The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-20 00:00:00

FURTHER PARTICULARS or THE

DESTRUCTION OF THE " ALABAMA,"
SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 20.

From further particulars received here of yester-
day's engagement it appears that Capt. Semmes
accepted the challenge of the Kearsage to fight,
although aware that his adversary carried 50 more
men than his own vessel, and was a larger ship
with heavier guns. Capt. Semmes was not, how-
ever, aware the Kearsage was chain-plated under
her outside planking.
Shortly after the action commenced a shot from
the Kearsage killed three men on board the Ala-
bama, cutting them to pieces, and a second shot
wounded three more men and killed another;
while a third shot carried away the blade of the
Alabama's fan and part of the rudder on her deck,
disabling a gun and causing much damage. Below
and forward her compartments were all carried
away, and the fire-room was filled with water.
The Alabama fought under sail, first using her
starboard battery, and afterwards her port battery.
Sne continued the engagement until the muzzles of
her guns were under water, and one part of her
deck was covered with dead and wounded.

When found in a sinking state the Alabama
ceased fighting, and lowered her boats, in which
the dead and wounded wen placed. Shortly after-
terwards the Alabama sank, the officers and crew
jumping into the sea, when the Kearsage's boats
came up to assist in saving the crew. The officer in
command of the boats inquired for Semmes, and was
told that he was drowned, whereas he had already
been picked up by the yacht Daerhound and stowed
away, the yacht having then steamed off with all
speed, expecting the Kearsage would attempt to
capture those on board.

Before the Alabama left C:terbourg to engage the
Kearsge Capt. Semmes sent on shore an iron cheat
containing specie, 60 chronometers, and other
valuables.

The engagement is described by the owner of the
yacht Deerhound as a most brilliant affair, the
fighting being severe and at short distance. The
Alabama's guns were served most rapidly, but
doing less execution. The Kearsage, however, is
said to have sustained much damage, her sides being
torn open, showing the chain plating.
The officers of the Alabama estimate their loss in
killed and wounded at from 30 to 40 men.

Captain Semmes is very unwell, through being
in the water a considerable time, and in consequence
of wound in his hand.

FRANCE.

MARSEILLES, JUNE 40,

Adviees from Tangiers state that the Governor
of retuan has been dismissed and thrown into
prison.

MARSEILLES JUNE 20.
The Messageries Imperiales steamer Said, Capt.
Burnet, left here yesterday with the India end
China mails. She took 40 passengers, 391 packages
of merchandise, £lBB,OlB in specie for India and
China, and 60 passengers, 1,774 packages and
specie, value £5,240, for Alexandria.
Advices from Alexandria state that the Emir
Addel-Kader, after having terminated his pilgrim-
age to Mecca, was brought from Suez to Cairo on
the 6th by a special railway train. M. de Sainte.
Foix, the French consul, went to receive him at the
station, and conducted him to the palace of Missafir-
Kaneb, placed at his disposal by the Viceroy. The
Emir's intention was to have proceeded immediately
to Syria, but as the packet for Beyrout would not
leave fur a fortnight, he intended to devote the in-
terval to visiting the works of the Suez Canal.
BOURSE, June 18.—The market continues in the
same unsettled state. with little business doing.
Threes, for the Account, after having been done a 4
66f. tic., are now at 66fr. 121 c.. with rather seilers
than bu:iers. Mobilier are a trifle lower, having
been last done at 1,077 f. 50c. Railway Market
weak, and some of the lines have slighiy receded.
The market closed as follows :

42 per Cents. 93 50 Italian Loan 69 90
Do. end month.... Do. end month 69 90
3 per Cents
Do. end month.... •66 10 Nthv Mexican
Credit Mobilier.... 1076 25 Russian
Do. end m0nth....1075 Austrian
Bank Shares 3395 Spanish Threes.... 5l A
Credit toncter 1240 home Debt, —
Roman
RAILWAYS.

Orleans
Northern ....
Lyons and Mediterranean
New ditto
SJuthern
Western
Eastern
....

Cash. Account.
871 25 .. 870
987 60 .. 992 50
877 50 .. 877 50

650 - .. 651 25
502 50 ..
465 -

.. 466

-- --
Sardinian
Austrian
Lcrplmrd
North of Spain
Saragossa . .
Ditto to Barcelona

HIS HOLINESS THE POPE, at the instigation of
the Archaeological Institution of Rome, is about to restore
Cola di Rienzi's house near the Temple of Vesta.
" BROTHER BERNARD" of the English Order of
St. Benedict, has joined the Roman Catholic Church at
" St. Joseph's Retreat," Highgate,
MR. CHARLES DICKENS'S "Great Expectations"
has been translated into French by Ch. B. Derosne,
' BLAKE'S CONVERSATION WITH THE GHOST OF
VOLTAIRE.—When the shrewd Engli3h barrister asked
whether Voltaire spoke in English, Blake replied, " The
impression on my mind was English of course, but I have
no doubt that he touched the keys French,"
A FRENCH SENSATION NOVEL has just appeared
called " Les Dramas de Montfaucon," in which the prac •
tices of the barber of the middle ages, who supplied his
neighbour the pastry cook with human flesh for pies, are
set furth in true modern sensational language.
" ANYTHING NEW IN THE PAPERS ? '—" Some-
thing A-maizing.—The celebrated paper manufactory of
Schlagelmuhl, at Vienna, has succeeded, after many at-
tempts, in producing excellent paper from maize leaves.
EARL RUSSELL'S FIRST WIFE, the Countess of
Ribblesdale, was a widow, and a lady of ample proportions,
hence his lordship was called by the wits the widuw's mite.
"Oh l" exclaimed a lady to whom this witticism was re-
lated at a dinner party, " I now see how it came to pass
that his lordship was cast into the Treasury I"—Bristol
Mercury.

QUEEN'S PLATES.—Mr. Percy Wyndham has
given notice that on Tuesday, the 28th June, he will move
in the Commons, " That as the annual grant of sums of
money voted by this house for Queen's Plates no longer
encourages the breed of good horses, the object for which
it was originally given, it should for the future be dkcon-
tinned."

The Royal servants (with the exception of those
in immediate attendance upon her Majesty) have resumed
their scarlet liveries, with crape on the left arm. Her Ma-
jesty has not yet allowed any music at the Castle. The
private band does not play, and the military relieve guard
without the band or drums and fifes playing,—Caurt
Journal.

MASSLIAL PELISSIER is to have a statue in the
middle of the Boulevare de Sebastopol."
RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS OF THE SOLDIERS
AND MARINES.—From a retain which has been
made to Parliament of the numbers and religious denomina-
tions of all the soldiers in her Majesty's land marine forces,
whether stationed at home or abroad, it appears that on the
Ist of April last a total of 194,366 men were classed as
follows :—Episcopalians, 109,760; Presbyterians, 20,798 ;
other Protestants, 5,290 ; Roman Catholics, 58,598. In the
cavalry there were 15,015 Protestants of all denominations
and 2,767 Roman Catholics; while in the infantry of the
line the proportion differs considerably, the number of Pro-
testants being 82,518, and of Roman Catholics 48,318.
The Royat Marines numbered on the same date 15,193
Protestants of all denominations, and 1,448 Roman
Catholics,

THE LIVERPOOL RA MS.—A correspondent, in a
letter to nu, writes as follows :—Had the British
Ministry allowed the two Liverpool rams, the Pampero,
and the iron cased frigate now belonging to the Danish
Government, and lying in Glasgow harbour, to go to the
assistance of the Confederates, the strong probability is that
ere now :he latter would have achieved their independence,
and the lives of between 100,000 and 200,000 men saved.
Truly the Whig Minietry have much to newer for,