The New York herald., 1864-11-08
The Albemarie AFFAIR.


sPs pRrArLs OF TIE s:SxrSs OF rHs REBEL RAM.
lfron the Go,dsboro ~ c Journal. Nov. l
On Thursday night sst 81 rather about O'Clock
she morBlns Of Friday last, daring attempt made
by party Of clever officers OF the Ysnsse uAvy TOW
~. Win torpedoes, The Ior Cad ,ia A9snne at
Plymouth, ana - ss.nt fas sI.np Mas tsee:iifu,
Wo are cot 10 possessed 0. ~oA: ., soasice, 10. ~
tbeotc detss but :te following Htn 70 be ibe facts
Tie AioenAr.e ru noored ass, the wharf, ssogway
soupecug her with the shore scTe diesnce acw3 the
snere by Captain oe9s wnea Plymouth was .aptcrei
from the Yankees. Tie Southfe,d sas ssed ~ 3eEs
station BY our ln:aniry forces . rtch they pansa
and from the shore BY boat and lbs boat 1s1s:.y
KEEP; u, the sogtbred.
Thursday night WAS very dark ard stormy; 10 the
Aartaess and sictm, A. he soar slated, the Yam.
hoe expedition ssrgr3sd, is saic We southf,d
picket s,s,on and captured al .Ee rie.sn. i.stty.
hve 10 lumber, without nrnR gun, ana sept
shem dcwn The river 10 the feet te.cv D ;ssir own
boat. The vessel usei TOR tho iaLsto exrsdtop
Was long. low siesur, or torpedo bosi. rropeis ed
Sy steam oy nrred oars. Eaviag 1Sfossd 81 t5e
picket. er!ey the Yarsses crossed . ts sac q the
river opposite 70 Plymouth sro. sweeping iogrj. came
spon ths Abeusre from eI tts strtsm vrr informant,
VINO says be on the Albensre al the TN. vial
tor and somswhst injured by tie enpl3..oh ~
ths torpedo, says that consequence or the darkness
and the noise OF the storm. the wsch ca the
Aibcmare knew nothing OF the sppro,cb Q. tue
enemy ia abe close ppon them Toe boat wss
bAlsd, "what boat Is that Ite reply xss, "1ns
AIbemarle's boat" aud at this moment the Aihsmsre
va. struck BY the Yankee boat 60 se startosra quar
ser IN ns Giinfnpt rs thought the YsLgees .asi 10
blor ~ The Anemsre through deiec, 10 he :ereie
They nmedntey swung round TIER soai Sc, N And
were lng down upon tie Aloemares scw, -hsn they
we're again sssed, what boat ba," The rt2'y ~s,
Esre struck and tie torpedo eIp!5aed. ny this
rue The lsrn general throughout ss skr, and he
Hfn rushed n and made tor tie 1cts'de o. the
ssmor, where they we're met by one or t-s votys Of
srapo from how!tzer Ia the YAssee b0a, !be ARE
EGies men comm euced rapid Gre 81 s.ocr1 he 20 p
y -, thty coad SEQ nothing q zee sneny e soose
sneDce on the dsrkness u was now sscs'lk Dsf
shat ts torpeao hal had he intended effect f ne
n,nq down.
10 nc meantime the YanE... 10 Their confusion, got
tneH sost 2 te m.dsi u some logs, nxe5 around 'hs
Afsensre Tor her protection And seBr cnabe 90 sI,rs.
se ns', - sS ps., %,a =. 7phs. ae sop'a'n
80 isr n ys can cara, sors 70, crrv of The Abe
ssrs suffered nor, s ,ass. a. ,ss arr, ~9urts rs'" y
Hsytsa 10 b. all corlmuronsd and ro- -. sisr s.sf
sMcev,, voun,eeyi for Au tartnp Undertaking
TAs xRewiaris down f.s rntnwsi 5pt u> va,,,
Anc ionsv hy YcyAsi,, az. no, 'utuer9,d srd aosgi
Ao gsnd.ct u fer ,ntA1 .nesr wgsr, hr ,srt T,n
semmand ne channel W and doun. ~, ugs-y "a, u,
ssined oo. B. ra'vsd IN tao u ARA Wssk' ''clpd,.e u,
Ia, yo,ssrirs 10 our version OF THE srs dsdsc,s rom
esversl aifsrent statements v credtsos sralr 70
hs Ssrsses, ana seems 70 be quite The ysvsss " ,he
Cesfsoua.ss We await further details befsre We 10.
Sulgs IN any structures.
Ronors daring yesterday had . nsbt going on ~ Ply.
,.ssr ". nsvs uo,sps ' a.hn,s Or rssbls of al his
ssstissrcE TEE CAUSE OF THE pfsAsYxB 70 TsE
ALrpxApLR.
Ursm The Rchmppa Examiner, Nov. 8
we're utvitbg to believe the syil story soout The
cssfederaie roncsad Abem.rs but u 10 90 longer poe.
sses :. douo. ~ The YANKEES passed cur negligent
ssss service. .nh ,o,p.so n. a.ssun. .S a. sss,y
- hs Noe fork pofrr eeyrords pfA thcf sty euis ted
Acre Thsy admit LhA, the BOAT 4, ,rnt nv Az,
ssu shsfe ssd ne crs~ capisfsd ass,royed pni the
svsa olad -hicb rave Us Ply beas nv no, exs,t
aSs Ioefedeste forces 10 the town a. :,
.ssssa Dct do better thsn svscuse, and go dtd ssyt
aeoes-cars essences son e9here appear 10 ha,e bsan
As Of ths small cmastsr hut 40, suow hsl
shs Ices Plymouth " svest sv The place wss ~ ne
kapsdsnce 10 Ne, snS s svscosllon would have neon
desirable thsn possibls Grant should s,t.mn,
ssmpasn IN thst drsetien, IA " helisvsa-,booeh
S~rhsps without t1ndation-fhrt he had sready sent
AsssLs ~ eater jrSsc CIV Icui 70 sci ip tbs slas ",