The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-12-01
TIE ,ii.ADNaiA;AND d FIFE
HATIERAS. o. A"
One Of Che Qu;cIsest, Snslp-
-, est Naval ssattcs III THE
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.aN~~-- AtNf oNe ~
The career of .eytr, a1onfodcss''
privatscr which escaped to gs,a, we
full o! romance AID daring. .Th
idea OF privateariug came With th'
outbreak OF tho war s.but il WAS .loui
mon,hs before tho C,nscderate fla!
was hoi,tcdict soa hy y craft d!tign
ed TO prey upcn Federal e"mm"rce
No SCI ltincnt beyond that OF ndncn
tnre encouraged enlistment on board
these vessels. a bond given by Q
captured craft was not worth tho pm.
per it was written on, Pr'gas could
not be taken into port and the privn'
,cor could not lcnd herne.f down with
any OF h-r cn-go. Now aud then a
few thousand dollars, in cash may
have been cnp'Wcd in The cabin. bul
It is not on record that tho crew pro-
ited by It. They were clothed and
fed and paid OF In money worth l0or
Is cents on the dollar aad,roprcsent-
ing 20 mrcl, blank payer abroad
Tho natural desire 20 ipinro. m enc
my, coupled with o knowledgethat a
privatce,ing craft would most with
many strange adventures, kept fn'l
crews sbonrd Of al. The loss inilic-
ted on Federal commerce Amounted
to millions. aud yet il may bo argred
that The money paid out By ihs'Cin'
fsdcraica To- inA'ct tli., wGpld bayc
secured ihom more. .heaeii's in same
other Direction. .... r .. ,os.
TIE ALABAMA son.
Tha terror inspired ~ Ibis famous
Confederate cruiser Wsa well fcir-
dcd. Sho was not ouly very f,s!,
bat well armod, we'll found and som.
hy man who did nc; know
villa. fear wsr. S,mmcs has bscp
and abused hecausn ha ~aa.
. Con,ethrste. II. VAS . sd'lsmau
in social life, +" ouinpotons comnan'
dor on hoard his ship, and those who
I, fsr to him ~ n pirate take u silly
way of ,an,ins their spleen JtF
Davis commissions wero ns good ic
Ihe cyes Of nations at that date rs
Abraham L;ncoln's, bolliGcrencr Law
ing been rrcogn'z,,l. and thr + der.
Il gove, nment was orc of'herowers
recognizing this fact. S,mmes haH
been called q coward for capturing
lharmel rchanttucn. Tbst Was
The object ot his cruising, and hc did
not make dollar on. o! 1t, whorc
Paul Jonee and cther laval heroes of
cur own and other ra,iohs Ga,ie
II Semmcs had rot ls0n
, brave mar, and il there had hrrn
,ny'of the sEnlk in his csmpoS'tion
\, wcn'd not have chsl.rngsd lhe
Keaisase to sail ot cf Ctor' org.
nd give him o fsir fight. Ia dii
his kn,win { ihai /! wol!l he ea ey.
III thi,g and q square battle, an, he
Ought until the Alabama went dowr.
One Of tho quickest aud hotSst''ra'
,al fights of tho world was that
Which toI.: pace Oh January II,
1860. of Galveston, bc!weeu the Al
,btma AID Ilarrera,. tho latter be
ng enc Of ths blocksding feel. Tao
.ta.em9rts Of three dffercnt mem.
,ofs II Tho cre~ of The A.sama
sgtec in al particulars, aud fn!i par
icu'ars on The Federal sida Gro given
n OH i.:al reports. Tue A'ahama ap-
pear,d OF Galveston not 10 rur tho
blockade, a. Fejlera his.oriHns han.
lily conclude, bu. :, attack anything
Offering her o chance OF success.
She had fall sup II OF provisions
aud ammunition, q large crew, and
could have no c1cuso for desiring to
run idto por.. Tho hope aboard Was
in being ablo to destroy Fcdorai
transports, cr in coming up with a
single manoi-war. .Ia.
- sIGuTINa the FLEET. 1g st
There we're six or eight men.of.war
of the bar at Galsostoa gu tie 1lth,
having previously been engaged IN
bombsrii.g tho Confederate works.
The Alabama arrived within sish! in
the afternoon her intention being to
ooreiully locate each Federal vessel
ami ,Leu stand CA until dark. Il
was known all through tho shia ths'
when night c,me down Sammes in'
tended 10 run IN and havO q I'll
o. the entire Acct, but the Alabam
had crept in 60 slose thai. shs had
been sighted by eovera! Of tho yos
sells. Taking her for some blockade
runner which could bs easily oye'
haalod, tho flagship ordered th' th'
Hattaras 10 chase. -
Nothing could have pleased Sem
mes more than tbis movemont:. ~
knew the Alabama. to have NOR
speed than any Of the bi'cksd'is
.,d ho n b,i;cved her armernen' 10 b'