Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-07-20
From the New York Times, of July sth.l
THE DEFUNCT5 PIRATE.
The Gallant and Glorious Fig lat
70 -rs with the AhgIO-Rebel -s5s
---rc Alabama. heHo-- st
Highly interesting Additional faot., &c.

Highly Interesting Additional facts, &c
ztf PARIS, Friday, June "A. 1864.
The naval fight at Chersourg continue,
to occupy the largest share of public at
tention. For men interested in cunnery
and ship-building there is ample field fol
discussion, for politicians an excellent
theme for developing their sympsthieI
for the North or the South while the gen.
efaT public read and comment almost with
incredulity the wonderful event. The ~.
ing which has taken place on the subject
in French and English papers beats any
thing on record since the time when q
certain Individual is reported to have been
kicked out of purgstory for lying The
passion. exhibited in the secession pres,
shows how deep blow has been struck
at their sympathies. One Of the Govern
ment organs, the Pays, in long article,
in-which among other things, it takes the
Opinion National to task for telling the
truth on the subject, says: ''0ne journal,
and only one, We say 1t for the honor Of
the French press, has had the affecting
audacity to wound the public emotion, TO
throw insult upon the Tanquished in this
chivslric duel, and to salute with trans
port of inhuman joy hissacrifce Of brave
men who died as every brave man should
wish to de-" This Is fair sample of the
tone of press whose duty it is to remain
neutral, since they are the semi-official
organs of neutral and friendly Govern
ment.
The Cozstelti5Rnel actually contains one
of these double loaded leaders, by Mr..
Limayrsc, which are understood all over
France as meaning to speak for the Min
istry, which sympathizes with the pratt
cal vessel and crew, calls the career of
Semmes, grand role, and finishes that it
is desired to place on record notice of
the profound emotion which has been
produced throughout France by this event,
and how panied the French nation is at
its unfortunate is.nei The ifonites,T, by
gross and paipable omissions, manages to
give coloring TO the affair which may be
mildly stigmatized as the eexact opposite of
truth. The La France cries and snihaes, and
grows by turns sentimental and indignant
1t calls Semmes and his men ''martyrs," +"
it calls their conduct sublime heroism, /"
and it depfores their unfortunate but
glorious end y 2 czG czf7E-c-E avs
The Independence Beige, of Brussels, takes
these Bonapartist papers to account in
the following language su g135i..] ls-al.
E'sfhe secession journals of Paris are
moved with pity at the loss of that poor
Alabama wickedly sunk to the bottom of
the ocean by the monster ReaFsargs. We
do not deny them the liberty to sympa-
thize or to she'd tears. Let them cry at
their ease over what they call a glorious
misfortunei There isztbe= =glory-of the
bIigand and she glory of the soldier
They are free to give all their admiration
to the first; We prefer the second, and
that sutices to prevent US from growing
tender over the Just ehastisement infict-
ed on corsair which had become cele-
brated only by the pillage and destruc-
ton of defenceless merchant ships. 'Ah !
if they only could have boarded her. ex-
claims Id France. the most affected of the
naourners, chow quickly they would have
destroyed their enemy! But how does the
la France know that. since its protege has
never given any proofs OF its yalor against
anything else than adyersaries who had no
means of resistance? Here is highway
robber, who, during long career, has
robbed thousands of inoffensiYe travellers
without ever missing stroke. One fine
morning he meets a policeman who stops
him and puts handouts on his wrists. The
France might very well grow tender over
his misfortune, and exclaim: All! if they
only had not put the handouts on him
how he might have robbed the policeman
This would have been neither less moral
ner less logical than the complaints and
the glorifcations which the Government
press is exhsling at this moment over
Semmes and his sunken ship"
Some new and important facts in rela-
ton 10 this naval combat have come to
light since the date of my last, which |
shall proceed to give you.
The time fixed BY the Maritime Prefect
Tor the sailing of the AlCbomd, was u
o'clock Sunday. 1t is not little curious
that all the papers, including those of the
Government, should omit 10 state that
the Alabama was compelled to go out the
day she did by the authorities. Sir. VIM.
Dayton, Jr., who saw the fight, not only
knew that the fight would take place.
but he Knew the hour at which it would
take place, and this intelligence he de-
rived from the Maritime Project himself,
the evening previous. This intelligence
enabled him to see the fight to greater
advantage, for in the morning he drove
down the coast three miles to a point
which juts out into the sea to the west of
the port, and which brought him so near
to the place of conflict as to enable him
TO follow with facility al the details.
9 Before going out of the port of Cher
bourg in the morning. Capt. Semmes
placed his yalusbles in the hands of n.
boufls, Confederate and Brazilian Con.
sular agent at Cherbourg. and he placed
on board the Deerhound.
As the Alabama was going out to meet
the Kearsarge, the Deerhound, which &C.
companied the Alabama as sort of ten
der, was seen to approach and speak the
after when about half way out to where
The Kearssrge lay. There is no doubt in
NE minds Of any one eonTersant With the