Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-11
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RICHMOND WHIG.
MONDAY MORNING. JULY IL, 1854.
The Alabama

Ths AlsSanas Lost Perhaps, not even the dsfea.
ID Al army would carry more Of sorrow TO the hearts
~ ouy pocrl,. Il her name = terror to cur enc
.s- Is Eas no lsss = treasure 10 IL YES erdsared
%. n BY The TonSLie Sssoo atoms Of lopg and iortu
,,s career aud vas never mentioned among rs CIeCpt
90 ts,gs OF ,ondress and az uicn. For more than two
-s,s .as saA ts8ktly svs she ocean, striking dis
nv - lie hearts Of Yankee sk.PpaFs and exciting no
s ia .vrpFiss hon tbS admiration OF the would, b.
-oI.rsss nd sAa1Uy OF hoe exploits and the Won
dion, IA with vh,eh she sludsd the pursuit Of whole
-.yv Of sstssoui - FlEiune seemed TO sml upon
ber Il really appeared as Il che VAS favored BY deS
inv The train OF happy circumstances Whish amended
Der made Der the idol OF the puolo. she vas regarded
=, he typs Of an xpeotsd Oont dsFGts marine, Apd b.
lsF tGlRIl, cur people we're tuSht 10 anticipate The
sstds Es.oa might hereafter Be WfoGghs 6y Centsos
y.ss raw. Had abe turVivsd the war and esen pee
rH;,d 70 rCturn to CJn sdsrals port dsoEea with the
vrSA b. Of glory and victory, more hon0rs would usTs
sSa lsy,saea upo1 Ter than Eers ever oSsiO"
"a On We sseFed lrfsno Of the Ataeaisns.
Iudssd T. L doubtful whether Any single vessel ever
5siere accomplished 20 nue.; or 500 rnOHn SO vide
and vel deserved TIE number OF tho N mys vessels
captured By her AID Destroyed MIST be counted D.
s,o,si; the amount OF properly By mLhons. Ia con
jurclo1 u.lh her lev sister shiPS she Id eiSd so
Hugh dan. ge % YIrkes c,EEeTCs az Amos 10 eriVe
"a Iom many paris OF the ocean. L. vas in tais ilat
b,r,.us consisted In this she invaluable Every
body knoEs that she Vas 70 SEA 70 fshs lhs
es,nys WAs ships vsea dyatios' COull be avoid d.
sas WAs sent on miss On o, Ge-Uug.On, amos, aud
% ts-rass tie Yankee commerce, ard III IL Duoh
S.u,ge as possib,c. hall d6Ea s,sssls q, or
-.
k,s e,mneIee, aud thus sculi- Isl O.oW 10 The
sntmy more serious thAn the oetsa Of vts OF bic
sruita Never hsl-.I cur people, wing hese fIess
kn.xug, 100 lss insanabie VAlds Of Ihe AlSbs -
cruiser against Yankee commerce, tAneot hclp s1u
H. ths display OF lll,k Seioh marked Ihs lat moments
IN tas lie Of the ADVENTUROUS ship I'WsA bcli ald
gallant thing, for THE i /, ISL Rmls the sole rep
ressutAtvs o. the COnisderaGy ItO waters TO ssSn
proudly out Of The barber Of Cerboug ard accept sGe
challenge Of her powerful Antagonist. Il fortune bad
Lot foIsaken her-h she had saLk she GrrAgs she
.apk the HaiteIss-pOpuGr APPRECIATION would haV,
bssn unnirged With crit Gem or csIsurs, aud tls IS
e(ssfeat would have been overlooked IN the sysrdor
Of tie sxOo,t Eyer Is 10, there Will be much gym
vaI fos nc brave Commander WHIP, though be d. ed
,oo muca Loss nothing honor Whis griss for the de-
sruO.ou Of the vessel VII be tempered BY the memory
a hsrssEanje and glorious career.
Ys. il csnI0s b denied hat Ii all the oircum'Iaacss
are rightly s.A.sd PtAa amss went iAs beyond the
Hm..s OF p,ulsDss III seesp-rg the challenge OF the
K-sra.c. Tie prolpCOa q sBeesss we're not At I'll
COMMENSURATE si.h ths lish- q G.ieGL The K.aIssge
Vas htu. enough 10 jas Yankees Ttey Wou d
willingly have given d,zoR or tWeny ike her
% Ia rd Sf the Aat ana Bat Tie Alabama vas every
hing 10 Vs. Is may be that Ter T. il iIreparAble. It
va FROM Thorough eoaViciiOn Of these truths that
tho Secretary Of the Navy did, informed, very
UroOel7 give peeupsry orders against involving the
AsGbanA in On eDgeg rnens il II could PCssitly be
avoided II Captain Ssmmss has Nl:ay avoided these
osds1s Ls is x rsmsly esnsurA9le tn, presume,
tbs, popular judgment viii A,q1s him Of a. busa gene
roas imurudsnee Should be obtain command Of another
vsss i, Is 10 be hoped thl. he Will himself with
TIE glory TO be gained in tie sucs siu prOsecu iOl
4 . Eiss on eOn6d,d 70 hin
Ia lie meantime tie Yankees arc iubiAnt over their
VelcIy, as wall they may be. Merchants and ship
owsers will rest easily at nights and the sleep OF
Yankee sPpsrs ali nOt fof Tins 81 least be disturb
"a By Vsors Of the TedOl6aels S. mmss /. Is snsu-
lar .has for this veil for O!he naval exploits they
hare % ,sAnk SSuhsrnsr I. vas a Louisianian Who
b,nbA.Grd The forts on the Mississippi Tennsssesan
who COX Nos OGta-s, Dtaw@TiAl WHO Ven.Ured into
80 t.si.y ase Of Inc Chsrss de!snees, And nov
y - OlrOHu lie troys Jho Al .bamL