The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-07-06
PRlCE ONE CEN'
Ihn Kesr-sse cne,u-.a .'rfy y-c,rh. ef IN. ns.u

IN, kesrsssc cnrfurvsd rxfy -crht CT 0p nf.v \
some OF his odi,es e~rpd ou Gn Fnxusf s.
sh.eh went ont from Caeilouts. ,u't p'evcn ~
captain of the Alabama.
9he follow ing note has lecr received finn Lss
american Consul at Liverpool, dated June "a NO
oue ws killed ON tho K.srasc. and but thr. Of ,as
crcv vvm slightly injured. The vessel ID bu, vesy
little injured"
iRtHen yElstUs s--HOW rrlssts WAS pOr"sr
FtGur.
Tho iNH rapcrs ruohsh dispatches Nom Che.
'ohHh 20 t.'rirrt that Cartsib Scnme. Hoats
IL no ~ to ht the Kerssre bv the sncer o, "n.
of'cr,vho inf uuaci thss he wrs brive only 80 Vi.
unarmti merchant ,e.sc', aud rcfi,cd com o.. ..,h
avo.scl Of thc ssmc stgc tonnage aud afn,m.n, "A
Tho Alshama. Their inun. frequently repr ,;ed =,
various suiscs, I length Induced setnme. 20 ,.ceut
the challenge w1ch IT w., ruiuorrd he
he'd received from the ledcud Captain. The
coming contest openly ,tokcn of IN
cherbourrh a week b,fcrc 1t cano off. On u,
Thursday previous TO the l.,tlc Capt Scum On.
iertaincd rarty of French l,dcs on board the At-
bans, aud showod, with pride, his hoarins halchets
and ssbros, newly shsrpcned, with which be- intcsa.
od 10 losrd aud capture the kearsNe. The repch
psper regret the dc.cat the famous corrar ard The
lost OF his vessel. Tho contest was watched tom
shore ly immense number OF IL rnons who rlny.
ed the outer pier and break ~stcg party u u, sy
two thousand measure -seckers who hsd come tysp
from Paris to luheie tho sca-air, were astOn
the ,pcctaicrr. Tie kearsarc returned to Cho. toan
with rsty-two Of tho Alahams's crew. Ten wol aiva
Confedcfntcs and three wounded Fcierals ~er. TAI.
en- 10 the CheflouIg hospital Nine more u lie Ai,-
iama's cIes were saved by French pilot and sjss
brought to CherhouTc.
A letter from SOUTHAMPTON states: "An officer a
the Alabama said that she fought all her gum her
ntarboard broairido. This gave tho ship liai. The
great object OF CAPT. Seinines to come 10 ts-e
quarters with the kearsnge aud board her, Tot tho
commander Of the latter knowing the strength ~ As
amsmcnt deNtorously prevented the Alabama rcn
coning to- near. seinmes kept his low well TOW auA
the kcarsasc, u screen his ruddcr aud rIrw. At
lonsth q shot kno,ked away one blade Of the Ala
bamar screw and another shot damaged her rptdcr.
which the commander ot the keAr-sge r.ing not
round to the port aide and IclTercd the Alabama
aHtuiy.
a Paris correspondent o: tic CoxxEaoIAI, sprsk.
Inc Of uhc fyhl. -ayp
10 far ~ have seem, With tho e,rrsln Of the nc.
count oi the London STAR, the snr~lnis given OF ts
combat hive been sncuary " do Of the tIuth iDi III
y to tue American Location nt PsrSad " that alone
Tat the ofci-l Ioparts msdo. For example,, 70 is
not true, stated In tho secession pIess lint ca.f
SsInmct, ~ the Alabama went out voluntarily "
ivht tie keai.se; he W.. ord cred out by thr French
tuv"runCnt. on thu drmAud Of Mr. DAYtO~ hU
bsAed hW derland the TINT the vcrsel dfd no
CONE into Chcrbourg from stross OF weather, foxn
required an everosuiing. which would require
months, and hc'anso he thought yteie.ao. 9 the
"s s.'c. q thu. nT 70 'c use French po'S ~" IN zoe
70 that ,i,er eoaiins and g,cvis,Oa,qs, W.
keaTtss'c kncN thlRl and was set.n1 iOr hiw - -,
.erincs siso bncw ,bsre e-caya. and ,.',q
tS', do do srScirS % We .sa, SS.ksass to o.....n
W,t~iu-, xhNjl OF czsiIsa we gladly arrspt,5 4
asn,1a sn, a. ~, 10 %iS "Poa the hns.h sSysr'
other otctIs saved, The pr.sonerr bTouglt tek r's
the French port, of whigi, the ight t'ol :. O..
sas cS1s el I0s d.ca GSs 70 '. m.s eS fs re
this combat On the southern peype hero ~ rn ".
sc.s,pp ,;nsn IT, @ Smcn; y ,ho '
I-sas,d 10 clss thon down ~ inuch.