New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-22
Noted Southern Cruiser Had
Destroyed Northern Ship
ping and Cargoes Valued
at $7,O50,293 76.

EFORE the Civil War the glowing
x red white and blue Of the Stars and
- Stripes were perhaps seen more fire.
quently streaming against the blue OF inc
seas than the colors OF any other flag. II
has never been possible TO say this since
the war. Two feet cruisers flying the
Confederate Stars and Bars. the Alabama
and the Shenandoah. are I'm part RESPONSE
BILE for this fact. The former wiped out
shipping and Carsoes valued at SHoJo'z'o 90
according 10 the claims filed. The latter
fell behind this record by only 100000, ledV-
ing the remaining So,oo0co0 Of loss charge
able to the Confederacys cruisers, to be
distributed among the other ten. 1t has
been asserted that no ship OF any nation
in anv age so successfully accomplished
the work for which she was constructed
the destruction of commercials the Ala
bama did I'm the course of the twenty-five
months Of her rowing career upon the high
seas. No wonder the North rejoiced at
the news that on Sunday, June 10. 1864,
she had been sent TO the bottom near
Cherbourg by the Kearsarge in a fight OF
her own choosing.
The stir OF events on land. the marchinsS
back and forth over the debatable ground
between Was nington and Richmond and the
struggles for the control of the Mississippi
did not cause the governing forces OF the
Confederacy to forget the possibilities of
the sea as a battle-ground. Although sur
rounded by n Gordon Of blockaders with
ewes like those Of the eagle. they found
ways Of building war vessels and getting
them 10 sea. Official England winked so
hard at the deliquences Of her shipbuilders
in respect 10 laying down cruisers Tor the
south that Charles Francis Adams, the
United states Minister TO the Court OF 81.
James's, felt obliged on one occasion 10
issue an ultimatum, which has become
famous, and following the close of the war
that country paid Sl5j00,O00 toward liquidat-
ing the claims growing out Of the destruc-
ton Of commerce by vessels launched IN
her harbors. Relations with Great Britain
are so friendly to-day that it is almost I'M
possible TO imagine an attitude toward she
United States which could result in such
a situation.
Almost as soon as the war broke out
agents were sent 10 Europe 10 procure
cruisers one Of the most successful OF
these officials was Captain James d. Bull
loch. of the Confederate navy. He settled
down at Liverpool, and being acquainted
with the laws of neutrality. applied himself
10 the study of methods of getting around
them.
The first vessel he built was the Florida
Hardly had he got this ship of his
hands than he undertook the building Of
another She was TO be beautiful craft
swift as an arrow, craft in whose crea-
ton any builder might take pride NO
2ao' as she grew under the builders hand
RI Laird's yard, Liverpool, was a JOY TO
the eve Slender and trim, she was evil
IDENTIFY intended for speed and comfort 10
;hs curious visitor, and there were such.
details interesting 10 the shpbuilder OF the
dsy we're revealed. She was To ne bark
rissed and all the standing rigging Was TO
y. of pire Her lower mssts we're unusu-
.lly long She would be able ~ carry an
srnnsnfs spread of lower canvas and lie