The New York herald., 1864-12-08

Sol 64ETH EE
wasrss josssh n, ssdsvesrs eave been svsp ds<sehs
the Naragssss, and @1ern< Der 70 tse Atlsefo s1os
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relieved BY Acting Rear Admiral George y Pearson;
.ns sssis took place a. Panama ss the sssh ca oco1ss
and our commerce has been carried In It's usual chan
css..a cs s's0as s . o.ssr asn that
OF hostility towards esoh other.
Tho blockade Of Mexican ports on tse Pacific by the
krencn neet rendered important for Acting Rear Ad
mira Ball 10 remain several months in that With
ms lagshic 10 order 90 LOOK after the interests Of the
the Pacific Mail Stsamahp Company made the declsra
Zion Of blockade. them the continued use Of the
OF tho agsnp some othor one OF the
at that port has aided giving protection the pro
and ins lred those steamers with feeling
OF security from assaults o iosurgen cruisers from
ward. &9f s-1Ea1 I7Tf3 ssa ~ 4
About the middle Of April Acting Rear Admiral Bssi
proceeded from Acapulco 70 Panama. aud thence CAL
lao, which pert arrived the 2tth OF May 1884
Difficulties had arisen between Peru ana spain which
resulted 10 the sezure by the squadron OF
tor Of the chiucha Islands IL was essential that our
deet OF guauo vessels frequentng quarter
shoud have within reach an armed vessel OF their
country 70 give AID and secury 10 the event q unnecee
interruption OF their interests The threatening at
tude Of these two Powers induced Acting Rear Admiral
Bell 70 remaa with the asgship At Calso from May until
visited the Mexican and Central American ports
and 10 not Known that shsy have failed In any respect
aid encouragement o. 70 observe and scrupuousiy
regard the rights Of and courteslss due 20. friendly
Rumors or reports Of . rebel privatssr ntng out at
Victoria vanccvvers Island, drew TO tnat quarter the
The probability Of such scnsme being carried into eect
ascertuod 20 e not greater than that which had
steamer SAGINAW % thai ioossy After oruisinS there
FORE short time 10 the Straits Of Fuca and Puget's
q b.
made TO and arrest proposed violation
OF neutrality the Narragsnsett returned TO San Fran
cisco.
The West India squadron organization, has been
discontinued Acting Roar Admiral James L. Lardner,
who had command or It date OF my last annual
report arrived at Hampton Roads, In the Powhatan
the Sd Of October 10 pursuance OF orders OF tho depart
Ths principal objects for which this squadron was
originally assigned to been transferred to the
East Gulf squadron. There have been depredations
OF tho squadron have In turn given osnvoy
the California steamers the most exposed section
Sa tho GoSa S : a.
armed vessel 70 accompany eaoh steamer.
The three English built pratoal cruisers which, under
the rebel flag, have during the last two years. roamed
s al our
and protection and too often supplies and other assist
anCe in nsstr ports have terminated their predatory
the effect Of diminishing American tonnage. and
caused . transfer Of American shipping 70 English
81 ni n policy policy % osssrlns n rsSs oesssss,s
counter as the incidents OF this extraordinary
and unnatural conflict While VIGOROUSLY engaged in
sailing ships, these English built, and almost exclusively
English manned rovers have never during their entire
rous seas, sent n for adjudication aud condemnation
single ship cargo Tho less bulky and more valuable
ssirs 70 DO sold or oovery rauserred in neutral pots
while the stolen chrouometers and few mementocs were
retained q memorials OF their aohievemeoss All ese
The AaSama sludng our naval vessels u the Cape of
GOOD Hope and straits OF sunda, after committing euDdry
French port pourg lnformatioo Of her arrival
Communicated % Captain wissiox o. !es Ksarsarss then
ma was discovered standing out accompanied y Preach
when the Alabama Was dsscfSsA the Ksersargs VA
about three miles from the q the harber and
az 10 draw the Alabama or SHORE % that disabled she
could not nee 10 for psosectoe tes Keaarge seo,d 70
miles from the shore Al ny minutes past tsn she
quick about and approached the Alabama, aud at
n nsr
yards AZ eleven the nrs WAS returned oy the Kear
and the vessel; came fairly Into action a. about
Captain Winslow says was 5000 apparent that ssmss
dd not seek ooss action and ears were secs
defeat this csPssIa Wnsow detsrmined 70 keep full
o. usdss Or :Ss stern q q: S and s:s:
% the Ksar:aEge was forced With full head OF steam
On the seventh rotation the Alabama beaded for the
shore. disabled and - tho mercy o. the Kesssargs
s. @ .nS sa % nss ,s "s
reserved. In about swo minutes the Alabama again
% II. the y % M s ahead
OF the KearsarSe being again reserved boats we're low
cred and an officer In one Of them came alongside o. ten
minutes past twelve O'clock and surrendered the AAba
ms, which be said was 10 . sinking condition, and at
twontyour minutes past twelve O'Clock sha went down
and ~ ehA kkA
only boats NOT disabled sent to the officers
and crew Of the sinking vessel, and Captain Winslow
In tho Two pilot boats also engaged pick
Ing up the Six officers and sixty four were
three o'clock the Kearsase lot 60 her anchor in seven
fathoms wafer.
hundred and seventy more shot and shell In this
gagement but inflicted no serious damage on the Kear
hull and sixteen or seventeen about the mAsts and
rigging
prosctiles, Of which alone killed and wounded
eighteen OF tho Of the Alabama and disabled OF
Three persons were wounded on the Kearsage. Tho
number Of killed and wounded on the Alabama 10
dying condition, brought board the Kearsarge
One hundred and 1fteen officers and mon OF the Ala.
bamas reached the shores Of England and France
Tho battery OF the kearsarge consisted OF guns
vizrwo eleven ioch one 80 FOUNDER rle and four light
32-pounders That OF the Aabams consisted OF eight
100 FOUNDER ride, heavy 80 pounder In the
engagement the Alabama fought seven guns and the
Kearsarge hve.
This has been the only fair and open fgh, which
naval men have been aule TO yet during
the and II occurred in the I'm lish channel sight
OF the two great maritime Powers Of Europe. In sze
armament and complement Of mon, the combatants
equal, perhaps, could have been arranged.
Nest OF the OF Alabama were EngIishmen and
tho gunners admitted 70 have been picked men OF
Maicsty's gunuery ship, the Excellent.
some latent pride which belong TO the pro
fcssion aud which animated his earlier and honor
able life while sailing under the American dag undoubt-
n cor m m
meet naval antagonist after his long OF robbery
and pundor Of unarmed VESSELS In the vain hope that
might, u successful, restore TO him some portion OF
the respect be had forfeited, and at the time
eve him OF OF the debasemeut be has ceased