New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-13
FROM LONDON.
The Naval Fight-The London Center
cnce-TenuysOn.s New Volume.

Capts. WnslOw and Semmes are both o.
sothern birth and in other days felowsailors OF
the same ship. The time came when every American
INST decide whether he would stand beneath the flag o.
Freedom or that Of Slavery. These two made then
sboices-and the flag Of Slavery went down in the en-
.,upter with that Of Freedom. Much olamor has been
nsde by the English and French papers which sympa
.ire with Slavery by way Of smoothing over the hard
Act. Of tho fight The Constitutional La France &c.
declare that q thrill of sympathy and enthusiasm for
smmes and the Alabama stirred the breast of France
The natural generosity of France for the bravo and
Qsak But the facts show that, except in its own
,rsngth and self.reauce. the Kearsarge was weak.
The Deerhound and La Couronne the only vessels
,aa both warm sympathizers with and seconds Of the
Alabama Crowds came from Paris and various parts
o, England to Cherbourg to cry God speed" TO the
orste and only the gnashng Of teeth hoard when
ha Kearsarge was seen. The Kearsarge was angriy
ordered out of port-the Alabama assisted in every
gsy Old World usurpatiOn and deSpotism recognized
their ally in the pirae-ther foe in the light ship that
6oated the flag of Free Republic. Then. when the
pirate went down. there stories that the Coned'
crate flag was not strucS Capt Semmes says IL was,
and thereby proves that he and his prisoners
az war to-day. Then il said that the kearsargo
vas rou. plated 1t not. but had only thrown lie
tms anchor chains over its side which Semmcs might
rave done for the Alabama had he bad as much expert
snce Ia fair lighting in burning unarmed merchant.
men That The Alabama had every advantage that
Chefbourg cOuld give her be Judged from the oncO
ums heaped upon France by the ulraSecession press
here for her part in the affair All these things have
been one by ono proved and reluctantly acknowledged
ilQng the week. $50. ..,,s,..
md its results Three Of the OF the Alabama died
% boar the Kearsarge after amputatlon. There are
eleven wounded in the hospital with fractured limbs
and burns Only one officer. DIR. LleweNyn. the Sur
,sOp seems to have been lost he having preferred the
,aiety Of the wounded to his For the rest the
,cers seem TO have taken coed care OF themselves I'll
having been taken ashore by tho Deerbound the sailors
seing left 10 drown The rumors rife at Cherbourg
hat at Brest the Kearsarge enlisted superior gunnei
and that no challenge was sent, are untrue. Al ~
o'clock Saturday evening semmes told M Boanis. the
agent for the Confederate Government that he was
Roman Catholic and he should not assist at divine
sryice on the following day, he asked NJ BOans 10 az
end mass and have it offered up for him. which was
ShRously done. The crew say that toward the close
n the action they were fighting knee-deep some say
sast-ieep in water. According ia The London Ian
vt Capt Semmes sustained somewhat painful DlOw
ID the back part Of the right hand from the splinter Oh
4 shell which had previously shot away mans arm.
There are three small openings across the gcsieror part
II the mctacarpal boxes. accompanied with ccnsldera
Sc tumefaction extending up the arm. DIR. Wiblin,
Ebo is in attendance upon Capt Semmes Goes not con-
uder that the splinter penetrated TO the bones nor
be consider the injury OF serious cha,nSt, bo,
Sthe Federas have heard the lest Of Capt SenneS
The Temps SAYS that Semmes has arrived III rams NE
tght has accustomed demonstrations OIL sympathy i IN
Confederncy in Paris among Official characters when
sieit praise from The IHdeI. the regular Secession
organ Of the Contederacy IN London. an afucls
from the pen. probably. Of Mason (now Ia Loneohll
declares that France is the one neutral Power when
bad the courage to stand by its neutrality lh'
official Monitery has led 10 this outrageous tone nt
Iad<pendanoe BEIGE says: The southern Journals o.
Paris are yieing with each other in plying the late o.
tie poor Alabama wickedly sunk by the monster t1'
Kearsarge. We do not dispute the liberty OF teI y W
PATTY or Of their tears Ley them weep az I,t
There is the glory a the brgand as there Is that Oh the
soder They at liberty 70 give their entire soLi
taOn to the former We prefer the latter ana hehc'
TIE reason why we not tempted to weep AZ me Jus
punishment inflicted upon priyateer when mas DC
one celebrated simply By pllage and TIE desHnct93i
defenseless merchant vessels 70, II sue heu ON, OH
iucceeded in boarding excaims the Frame ine mos
isconsoato of her mourners how quickly she woult
have settled her adversary How does me fre"o
know that since its client has gwen no PROOFS o. nc
tslor except against adversares who opposed no re
Jstancef 1t Is tho case Of highwayman VINO uurihi
along career has rined a thousand inoienslVe Tavoi
,rs without ever failing. One hle day ne meets gen
'neman who arrests him and handouts him. Ihe Frahc
night lust as well weep over his misfortune, and OK
tam All. If the handouts had not been capped OF
him how be would have polished on the policeman
This would be neither less moral nor less loschi tnh
The complaints aud the panegyrics that are now penn
npressed" Mr.. John Lancaster Of Wigan, the owhe
toe Deerhound. took out his VIE anu fanny on t
yacht TO see the fight The sympathy ior the AloDa
and her commander in England has been only ieSs us
gushing than that in France. A man supposed 70 D
J. senmes was followed through Liverpool ~ vas
Il A.
| improved at Ashton.under- Lyne by large mcetng
n which the Mayor presided where the Rev f. H. WI
Hsns made bitter speech against England heSuah1.
"thai neutrality which THIS country w ,
tie other day when the Kcarsarge sunk the Alabama
18th shells manufactured in Birmingham ana cannon
brged in the arscnals Of England. A resolution 10
n9noriaizng the Queen in favor Of southern recogn
aou was carried and forwarded 10 Mr. Lindsay, =
order 10 strengthen his position when he brought iof
yui his promised resolution on this subject IN Tn
Horse OF Commons" My belief Is that the pubic opn
oa OF this country has been fearfully demoralized
ate In regard to America by the nonsucoess oil Grant
anpagn the high Iyice of gold (taken as an lndica
aon Of the lack OF confidence in the Northern State
by the dissemination OF facts showing the lndspo
aslon Of the present Administration TO enter hearth
'.pon the work OF emancipation.
The best Joke to which the Alabama affair has give
use is this The Southern organ The Index makes tina
snar In connection with the letter upon neutrality
zach Semmes wrote from the deck OF that English pi
& the text for long article upon the outrageous par
saity Of this country for the North The charge ]
IA, poor in.used Semmes had to burn our ships In
ead Of bringing them into ERglish ports as prizes 10
4 fohtsl You scoundrel," said man who stood b.
sood you steal my wood before my very eyes.
And you. hard hearted man, replied the thief "stan
ss'e and sce breaking my back with this log AM
| as,er oace offer any helpr
must occupy little space OF my letter with Euro
ieaa news which Is Of unusual Importance. The Con
.snce has virtually closedi today II will hold forma
aa nnsl session. Prussia and Austria WI propose 10
Irmis'ice on impossible conditions as bid for pop
aa sympathy against Deumark's refusal On Monda
nsvr win REOPEN. as 1t Is thought generally. Las
s, ! saw Edward Dicey. Of The Telegraph staff
sao he tod me that he. and he believed, other GORE
snoenis were ordered u be in immediate readines
l En Denmark. That England will have 10 engage Il
~s war the general belief There Ia, however, sue
tplwsr fceling in some quarters that the Liberal
Lsnament are anticipating q resignation OF th
caanIty. Another view ID that The Queen. who's
lxn ympathies known. Mas declared TO Palmer
"si she depends him 70 rave the country fror
asI nut LET an Austrian feet attempt 10 pass 70 tn
ns ahd these visions, views and fseliDgs will disal
>sr ~ she discussions In America erased when Sun
Cavs,s ntsd on, The naval supremacy Of England