The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-23 00:00:00

OFFICIAL REPORT OF CAPTAIN SEMMES.

Mr. Mason, the Confederate agent in London,
has published a letter from OaMain Semmes, oontaiting an
"Denial" report of the late sairegemest. It appears that
the captain of tint Alabam► had previously eatourioed
to Mr. Mason his intention to attack the Bear-
eye. " When we got within good shell tease we
opened upon him with shell. Soros tea or Mesa
minutes after the sommencement of the sake oar eFaaker

gaff was shot sway and our *wigs came down by the run.
This was immediately replotted by another at the mime-
masthead. The firing now beams very hot, and the enemy's
shot sod shell sewn begat to tell upon oar bull—koocking
down, killing, sod disabling a somber of men is different
parte of the ship. Perceiving that our shell, though ap-
parently exploding against the aintcy's sides, were
doing but little damage, I retuned to so/id shot
&los, sod from this time onward alternated with shot sod
shell. After the lapse of about one bear sad tea minutes
our ship was ascertained to be in • Miklos condition, the
enemy's shell having exploded in our sides and between
deck., opening large apertures, through which the water
rushed with great rapidity. For some few millets, I bad
hopes of being able to reach the french coast, for which
purpose Jgave the ship all steam, mid set each of the fore
and aft mils as were available. The ship filled so rapidly,
however, that before we had made much progress the fires
were extinguished in the furnaces, and we were evideoMv
on the point of sinking. I now hauled down my aunts
to prevent the farther destruction of life, lied de-
spatched a boat to inform the enemy of our condition.
Although we were now but 400 yards from each other
the enemy fired upon me five times after my colours
had been struck, dangerously wounding several of my
men. It is charitable to suppose that a ship of war
of • Christian nation could not ham done this hetes-
tionally. We now tamed all our exertions towards
the wounded, and such of the boys of the ship as were
unable to swim. These were despatched in ID) quarter
boas, the only boats remaining to me ; the waist boats
harem been torn to pieces. Some 20 minutes after my
furnace fires bad been extinguished, and the ship being
on the point of settling, every man, in obedience to a
previous order which bad been given to the crew,
Jumped overboard and endeavoured to my. himself.
There was no appearance of any boat coming to me
from the seamy until after the ship went down. Fortu-
nately, however, the steam yacht Deerhound. owned by a
gentleman of Lancashire, Engle's& Mr. John Lancaster,
who was himself on board, steamed up in the midst of my
drowning men, and rescued a somber of both officers and
men from the water. I wee fortunate *sough myself thus
to emote to the shelter of the neutral dm, together with
about 40 others, all told. About this time the %earwigs
sent one, and then tardily another boat." Captain Semmes
further adds :—" The roomy was heavier than myself both
io ship, battery, end crew, but 1 did not know, until the
action was that she was also impaled. Oar total lon
in killed and wounded is 30—to wit, 9 killed and 21
wounded."

Mr. Mason rye th►t the Alabama bad butl3o men. As
to her armament, abe bad "one 7-ineti Blakely ABM a,
oaa li•iaoh eeaootb•bore pivot gua, and sr 32ponedarti
is broadside."

Carratit tiauwas AND TN' POOH.' or SOUTH-
AMPTON. —The Hampshire /*denude-et, of yesterday. says:
"Captain Semmes has been received in Southampton in a
becoming manner. There we. no ostentation, and there it
no intention to give him any public or official honours that
we are aware of. The telegrams nest to Loudon by flouter's
agent at this port are totally unfounded, although they
hare bad the effect of calling down censure upon this a-im-
munity by some of the London papers. We protest naiad
then misrepresentations, which are calculated to mislead
the public at a dietitian, and bring the electric telegraph
into the greatest contempt. There is no great banquet to 11
be given to Captain Semmes by our leading citizens, and we
should think that the wildest supporters of the South would
hardly venture to compare him with Garibaldi.*
Ismael:ram—There is, as usual, a second list of
inclasures to be sabmitted for the menthe of parliament
before the aeries clans. This sewed list comprises 25 in.
ciceures, amounting together to 23,101 acres, which will
doubtless be much improved by cultivation and largely in-
creased in value and productiveness. In meet iutanoss
there are to be allotments for exercise and recreation, or foe
the labouring poor ; and, where this is not en, the grounds on
which the Inclosure Comsoksiocers have abstained from re-
quiring such an appropriation are stated. The meet Dodos.
able our. in the list are then :—Part of Costa& Close.
Rogeley parish, 5,065 acres ; Ashley-heath, Haste, 2,641
acres ; Hartlaybure.oommoo. Northumberland. 2,sooseres ;
Great Giddieg, Huntisidormbire, 1.777 ewes ; Slinky Open
Field, Cambridgeshire. 1,473 acres ; South Rurallt. Hamm.
1,440 acres ; Shirley and Ave. Commons. Hants, 1,188
acres ; Combatants Downs, Devon, 1,294 acres; Evendey
Commose, Hants, 1,211 acres ; Having sad Haying North,
Heats. 891 acres ; Bannieg-beath. Kest, 63 acres.
An extraordinary wens wason Tuesday witnessed
in the Hartlepool Police Court. An affiliation ease had been
heard in which the summons was dismissed, sad es
at the decline wee the swan of the illegitimatslibil=
she deliberately drew from bee dress • baits, sad with it
indicted a severe wooed upon the rook of the putative
father. The wean was at 011011 taken into costar
ORTITAL PALLOR. OFI BRILL/NO DAT.
WZDIONDAT,JuNN22.—Adodwiase ea mama, 4,lBo;illtie
by mesa Weals, 1,334 ; NW. 5,004.

[Stamped, id. Additionsij

THN LIIVILIL

. By command of the Queen a lee& was held
yesterday at St. James'. Paw, by hie Royal Highsem the
Prins at Wales. Pmeestatioss at this court Sr., by the
Queen's pleasure, to be oonsidend as equivalent to prosster
ties made to her Majesty.
The Prises of Walls, attended by hie Gentlemen in
Waiting, arrived at the Palaos from Marlborough-house

about 2 o'clock, sod wee received by t►e Great Cams of
Mato of the Queen's Household.
His Royal Highness Prince Alfred arrived, attended by
Major Cowell sad Lieutestant Haig.

His Boyd Highoess the Duke of Cambridge arrived,
alitsoded by Colonel the Hon. Janne Macdonald.
Hie Serene Memo Prince Edward of flue Weimar ad
the Coast Gleiehen were present at the levee.
Her Mideety's Body Guard of the Hoo. Corps of Gentle•
mso-et•Arna woe Go duty in the state saloons, under the
command of the lieszteseoh

The Royal Body Guard of the Yeomen of the G nerd was
oa duty, under the command of Colonel Pattenoo, the
Ezon in wain.
The Prime of Wales entered the Throne•room, accompe-
Died by his Royal Higher, Prince Alfred and his Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge, gad attended by the
*Seen af the household.

The foreign ambassador' and ministers were introduced in
the order of their precedence, when the following preseo-
tations to the Prince of Wales, on behalf of her Majesty,
took plisse in the diplomatic circle :
By his ExceE•ocy the Russiao Ambaaeador, M. de
Dourassow, Gectleman of the Chamber to his Majesty the
limperor at Ramis.
By his Excelleeey the heads Ambassador, M. Charles de
Franquerille, Audit ear au Cassell d'Etat es missies.
By the Portuguese Eavoy, Signor Thomas de Morass
flarmento, son of the late Viscount Moocorvo.
By the Usited States Envoy, the Hon. Charlie Hide,
Agent of the United States in Egypt.
The diplomatic circle was (ally attended.
The Spanish Envoy, however, was prevented by unavoid-
able circunastarioss from attending the Court,
The general circle included mat of her Majesty's
ministers.

The following were among the presentations to the Priam
at Weiss, on behalf of the Queen :

Annesley, ilndgn Reginald (nrey, 79th Cameron Highlanders,
by Lard YMoount Castleman.
Archibald, Mr. &heard Mortimer, Her Majesty's Consul, New
York, by the Right Ron. Zed Roswell
Mandell of Wardoar Lord. by Lord Petro.

Baring. Ron. Alezander, M.P., by Sir Francis Baring.
growolow, the Earl. by the Earl of ?oats.
Cambridge, the Provostof &Wt. by VlecnantateLlerosse,ll.l..
Chiklers, Mr. Hugh, M.P., on appointment as a Lord of the
Admiralty, by the Duke of 13oinereet.
Cookson. the Rev. Dr., Vioe-Chanallor of Camblidga, by the
Doke of Devonshire, K.O. . .

cia promotion and return tram the
Cape of Good Hope, by hia loyal Highness the Duke of Cam-
bridge

--keOton, Mr. H. P. woad Secretary to her Majesty's 'Subway,
Constantinople, by Hari Howe.
Forteacne. Marl, by Earl Onimilka
Yonyth, Mr. T. 0.. C. B. Commdadoter Lab" PanMetb. by
the Secretary of State for India.
Hastings. Rear-Admiral. the Hon. George. C. 11., on promotion,
by hie grass the Dabs of Somerset.
Harington, Mr. IL 8., Member of the ,Connell of the Governor-
Geoeral of India, by the Secretary of State for India.
Hereford, Vlecount, by Lord 1 retlegar.
Beane, Mr. Dart i, on his appointment as Queen's Counsel, by
the Lord Chancellor.

Arthur, V.C. (lute Indian Navy), on receiving the
Victoria Croak by the &crater, of State for ladle.
RikesiL Mr. Reginald. by Berl Rumen.
Seaton Colonel Lord, on succeeding to the title, by dis loyal
Rhelmeas the Doke of Cambridge.
bltaitieeorth. Sir Jamea Kay Bart., sa High Sheriff of the
county Palatine of Lancaster, by the light Run. Sir Oeo. Grey,
Bart. 11. P. . .
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Justice, on hie appointment to be one of the judges
of the Cows of Queen's leach, by the Lord Chancellor.
Skey. Mr., President of the Royal College of dergeoes of Rag-
land, by Lard de Table,.
Storks, Mayor-General Sir Henry, by Ws Royal Highness the
Doke of Cambridge.
Suttee, the 800. J. R. T. Moaners. on Ids appointment as
Governor of Trinidad, by the Might 800. Edward CardwelL
Talbot, Tice-Admiral Sir Charles. R. C 8.. on appointment as
OrwanianderewChlef el the Rem by the Data et Somerset.
Townahend, the Marquis. by Viscount Palmerston.
Waddington, Br. Renee, em appointment as her Mejesty a
Laspectce of Schools, by the Karl Orearille.