, 1864-07-08

A1abama'B crew. At ten minutes to one,
when within distance oftwo hundred yards,
the Alabama sunk. We then lowered our
two boats, and, with the assistance Of the
Alabama's whaleboat and dlngy, succeeded
In saving about forty men, including Capt.
Semmes aud thirteen officers. At p. IN. We
steered tor southampton.
lmay state that, before leaTing, the Kear-
sarge, was apparently much disabled The
Alaoama'e lo6s, so far as 9t present aseer-
follows, Viz: Que officer and one man
drowned, six men killed, and one officer aud
sixteen men wounded. Captain Semmes re-
ceiyed slight Wound In the right haud. TIE
Kcarsarge's boats were, after some delay,
lowered, and, withthe assistance Of q French
pilot boat, succeeded II picking up the re-
s4eaM Sacnr @s1oos4 e or 1S1nsIkA eo%H
!, June 19. 1864 {
6EMMEs TIE GUEST OF ENGLAND.
. Correspondence Of the New York Herald.1
Captain Semmes is the hero Of the hour.
A. one Of the daily papers expressed 1t, lie
had been on shore forty eight hours arrange
ments were made for furnishing him another
ship, more swift and powerful than the ILL.,
fated craft that has just met such righteous
retr1but1on In CherbourE bay. A gentleman
told me yesterday he had seen the steamer
that Was now fitting ont for Captain 9emmes
1
would be put under his command in such a
way that the Government could not possibly
interfere. ] believe every word Of this lis
true. r.
There is malignant spite In this English
metropolis. compiled with . love Of gain. that
Wonld HE out and arm hundred Alabamas,
utterly regardless Of public morality, nation
al right or public policy.
A gentleman Of my acquaintance had a long
conversation with the second officer of the
Alabama, and be gave MIN these particulars.
The arrangement was made at Cherbourg
with the Captain Of the yacht Deerhonnd to
60 out and witness tie fight, and rescue
said they had only four or five days' provis-
ions on board, and the French Government
had forbidden them supply; SO they had to
20 ont mud meet the Kearsalge, or have the
ship sold and the crew disbanded. Trusting
In that luck which had ever attended bis craft,
the bold buccaneer sailed QUITO meet more
than his match. !. :.
II Captain Wilkes exceeded his duty In
taking Mason and slidell from the Trent, then
Captain Ninelow Is somewhat to bl ,me in
allowing semmcs to escape. But some of hia
apologistg may reply that he inquired after
Captain SeRmes Of the first boattoad OF
wounded and prisoners that came on board,
and was told be was drowned.
In few days a new Alabama, aud part OF
the salt sea foam at o speed Of sixteen knots
an hour, sinking and burning what fow mer-
chant vessels yet rcmain Under the Stripes
and Stare,n and fitted ont as before with
British gold, mounted with British guns and
supplied With British shot and shell, and ac-
companied By the malignant Joy Of ninety
nine hundredths Of Euglishmen.
TWO IMPORTANT QUESTIONS.
[Corres n. 7. Times.1
And now here arises two important qucs-
tions. One relates to the prisoners brought
into Cherbonrg, and the other to those car.
rfed into southampton. Tbs prisoners
brought into Cherbourg, many Of whom are
Frnchmen. demanded to be paroled, and
Capt sWinsloW, who was crowded for rooD,
also desired to know Of the American Minte-
ter If he could not parole them. Mr.. Dayton
telegraphed to his son and to Capt. Wtnslow
that the prisoners could not be paroled, aud
that they muet be held till the st. Louis ar
rived, and then conveyed to the United
States.
prisoners carried Into southampton, Captain
Wins1oW claims them as his prisoners, and
Mr. Day has ADVISED Mr.. Adams to de-
mnnd their rendition. Captain Winalow had
ample time and means to pick up I'LL the OIL
GERS and men Of the Alabama, but the boats
Of the English yacht ran in and actually stole
them away, rs Il acting upon prearranged
paul AAAo GoAsAAtAIluS5 ElSAf CHeE VI 3QtEF-
vention. Captain semmes and party DID not
therefore escape. They we're stolen away by
9 party who Was Indirectly interfering Ia the
fight There was no wish on tue part Of
Captain Winslow to see Captain scmmcs
drowned. On the contrary, he would have
soon taken up Semmes' boat load himself.
THE LONDON TINES AMAZED.
The London I:mes' Ia puzzled to know why
Capt Semrnes came out with a ship just re-
turned from long cruise, md much in want
Of repair, to encounter far larger, better
manned, better armed, provided. as It turned
out, with some special contr1sance for pro-
lection, and quite likely to be as we'll han
died as his OWL sh1p.
The 1fnses' In It's account Of the action,
states that, as the guns Of the Alabama had
been pointed for 2,00o yards, and the second
shot went right through the kearsatre that
was probably tue distance at first: The ships
were never nearer than q quarter Of mile.
TIE Alabama fred the qnicke1-in alt about
150 rounds. The Kearsarge fired about 100,
chiefly 11-inch shells. One of these shells
broke the A1abama's rudder, and compelled
her to hoist. sail. By this time, however,
after atout an honr's work, the Alabama was
sinking, and could only make the best Of her
way In the direction OF Cherbourg, To all
appearances the superiority Of the Kearsarge
what IN her more numerous crew, but not
less in her powerful nachibery, which en-
abled her to move mo re quickly and manep-
yer more easily.
There appears to have been very respect
able allowance Of killed, wounded and miss
ing, and among the latter is an English sur
geon, who is supposed to have goneto the
Exactly an hour elapsed from the frat shot
to the moment when 1t became obvious that
the vessel was sinking; when, indeed, the
rudder Was broken and the firos were put
out.
That is the pace at which our nagal en-
gagements VII be fought for tue future. In
this instance the pace was al the quicker,
because the guns had start Of the shlps-the
guns being the new artillery-the ships
wooden.
On board the Alabama all the hammocks
were let loose and arrangements had been
made for sinking rather than that she should
be captured. As far as It is known, not a
her successful rival.
DENIAL or TIE ABSURD STORIES or FEDERAL
RuUM4E1TY.
4 gentleman here remarked to Captain
Semmes that it Was a wonder the Kearaarge
did not run him and his crew, down when
they were struggling In the Water, but the
Captain admitted that the Federal command
Of Civilized warfare Some Of the Deerhound
sailors eay that the Kearearge fired four
times ut the Alabama after abe had surren-
dered, bat from all inquiries have made
have reason to believe this is IN error. One
11~inch shell from the Kearsarge fell on tue
Alabama's deck without exploding, and was
takeu up and thrown overheard. When the
Confederate ship Vas sinking, her First
Lieutenant told The men to Jump overheard
with something in theIz hands, IN oar or any
other portable object. Captain Semmes is a
capital swimmer. The wound in his hand
was caused by q splinter from d shell, and,
being IN the water go long, the wound,
though tttaing at first, became fnhamed- He
is going into the country for foW days to