
them that they were not to serve the United
States Government in any capacity, or Al.
any place, during the present war, and pro.
hibitdd them from performing even garrison
duty at the forts of California, to which
place they were bound.
y Tie following are the names of the off,
GERS paroled L. c. Sartori, commander,
Uni ed States Navy; A. Garland, major.
United States Marine Corps; D. M.@Co.s
han captain, United States Marine Corps; i
Tedumseh Steece, lieutenant, United States
Navy; 7. L. McElrath, 1st lieutenant q.
States Marine Corps; T. H. Corrie, list
lieutenant, United States Marine Corps
W. B. MoKean, LIST lieutenant, United
States Marine Corps; A. W. Ward, 2ud
United States Marine Corps; G.
3. Daniels, End lieutenant, United States
Marine Corps. The officers were ordered
D give up theiriside arms and thenen their
nuskets and equipments, which were all
aiken on board the Alabama. Lieuteuant
hownezt called for the manifests; and, find
ng some money on them, took possession Of
,hree thousand dollars in Treasury notes,
belonging to Messrs. Wells, Fargo& Co.,
md 81 500 in silver for Nicaragua, belong
ng to Peyton Middleton, Esq, late United
States Special Inspector Of Customs in Pa
,ama, and to his American partnsr'in Mica
aqua, E. s. Lane, Esq. Being assured
y the purser that the Ariel had no letter :;