New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-21
scotch View Of tho Graphic Por-
trait Of Semu,c. and His Crcw-Li"rs
and (OwBrds.
~ m, Eliior N The n. Y Tribgae,


by the Confederate press Of this countrywide wei
known to the reading public 30 also are The lulsomc
batteries aud overdone compliments paid TO Capt
Semmes and what was described as " bis gallant ana
heroic crew. The Captain has had applied 70 him by
certain organs OF opinion and even by officials IN her
Malstys service and pay, terms Of tie most eIraya-
CANT praise ohivarous,' mobile heroic snl.
liant &c. being among tho numbcr-and his crew have
shared in the honors thus heaped upon hn This to a
pirate who during the past two years has burned ana
sunk hundreds of British and other mercpnt ies'
srls and DESTROYED property 10 tho GLUE Of be-
tween 5000 90 and AiO0OOo and has he-r once a.
acked p ia the Gay Of ressei his oen oaiiber
erceut nrd6r false ooloTs and Nth l IN nG mouth 0t ms
oGcials Is rather than honest and brave men are
disposed 10 bear. II amount. 20 an oTnamenting ana
decorating Of vice at the expense 81 virtue ~ suggests
c0nfnunding If chicancfy, ce and plundor of the
and worth; IT, IN a word, Eycs glory 70 men Wlo hid
they attempted 10 do on land what ley have done on
sea would have been limited 10 death as hgbwaymcn
ard murdercrs OF the most hsuferabe kidd, and not
entitled 10 live That are not using language one
whit strong. let those who are cspostd 70 make
themselves acqu4utcd with al the facts read " The
Cruiso Of the Aabma from her departure from Liver
pool until Ter arrival al the Cape NJ Good Hope
pamphlet Just published by an officer on board an
officer let say, who y keen Conieier e. WHO
oy ed and gorcs in his work who has the highest adj
nlrntion Of Cant Scmmes and who VIII therefore not
be suspected OF Willingly doing him, lis crew, or his
TLai pamphlet we have rcaI~'ith ;he utmost loa'h.
ing--loathing that vile lying drunken, debanched
aud frequently mutinOus crew, sLel rs thhl "i the
Alabama. here described. shcu.i fNcife iif rFm
PATTY and command the regards o. portion oil the
British people oathng that schcming 'kulSiny de-
cci,ing and INSCRIPTIONS fellow such as tpt. Sennc,
Is here shown % hcmOst nplrovingy no dnuDt-shouu
In dsoriered state of tie public mind BE character
zei rs either spirited or brave, not - tax oi chla
rous" or noble and bathing too that at time like
tie present. when, were the CONQUER pursued py ut
supporters u ihe Alabama adopted hy other nations
our " hole mercantile marine might be SWEPT on the
face II the there should b. found IN Britain men
ready 10 yindcatc her conduct ard tie sraaBcns by
sr i fff .ls.
turing Der prize.
Tie fact Is II we arr 10 believe this pamphlet every
one of tie hundreds Of unprotected merchant vessel,
p'urcd burned md sunk by Cepi. Semmei during ms
two wears cruise was captured by decelt by ho.iihg
false flags chiefly those Of Great Britain. and ~ tig
the most aroclos es and IN not q single instance,
We have already said lid the heroic cop'sin attack
e vessel large " smnll with or without ms I'll bis
hands had hFsi cntTnppcd aud deceived II by flsrst
representations 10 bic own character aud aim lake
rw extracts cued n random, ~ PROOF oil tis' Tue
| italics and small capitals being our own:
Sept 9-C-p iured bark Alert If New-re''ora Ensased
dv trrrefus store. for ships -. Gre bars
c Rs,.r md .lor and schooner - right. Overloaded
and cptlr .ctool'r oaLr osse OF PIosneiown stood
Dsu To th vessel hoi.iei American coos ard passed
lgs,ed - Aisfs Iaeh el5, md o4oaans.d them for
CHfd,,afe ne D9aydngIicsr gainSd nc fo'ef
sept H. A. tn-Csye chsss 20 a sail lee bow; "a
n frrd Got Ter O. heave % Darkness prevented us
rom knowing who lie Wa 20 went on board 70 51al.ne
hor plpfTs nnd which ansee Wa, TO . nd ana so
10 m daylight Mat did OIL boarding ms relsf ud' M
ooars Usually adopted n kag prif'' Pulling under lie
stem the whaling snip benitiln TUCKER OF and
from New bedford. osinng The quarter i~cs ras vco-sr
tih ifhfd haad' ln answer 20 ny questions The cap
,,ia told her port 4 resify &c. u all which Wa
previously aware. then told hiu that De- prls- u the
Con ed rs slc. .irafnrT Asoans, oirnr him a. PIT BIZ
coh, u tnu' allowing tie mates ans i'n ore o. {'a.h
all nav gafilu books Ard r-frumsnts being len behind AZ
il st sent ne captain ali rew Win The shps paper" sud
uFrare tie Alabama then examined tie shin AID indus
.o. Of stores they ris,nrd 10 or slip The
PIE paIars 20 IRE her wcc 'osn made - that ses ttrns
LeT We h-d We pushed on and gained or vessel the pm
auefs being lls.,a in sin.'s irons
October LARRY In tho morning the joyful 1ry Of Sail
no w. heard ran tle masthead Pfrrny iii'c san. ~'ig
reported o.. being be- sgf 80 - came up with one hoi'f,d
a. " 1e,gs sasg botded hanled down. add ho,t ne
Stars and h's and took posse ION o. me 'hip tiy fI
ru Portsmouth, Mtdr s.i f'r smoother prEe, following
A'-In GA posrng she W. found 70 b, iLe ,.p hril-n
If md from sewlo lk, twelve dag 9t bound T. Liverpool
wa ysusbs cargo % grsln aud h0ur The cargo u he
Fuy flu4m pI9sns g. b. neutral and ue prisoner hcccin
ils Il was Doomed ia'offoi' oppofhN 10 SCI III
n them. Al hc fIourrs were then p,d on board Of her
AID ilr .hp SLOWED 10 proceed 90 D." 'oys ny clfln
pDm,iugt - bud uem in ''pooi D. -" heo ear ~ hs
10 burn such ths Brilliant had. WHEN thought h.M
te Operative. in the cotton dirct would have danced with
Joy hsd they SHARED 'inon ihf. never %" 1ss'' u.t
With such bfblicy tlr haa's completely eryeoping The
na. lul. and rssins la few uinutes making sight -
Tbs il the only occasion In which he writer seems
to have felt any twtchugs of e"nscience He did not
Ike the idea of whole cargo of grain gong TO The
bottom OF the while the operatives Of Lancashire
were starving. II did not occur 10 him. however IN
this connection. to recall ~ memory now some 81 tbe
very shipping be was so reokessy destroying had been
empoyed h The benevolent people oi he United States
10 convey food the furnishing thousands OF Lancashire
wea,ers. We proceed;
Nav sn-Strnrts = D. wind with Q heavy 1890 o.
NJ two ,.s,o in sight gave chase. Another vessel seen
Hoed tinted los' H. shil ste nof 'eJ, g t'g
S"i Soed 49, o. boarding. tooE possession
the ship : Giacrreye OF Ne" Oh Slni'r''nd, % : u
found b. the Ju.un Of baltimore ho de- aefio 70 bat
more In hala.i Chased another 80 mon proved 20 oe
Dueh Tho lustna Tasonsd ani allowed to proceed on
her yoysse taxing with her The crew Of the Jn captured
Nov s-eam-N4ds all in oha,e Of a schooner standing
10 the soufhward Another sc.fs standing norm east IN
.tsht shortly ansr Went n chase Of h'r She Ao"ei Van
H. ',e",i g, r..'S a. ne rIed Sia. Tond,ogo he
.iss Nhat y9ur .o1si9de We aee 20 sr, @
hen d,ed gua and tgiaieG me c0nedae en'ign Sent
a gga' on ~ 49,, c-,o, C,ie1tfa nj, /, genera
b,,ne a. passenger the nited State. Consul ~
Msuus. with hi vie md Two chmI'h we '.n
,ootn Tie oHccrr gAcang their for that purpose
Many M,ces oT .hps use 'ere sNen rom ns,' including
na yard u sunset burned h'r shppra ee'en l'nd- ~
Not 2t-E.dared ail 20 t1p.ils. ad hove uis'nopsf 20
the mats $40 o. NJ hled s"sy ssan, 10 "a, .i~ i9
M 6cok A. got up steam snd stood IN TOW ARD hu-
/ oniIs Drfging iowsrd the hafboFi we observed
schooner At anehor. Ga COMING vlthn -snh Is,so t 1
ha,sed he Sfs aad N',i'si ~ answess 6y hg'.fg "e
board (wIrorr UsDFcEvrSG NM We asked him about ne
anchorage aer receiving sasueiory Ieptes zee haree
Greet indeed wa. The poor Yankees as'onlshment Capt.
s,nnes told MIN thst he AZ an'ho he should not De
stro, hi, sesc; but tmt Tor our 'aeJ We should dctnn
him orrir te captain sui lafo to como on board every
eycniu sud depart zach ronn 20 their onn vessel She
ed to be fhf Clara L. spit wh-.er, Of Pro,incetown
The cool ehrpntcry exhibited ia this last paragraph
dhc words C have put In email capals must under
the circumstance. be regarded rs chv"r,uS nu,eu.
We have spnce only for another extract. II describes
The way In which the ned States Slnboat iattcrns
was taken. Ii II A. follows;
Irnusry l-ht65O the strange hailed aud asked
Mhs esncr (. hatf" W. replied In order 70 be- certain
who be vol, ~, xa',,iy- siefnsr Ps'rei!' "What
traer il tatfr Two OF tce times asked the question,
until We hoard, "rh. 3. the United Stses steamer -"
MOI h.srn ie niu. However. United states sufficient
A. no character, said az % thdt
ns uasfhc " loHtefsyafe sis1Hu 1iaboaa accompanying
Tho last syllable q with shell nrcd him The
sisr ,nr given the other guns took M the refrain and
tn ueudous voy our whole brosdsde given to him