Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-06-30
~ 6 Steamer Alabama

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The NAVY Department has received very interest
: dieratcs from Capt. r. Semmes, of the Coincide
tee S-a.es s Gamer Alabama. 1t is dated Table
y2,o March 2Is' and gives an account OF the opera
lions of the Steamer subsequent to her departure from
Si1o,ore Cn-thp 24'h of December last. we extract
fb S~frg whca will be gratifying 10 all who desire
an euhsnc account OF the crossings OF our heroes OF
the sea: :.
FIom Sings.ofe, which is at the Southern extremity
nj IKE F. nl, ola OF Malacca, the Alabama sailed
northwest tl0uh the straits Of alacca thence across
The by ct Bengal, ard thence to Cape Town By way
Of NJ .;pbq1e Channel.
On har first days run, she oVeThauied the Yankee
chin .Ttxan Star" but then sailing uud'r the
aesnrntd nsu.e CT Hartaban," ard u0der English
caoIs d &c. ;s5r be assumption of British coiors
Was triir " fraudulent, the master subsequently
confessed in hi7 deposition. The Aartaban accord
cgly bur. ell ard her landed the next day at the
Itf:s IOWA # Maiacca.
Flushing his course Cept. Semmes on tie 20 b, cap
tu-Cd jurhed the enemy's SHIPS " Sonora " and
Huh aaagr," Lear the mouth OF the STRAITS Il save
tins AID roube the prisoners were allowed to deFar
in tL If Wn boats. he run the b. OF Bengal
Welded ro.hiug. no Yaukee sail btiDg dacried hut
after RAISING Cage COm0rin, and arriving of the hiaia
f.s l. as: hr ship Emma Jare" the 14tb January
* iutU hands, and tie flames Tie prisoners were
Luad d \ to~G the coast
Light @uds roaie slow sail therce to Mozambique
5s,Ge white tie ALBANIA arrived about tire miCdlg
e February. Capt. Sen mes stopped 1T island thee
ior SIX y, 10 r5fr sh his men, AID give them run on
shore.
s5u re tteace, OF the l1h Of March be sighted tie
Cape OF Good Hope az after diligently cruising in
III n-;:icaTEood until The 2Oh without seeing enc
IBv's ehrp he steamed into port OF Cape Town. L
wsUf EecEa remarkable that rot q YaLkee vessel VICE
setu rounding thu Cape, although Capt. Semm kept
himself On tie usual track 0. commerce. and Overauid
hssc uumreT Of neutral vessels. TIE Ya1kees have
Chr Gb2noed those soas, Q. 5sek eccentric courses,
AID steer wid. Of the Cape.
TIE enemy has war vessel at the Cape, and oG;y
on, the N hicau, has visited Cape Town since tie
VANDERBILT there.
The a77i z is list OF the cGi:ega Of the Alabur4
on tie 2Isr Of Narcl:
r ; MINIS Captain j II Semn-s. 1st Lieutenau;
Il Arms IOrg, srd j ID Wilson, q Leu;traats; \
Su.air j., &C ~ q Lieutenant.
j S B ock Ac ing Na8'er
+ l. G 1t, curg.oc, AID Acting Isaynla ster; D Il
l. iyn, Acting Assistant Surgeon.
Is + How l., lst Lieut. nant & 5 II G,
3 j F,rsman, Isl Aesis-4n. f gjnccE; " 2 Brooks
? Go ; NJ Brtea, 81 d.; N Puu;o, Wm Robert
SGT, acting 81 DO
a Iii fiji, E VI Anderson, Midshpmen.
q ! FuIium, Jane Eseus, Max Muller, j kctraltr,
Ac'irE SEES ,'es.
b IL Mex asbey, Acting BoatsTain.
2 & esd y, Gu1ner.
Henry sc tt, ! citing Sama1er.
WIN L hiOson, Acting Carpenter.
W Is Sm!th, Captains Clerk.
The Alabama HAS now bean two years The sens,
during which time she has made record Ct achieve
which, SAFE in saying, cruiser that ever
l0aed has eq1.ed She is to the Yankees literally
TIE terror OF lie s=as. She stems to have borCe a
cherGrd lie hariag ESCAPED the tempest and the rock
with all tie eli IT'S of the Yankees to capture her.
Sile has Illuminated the with Yankee captures,
sad driver tie commerce Of the enemy from CT
lis m 81 u~Gomed bauns. Well has she and her
c)mmaucr des rived OF the country, md ordy hey
cherished d proudly will III Be ever r1m,moeed by
our peopje!
The fv wing extract from tie Singapore Times,
ID cember O. 1868 gives graphic and rather ludcgOu8
picture of tie effect OF the Alabamas cruising the
movements aud the nerves OF the Yankee captains
From to-day's shipping list, it will lie
that there are no fewer than seventeen American
CEautmeu present in harbOr, and that they IL
cude ui the largest ships et present riding there
Their gross Tonnage may be roughly set down at y 900
tons. Some OF these have been lying here nov tor
upwards Of three months and ct them for at least
half that period Ard all this at time when there
is 10 dunass in The freight market; but the
contrary. an active demand fer tonnage to all
par s oil lie world 1t Is indeed, to Us home picture
tie uIy cue We ttust to have for many ye"rs to
the widespread evils of in these modern days.
Bat ii pic quite unique ID lis nature for the
nation 10 "a ca these sixteen fac ships belong, has
navy perhaps second only that OF Great Britain, and
tie enemy w!th which has TO cope Is but schism
tom herself possessed of port that IS not bl0ckldej
ami owning o. than or 6 vessels on tae high
seas and yet there Is apathy and nothing to blame
the pat Of tire United States navy. The tactics
with which the Feteras have to combat are without
precedeut, aud lie means TO enable them successfully
to do so have not yet been devised.