The New York herald., 1863-09-04
The Alabama Spoken by the BritIs
ship-ef-War Clio.
Peace Circular from Plus the
Ninth.
Apostolic Letter to Archbishop Hughes Advis-
ing a Conference with the Archbishop Of
New Orleans and Other Bishops,
SIX MONTHS CRUISE OF THR FLORIDA.
&c.. &C.. g.

Tue mails of the Africa from Boston and the malls Of
she Jura from Quebec reached this city last night Our
European dated In london and Paris tho 22d
sf August and important details Of the full
tsesrapho report from Halifax published in the HERALD
- Wednesday.
The Privateers.
MOVEMENTS OF THE ALABAMA AND GEORGIA.
From the London Telegraph, August 2o.l
The Gebroeders, from Amsterdam 70 Batavia, was
Esssna which arrived in the Msrsey 90 Tuesday and
ported having been In company with tho Alabama on the
nsR BkIfANNIc xAJEsrY's SHIP CLIO SPOKEN BY
THR ALABAMA-AN AMERICAN SHIP BuRNKD By
From the London Times, August al
Der MAcssys ship Clio, her passage home from Rio,
sus sSs "a at ocs "ss
ported on the port bow so the ship was immediately
20 windward coming towards US. and when within mile
and half OF fired blank gun, which We at once rQ-
turned she thsn "haucd her wind" and bore assy n
the opposite direction, 30 We thought We had done
With her About tsn p. M. We cana abreast
q large American vessel on IRE, and almost
lying 70 close by her We burned long light, in case
any persons we're adrt required assIsanoe and at
ported coming after under and steam and furling
sail in ycry quick time, under our storm steamed
ssss M Ssl sa ~
cleared for action and commenced hailng as follows
.hoyl What ship ihas On being ased ihey burned
that ship they said they did. The excitement board
among officers and men was very great all eager 70 catch
sight OF the fariamed weasel Alabama the bul
warks or wherever good view could be obtained
THE 0EoR6IA SPOKEN.
The Kent which arrived at Portsmouth on Tuesday
% the 1lh inst In latitude 20 g. longitude 30 w. which
Afterwards sailed for the southeast.
THE HLORIDA REPORTS HER LATE CRUISE.
From tho London Telegraph, August 2oj
Tho brief stay Of the Confederate vcsselof war tho
Florida q Bermuda aoraod an opportunity FOR the col
those details have Just arrived N this country and are
a the more interesting a. the present moment from the
southern coast OF Ireland
Tue Florida Captain J. N Mafit, destroyed less than
90 700 900 worth Of federal property 10 the lth OF
st May. managing elude thirteen federal vessels o.
specially cruise In pursuit Of her The Inst Of
during the last six months includes the follow ing
nancs:--Estollo Corris Anno, star Of Pesce. n. J.
orn Cross, j. B. Hoxie. windward, Jacob Bell. Al.
cabaran, Iapwing, Oneida. Henrietta Crown Point.
Il H. HIS, wiriiam b. Nash and HILL Many Of The above
large aud valuable clipper ships engaged in tho
California, China and East India trades Tho four vessels
last named taken within some nfty sixty miles
New York and while In that neighborhood Maf sent
An expedition along the New England coast with view
seeing anything in his line was stirring In that direc
tion. Tnc expedition very svcessfu twenty
vssels. great and small, including cutter, be.
ing captured destroyed. This brilliant feat por.
formed under lieutenant Recd terrible panic
rally exists along The Ynakec shore The Sound steamers
are afraid run wthout escort, fishing vessels arc
Kspt 10 port and some nity men.oT are cruising OF
90 different Northern ports looking alter tho Florida
q fact 50 great pane has never existed on the New
Fngland coast A large port OF the Yankee mer.
vessels has bccn transferred 10 the English flag
The Ngw YoRs HxRsGn Of the eth inst also notices
dorablc that federal ships. IN large numbers
bcing placed under the profession OF the Brazilian nag
the naval Of the Wash ngtou being
und totally inadequate to the protection Of the
u o marine There II mucil talk of m embrrgo
When tho Florida arrived al Bermuda from Mobile, she
slowed Indications of hard soryice but her supplies we're
fhc ample and varied description, cash, salis
provisions. had been hberailv contributed by tho
srackr a. tLe rrlen hrrself-nne weather beaten fell
lows. much he'd 70 Tho ship The following s
ccunt OF the proceedings Of the Florida from the date Of
hor departure from Mobile 70 her arrival In Bermnda
Ne cruise lasting about six months The account Is in
ule form of newspaper letter from Mr. Wilson, one u
te florid&s men, and Is dated Isl Ge rgcs, Bermuda
Yon aud your readers are doubteza wen that
tlh .sse,mcr the harbor Of Mobile the istL
day ~ January 1883, viii say nothing that bead
Bat enteavor 20 give you full account o. what We have
s,eIe, Of boston, on her nrs' voyage snd honcward
bound from Sar.s Cruz, wtA tUn carlo ~. nssr And
hsr 10 od Tslher Neptune she wls yansd a, siss 600
- Havana receivcd cal stores, Nc- At dayligh,
"a the morning. of the 2sd January NocAed
aid ran aoug tho eastward and NJ eleven A. NJ
captured and hurn. tho heTrnornracte brx wludwsrd
rom ua,anras bound 70 Portard and just a. sunset
cent the h-moobradite brig corris Anne, of Phia
cepha, on the sane taery) road she Sls within tNc
hours' sail c Ter dcsi1atlcr. ~hIsh was Cardeuas W.
drfrpcd 10 tno hsrour oi NASSAU Here W,
$40 took "a cur oosi, ara or hch looking any ihini
ship o. TIC sssb ~ January came an sDch0r, aDd
three iays all hands busy bees
srubblng tho vhitcwsh from sides, ami the IL
n Febrnary started 90 cruise nut a sail hcpg
rorted and proving 20 be tbe Yankee gunbcsl S0oIn
md being OF meta than showed our heels
forty esh, hoars shc chased VA hui 20, no,aing
Ter pains for the third scfning she colld hardly N
heu tie masthead frorn the time az aimd,ns TN
sonona till the i2h of feDruafy Yankee vcs
Sch aud all The boys getting impatient Tor a me
all, wben We heard the mssihead lockout am
Uaf saii ho' steam raised and propeller
cred aud for Y. NJ boarded her. AMI ioand ,ha
sas was indsei rrx. Her was the lsrnl
fsoli RON FoocAgw bond 70 New York. with valna
bic cargo N tea slkH &c We burned hor. and tn,s
~cut te Dsrbsaor. Oar mast prize the star .
ss from In,cata bound "a Boston wth salfpeire m
schooner Adeba'an the next virim n the 'pirat.
Nl0rdH
rur nftecn days did We look fo- another and al
nfovghs the most uecifrl article and that wa coN
ns Ia.vng aptgred % the 2sth and ctuls
iz against rsnki ana captured the ship Kate Dyer an
blacOd her tor forty thousand dollars On uis 3otl
fell w viii the bark " = Cccsd from Nes York
t1und ~ Care T-vn, and sne wac burned ON The lin
- mot the Ofcte CLspwingl coscd, and then took
saire along the the, and ApfI ~ burned the sh
,tno, n~calth. Now York for san Franclscn. N
.te 23d April baned shc bark Henrietta from nal.,
orc f0r Rio Janero. The day (2athD burned tb
snip oreida, iron shsnshne Tor New Yofk With tea
Nay o. took he lnris cIareuco, pus twelve pounde
t,gityef twenty nlen. and two oscers on board AM
nther on acrshe. What execution iIeuiensns Rs.
sal refer yor 70 be pstcrs aboui Tbs 1scony vas %
On nj .ns iola Of lay ~s we're In r~aambaeo. sailed
20 i2th.
.sncrco ysoket rvm New York wsshsp wssl 10 Ross.
sre ve again ced and etssted tor The Norshcsu eos,
"a - the {<h T Ans burnt ship Southern vss geor
a granss,o. pcnd 10 ksw fovS