, 1864-02-02

Her Capture Of the Amanda and Wing
ed Racer.


Great excitement was occasioncd yesterday
forenoon by the intelligence that the crews
of the two American vessels, captured by the
celebrated Alabama, hnd arrived In almost
destitute condition from the coast at the
American consulate. The news spread like
wildare, md the speedy arrival of the cruiser
he1eclf at BATAVIA, rs well as the probable re-
ceptfon she would meet with from tue gov
crnmcnt, bccamc the general subjects Of con-
versatlon.
Ing information regarding the capture ot
these vessels, which VIC obtained from some
OF the crews Of one of them. Tho accounts,
therefore, though undoubtedly true In the
main, If not altogether, must not be taken rs
Capt. Iarrabee, coo tons burthen, Stewards
and Crossbury, Of Bangor, Maine, owners,
frcm Manila for Cork, for orders, with q car-
90 Of 355 tons sugar and 4, coo bales hemp,
loaded, we believe, by Messrs, Halliday, Fog
g. Co., of London, when about two hundred
with two or three British vessels, was
steering S. W, large vessel was per
caiycd coming up astern, and WIS taken
for Spanieh. gunboat, but on nearing, she
showed British colors, and ordering the
informed her that q boat would immedi-
ately be eent off to her. A boat was accord
irgly lowered, flied with armed men, and
sent alongside the doomed vessel, when the
! Alabama hoisted tue confederate flag {White
ground, with red square, q blue CROSS, and
thirteen stars The lieutenant On On coming aGtag5
| on board the amanda, ordered the master
and mate to accompany him to the cruiser,
| and to bring with him the ships papers aud
| and other documents, They were then con
| Quoted before Captain Semmes, who, after
perusing the papers, pronounced !ae
Of the Alabama. Thereafter they We're sent
back to their own ship, md with me Ee5r 5T,3 9!
the crew were ordered to break bulk Ials
lasted till midnight, when the bedding OF Inc
crew vas cut up into small pieces, laid over
the hold, and set on fire. The men "sse
Alabama, and placed below in irons, ~ VIII na1e tne
exception Of one man, who was s,ck; Nc3t @
| morning they were turned on deck. me
| Alabama then bore towards the coast OIL
sumatra, where they, on Sunday mornmg3
| spoke Danish merchantman, VINO Miotnso
but had left that port On cruising expedis; 1s
tion. Next morning she made "eiga ga+ ana 10
stood for the straits, and when abreast o.
North Island saw vessel making iof tae
Sumatra coast The Alabama 6Eed tWo snols
after her, and showed the ST. Geosges esoss'
The vessel hoisted the Amgf'can pa mon 1as co.
ors, When boat with armed men WEE was
ssS. alongside, the 81. Georges eTess ~ e
1eS. 1owereS ono - - xtntederate flag raised. sht
proycd to be the Winged ..eecer, 81 new iork: @
eighteen hundred tons burden, ootau u'a ~
Manila to New York, laden With cargo y
Sugar. The master went on board alone aud
the two mates had to follow, when an ONCE,
Of the Alabama took her ,in4S IN e94afge, qna mr.
brought herto anchor near North ds!an9; M nn'
der rapge Of the Aabama's guns; s, Inc wing
then striped Of 1,ntal ~ Mt nsss 5oRes
menfs. and set on fire. She sank at about
tie G5Dg nd {ghe, Of The oxn n boafs aRsssn and
were allowed to take with them . few arti.
s wst5 sste? rss e.t@
t,,e Ma1s, smanda Were pIaced in one Of the boats
t5s Wnaea End sSss Ssss9 9s f2t9n IL |
cLild and nurse, was transferred to me Brit
fsh vessel julia from Shanghai for London,
which will probably land M taem n,,ho r. An2er thaE
os kindly treated I'D I'd asnsa se%sa Ta sn.
,1ons 10 ~, scrnmes at $140 900, aud the
Winsed d Racer Ut 500, 600: Tho Alabama hn @
six guns and two piyots. When me Aisoam' :,
This is the lfty y-cigth prize she has captured