The New York herald., 1863-11-03
The PiIOe OF tho AIaba ma and His PAY.
lFrom the Graaf Reinet Herald Sent 12l


The PiIos OF tho AIabama ana His Pay.
from the Graaf Renet Herald, Sept. 12.]
Hp Jan Van kuilenbcrg master OF the schooner Queen
trading between Table Bay and Port Nooth was the per-
son who psoted tho steamer Abama into port on her
Adrcssr and Nail that the morning os the 10Th Of
july whe between Dassen Island and Eadanha Bay be
her colors and sent boat on board in charge Of an
officer This olcer said he wanted TO be piloted into
Win .S oS be Ss %
which he then piioted into Smiths winkel. ~ "a :
Van tod BIN what ho Cs sn0
tain semmes would not take notice Of that asked
q his elhcers what was the pioiaee in England; and
Vas Kulsnberg offered him f3 for the job This was
refused BY The pilot. who was then sent away without
oama Is naturally anything but complimentary.
The Aiabam. Boards . Vessel.
The Alabama left Simon'SlBay the 18th of August
ana We learn the bark Saxon. belonging to Mcsrs will
liam Anderson Saxon Co., which sailed from this port
ships papers the Saxon was allowed 70 proceed on her
voyage with an apology for the detention.
Return OF shc vandcrbi,t.
The Vanderbilt again put into smon's Bay, on the Sd Of
September, for coal
American Vessels from Table Bav.
tfrom the Port Elizabeth Herald, Sept Ibj
Three American vessels, probably taking heart from
the presence Of the Vanderbilt OF the len Table
Bay on the I'd instviz the Kedron for Baltimore, the
Charles Colgate for Desoaton Isand and the Antelope
for Shanghae. We expect hear OF their being over.
hauled oy some one or other the Confederate or uises
The vandcrbiIe After the Georgia. :
From the Graan Reinet Herald, Sept. 12l
On Monday morning, the 3lst OF August, Cape Town
was considerably startled by the intelligence that the
in chase Of the Georgia. that she had actually been seen
by the Cape Town signaman from the Lions Hi: that
vd a' be-
Georgia or the Alabama, not very far OF Cape Point.
Nothing was known very definitely until Cape Fowler, tho
commander OF the Kadic, landed.
The captain certified the fact that he had been &C.
tuay boarded BY the renowned federal Captain Baldwin
That gallant federal saw the kade stcaminR around
Hangp, took her for OF tho Confederate cruisers and
hosted signal saying that she wanted speak
with, and boat with OF the OF the Van.
dcrbit IN command boarded her. During the convorsa-
tion board Kade the Of the Vanderbilt
Captain Fowler whether no had seen anything Of
the Alabama or Georgia. and was ans wered IN the mega
tive The crew Of the Vanderbilt all at quarters,
and the gsns pointed tho Kadie during the time
the lieutenant was on board of her.
The Vanderbilt is armed with twelve broadside guns,
two swivel guns, fore and att but she the dsadvan
tasefor name -owar OF having her machinery deck,
her engines being beam and she hardly the
said built in America against The Cunard line
OF steamcrs but failed Tho American Consul received
yesterday. and 10 probable that weasel does
coed In meeting with any OF the Confederate cruisers,
she with return In about seven days 10 simons Bay for
supplies
American Vessels Near Shore.
From the Graaff Reinet Herald, August 10
Fourteen vessels sailing very the Lower
Albany ooas. on Friday. All American vs.ses now hus
the shore, but not impossible that the ships sssn
were guarded BY federal frigals
! semmes, Capture or the Sea Bride.
[From the Graar Reinet Herald, August %.
The Governor has decided that the Sea Bride has ben
egitimasely captured BY the Alabama W course this
decision very dispeasng 70 the Cape American Consul
The captsrs and the captured on being examined, gave
counIcins testimony ss % the distance from Cape
Town whsrs the capture was made. HIS Excelsncy
could therefore, ocaly believe either party. 50 he
Obliged examine the most competent eyc-w!tnesses
shore. He therefore, ssbected the sarnlman the
Ion Rump and the Keepers Of the Green Point and the
Mouile lighthouses and all three unaninously declared
chat the capture was made between four and ve miles
from the land nearest Green Point and tetwcon four and
six miles from the nearest point Of Robbcn sand Ts
Orurmsr's decssw 10, hoserer not final ana the Amc-
can Consul Ind evidence 10 show that the capture
was n,de within The territorial water ursectcn q The
give ample redress TO sAs asgrisvsd parties.
Che vanderbilt Rsporta xhe Dsstructiea
Of Manila BY an HArth4uaks.
lFrom the Gr.sf RcineS Hsrala, scpt 12l
derbit reports tba while or ths Cps he spoke ~ Ana
rcan shlp Nabob belonsn1 TO BoaAonJ, bound from ~
Mia, witA hsmp, 70 New York ne captain Reported
that he bad msAs very long passage assss s.vng Ma
captain d which be acquainted withl, who reported
that earthquake haA visited Manila anA destroyed the
city, with the cxcoptIDn H one church. An Immense
number o. the inhahasants we're killed.
Vas short Of proy..oas, and Wa tsppsd win some By
The vXndsrbik aise mss % he cAps with the Ess.A
sA Scs:Y:s from ccs, ;ss vim rsdes 49,
the I'd Of July. also rSoosd that few days prior
hm departure ro9 sbs BORT Bows was received confirm.