THE REBEL PIRATES: The Alabama, Georgia and the Tuscaloosa at the Cape of Good Hope; Enthusiastic Reception Extended to the Confederates (10/8/1863)

New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 10/8/1863

[Homer_J_Simpson]

We have received a copy of the Cape Town Mail of Aug. 19, giving full details of the operations of the Alabama, Georgia and the Tuscaloosa at the Cape of Good Hope, and make the following extracts. It says:

"On the 27th of July, no little excitement was caused in Cape Town on the arrival of the coasting schooner Rover, from Walwich Bay, with the news that the Confederate steamer Alabama had actually made her appearance about twenty-five miles off Green Point. Her Captain reported that he was stopped and boarded by a boat from the steamer, which asked them who they were and where they were from. After looking over the schooner's papers, the officer in command made inquiries as to the landing accommodation of Walwich and Saldanha Bays, and if they had seen or knew whether there were any American ships in Table Bay. Having met with civil replies from the schooner, he apologized for her detention and left, and the steamer proceeded in a southeasterly direction.

Nothing further was heard, and it was thought by some that she had proceeded on to the eastward; but on the afternoon of Aug. 4 public excitement was again aroused, on the arrival of the schooner Atlas, Capt. BOYCE, from Saldanha Bay, with the intelligence that the Alabama was lying snugly at anchor in that bay, repairing. By the same opportunity the following letter was received by His Excellency the Governor from her commander, Capt. SEMMES:

CONFEDERATE STATES STEAMER ALABAMA, SALDANHA BAY, Aug. 1, 1863.

His Excellency Sir Philip Wodehouse, Governor, &c.:

SIR: An opportunity is offered me by the coasting steamer Atlas to communicate with the Cape, of which I promptly avail myself.

I have the honor to inform your Excellency that I arrived in this bay

[Homer_J_Simpson]

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The Rebel Pirates: The Alabama, Georgia and the Tuscaloosa at the Cape of Good Hope – 2-3
The Army of the Potomac: Successful Chase after Guerrillas – 3-4
From Gen. Rosecrans’ Army: Reports via Cincinnati – 4
Department of the Gulf: Reported Battle at Brashear City – 4
Inside News from Charleston: The Torpedoes in the Harbor a Failure – 4
Rebel Demonstration in Missouri – 4
Guerrilla Operations in Kentucky – 4
News from Washington: Our Special Washington Dispatches – 4-5
Editorial: Position of Gen. Rosecrans – Extended Lines and Secondary Bases – 5
A Warning for All Time – 5
Academy of Music – 5

[odawg]

I suppose that your mindless posting of the New York Times propaganda of that era does serve a purpose. Southerners fighting at the time were called traitors and rebels. Our founding fathers would be called that if they had lost, also.

Today, the government calls people disagreeing with them domestic terrorists, deplorables, in need of re-education camps, etc. The term “rebels” can’t be far off.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

I suppose that your mindless posting of the New York Times propaganda of that era does serve a purpose.

Thank you for the ringing endorsement.

[M Kehoe]

LOL.

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