The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-07-06
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EvENaNG PAPERS.
-Four Days Later from Europe sinking of
the Pirate 4fatanla ty the Kearsarge.

-Four Days Later from Europe Sinking of
the Pirate Aiatana ty the Kearsarge.
New YORK, July 5.
The steamship City of Baltimore, from Liy-
erpool 22d, via Queenstown 23d, has arrived.
The Asia arrived out on the 10Th, the Kedar
on the 20th, the Nova Scotian ON the 2lst, and
the Etna on the I'D.
The following particulars are given by the
English yacht Deerhound, which witnessed
the engagement, OF the sinking of the pirate
Alabama:
Sunday, the 10Th ult., at 1890 A. NJ, the
Alabama was seen coming out Of Cherbourg
harbor towards the Kearsarge, which was ~
ing to about nine miles from the land.
At lilo A. Nj. the Alabama commenced the
action by firing with the starboard battery at
the distance OF about mile. The Kearsarge
commenced firing Immediately with her star
board guns, and sharp engagement with
very rapid firing TOOK place. Shot and shell
were used by both vessels. In the mean time
both ships Unanswered around each other in
complete relies, at the distance Of a quarter
of a mile. AT II o'clock the firing from the
Alabama was seen to slacken, and she appear
ed TO be making head sail and shaping her
course for the land. At II 80 she was In a
disabled and sinking condition.
The Deerhound ran down to her and picked
up Capt. Semmes and forty OF his men, who
had taken TO their boats.
The Kearsarge appeared to be disabled, al
though her boats were out and picked up the
remainder of the pirates crew. The Alaba-
>ma sunk 10 about thirty minutes after Semmes
left her. The Deerhound steamed Immediate
ly for Cowes, where she landed the pirates.
The Alabama lost one officer and seven men
killed. and one officer and ten men wounded
Capt. Semmes was slightly wounded.
Before going out the pirate left all his chro-
nomcters, sixty in number, specie and ransom
bonds at Cherbourg.
The whereabouts of the Kearsarge is doubt
full One rumor places her at Ostend, another
Cherbourg. She landed some wounded men
at Cherbourg. 1t is confirmed that no one
was killed on the Kearsarge, and only three
seamen slightly wounded. The vessel was in
jured but very little.
Semmes declined public dinner at South
ampton. He has gone to Paris to report to
the Confederate Commissioners. Three of the
Alabama's officers and six of her crew were
landed at Cherbourg from French pilot boat,
also several from thh British ship Acton.
In the House OF Lords Lord Derby made
inquiries as to the arrest and Imprisonment 10
Boston for ten days of Montreal merchant
named Levy. without apparent cause, and
wished to know if reparation had been de-
msnded Ct or rendered by the American gov
ernment. Earl Russell knew nothing of the
case, but promised to inquire.
No change in the Dano-German question:
1t Is stated that Austria is the only belligerent
that favors the proposed arbitration; it is also
stated that the cry for peace is loud at Vienna
Latest via Queenstown.
London, June 23d.-The pirate Semmes
publishes an account of the recent engage
ment, and says he had nine men killed and
twenty wounded. He charges the Kearsrrge
with continued firing after the Alabama struck
her colors.
sEMMEs' STATEMENT OF THE FIGHT.
The pirate Semmes, 10 his official report
says that in an hour and ten minutes the Ala
bama was found TO be in a sinking condition,
the enemy's shells having exploded on her
sides and between decks. For a few minutes
he had hopes of reaching the French coast.
but the ship filed rapidly and the furnace fires
were extingushed.
Semmes says: 81 now hauled down my
colors to prevent the further destruction OF
life, and dispatched boat to inform the enc
my of our condition. Although we were now
but four hundaed yards from each other, the en-
envy fired at me five times after the colors had
been struck. 1t is charitable to suppose that
sship of war of a Christian nation could not
have done this Intentionally.
Some twenty minutes after my furnace fires
had been extingushed, and the ship being on
the point of sinking, every man, in obedience
to previous order which had been given to
the crew jumped overheard and endeavored to
save himself
There was no appearance of any bosts CON-
ing from the enemy after the ship went down.
1t was fortunate for myself that / escaped to
the neutral flag on board Mr.. Lancaster's
yacht Deerhound, together with forty others.