The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-14

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opposition members will see their advantage,
and will doubtless press II. rendering Napoleon
tho Third all the more miserable and unhappy.
| Dunsby weles a. n sporting Man nd q
/ ,M snip Jockey.
Secretary Welles, not having accomplished
anything as the head OF the Navy Department,
recently changed his tactics and entered the
lists as sporting man and ship Jockey.
Having thrown away several millions Of dollars
upon transports that won't sail and will sink and
new steamers that cannot catch the rebel priva-
teers he appeared determined to win some Of
his money back by betting heavily upon ferry
boat race. He shaved off his long beard he
clapped on his tarpaulin; he tied up his queue
with bit of bonny red, white and l1lae rib
on, he put a quid Of tobacco in his left cheek,
and he published his challenge in the sporting
columns Of all the newspapers With all the
enthusiasm Of Captain Jack Bunsby he de-
clarea that the Eutaw was his pride, and that
he was willing to match her against any oratt
in the merchant service-British blockade
runners excepted. But now the Ku-Kiang
has sailed for China, and the Eutaw has been
ordered on blockade duty, aud this ferryboat
race like everything else that Bunsby Welles
has attempted. has turned out a total failure.
Any New York sporting man could have ar
ranged toe race; but Bunsby Welles, as usual,
| is far behind tho age. .rA,s s''- a,A 's.'.
About two years ago the rebel privateer
Alabama left Liverpool on q cruise. Where
was Bunsby Welles thenf He was trying to
convince the country that Noahs Ark was
the best model for our fast ships-of-war.
| This cruise Of the Alabama lasted for
about twenty-five months, during which
| time she captured ransomed or burned
| ffty-fve American vessels and their car
| goes, valued at many millions Of dollars
Where was Bunsby Welles all this time, He
was building the Eutaw to run race against
a ferryboat. The Florida, Tuscaloosa, and
other rebel privateers were doing their dread
full work at the same period. Where was Buns
by Welles while this was going on! He was
giving his brother-in-law two aud half per
cent commission for rotten ships, and refusing
to take the Vanderbilt at any price, Our mer
chant marine has been driven from the seas,
and our commerce Is now dependent upon for
eign vessels. What was Bunsby Welles about
while the ocean was afsme with American mer-
chantmens He was busily engaged In making
up his betting book for his fsrryboat race, and
arguing that 1t was a. impossible to catch
rebel prIvateer e. to find needle in hay
stack Aud he has not caught rebel priva-
teer yet. 7aA 81
On the 7th October, 1862, the splendid bark
Ocean Crest With cargo Of grain and -four,
was burned by the Alabama In latitude forty
one, longitude fifty-four. Where was Bunsby
| Weiles then. He was safe.a Washington, In
latitude sthirty-nine. Longitude seventy ssven,
arranging with Eutaw Fox tho preliminaries OF
q boat race On the 1lth Of October, 1852, In
latitude forty-one, longitude atty-6ve, the Ala
| bAma burned the ship Manchester. from New
York, laden with very valuable cargo Of
wheat aud cotton. Where was Bunsby Welles
thens He was scrubbing up his old tarpaulin
to assist Dt race between two ferryboats. On
| the 9th Of November, 1852, in latitude twenty
seven, longitude ffty-seven, the Alabama
caught and burned several ships, and among
them was the Thomas B. Wales, Of Bos-
ton, With rioh assorted cargo. Who're
was Bunsby Welles thens He was at
| Washington. ciphering up bow much moasJ
he would win Il hs fsrryboss beat the other OF
fsrryboat. On the 7th Of December, 1862, the
United States mail steamship Ariel was cap
tured and bonded by the Alabama off the east.
ern end of the Island OF Cuba. Where was
Bunsby Welles them He was at Washington,
building his fast ferryboat and prophesying
that II the Alabama was to be caught, why so
be it; If not, why 50 also. Aud the Alabama
has not been caught yet.
On the 9th Of July, 1868, after six months
more OF destruction, the Alabama captured tn 9
bark Sea Bride, off the Cape Of Good Hope,
and converted her into rebel man-of-war.
Where was Bunsby Wslles while the rebel navy
was being thus augmented He was increasing
our navy by new ferryboat and having his
white duck trowsers washed 80 as to make o
good figure at the great ferryboat race.
Another period Of four months OF devastation
passed, and, on the 9th OF November last, the
Alabama captured aud burned the ships Winged
Racer and Amanda, of Java Head. These
vessels were valued respectively at three hun
dred thousand dollars and one hundred and
forty thousand dollars. The Amanda was cap
tured while in company with two or three
British vessels. She was set on fire, after she
had been thoroughly robbed d, and her almost
sufYocated crew were put in irons. The Winged
Racer shared the same fate. All the private
property Of her captain and crew was stolen.
The captain had his wife and little child,
aged two years, on board the ship with him;
but the rebel pirates fired the vessel and left
the party to burn or drown as fate might de-
eide. AT last the captain succeeded In getting
his wife and child ashore in little boat which
had previously been stove in by the rebels.
What was Bunsby Welles doing when this news
arrived Equipped in his racing suit, and