Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-07-28

Emly Farnum proving 10 Do neutral, apu
the prisoners becoming irksome, 1t was
deemed favorable opportunity to get rig
of them. All the prisoners were then placed :,
on board Of her, and the ship allowed to ''
proceed ou her voyage, her captain premis-
ing to land them in Liverpool 1t seemed [
fearful thing TO burn such cargo as the
Brilliant had, when thought how the ope-
ratives in the cotton districts would nave
danced with 10Y had they it shared amongst /.
them. / never saw vessel burn with such
briiancy, the flames completely enveloping .
the masts, hull and rigging in few minutes, I,
making sight grand as 1t was appalling.
This is the only occasion in which
the writer seems to have felt any twitch-
ings of conscience. He did not like
the idea of whole cargo of grain GO
ing to the bottom of the ocean while
the operatives of Lancashire were starv-
ing. 1t did not occur to him, however,
in this connection, to recall to memory
how some of the very shipping he was
so recklessly destroying had been en-
ployed by the benevolent people of the
United States to convey food to the
famishing thousands of Lancashire
weavers. We proceed;
May 25-Strong s. s. Il. wind, with a
heavy sea. 1890 A. NJ. two vessels in sight;
gave chase. Another vessel seen. Ho,sted
United States coioys to a ship; she not re.
plying, signdiledi 4 ,Cant to speak to you,
upon ,cl,tch she stood to,odrd,w and hossted
Papkee colors also. On boarding, took pos
session---tbe ship 8. Gldersleeve of New
York, Sunderland, to Calcutta, laden with
coal. Chased bark, which, on boarding,
) found to be the Justina, of Baltimore
/ Rio de Jansiro to Baltimore, in ballast -
Chased another vessel which proved to be
Dutch. The Justipa was ransemed and al
, lowed to proceed on hervoyage, taking with
. her the crew of the just captured ship.
Nov 8, 2 A. M.--Made sail in chase OF
. schooner standing to the southward. An.
9 other vessel standing northeast in sight
Q shortly after. Went in chase of her. She
: sI,osoed Yankee colorS. We dnsioered bg
s'opg s"e p"ssea o' as o the UnaeG 3 States Ticsn-
deroga. The signal "What is your longi..
: tude?" we declined answering until we could
/ verbally do it. Hope to until she neared as,
e then .jSyed a 9,,a and hoisted the Confederate
ensign. Sent boat on board and took pos
}, session. Found her to be the Thomas b.
It Wales, of Boston, from Calcutta, with q
a general cargo; having as passenger the late
=, United States Consul at Maurituss, with hi'
&c his wife with him also They were accom-
1T modated in the ward room, the officers va
70 eating their rooms for that purpose. Many
TO articles for ships use, were taken from her
II including maipyard; at sunset burnt her
n Shipped eleven hands.
- Nov 2l.-Reduced sail to topsail, an
ae hove Daintopsail to the mast. 5.l0 A. NJ
oi filled away again 10 A. NJ, saw the Agr
n pima, and signalled her to follow. Saw tn
II, land and ship at o'clock. At 3, got u
e, steam and stood in towards Blanqulla :
10 Drawing in towards the harbor we observe
# a schooner at anchor. On coming with
ho m signal range she hoisted the Stars an
:o Stripes ,oe ans,oered by hotsting the same
us shortly after boat put otffrom.her. Comm
n on board WITHOUT UNDECEIvINa HIM,
'st we asked him about the anchorage; aftte
o., receiving satisfactory replies, zoe hdute
iy do,cn the Yunkect tlag and hoistedhe ContsC
II crate ensign Great. indeed, was the poe
;to Yankee astonishment. Captain Semmt
'yo told him that as he was at anchor he shou
os not destroy his vessel; but that, for o,
le; safety, we should detain him, ordering Il
ie- captain and mate to como on board eve
lch evening, and depart each morning to the
- own vessel. She proved to be the Clara
in Sparks, whaler, of Province Town.
nd, The cool effrontery exhibited in til
or last paragraph (the words we havepI
or in small capitals must, under the ci
a cumstances, he regarded as "chiva
The rous" indeed We have space on
of for another extract. 1t describes Il
MS, way Ill which Ine UliiIeu oCaIeS w
be boat Hatteras was taken. 1t is as fc
ere lows:
IDLY January ll.--At 6:30 the strange steam
at haie1 and asked, "What steamer is that
al We replied lin order to be certain who
hor was) Her Mqjestys steamer Petretl' y
ava ~ 'What steamer is that?" Two or thr
~, v.o times we asked the question, until we hea,
''H- "This is tho United States steamer
sells aot hearing the name. However, Unit
lpt. States was sufficient. As no doubt er'st
ise, as to her character, zoe sad at 6:36 that
inc aoas the Confederate steamer alabama
eat accom- panyng tho last syllable of our nal
tro ' with shell fired over him. The signal
VIZ VIZ ing given, the other guns took up the
ice' frain, and tremendous volley from {
ne whole broadside given to him, every sf
or striking her side, the shot striking bel
his distinctly heard on board our vessel, q
we'd thus found that she was iron. The enc
to replied, and the action became general.
. n most sharp, spirited firing was Kept up
80 = both sides, our fellows peppering away
20 though the action depended upon each
tais dvidual. And so it did Hstols and ri
were continually pouring from our quar-
New deck messengers most deadly, the dista
ring during the hottest or the hight not be
1ues more than forty yards 1t was a gr.
Star. though fearful sight to see the guns bel
oner ing forth in the darknessof the night she
TODD of living flame, the deadly missiles strik
,ard- the enemy with force that we could I
essel The result was the Captain surr,
= as dered, and the vessel was sunk. NJ
o ,:Ia aa we add morep We think not. Let
e,ots g'11. express a hope that, with revelatic
E RES. such as these, and with many 9th
which we might give from the sa
to pamphlet, the honorable epithets
n for "pluck," spirit" courage, &
d US 'chivalry, which we are always har
= = On "a to apply when and where they are
~, ~ ~ ally merited, will never again be as
Tis ciated with deceptions so ilagrant, C
,kmg ming 80 despicable, and conduct a