The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-05
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE
RINKINa OF THE .ALARAMA,,

OF
SINKING OF THE ALABAMA"
NEW YoRK, July 6.-The steamer City of
Baltimore, from Liverpool, with Liverpool dates
to the 23d ut.. arrived at this port at half-past
nine O'Clock this morning.
The steamship Asia arrived out on the 10Th,
the RedGr on the 2Oth, the Nora ScotiGn on the
2lst, and the Etnd on the 22d.
The pirate Alabdma, Captain Semmes, left
Cherbourg on the 10Th inst. to engage the United
States steamer Rearsage, Captain John A. Win
slow, and attacked her ten miles from Cher
bourg.
The engagement lasted an hour and forty
minutes.
Both vessels made seven complete circles in
manpuvrng, at . distance Of from a quarter TO
half mile.
The alabama was then sunk.
The pirate Semmes and his crew were nearly
all saved BY the English yacht Deerhound.
Semmes was slightly wounded In the hand.
Nothing additional of moment has been re-
cCived of the Kedrsdgc and alabama fight.
The whereabouts Of the KeaySage is doubtful.
One rumor placing her at Ostendund, and an-
other at Cherbourg. She landed some wounded
men at the latter place.
Before going out, Semmes left all his chrono-
meters, sixty in number, with his specie and
ransom bonds, at Cherbourg.
Il is confirmed that no one was killed on the
RearSags, and only three sailors slightly wounded.
The vessel sustained very little injury.
Semmes declined a public dinner which was
rendered him at Southampton, and went 70 Paris
to report TO the Confederate Commissioners.
Three of the AIabama's officers, and six of her
crew, landed NJ Cherbourg from French pilot
boat, and also several from the British ship
Aetson.
semmes publishes an account OF the engage
ment. He says he had nine killed and twenty -one
wounded, and charges the Rearsage with con-
tihued firing after The AL1bama struck her flag.
The following Ia his extended report of the bat
tie between the gunboat Kedysage and the pirate
alabama
The encounter was witnessed by the English
steam yacht Deerhoul'd, and that vessel picked
up Captain Sommes aud the crew Of the AlI6ama,
and took them to Cowes, whence lie furnished the
affair -
On the morning of Sunday, the 10Th, at 1890,
the AtabamG was observed steaming out OF Cher
beurg harbor toward the steamer RearSage.
AT ll.l0 the alabama commenced the action by
6ring with her starboard battery, at distance of
about a mile. The ReaTsage also opened fire
Immediately with her starbOlrd guns and a
sharp engagement with rapid firing from both
ships was kept up, both shot and shell being dis
charged. In manWuWing, both vessels made
seven complete circles, at distance Of from
quarter 10 half a mile.
At u o'clock the bring from the Alabama was
observed to sacken, and she appeared to be
making bad sail and shaping her course for land,
which was distant about nine mi es.
At y 30 the Confederate ship vas in a disabled
and sinking coudition.
The Deeyh0uRd Immediately made towards her,
ana in passing the k,ars1gc was requested 90
assist in saving the crew OF ne IlaJdma.
When the Dearhouad was still at a distance of
two hundred yards the Aia6qma sank, aud the
Deayhound then lowered her boats, and with the
assistance Of those from the sinking vessel, sue
ceeded in saving about forty men, including Cap
'ain Semmes and thirteen officers.
The hoaTsage was apparently much disabled.
The AlaJama's less was as follows drowned,
one officer and one man; killed, six menj
wounded, one officer ana sixteen men Captain
Semmes in the hand. The Roarsage's boats
were lowered, and with the assistance Of the
French pilot, succeeded in picking up the re-
mainder of the crew.
Before going out to fight, Captain Semmes con-
fded TO gentleman on shore the journals and
all the documents connected with the cruise of
of the Ala5ama.
1t is stated that formal challenge to fight was
given by the KearSage, and accepted by Captain
Semmes.
According TO some accounts the Kearsage had
sustained considerable damage, her sides being
torn open, showing the chdin-plating.
A despatch from Cherbourg whore it IS pre-.
sumed the Kearsage had arrived, says that she
had suffered no damage of importance, and that
none of her officers or crew were killed or
wounded, aud only three of her seamen wounded.
The hedrsage captured sixty eight Of the officers
and crew Of the Alabana.
GREAT BRITAIN.
In the House OF Lords, Lord Derby made in
quiries as to the arrest and imprisonment in
Boston, for ten days, Of Montreal perchant