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been abandoned at sea. The "200" at work--five Yankee vessels destroyed. It will be remembered that the Confederate steamer Alabama ("290") sailed from one of the Western Islands on the 24th of August last. She has "turned up," as the following from the London Shipping Gazette, of the 27th, shows: The Cairngorm. from Sydney, entered the river at Gravesend to-day. She makes the following report: Three whaleboats' crews came alongside us at Flores from the steamer Alabama, Capt. Semmes, and wished to be reported as having had their ship Okmulgee, American whaler, hailing from Edgartown Massachusetts, set on fire the 5th inst. and totally burned, by the Confederate steamer above named. The Okmulgee had on board 250 barrels of oil. There were thirty-four hands, all told. Captain Setames (late of the Sumter) behaved hospitably to the crew. The Alabama has taken and burned four whalers within a short time. The Alabama took an American schooner (name unk