, 1864-07-29

steamer Asbaps' g9ns nei,u9g asz tse Con1eder,
- Get M ths rtnanf It he ms5n. 1,nmngndar gsd a.
scIi nes made moet effective and sni.Ited ad-
sefs. il which, after epeasing OF the relations ex-
his principal object WIS to cripple the Commerce
osn snemy. Gnas y. TO opa eomm1s lae5 Accord.
ing 10 n gHa q nht m Dn s. hnt taat ae
tHav ~ E haeomc nrnfcIent in ttc n.c nffhsi9
E'srons. he would give thom an opportusttT 10
show TIC world what they were made Of"
Another Confederate ofdcet, In the supple
.ment to the Cape Town ddve,fiser and lld5l,
saying *sthat be did not intend to rush head
long into battle with whole fleet Of the en-
emy, but thst be did not intend to ruu away
# he met with anv'' In t1ia rpsnrrt ho ~
over. IN either version Of his remaTss The "a,
liant frcehoofcr soon i1tcred h1a mind Hc
Ma at oreat na;ns with f1,e he1n nt III
French ent5,nr1t;es ut Martinicne ~ H.
Confederate accornt is to be trmsfnd. \ to
1o3re the ann .Inrintn Mt That island The
Sqn ;jacinto carried Ia rms to-the Is monnt.
ed at that TING by The Alaban1a. He rave a
yery t]in,sv rFasnn for a1nrnInp fhe Mohi.
can. and dcd before the yanderbi1t along tie
coost Of Hruz;I to Cane Town. Te eye, IN.
adrerfentiv inti1notes IN bis offlc1al renort
nf i,I. Iafe disaster fI,st IF hr }ad known that
tho Tea1sorrs - vasae1 az near11 AZ nnssfbie
nf eou.l fnres viii, 1,ia nwn. had chains ubon
fer siies to shield her boilers~a protection
which The tarpet nractice At Washinrton has
shawn to b. If littie account-Ie we1Id l,aYe
on The 5th Of September, this gallant off,
Ger. who Tss gong to fight ANYTHING below
= * tmn eb1ns ins,,o1ts3as 1,il aE;are ~,
~" 13n.rad np snd de;cmrs'esa hp tha cantnre
~ ~ ~ n.ETn11'.a TO-. sno ~ a wha1er frar,
Siariha;s IN Tineysra % md i 10 incressc % T The
s.st ~ ans s19u s,nr, ~ a' s,,,n1., W.
~ t,to ~ !, ~ fa1o ao;s;,.
~ hn,5toJ - En,5,sf. na1ora ~ ~.
.,,as ~ f,saa-t ~ s,es. =, aan ~ ~
Sossgtn ntin.r ,or 9Ss xesss ~ 5go & ~ y
Of1cn- Gnweyer. 3hr A,ahama ronorted her.
self b. the 1.anie Of some United Btates War
''t # H. Certainly the nract;ce Of national yes.
sells. in excrutipuaI cases. and for tempo
rar, ana ]andafle nurDose. TO show forcfrn
fac. TArs. -tne Tce5els stationed on TIC
cosst Of Africa IN snnnresa thn siagc.trade-
Were ohlf1ed. il, order 10 get ntar the s1a7ers..
to show fl1g. fths PortnIuesel. from Hhick
A Ouallab7tfoo. Commodore D9wncs dis
rn}eed he potomac as a merchantnon. Had
Re s,nne fntn mort M shjn-of-war. the mur-
dcr6ns s1Snsr1s whom be xas scrI to chaa.
t,ss wnu1d Gaye escanc5 10 The frnelc But
labitualJy to roam tic ocean under an allen
fIar. 1;cver In SHOW vonr cnlor7 nnki1 the vic.
in IL enfr,nnea: continually to rive your-
u fT(fFrnfAfSE
1a4,nns e nf ;a",an4 n,tnn.1itr ~ tnrn tte
a@cnLt3o,, i,,41 ~. mia an.s tG;a nj Tnr the
11-nnse ~ chast,s,nS' 1nw1rss 7 sorn"es oT
rr,rastl;1,o hts hunsn nrcr fT,u, thc Shaver
,',,t tnr +ha soto ~ rnh6;ne nnacsfi,i 1ners
chontmen' sniiinU 1tnier the finr Won haye
Sa--ee1f e1rorn "a rnnnort this one won1i1
it.,rE ,rns n cnnanrr h,r,tiv hrcnrntnr a
& eh5valron,H service. It showed. 10 nse
son,m4s' avn Inn, 1,uo,. in fhe wor}, ahnve
rtf,.rref, IT, tiat he Ind for lila obIect rather
the ninnder of The h.uajt thaY hounr 4hle
Hnrt5re',
There is one rs. Of foreign fas, contin-
n,11c resnrfed IN 3,r Semmess nor msretr nm
cs1ica f,sr trom nnv ;ust;}s.h3s notsye nf
honest worfarn Init IL the t1nhrst fier,rsc
1raaD enf rr;mfnoi affer hrinriT7r ~ n vessel
ntfrn ~ Nr3nT n sbot 81 her. f sne nroreI =
ra.,t-s1 a.,d 1sroc;a11r Ere,ch ablG ha 70.
1.orts;1 hsnse1f !" 11n,ied s,ates man-of.vnr 3
fotpa .1 n'nsta. cF4seu @ o'a aaI, nGar. ~ W.
sn ane is aense " nuc oeocrdinn;m me n"n eso eu
efal sessc4. accounss' aEculu.nsy' nn mere
sonsty Eutps nonas ~ ttu.ets " .:ss. a.Hus
ancee eausea ~ a eo.nHss a5 " ~ aeAsaTaa nsa
upe.aa1on ~ unsea - eaies i,,on+ da,m, this
uatutM ten9ency nno N esiueut 1 ossu u 1nis
eon!e.nle daad i.h W. fe ~ eno ,,nma. "S ~
mnch as possio1c WIN iorelgn poweIH.. :.
1ne spllli 81 1ne a!apsinas crew YVES ~ I
hseP'ns WIN tuue u ne1 cutuNauuet. q
tefeena tns hanosE o1 ssanan WIZ - oui sss sss-
eh1y. ana the terms upon Wn1cn nc !atEt
lnels1ca on engaging 4 qnote tn9 ne aecoens stn
Of another Conleoera1e olacefl sca!led 1ortn IT
the remark from Capt; semmes, that the
modern sa,lor mas gtEauy coangea n.a ,t;ta Gaal,
acter, for ne now stckles 1or his pay IKE q
SNAPPER, anu seems to AaSE lost hls ;, ,oEMes M!
!oSe LOT ao'en1ufc u 1ecAieseuesn. Anis
from sea-roFer Who WIS aFoEed!y masking
var only on unarned and peaceful iucrclaut"
Unique at midnight, to eseape Vessel caery.
ing two more guns than himself, a.id only
1nJytd to the encounter of the Kearsargt
when rnn,nplird hv tI,t. French Goyernn1ent
~ Taara 1,hc-i,onr,;, Far whot hnt thrtr M :
" Ha' a;6 EnGd po6 Iata,aa us ~ ~,
eontu 1aeneu, ~ t ueuaucG ~ 1sn ins.a
ench leader, in making war On y countr,
with which their OWL Tas at peace?
But the last crown1ng sct at once OF bar.
barlty mud meanness 1enlains to be noticed,
That Of burning his prizes ut night, when
their flames must necessarily serve IS decoy
to other vessels. When thi5 was first re-
ported, humanity recoiled from the belle
that person who lad once held comnis
zion IL IN honorable service, could be guilty
/ OF such m uct, There Was but one pre:e'
bind torches to the horns of crippled hui
mails to ia,i1atc TIC motions OF ltsnd at SEA
One Was unwilling to believe such an atrocltl
even Of men who arc woslnc t1easonaol'
war aguinst aay they Aaa swoin TO support
Bat the narrative bSfoFc Us mAkes no secre
OF the fact The I1Me Of oay o. Whtcn 1n'
prizes were burned ls oten omitted: Mhe'
ing, or at night, ss In sny other part Of tn
twenty.touE hours; Ihus the Eiisha nlaoar
from New beaioso, was Sapsoeeo a. haa,p = ;
twelve, but no! nufnca III! eFenih2 II
probable that tae efliAsnf, "I.a ssan sns @
noar IRON sc" totA ~ 1i'e1poo'' VII
burned N t2e eSeninP: .,a .,,s,,
seemed !sa!'d1 sass 6as bn.n III
hearted loateo9G sam. H., 1sa, tbnnt ~
as, - ss y tha .ot1nn G,stricta Wnn hsr
I J.ncaH r1th nv ha1 fhev shared Il tamonr, tflem
lave never secn vessel burn With such orilli n
C: lfew pcrsons have had az many oppoztnail1e
Of Witnessing the pleasing spectacle i fhe asae M
ccr7Ilets]y envelopcd the mast ana % hu!l anu r.:
E1ns u r ieT mnutes' naAaos u s1so' a. sf1ao
We nl'a:rus' oo.n.+,,. nxn,.,x,- 1oaa
~ dhe ~ o. Uc.oeea = 1nG dniaht = ~ ln4 ~
WIN 4pa1 nas e. -,1;t', ~, ~ = -
11ta tne -AancaesN1, Ausu VII nneaa - n.'.h ~
eottoM lor L1sfpoU;. m"' uaspa nat+a, ~ nn e.
burned on the 6th Of November after sunse
On the Sath Of AoVenoet Tue fathee Cao
WAS burned utter P. m. ihese are h'
specimens.
Thelinl1ts OF tne alue!e WI ~. ps'4 ~
my eahausting tn1s leeolu u iuelnpsase ~
Ifaoa. 1eso5ea ;L W IL Hppta aorae5 ~ ;mnoss;h1e
treason ana piracy. II seeneo lnPoss!ote Ps!nh
add anything 20 INC neaunees " "hlsa a +
had been guilty; 9ut tAts mas ncen 4I dnae y y
Semmes In bus last oihc'.l ne @ acl ~ his tas om
life, while struggling IN tne water, naa mss net
taTed through the gensfosny o. tApeA
Wins1ow, in permitting tue Deerhound !
aid him in the work Of humanity petm,i
sion granted, Of couree, with the anae
standing that the enemy, VINO haa slraeA ,
co1ors, should be gwen up as prlsoaef,
, the conqucTor. NO sooner, however, ~
Scmmes been thus rescued Qt is said concet
: | cd under d sRil. J with forty of Ills crew nee
c est ut hand, thnn he y takes to his heels
b tn 11se hfs own expression leaving the re
I ~ H5s cnm-nr,nns IN their fnte In su
=. nt1 Ia - ascanc that IN ten mimi
:, nastc rns ~ ~ S1,.,s,,n 4yant dawn !
from 1De GDe tue aIaoa.nn htns uu"n, l.
Deerhoun0. Rltn ner Fallaut cotnm4eu0' IL "
l. was croading 6team for CoWes. This Y
mem enough. though not for Capt Senm