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The papers here and in England continue to
publish long accounts OF the late naval combat
| at Cherbourg. Most ofthese accounts are very
far wide Of The truth, and shall endeavor to
give you here sach points as will enable you to
mako up correct history Of the atralr.
| . IN the FIRST piac6, Capt, Semmes surrendered
to Capt. Winslow ten minutes before the Ala
bama sunk, q circumstance which covers many
| of the technical points In dispute.
An officer Of the Alabama came to Capt.
Winslow and formally surrendered the yessel,
| and asked for add From that minute Capt.
Winslow, thinking Of nothing else than saving
tho Alabama's crew, asked not only the officer
| who came To him, but the captain OF the Eng
lish ship Deerhound, to help him 10 save the
Ala9ama's men. He never suspected for q
moment that any officer who had regularly
surrendered To him would think of stealing
away. and he supposed the Deerhonud still en-
gagged In the search after mon In the water,
when In fact she was stcaming away toward
Southampton, with semmes aud his plratlcai
crew on board, 1t was too late thon,to stop
the English boat, and II was thus that semmes
escaped. ,1. &. " it u
Capt. WInslow still claims semmes as His
| prisoner, and he is going to write to him aud
demand that be deliver himself up, he makes II
personal question, between officer and officer,
As regards the officers Winslow holds In his
hands, he is going TO send them home. He
allows them 10 go on shore on parole, but, as
political prisoners they are FREQ on French soil
ifthey choose TO violate their personal word TO
Capt. Winsiow. Not having room for the sea
mon, Capt. Wlnslow took their parole not 10
fight again agAlnst the United States, and set
them free In France. e. ~ ....
l. Capt. Semmes was ordered to 60 out by the
French authorities, on Sunday, at noon. He
went out at 10 O'Clock. semmcs asked his su.
perior Of rarls, Commodore Barron, who has
command Of the naval interests of the Confed.
! eracy abroad, whether to go ont In daytime,
boldly, aud aght Winslow, or to run out in the
might, and escape. Barron told him he had
| better fight, " heIhought the chances wero &c.
rious In his favor. Semmes Thought the chapces
were serious In his favor, and so chose To fight.
"A, French gentleman; formerly . resident OF
New York, who visited tho Alabama the day
before the fight, says that the vessel looked In
hrst-rate order, and very capable Of standing i
hard fight, and that the officer who showed
him over the vessel expressed great confidence
In being able 70 whip the Kearsnrge,
There will not be any condensation between
tho Goyernments in regard to tho prisoners
L1he matter will end. In discussion betwecr
4 Tho officers OF tho two vessels. n.
Capt. Winslow fired shot or two after Capt
semInes surren Tered, bat II was because b.
could not distinguish the flag we'll for the smoke
1t was mistake which he could not ayoid ant
which he regrets. .s.l ..
Both captains were prepared to board or L
rcpel boarders, but neither tried 1t. Tn,
greater steaming power Of the Kearsarge, ant
her superior quality Of artillery, enabled her Il
treat her adversary about as she pleased, with
out rlsking the lives of her men In uselcs
boarding operation. The fight was at least ,
one-sidea affair; for, while on board tho Ala
bama there was q complete butchery, ther,
were bnt three badly hurt on tho Kearsarge
A brave follow named Gowan, who was help
ing 10 work one of the Kearsarpe,s II Incl
) columbiads, received a compound fracture Q
the thigh, which will put his life IN danger
Another had his arm carried away, aud thir,
had a simple fracture OF tho leg. There wer
some scratches and bruises.
! Tho ship 10 not seriously hurt, and has bu
one ball in Dangerous place; that was shel