New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-14
Mac About the Alabama.

oo,utonoRY yrysIow AND The YACHT DEERHoUED
Gahgaaai publishes Commodore Winslow's
official report Of the lne engagement with the ALABAMA
20 which there is the following postscript:
Capt semmes complains that he was fred into ater
striking and tina; the boats Of the KearSage were not
sent soon enough. Capt semmes knows Vel mat hse
IL been known the Alabama had surrendered, smother
gun would never have been discharged and the Two
undialed boats we're sent Immediately when bis con
ditiou was known.
II would seem strange that sVch complaints como
from who did not hesitate and avsiled himself Of
the means sent in the cause Of humanity 20 save %
make off and could the captain OF the kearsarge have
believed il was possible for the commander Of tho Deer
hound 20 have acted 70 dishonoTably he vOalc have
instantly sunk the DeeIhOund."
HOW THE ALABANAS WOUNDED WE'RE CARED ZOE
BY wISsLow.
IT., Daily Heruid OF Cork, publishes very interest
ing the engagement betweeh tie Kearserge
and Alabama The following ore extracts:
1--WE received on board 81 prisoners without wounds
and ten badly wounded, along with five officers. One
man died from the effects 81 being in the water after
being on board Of for half an hour and two other
nom the effects Of wounds Our doctor was most at
tentiye them with the help Of their assistant
Our captain gave orders that no cheers should b.
given not TO huf the feelings Of our brave prison
and shared the grog were ordered 10 recey'
along with them. Our whole crew. officers and men
We'd with each other 10 give hep-settling our ham
mOoks TO lay their poor wounded limbs upon: giving
them dry clothes sharing provisions and tobacco
and trying 10 make them &c comfortable as We could
The captain brought the ship into Cherbourg fo
extra medical aid from the French authorities wb'
kindly gave permission 10 land three and their tel
men in went of help We paroled the ten, and after
ward did the for the 81 prisoners retaining thu
officers but allowing them 10 60 ashore on condition
that they report themselves once day. They are stu
ashore and IL is possible We shall take them home.
1t is Capt WILSON'S opinion that il was the cool
Of mems firing, well AZ their accuracy, tha
enabled him 70 beat the Alabama modess leaving al
70 his Taen not seeking any portion OF merit Tor IN
manner he managed and handled his vessel directed
every single movement board in which he ably
assisted by his spirited executive officer and the other
under him
z" When all was over the captain called the nn(
returned thanks 10 Him alone 10 whom ell was que H(
pointed ont that act Of could gain the victory
but the justice OF the cause and the special goodness
the Almighty who gave US such riumphs and chose
do so with so little loss.
THE FIRE OF THE BEARsARGE
The same writer saws;
I'VE Slot away the Alabarnas eaf and her sails and
rigging Several of shells went clear through hel
hull bursting at the other side; one OF these went
through her bunker full Of Goals broke up her deck
other side another dismOunted one Of her guns killing
one-haf Of the guns crew; another broke her screw
going half way through leaving holes Of large size that
the sea went in by. The prisoners told us Cspt
Semmes tore his hair at the GOODNESS Of our men at then
guns.
- She fred great deal oftencr than we did, and we
fred III times. We picked up few spent rifle bullets
on the deck after the battle sent us by lame man with
crutoh who placed in one Of the quarter boats,
and fortunate for him he there for when they were
from drowning
AFTER fighting one hour they hauled their flag down.
running up white one. They fred shot from their
port side ard sent boat To us 10 surrender but mme-
diatey after another gun discharged at u.s. which
we learn since was done without orders and by the
carpenter who Though saved him) died from the ef
fects Of being in the water We fired two shots IN re-
turn, and then all was quiet
HOW THE ALABAMA WENT DOWN.
"As we sow plainly the vessel sinking, we die
patched our boats take off the crew. and asked the
steam Yacht Deerhound 20 assist 20 the drowning
and bring them TO us. The vessel gradually settled
down at the stern-her bows lifting high in the air and
perpendculary descending TO the b0ttom-the remain
Ing portion Of the jumping through the heles We
made over the bows, and in every way trying 70 es-
cape London papers have il that she sunk with her
cofors flying and fighting TO the as-so she did, but
not with Confederate cOlors for those were hauled
down ten minutes before and the color which was
fying was white flag.
=" Her fighting 10 the last the act OF man, who
Is now before his Creator but il reluctantly compelled
ans TO FIRE after they surrendered Her own boats as
sisted ours in saving life and did not cease until no
head was swimming above water and during all this
time the Dcerhound after our captain asking for the
sake of humanity to help us in picking up the swim
ming sneaked off when he had the captain, lieutenant
ana some Of the men sae board leaving the rest to
their fate He forgot that these saved men were ours
that fought Them and beat them and that they sur
rendered 10 u.s.