The New York herald., 1864-07-09


hAma when she wont into action.
The carpenter, Robinson who also a native Of Mas
9krhusets when be the battle Loaf
tovsr ana shot himself In the breast.
Quo officer was killed during the engagement-M Midshp-
man Andes son OF Savannah He was blown overboard,
sAis leg being left deck.
The other Americas the hospital is Robert Dsvns,
native Of New Orleans.
The others English aud Irish and one Italian They
ell seem 70 agree that the was aot dsasied but
aat the rudder One said:"rhs third shell from the
1sasssrge swept away whole guns GROW, and only left
'owo men 10 work IL. Four shells struck below the
water line and these are sunk We all expected
1asY victory over the kearsargo; but expected 70
aghs her a. close quarters ana anS Sy nSs a
Drew the Kesrsarge. We were promised upon snip
Hng that hall the value OF All the vessels We do.
xroyed or rapsomed should be divided among the OH
aud upon the basis o the English prize regu
ntIsns, aud tue paid month after the South
gained ts Independence We have never received yss
cent Of prize money"
~ DOUBT whether You evsr wil," remarked.
81 begin to think 30 myself sir" 10 laashisgly 70.
These wounded men arc, az indeed those who a.
eaped unhart nearly Hne handsome stout youag men,
knduess received from she officers ana OF the Kear
barge and from Surgeon Du!oar In the hospital
Leaving the hospital secured the services OF intel
Hgent aud handsome young Engshman. VINO shipped 10
Eho Alabama Singapore about SIX months snce and
nzscSPros or Tas FIGHT FROM TIE ALABAMA PoNf o.
took down hts statement verbatim, and Il % - fol-
We oaae to rbourg from Cape Town 70 be paid OF
and Tor tae purpose OF msk.ns repairs The sreater
part Of cvpper of the bottom Our boilers
i'm very ieaky state Our as able seAmen was four
pound ton mouth, and we were paid Oil yesterday We
had received permission 10 go too the dock " repair,
when heard that the Kearsarge outside. We came
IN shia eeed and dsgu sed that. had met tho
Keersargeaousidc Intended take her by surprise.
We fully ex pected having . fight with hsY AS ~
we saw her ouside Captain senmes ordered the alter
yards he down aud the vessel turned Into her
usual RIG as bark. This immediately done. He
sept ashore at the Same time for permission TO
shoss We ousss
8mmcdiately, and were occupied three or four
dsys IN this We husbed costing on saturday aitsrnooa
ahe l6kh Captain Semmoe then prepared to out the
psxt day We went 70 general quarters twice while In
port general drill, and the ship was IN nghting
order. About pine O'Clock the morning of sunday
weighed anchor and outside After getting clear or
she ororkwtcr We cast loose eur battery and
ran cut the gums loaded for action The order WAS then
Captain sommss handed tho clerk q written yapcr
were go"g oso scsc that We were % nsb. IN The Eng
sh hannei the seat o. 50 many nortant naval engage
hsns, and rociiea the acts had aready performed
vaid the eyes Of all Europe upon and that ho
sxpeCsed evvry man % DO his duty The nea were
sstnustasc ana cheered considerably. The men
Sory and an easy oDs The crew fully expected from
che beginning that thcy wouid DO led by Casn semmss
CLOSE alongside the KeaYsArge 10 commence the
quarters and finish by boarding her It
expec ed that Semmes would lead the boardsrs In
person; ros though had Que any ship
haoat, yet bad not . single competsnt gunner on
0oard cxcepsng the captain OF the forward pivot hun
<red pouna rife gun. He was an old English man Of
man. aimed In the British navy. Tne captains Of
she sthe guns not competent gunners though
nea We sisnt Of the and abe stesned
towards We closed rapidly possible. The
sAen all lying dswn a. their guns, smok iUs,and
resting TIE rider having been passed to make ourselves
a. osnfc bie possible aud si
Hhs commencement Of tho acton When tho hesrsargo
within seost one thousand ave hundred ysrd1 Of US
AID properly elevated We Cred three broadsites be
1rs the Kearsarxs seturned shot The nrst
shell sha aens came through near the for.sra
msny spr tors struck ann. He lesI,ed
a-a With his leg smsshed and another man At the mex.
gun toll dead Tho shelf caught slide rack, and
tntnk tho k,llsf BY ono of shot, which
was thrown asains. him BY the shell Of the Kearsaree
Ihs driBz here became Continual on both sides No
Ariug shots TO their one-ws d. ed helis
nnost aitoso ether. But low solid shot fired. AZ
snt right in tive besides Others being wounded Tnsu
che afssrs guos ordered by semmes 10
up 20" vacancy vo. gun was 'ns nS nn
fighting SIX guns For some time After there very
fiie damage done BY the kesrsarges guos the eeva-
eion being rather nigh the shot passing and though
not iujur,og hn greatly damaging spars. About
twenty mnutes after The commencement " the action
che spsnker gaf on which colors set,
away and the colors thus brought down nearly 20 the
ueck, the spar hanging and the conrs hang ~ about
twenty ee from The deck, the ooiors stin remaining 10
About the time forward pivot gun sent two
which protected the Kearsages boilers penetrating the
chair but d3ing such damase pec,ed sup
posed then that her engines we're knocked - pieces and
fhat the kesrsarge would soon 90 down. We three
rhecrs. Thus shell fired from our hundreds ouud
for ward rio pivot add wsuc AMY have eue'r sed
Cha cham aud entirely disabled the hearsase had
powder been good, tina gun would hsvo ed
Rae and Ken elcct NJ tive iies with dry powder Our
pow bad a long time board, aud pen
Cd. The night before soion we seven barrels
i damaged powder over BOARD and had frequently thrown
The next shcli we struck the sternpos, Of the
Kearss-ge without exploding. Had this expl ded
EearsarI,c would have been blown TO peces. AT this
dime we nac received serious damage. THIS
hal bour after the lat comeucsd After that
abe shcons on our part became wotse ana tha; N ts
xe.rsarge hsttor Our were too much elevaS cd,
aed shot The Kearsarge. The ali feqgnI
WE'LL but The sunners dd not know how TO pois and se
the guns Capt Seinmes, during all this time
utsudng iIst forward of lho forward rigging, nh
opera Riss; 10 his hand aud lcsuing over the rai he
unuers left TO Themselves 10 hght the guns and
patoaiGf orders were given TO tie gunnels ounns the
hshs. Capt semules directed tue mantsuvrng os The
The sbeio.an bslongiug 10 omr gun was cut right
In two by enc Of the hearssrgcs shots while he was
Bringing snei 20 our gun liis name was James Hart
6e blown all TO pieces and Lothipg found OF him
which bo recognized except the collar ns shirt
Several wounded ard carried below. The Efs
SERIOUS diens'sr We met with was from shell which
carried away rudder. About the time
shs Into coal BANKERS ard penetrated the boil
nc. r unacs ,ss coal somo we're fisd and oaers d.s
alive. The vessel hled with smoke and steam.
Tho Kearsarge ihsn gradually began 20 edge rousd on
port quarter When she reached this position The
order .iyen lie down expected - be raked
fore and few minutes erwards the sail trimmcrs
were caedt away 70 leose the rysa and head sails
- tha% so could be stored she was then standing no
shors We then consdersd ourselves done Tor. the
Aisbams was rapidly settling do not think our screw
was DAMAGED. The KcsrsaYgs kept up continuous hrc
poet side, and We shifted over our Guns 70 that
aide Our then very 'atigued and many dis
abed ead wounded. We SSH hred ~ well a possible
from tho pors side, though knew the day loss.
when headsals were loossd ths loader u pivot
gun, John Roberts, 9 young wslshman, vhils engaged
spsn which caused his entrAis TO protrude. with hrs
antras hanging out he-waked towards bis gun aud is
aead deck without uttertng word. M Anderson.
midshpman stationed In the ssr division, knocked
overheard, his leg, which shot Cd, remaining
beard. lie from Savannah, and WAS son of Major
Anderson.
Captain Semmss about the same time was wounded In
Che hand by splinter He tied ha Handkerchief round
In hand but never ieft his post
Tho dead. OF whom there were about eight, and the
spouuded nuubayiuO parbapu twelve tuataad of beus