Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-05
FROM EUROPE.

Further Details OF the Bat ie Between
the Alabama and Kssrsarge.
NEW York, July 5.--News by the City ol
Baltimore states that semmes publishes an &C.
count Of the engagement with the Rearsargc
In which he says he had nine men killed and
twenty-one wounded. He charges the Kear.
sarge with continued firing amer the Alabama
struck her flag.
In the House OF Lords, Earl Derby made In.
qniries as to the arrest and imprisonment, In
Boston, for ten days, OF q Montreal merchan,
named Levy, without apparent cause.
He wished to know II repsration had been
demanded or rendered by the American Gov.
ernment.
Earl Russell knew nothing of the case. but
promised to make inquiries.
In the House Of Commons, Mr.. Berkeley's
annual motion for vote BY ballot was rejected
by a vote Of 50.
The following is an extended report of the
battle between the Alabama and the United
states gunboat Kearsarge,
The encounter was witnessed by the English
steam yacht Deerhound, which vessel picked
up semmes and the crew Of the Alabama and
took them to Cowes, and furnished the follow
Ing details Of the affair;
On the morning OF sunday, the 18th, at TO- 80,
The Alabama was observed steering out OF
Cherbourg harbor toward the steamer Kear.
sarge. At lilo the Alabama commenced the
action, by firing with her starboard battery, at
a distance of about mile.
The Kearsarge also opened fire INN ediately
with her starboard guns. A sharp engage
ment, with rapid firing from both ships, was
kept up. both shot and shell being discharged.
in msn1uverlng, both vessels made comp plete
circles at a distance Of from quarter to half
a mile. At IL O'Clock the hre frem the Ala
bama was observed to slaeken, and she ap-
peared to be making head sail, shaping her
course for land, which was distant about nine
miles.
The Kearsarge's boats were lowered. and
with the assistance Of the French pilot sue
ceeded In picking up the remainder OF the crew
OF the Alabama.
1t is stated that formal challenge to fight
was given by the Koarsarge, and accepted by
Capt. Semmes.
According to some accounts the Kearsarge
su'tained considerable damage; her sides be
ing torn open, showing the chain plating.
A dispatch, however, from Cherbourg, where
II is presumed the Kearsarge has arrived, SAYS
that she had suffered no damage OF import.
ance, and that none OF her officers were killed
or wounded; only three seamen were wounded.
1t says the Kearsarse captured sixty eight Of
the officers and men Of the Alabama.
At 1880 the confederate vessel was In dis.
abled and sinking state.
The Deerhound Immediately made toward
her, and In passing the Kearsarge was REQ uest-
ed TO assist In saving the crew OF the Alabama. !.
When the Deerhound was still al distance OF
two hundred yards the Alabama sunk, and the
Deerhound thsn lowered her boats, and, with
the assistance OF those from the sinking vessel,
succeeded In saving about forty men, Incl aiding
Capt. semmes and thirteen other officers. The
kearsarge was apparently much disabled.
The Alabama's loss is as follows Drowned,
one ofieer and one man; killed, siI men;
wounded, one officer and sixteen men.
Capt. semmes was slightly wounded In the