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and before she was out of sight the three masts of the Wales had fallen into the water and the hull was a mass of flames. That same night eleven of the crew of the ill-fated vessel consented to become pirates and join the Alabama force. Offers were made to others, but they refused. The men do not complain of ill-treatment on board the Alabama. The Consul, Mr. Fairchild, the Captain of the Wales, and the ladies, including the Captain and Consul's wives, were all well treated. Capt. Semmes was rarely seen. The officers on the Alabama seem to be rather ignorant of nautical affairs, but they say they have no fear of Federal vessels. The pirate crew is almost entirely composed of Englishmen. After these exploits the Alabama went to Martinique, where she was blockaded by the United States steam frigate San Jacinto. Her escape is thus narrated by the New York papers: The first officer of the San Jacinto, it was said, offered to the Captain to run into the harbor, an