Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-17
aud HEaRt-RsderaI ERventsT.y Of
Thefr FtaharH.

Their Lab0rH.
The Herald gives the following ugubrous account Of
the d0ings Of those pirates" Semmes and Mafit.
semmes has not been caught but his wife has who
quietly living in Cincinnati with her fathers family
his sister has also been caught. She was a nun IN
convent near Phisdepha but she has been sent South
She shant pray for brother any longer Northern
son.-HeD York Catholic Resisfs.
The alabama and her Prizes.
The privatesr Alabama or "2e0," sailed from Liver
pool England the 20ih Of August 1892, osiensbly
or trial trip and flying the English flag and under The
command Of an Engishmau. After quitting tie chan
mel he went round to the west coast Of Lrsiandying
well eff shore-Where she took board portion at
least Of her armament and stores Ia four days after
her leaving Liverpool We hear Of her OF the Western
Islands, where she falls IN with feet Of inofsusiys
haemsu, and within two weeks she burns ten Of them.
She then quits that immediate vicinity and ru0s
due westerly course, until she reohes the Longitude Of
itY Rrses where she burned the ship Brilliant;
ment would get on his track ne could 40 much damage
without much danger Of being caught he concluded 70
rsg.l In the track Of The ships bound 20 and fto be
tween New York and Europe. The Brilliant was
burned on the Ji Of October and the 7h the bark
Wave Crest fell into he clutches Of the pirate and
he 9th he fe in with the TonsyTandz which be boarded
and placed his prisoners board Of All this lime he
working 10 westward, occasionally ruauing it
lie 20 the northWaFd Of the latitude Of forty degrees
On the llth the ship Manchester burned, apa,
the pirate was now in place where he could pick up
vessel daily, be had his bands fall and improved tue
opportunity.
On The 13ih he was cruising and on the 18th he
burned the bark LamDiEhter BE then prOvied around
in the fog until ths 23i when he destroyed the ship
faystts ths asih he burned the schooner Crsnsha
and on the s5h the bark Laurass consigned TO the
flames On the fJlIoWiug day he captured the brig
Baron Dc CaEtine and rsnsonsd her.
This Is the nearest 70 coast north Of tbs West In
da Islands that we have any positive intelligence Of
the Alabama being. At this time she about go
miles from Sandy Hook. As she was inside Of the
GuH Stream and liable 20 be picked mp by sons Of onr
cruisers she seered off 10 the souihward and eastward
under steam and canvaEi and the next hear Of her
Is on the ID of November 1862, when she burnad and
destroyed the ship Levi Starbuek haler; and then,
making all spsed for kartiniQus, she fell IN with he
ship 4. B. Wales her way from Calcutta Boston
destroyed her, and then stesrd direct for Martinique
arriving there the 18th Of November The San Js
cnto In ooss al her heeE, bHt the neutral flag Of
France prsteotsd the pirate and undG- the Of
night and the haze peculiar These lsttudsl she slip
ped out after procuring supplies Of coal and provs
I onz
She then c7u'ssd among the west India isla-ds, and
The 30th Of November she burned the bark Parker
Cook On ths 7h Of December she captured the steam
Ariel OF Cape Maysi. and but for the number OF
lady passengers on board woUld have destroyed her
/ but, bonding the vessel she allowed TO depart
Fearing shat the Ariel might-bsiug steamer-give
early Information Of his whereabouts semmss took the
south side Of Cuba and into the Gulf Of Mex
c0 and the 18th Of November. In the evening" fsu
Ia with the United States steamer Hatteras and after a
most gallant resistance he sunk her, and came very near
] losing bis vessel.
Hs now sought the friendly and sympathzins port OF
Kingston Jamaica where lie landed hE passengers and
1 speculated IN gresnbackz
On the 26th he went Into 81 Domingo and sailed tho
70 lowing day aHd, passing between Cuba and Hayt
was next heard Of OF Cape IIsbsla the l9h Or
February loh3, when he boarded = Hamburg brig
On tRs 20th he caBtursd the ship Arlington On the
Dist Of the same nsnth be b1rasd ths bark Olive Jane
and on WaThingtons birthday he destroyed the snip
Golden Eagle. Ths next day the Alabama vas spoken
by the Gil Bias the 9Th burned the schooner Pal
msito and the 25th put Of her Heaulen whose
Tine bad expired board Of tk0 British ship Glen
! dsWar.
On the ID sf March she burned British shin John
A. Park. with velusbis cargo Shortly afterTard she
captured and bonded the ship Bertha ThaYer On the
18th Of Aaroh she captured sn1 Blended he lhiP Pun
/ jsub. On the 18th the bark Sea Ranger succeeded In
escaping her BY showing Hamburg coioTs and having
/ the word Condor painted on her s.ern
Bnos the last date have reliable Information az
to her whereabouts Captains Of English vessels are
continually arriving, reporting that they saw her on q
given date but saldem gave tho latitude and Ion gtuda
they do this 70 alarm shippers, aud obtain neights un
/ der a se-csIsd neutral flag.