, 1864-11-11
THE REBEL PRESS,
Rebel Version Of the Albe-
marie Affair.
Az MlMts or THE SLAVES
..oPbNIOM6 Pro
AND CON-
an Interesting Time in Hoods
1rmy--Ptrsonel Of Rebel
0flicers--Hebel Refugees
in New Tol k--jssem-
bly, ef the Rebel
Congress-.
THE REBEL PRESS,

tFs M the Goldrboro On, c. Journal. Nov. IL
OIL Thursday Light last, or rather about
two o'clock on the morning Of Fli!ay last,
daring attempt was made By party Of
elesen fiteers Of the Yankee Navy to blow
up, with 1orpedoes, the iron clad ram Abe.
niarle, 1t Plymouth, aad, to some extent the
/ attempt was successful.
Ne are not In possession Of what we con-
slider the authentic details, but the follow
irg seem to be the facts:
Tie Albemarle was moored near the wharf,
earg~ay connecting her with the shore.
Some distance down the river, in the stream,
lay the tuli Of the Southfeld, sunk there by
Captain Cook when Plymouth was captured
from the Yankees. The Southdeld was used
! as picket station By our Infantry forces, to
which they passed to and from the shore By
boaf, and this bost was usually kept st the
Soutbf1e1d.
Thursday night was very dark and stormy.
In the darkness and storm, at the hour
stated. the Yankee expedition surprised, It
is said, the eouthfield picket station and
ber, without firing q. gan, and sent them
down the river to the fat below IN their
own boat The vessel used for tue Yankees
expedition Was long, low steamer, or tor
pedo boat. propelled by steam or by mutiled
oars Having disposed Of the pickets quiet
1,Ter opposite to Plymouth and sweeping
ruund, came upon the A1bemarle from up
the stream. Our informant, who say he was
2n.tbe A1pem2rle at the same as visitor,
Of the torpedo, says that In consequence Of
the darkness ant the noise of the STORM, the
watch on the Alhetnarie knew nothing OF the
approach Of the enemy till she was close up.
o. them. The boat was hailed, "Whst boasls
boat;" and at this moment the Albemarle
was struck by the Yankee boat, on the star
board quarter. In this attempt 1t Is thought
the 7 Yankecs failed to bio y up the A1bemarle
! throu 3h detect in the torpedo.
TLey Immediately swung round their boat
again md were coming down upon the Albe-
usrle's bow, when they were again asked,
What boat is tnat!" The reply was, "Yo1
will datoned soon see,'' aud on the instant
| the Albemarle was struck and the torpedo ex-
plodcd. By this tine the alarm was general
throughout tic ship, and the men rush1d to
sruls and mare e for the e:outside Of the armor,
| where they were met By one or two yolleSs
Of grape 1rom hoTitzer In the Yankee bosr.
| The Albemarle's men commenced rapid
fire all around the ship, but they could see
nothiog Of the enemy In consequence of the
darkness. 1t Was soon now ascertained that
the torpedo had dad the Intended effect, for
one Of the bows Of the AlccMatle Was stove
ir, and she was rapidly settling down.
II The meantime, the Yankees, IN their
Of some logs. fixed around the Aloemarle for
her protection and being unable to extricate
her, the whole party, with the exception Of
the Captain In command, surrendered torpe-
| do boat and all.
So far as we eau learn, none Of the crew Of
the Albemarle suffered more than few
eljght wounds. Three ot the Yankees a1e
saln to have been wounded. They are re-
purted to be all commissioned and non. CON.
NH sionsd ofhce1s, volunteers for this daring
undertaking.
The Albemarls went down in few miu-
utes; but the water being shallow, her port
holes are not submerged, and though her
guldeck Is few inches under water, her
guns still command the channel up aud
down. The injurF she sust lined can be re-
pa'red In two or three weeks, including the
railing Of the vessel.
The foregoing is our version Of the affair,
dtduced !rtm several different staten snts.
II is credi1ab1e affair to the Yankees, and
quite the reverse to the Cotfede1Ates. We
await further details before He indnlse In
/ aIy ktrictures.
Rnmors during yesterday had fight going
on at Plymouth, and = Yankee fleet of twenty
four vt6 ls in the river. We have nothing
defl1te OF reliable Of ali this.
ADVICE FROM TIE REBEL ARMY N Favor OF
TIE coEscRIPT1oN OF TUE NEGroE5.
lCcrrespondeHce OF Richmond Enquirer, Nov. Il
GEsrLEMEN-A1low me bsisf space to
brig aeatn to public notice the subject Of
negro conecrIption acd the probable action
OF the Le1t Congress on the subject.
That the owners Of fifteen negros and up.
wards would prefer that Congress should
/ conscriIt ten OF even greater per centu0 Of
their negroes for the artuy rather than the
| vuked, there Can be not the least QUESTION
| That the negroes then remaining at home On
| large plantations would prodace, with the
| attention of their masters more than the
| NhuIe number would II the master was con-
! eCripted, and they left intact, cannot ba de-
| ~An* +Hn1 II cnetn l..
ing this power, which has 40 long ben over
luokcd, to beax upon. our enemy, who are
usiLg ntn Of every 1aith, cline aud color to
eubGue us? Some pretend that the army has
great aversion to seeing the negro conecript-
ed that they will not allow themselves thus
others that there is great principle Of NOR
a1itJ involved in thus forcing tbs negro to
r1ek his llte TOR the freedom Of his master.
If the first class would cultivate the society
OF our intelligent soldiers more they would
discover the resi- sentiments Of the army to
be greatly in favor Of negro consumption for
recruiting the army for the ensuing spring.
As to those who entert lin tho latter view Of
"mora1 objections" etc their opinions, con-
fcientions and moral enasions smack too
nuch OF the fanatical and Pnaeanlcal love
for the negro which the Northma1 processes
when We see them unwilling to alio Y them
TO strike blow AGAINST those who would en-
slave to worse than H1ndostan serYitu de
both master and servant:
That the negro will fight more faithfully
for his master than for the Yankee, no one
can doubt rho has seen the attach nent ol
slaves to their masters in camp, and the re-
liunce and falthfulness with which they dis
charge some tunes the NEST dangerous and
difficult duties. Then, too, the wonderful
change which would be brouPht upon them
bt giving euch as we're enlisted their lmme-
diats freedom, With the promise OF grant OF
lk1d after the var, would cause them to
acknowledge and look upon tie Yankee u
Il cir inferior whom they now consider az
their equal Let this freedom be given them
| IL due form by their masters, and eolemuly
confirmed by the zeal OF the County Cou:t
ppon Ihe!r being conscnptsd, and We would
tea1 no more Of negroes running to the enemy
to be Tree Contented and happy around
their camp ares, they, With proper discipline
and drill, would make US soldiers superior to
apy the enemy have Jet brought agaiDst Us;
then Congress will have another Vexed
question that this negro conscnptton viii
d,epose OF, viz: Consolidation Of regiments
whose numbers have been reduced TO mere
skeletons; and we take 1t for granted Con
| erces must consolidate many regiments, bat
tal1ons and companies. Let the officers thut
thrown out and Others already out, and noa
I dcinR nothing but troubling the authorities
half their time to 6nd ndeomething them e
do, be assigned to the command Of thest
negro re- iments and companies. Let then
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