Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-07-14
The Rebellion.
UNION VICTORY IN ARKANSAS.
Splendid Naval Battle.
Pirate Alabama Sunk.

the Cd have been received. HF
Officers from White river say that as
soon as General Steel heard of the move
ments of the rebel Shelby he sent forward
force under Gen. Carr. This force
confronted the enemy on the 9th ult :,
between Shendon and St. Charles, and
light ensued, resulting in the capture of
200 prisoners and the guns of the re-
Gently captured gunboat Queen City, and
four mountain howitzers. Our loss in
killed and wounded will not exceed 200
while that of the rebels will reach quite
500.
THE NAVAL BATTLE.
On the 10Th of June battle took place
at sea between the Pirate Alabama and
the L. S steamer Kearsage. The Pirate
attacked the steamer ten miles from Cher
bourg, France. The following is the ex-
tended report of the battle The encoun-
ter was witnessed by the English steam
yacht Deerhound, which vessel picked up
Scmmes and the crew of the privateer,
and took them to Cowes. aud furnishes
the following details of the affair: On
the morning of Sunday. the 10Th, at 10.
30, the Alabama was observed steaming
out of Cherbourg harbor towards the
U. s.. steamer Kearsage
At ! o'clock 10 minutes the Alabama
commenced the action by firing her star
board battery at distance of about one
mile. The Kearsoge also opened fire i'm
mediately with her starboard guns. A
sharp engagement. with rapid firing from
both sides, was kept up. both shot and
shell being discharged
In manGuvcrinG, both vessels made
several complete circles at distance of
from one quartrr to half mile.
At II o'clock the firing from Alabama
was observed to slackcn, and she appeared
to be making head sail, shaping her course
for land, which was distant about nine
miles. At IL % the Confederate vessel
was in disabled and sinking state. The
Dcerhound Immediately made towards
her, and in passing the Kearsaec was re-
questcd to assist in saving the crew Of
the Alabama.
When the Docrhound was still Mt n
distance of two hundred yards. the Ala
balna sunk. aud the Dcerhound then
lowered her boats, and with the nssis-
tance of those from the sinking vessel
succeeded in saving about forty men. in
cludns Captain Semmcs and thirteen
officers. The Kearsage was apparently
much disabled g
The Alabama's loss in killed aud woun-
ded was as follows: Drowned, one officer
and one man; killed, six men; wounded,
one officer and sixteen men.
Semmes is slightly wounded in the
hand. The Kearsagc boats were lowered.
and with the assistance of the French
Pilot succeeded in picking up the remain
der Of the crew The Kearsage captured
sixty-cieht of the officers and crew of the
Alabama, The Kearsage had three of
her crew slightly wounded. The vessel
is but little injured. r.ti e-'
+ The Southampton correspondent of the
London Daily News says that oil Mr. Ian
caster, of the English yacht Deerlound.
being requested by the commander of the
kearsage to save from drowning the
Alabama men in the water. he proceed
ed to do so. Passing near one of the
men who was in the water, nearly cx-
hausted, one of the crew in the boat cried
out That's S.mncs," and the drowning
man responded Save me, | am the Cap
tain; ca:.not keep up any longer" He
was dragged in, when he said. "For
Gods sake don't put me on board the
kearsage, but put me on board your
yacht
This was promised. and Semmes was
slowed away in the bottom of the boat.
and covered with sail to conceal him
from those in the Kearsage's boats, which
were evidently anxiously searching for
him. lie was then taken to the yacht
and placed below. Mr. Lancaster soon
after FASTENED away, fearful that he would
be overhauled and his vessel searched.
Thus was Semmes saved from the gal
lows by contemplate trick played by
friendly Englishman
The Paris correspondent of the London
Globe says that the Alabama made two
attemps to board the Kearsagc, but the
of the Federal vessel out
Semmes. and finally sent
projeetile right through the Alabama's
boiler. Then. seeing what had occurred
he brought all his guns to bear on the
pirate, in u concentrated broadside from
the statboard side of the Kearsace. and
made a breach foar yards in length un-
der her boiler mark, when she began to
sink rapidly
The New York Commercials Paris cor
respondent says that Semmes was ordered
to leave Cherbparg by the French gov
'rnnent, on the demand Of Mr.. Dayton.
who based his demand upon the, fact that
the Alabamaidid not arrive there through
stress of weather, but for repairs, which
i would take months to complete
Scmmes finding it impossible to stav