The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-02-20
THE CONFEDERATE wan VESSELS.
Mouemsnts Of the Alabansa-IAe Rappahass.
nock-Account Of the Confederate Fleet

n ictttI HOin Cope IOWn, cape Ot GOOd Hope,
says that the Yankee ship Sea Bride, captured by
the Alabama, had been sold to merchant at Mau
ritius. That part of her cargo which had been
landed at Cape Town was being sued for by the
Yankee Consul there. A letter from that place
dated December the 10Th, says:
The MohicaM arrived here ON the lth inst. and
sailed again on the 18th. While she was here the
news arrived that the Alabama was at Anifcr, Oc-
tOber 26, and had burned O fine barque near that
place on the 9th November Her rendezvous and
cOalng station was al Christmas Island, near the
Straits of Sunda The Governor sent for Mr.. An
dersOn, Of the frIa Of Anderson, Saxon & Co, a
few days ago, to see II he had no demands 70 make
for redress for tho coal taken by the Vanderbilt al
Penguin Island; but he ansWcred no, and said that
his bill had been sent IL Washington, aud he did
not wish TO trouble the British Government about
II at present.
A letter from Commander Baldwin, of the Van
derbilt, dated st Helena Nov says that the shoot
lug of Gray, the mate Of the Saxon, purely a.;
cidenial. That affair has caused great excitement
here, and the testimony taken have sent you In
newspaper printed here. OF course the other side
Of the story will be given in New York when the
II Is high time that a war vessel should be sta
toned this coast TO watch the pirafes There Ii
only one vessel at present to protect the whole
coast of Brazil aud the whole Of South Africa and
Of the Straits Ot Sunda besides the old James
town, which is useless in modern warfare.
TIE tALABAMA" IN HAsTERA WATERS.
BY the arrival Of the Cape mall, we learn that
two vessels had arrived In Table Bay, at the end
Of December, with news Of the Alabama. Captain
Cato, of the beautifu. Star, reported that In pass
Ing the Straits Of Sunda, on the 18th of October
last, he was informed that the Alabama had passed
Angler day or two before. She had twenty 1--WE
men sick, aud did rot report any captures. Capt
SedGwick, of the LAtOna, from Singapore, reported
that he had heard Of the Alabama being In the
China Sea, and on the night of November 9th, OF
the lava Heads, saw q fpe vessel Of about i've
hundred tois with oil sails set on fire, and barque
risged steamer near her, which he supposed TO
be the Alabama
private letter describes the latter occurrence as
follows:
ssOn the nieht of the 9Th of November. about ono
hundred and hfty miles west southwest Of Java
Heads, was called about eleven O'Clock by the
third ofncer 10 look at a ship ON nTc. | jumped
out and hurried or deck. II was rather dirty,
rainy s0t 0f night, and We were under easy sail,
rOyals missen topsa ans sail and mainsaiI slowed,
and right ahead almost was seen bEi9ht giare.-
The Lafona was close hauled, 30 ~ 70 mako Q
little 70 windwaid Of II, and, under the impression
that she was one Of the cotton shIps frO0 Chiua
which had accidentally caught ars, we burned
buC lights 10 let her knOW assistance Was 1t hand.
Gas we got near her we eauld see her platner-a
6ne double t0psaii-yaEd barqae, royals hauled up,
but not slowed, and the main yard backed; In fact
properly hsvs 10, as any other ship would be- for
boat TO board her. She was on ne f0fe and m,
nasis all standiBg and seemingly not soul aboard
her, and no boats In sight. II was Que OF ths hnest
sights have seen at sea. II was, rs have said,
rather dirty night, and though, as we were cit'ss
to the unfortunate haTque il was - light ~ day,
al Outside The halo other light was dossiy dian aad
black.
ss;jut Of this darkness came long, low craft
which we s0on found eut TO be steanaes, bat We
could nut distngulzh her coloss. She passed ciost
bet~ccn NJ and the harque. We gaessed whas she
was e s,ss: sore ssseaa y e s sssss ~ -. !,
psaSa6iy godms lovasd tha CAina oeos. The eaM.
nsan of sas sgsw Wesp saaA~ easleaas Gsnatiy q
favor Of the e0ashefners; but II was source of
eos,an canvls, eaoagh % make jumpers and tsow
sess Tor all hands lot some Year,
aWe expected visit from tho Alabama, hut shs
did not cOMe uear us, 50 We kept awny on our
course Ou our ngrival Mere the Lfeutenant Of ths
Unitstl States sasamer Mo,liean came aboard, end
rot an exunct fiosn our log, and TWO days aitei
that she left, bouEa eastward, ON cruise. u viii
take much smatssr cTail than she y 70 catch ihs
Alabama,
The follouius IL an extract fion a4otsss psivats
letter: 1--WE nrs lstie excited With tateal1eace
iiaa rsaang thss the ronfeassaac ssaaes seeame.
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