The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-14
rublicntions Received.

The Nirginian acknowledges the re-
cept from Messrs. Lee & Shepard 10
Milk street, Boston, of this Historically
correct. story of the cruise of No. go
better known as the Alabama, from the
pen of a native of Norfolk Lieutenant
Arthur Sinclair. g. s. NJ, who is we'll
known to many CT cur people, who was
identified with her career from the day
she slipped down the Mersey until she
sank riddled and torn by shot and shell
off the coast of France Fer two years
she shifted rapidly from place to place,
as the terror of her presence did its
w6rk-prcying upon her enemy and
setting pursusrs at defiance, accom-
piishing to the letter the mission upon
which she was sent.
There has been several descriptions of
the eventful cruises of this famous
Confederate sea rover None. however,
can compare in interest to that of Lieu
tenant Sinclair. The reader is intro
duced to the officers and men. and taken
with them TO share their every day life
and adventure On beard.
There Is not dull page in the whole
book 1t Is crammed full Of acts and
incidents and episodes. From Jim
Evans in the cross trees spying out the
Yankees TO the serving out CT the greg
TO an always thirsty crew, from The
Alabama'S escape from the Mcrsey to
her splendid fight to the death off Cher
Dourg, France. as she pluughed her
way through the Northern seas or
baked under the Southern SUM- lighted
! by the fires of burning ships in her tri-
umrhal way around the world. the au-
thor tells the whole story. and tells II
with unusual powers cf graphic por-
trayal.
Lieutenant Sinclair objects to the
word pirate, which in the heat and
PASSION of war was applied to this YES
sell arguing that, with Southern ports
pretty effcctually blnckaded reprisals
were justifiable in a far greater degree
than II was in the power of the South
TO inflict them.
He claims also that the strict. firm dis
ciplinc, the isolation, watchfulness, la
Dor, and exposure which were conco!mi-
tantS of service on this lone cruiser. de-
manded from her officers at least "a
strong sentiment of duty and patriot
ism, not inferior to any manifested
aiirat or afield on either side. His story
is most graphic one. told by born
sailor, vino loved his ship
The Illustrations of the book. princi-
pally of the officers of the Alabama
are particularly fine ones, and stsw
that there waa considerable young blood
On the decks OF the renowned cruiser
Among them are pictures OF the captain
of the yacht Deerhound, which rescued
the Alahama's survivors after tn, en-
gagemciM off Cherbourg. and II Mr.
John Lancaster the Decrhound's owner
and his family taken after the fight.
The text OF the narrative proper oc-
cupies about 800 pages, to which is add
ed an appendix containing historical
matter, biographical sketches of the OIL
GERS. statistics, etc.
Nickery * o.. have secured the agency
for Norfolk, Portsmouth, Hampton and
surrounding towns. Sold by subscrlp-
ton, 81 for cloth; S. for full Russia.
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Conway Robinson, The Bicycle in Court.
Virginia Decisions reported in full.
Staunt.jn B. & l.. Co. vs. Haden, Pillow
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