Where is she from?--St. Katherine's, Brazils.
Where is she bound?--Cruising.
For what purpose has the ship put into this port?--For repairs and
supplies.
Is it the same ship that was captured by the Alabama, and afterwards
came to this port on the 9th of August last?--Yes.
What was her original name, on being captured by the Alabama?--Conrad,
of Philadelphia.
When was she captured by Alabama?--21st June, 1863.
To what nation and to whom did she belong before her capture?--Federal
States of America.
Has she been taken before any legally constituted Admiralty Court of the
Confederate States?--No.
Has she been duly condemned as a lawful prize by such Court to the
captors?--No.
What is she now designated?--Tender to the Alabama.
What papers are there on board to constitute her as the Confederate
barque Tuscaloosa?--The commission of the Lieutenant commanding the
Tuscaloosa from Captain Semmes. The officers also have commissions to
their ship from him.
Are the papers which belonged to her before she was seized by the
Alabama on board?--No.
Is there any cargo on board, and what does it consist of?--No
cargo--only stores for ballast.
(Signed) JOHN LOW,
_Lieut.-Commander, Confederate States barque Tuscaloosa._
(Signed) FRANCIS L. WOOD,
_Lieutenant and Boarding Officer, Her Majesty's ship Narcissus._
_Rear-Admiral Sir B. Walker to Lieutenant Low, C.
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