Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-05
[Frem cur E,trs Of asir-P.ss T~sivs.I
G'psciAl ri,p,'eh TO ,he N.ton,l Republican,
Great Naval
Victory.
The Alabama Sunk by
the U. s. Gunboat
Kearsarge.
SHlRP BATTLE BETWEEN THE VESSELS
Nine of the Alabama's Crew
Killed, Twenty Wounded,
and Sixty Eight
Captured.
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SHlRP BATTLE BETWEEN THE VESSELS.
FULL PARTICULARS
OF THE BATTLE.


Baltimore, arrived from Europe, reports that
the confederate corssir Alabama had been do
featod In q naval battle by the United States
war vessel Kesrssrge and sunk on the 10th oi
June, OF the French port OF Cherbourg.
The Alabama commenced the action ct II
O'Clock, q. M, on Sunday. The aring from
both shIps wac rapid, with shot aud shell, at q
distance OF quarter to half . mile.
At hslf:past twelve o'clock the rebe, aud
pirate was In q sinking condition.
Capt. semmes was picked up BY the English
yacht Deerhound, and taken to Cowos, Eng.
land.
The Kearssrge captured sixty y-eght OF the
officers aud crew OF the Alabsms, which ves-
sci lost several in killed. wounded, and
drowned.
Only three seamen were wounded on board
the Kearsarge, and the weasel was but little
damaged.
Tne pirate captain, semmos, was being ro-
ceived at Southampton with enthusiasm, and .
banquet In his honor was spoken OF.
Further Details.
The following dispatch about the great naval
victory of the French coast, has been received
at the Navy Department.
NEw YORK, July S, ls6i.-The City Of BsltI-
more arrived at o 80.
The pirate Alsbsms left Cherbourg on the
10Th OF June to engage the Cnl.ed States gun
boat Kesrssrge, and attacked her ten miles
rom CherbOurg. The engagement lasted one
aour and afty minutS. Both vessels made seven
complete circles In msn1uvreing at . distance
~ from quarter 70 half mile. The Alabama
hen sunk. The pirate, Capt. semmes, and
Yacht Dserhouud. semmes was slightly
sounded In the hand.
Before going out Of port, semmes len all his
chronometers, six In number, specie, aud ran
som bonds at Cherbourg. There are further
tetails Of the dgh', but nothing relating TO ihe
Sheretbouts of the KeArssrge. One rumor
places her at ostend-ano,her at Cherbourg.
That che landed some wounded men at the
latter place lie confirmed. No ono was killed
on the Kearssrge, aud only three men were
slightly wounded. The vessel was very little
Injured.
The pirate Semmes was offered public din.
uer at Southampton and declined II. He has
~. n. f.l.
missIoners. Three Of the Alsbsma's officers
aud elk OF the crew landed at Cherbourg from
French pilot boat; several were also landed
from the British ship Action.
Capt. semues, In an official dispatch, says;
SIN an hour and len minutes the Alaba ma
was found to be In q sinking condition. The
enemy's shells exploded on her sides and be.
tween decks. For few moments had hopes
| 4 reaching the French coast, but the ship
| Oiled rapidly and the furnace nrss were eItln:
| Iuehed. | then hauled down celors TO pre-
vent the further destruction of life, and die
patched . boat to inform the euemy Of our
| condition, although we were then but four
nundred yards from each other.
1.-The enemy tred at me nye times after the
cnlors had been struck. Il 10 charitable to
-uppose that . ship OF war OF Christian ma
| IiOn could not have done this Intentionally. y.
some twenty minutes after my furnance frvs
had been sItinguished, and the chip being on
the point OF sinking, every man, IL obedience
| 10 q previous order which had been given to
the crew, Jumped overheard aud endeayored
| % save himself. There was no appearance
u any bosts coming from the enemy after the
| ship went down. Il was fortunate for myseli
that Ihus escaped To the shelter of the neu ra
dag, on board Mr.. LancaSter's yacht, Deer
hound, together with about sixty others."
/, p. m.-Another dispatch, Jjust received
from New York, states that news has been re
ceiyed there that the lose on board Of the Ala
bsms was nine killed, twenty wounded, ant
| sIxty. eight captured.