Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1864-03-05

grated IRON blVerp0ol TO the StateS--a SUP
ply from which onIya moderate coRtribu-
ton could be made to levy Of 100000
men
The Capture Of the Amanda and
Winged Racer by the Alabama,
From Tue java linlos Nov. l5th
Great excitement was occasoncd yes
terday forenoon by the intelligence that the
crews Of the two American vessels, captu
red by the celebrated Alabama, had srri.
we'd in almost destitute condition from thu
coast at the American Consulate The news
spread like wildGre, and the speedy arrival
Of the vessel herself at Batavia as well
the probable rec9ption she would meet with
from the Government, became the General
subjects of conversation
We are able to give our readers the fol
lowing information regarding the captpro
of these vessels which we obtained from
some Of the crews Of Que Of them The &C,
count, therefore, though undoubtedly true
in the main, if not altogether, must not bu
taken as official.
On Thursday last the Amanda, Captaiq
Lauabec, 800 tons burden, Steward Il Gro
bury, of Bangor, Maine, owners, from Ma
nila for Cork, for orders, with a cargo cr
3l5 tons sugar and 1000 bales hemp, load
ed, we believe, by Messrs Kerr & Co., d,
Manila, on account Of Mcssrs, Halliday.
| Fox u Co., Of London, when about 200
miles from Java Head, and in company
with two or three British vessels was
steering southwest, large vessel was per
ceived coming up astern, and was taken
for Spanish gun boat, not on nearing she
showed the British colors and, ordering
the Amanda to back her mainyard and lay
by, informed her that boat would immc.
dately be sent Of to her.
A boat was accordingly lowered, filled
with armed men, and sent alongside thc
doomed vessel, when the Alabama hoistcd
the Confederate flag (whitc ground, with
a red square, blue cross, and IL stars J
The Lieutenant, on coming on board thc
Amanda, ordered the master and mate to
accompany him to the cruiser, and to bring
with him the ships papers and other docu
meuts, They were then conducted before
, Capt. Sommes, who, after perusing the pa
, pers, pronounced the Amanda to be tht
. legally captured prise of the Alabama =
4 Hereafter they were sent back to thei
own ship, and with the rest of the crew
! were ordered to break bulk. This laste,
: till midnight, when the bedding fthe GREY
+ was cut up into small pieces, laid over tn
5 hold, and set Gu fire.
t The men were then, almost sutlocated
t sent on board the Alabama, and placed be
/ low in irons, with the exception of one mar
who was sick. Next morning they wer
+ turned on deck The Alabama then boz
g towards the coast Of Sumatra, where thel
It on Sunday morning spokca Danish me-
II chairman, who informed them that III
Wyoming had been at Batavia, but hn
=, left that port on a cruising expedition
1t Next morning she made weigh and stoC
1t for the Straits and when abreast of Mort
N Island saw vessel making for the Sum,
= ira coast The Alabama fred two sho
n after her, and showed the st. George
e. cross
to The vessel hoisted the American color
to when q boat with armed men was Sc
is alongside, the st, Georges cross was lo'
cred and the Confederate flag raised. s.
n proved to be the Winged Racer, of Ne
ed York, ! 800 tons burden, bound from NJ
'ol nilla to New York, laden with cargo
st sugar The master went on board alol
Of and the two mates had to follow, when
its officer Of the Alabama took her in charl
Ter and brought her to an anchor near Nor
to Island, under the range of the AlNbam
ar guns The Winged Racer was then str
he ped of all her ropes, sails, GOALS, provisio
he and nautical instruments, and set on f
er' She sank at half past on the morni
x of the llth instant. The men then got II
.ho their own boats, and were allowed to ia
nj with them few articles of clothing, wal
Dns raw salted beef three muskets, and SO
er' gunpowder The crew of the Amanda W
the also placed in one of the boats, with a
cen provisions and articles Of clothing. ,
ds, master Of the Winged Racer, with bis W
md child, and nurse, was transferred to
use British vessel Julia, from Shanghae
be- London, which will probably land them
ira AMER.
red During their stay on board the Alaba
ion they were most kindly treated, and all'
at ed the same rations as the crew,
'uld The Amanda was valued by Cap
and Semmes at $4,000, and the Winged
we Ger at 100000. The Alabama has
Ow guns and two pivots, ..,A.s
the When tlie Alabama was last seen
con. was steering 10 the northward, This is
aim Eutk ,,riga phn hoa paniNrpd