File:The Alabama destroying the Texan Star, or Martaban, in the Malacca Straits, the Kwan-Tung, Chinese War-Steamer, in the Distance - ILN 1864.jpg
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Edwin Weedon: The Alabama destroying the Texan Star, or Martaban, in the Malacca Straits, the Kwan-Tung, Chinese War-Steamer, in the Distance ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The Illustrated London News |
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The Alabama destroying the Texan Star, or Martaban, in the Malacca Straits, the Kwan-Tung, Chinese War-Steamer, in the Distance |
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English: The Alabama destroying the Texan Star, or Martaban, in the Malacca Straits, the Kwan-Tung, Chinese War-Steamer, in the Distance. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 2 April 1864. THE ALABAMA DESTROYING THE BARQUE TEXIAN STAR, OR MARTABAN, IN MALACCA STRAITS. We, have been favoured by Commander Allen young, R.N. with a sketch taken by himself when on board the Kwan-Tung war-steamer, of which he was in command during her voyage from Singapore to Bombay, on the 24th of December last. On leaving Singapore New Harbour, early in the morning of that day, he observed the (Confederate man-of-war Alabama at the same time leaving the harbour at full speed, and steering through the straits to the westward. On passing several vessels corking through the Narrows, the Alabama showed foreign colours and was soon afterwards lost sight of in the thick rain and mist. At five in the afternoon the Kwaun-Tung again came suddenly upon the Alabama. which, having captured a barque was then in the act of destroying her, as shown in the sketch we have engraved. This barque, which proved to be the Texan Star, alias the Martaban, bound to Singapore with a rice cargo, was then lying in the position which our engraving represents; her sails were clewed up, her anchor was down in about fifteen fathoms water, and the fire was breaking out at both ends. The crew having been removed, the Alabama cut the barque's boat adrift and steamed away at full speed to the northwest until midnight, when she was seen suddenly to alter her course towards Malacca, where it appears she landed the captured crew. The Texan Star when last seen was one mass of flame fore and aft, her masts had fallen by the board, and, while fast burning to the water's edge, she cast through the intense darkness of the night a brilliant gleam of light, at once a beacon to the navigator and a warning to all Federal ships in those waters. pages 319 and 320 of the ILN |
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Depicted place | Malacca Straits | |||||||||||||||||
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2 April 1864 date QS:P571,+1864-04-02T00:00:00Z/11 |
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Medium | Wood engraving | |||||||||||||||||
Place of creation | London | |||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | The Illustrated London News | |||||||||||||||||
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