Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-07-20
From the London Times.
An Account of the Battle between the
Alabama and the Kearsage.

AL ACCOuuG VI tu0- oSSe1O ooo"ooh VAN
Alabama and the Kearsage.
Exactly an hour elapsed from the frs
shot to the moment when it became obvious
that the vessel was sinking, when indeed
the rudder was broken and the fires were
put out. ,... .-. 49,
The Alabama fred quicker, in all about
one hundred and fifty rounds. The Kear
sage fired about one hundred, chiefly clever
inch shells. One of those, shells broke the
Azabama's rudder, and compelled her te
hoists sail By this time, however, after a
bout an hours work, the Alabama was
sinking, and could only make the. best Of
her way in the direction of Cherbourg.
TIE men acre. all true to the last thes
only ceased firing aohen the a0ater came in.
to tie n1zzles Of their guns, and as they
s,oans for life all they cared for. soas thai
their commander should not fall into Fed
eral hands. He reports that he owes his
best men to the training they received on
board the Excellent. To all appearances
the superiority of the Kearsage lay partly in
her guns, and of course somewhat in her
more numerous crew, but not less in her
powerful machinery, which enabled her to
move quicker and maneuvre more easily.
There appears to have been very res.
pectable allowance of killed, wounded and
missing, and among the latter is an English
surgeon, who is supposed to haYe gone to
the bottem in the midst of his bleeding pa
tisuts. We shall know very shortly wheth-
er the chains hung outside the Kearsage
saved her men. To all appearance they
did not; and but for the melancholy fact
that some of the Ala5ama's wounded must
have gone down with her, the. loss would
probably have been nearly the same on both
sides. ,.
THE FEELING IN EUROPE OVER THE FIGHT
"A NEW VESSEL FITTING OUT FOR
CAPTAIN sEMMEs. y
The fight between the alabama and the
Kearsage formed the theme of every tongue
and pen in England, as might be expected.
The widest and most unbounded enthusi.
asm was felt in all circles for the gallant
conduct of the officers and crew of the Ala.
Jan,a, and a new vessel was fitting out and
being made ready for Captain Semmes.-
The correspondent of the N. York Herald
writes from London:
Captain, Semmes is the hero of the hour.
AS one of ths daily papers expressed it he
"is the guest of England" And before he
had been on shore forty eight hsurs arrange
ments were made for furnishing him with
another ship, more swift and powerful than
the ill.fated craft that has just met such a
righteous retributien in Cherbourg bay. A
gentleman told me yesterday he had seen
the steamer that was now fitting out fo1
Captain Semnes here in the Thames
And be added that she would be put under
his command in such way that the govern.
ment could not possibly interfere. L be-
lieve every word of this is true.
In a few days new Alabama, and part
of new and part of the old crew, will be
cutting the salt sea foam at speed Of six
teen knots an hour, sinking and burning
what of the merchant vessels ''that remain
under the Stripes and Stars, and fitted out
as before with British gold, mounted with
British guns and supplied with British shot
she'll, and accompanied by the malignant
JOY of ninety nine hundreths Of English
men.
HERoIsM OF SOME OF THE eALABAMA's
I r - CREW :..-
: Numerous acts of gallantry are2related as
having occurred on board the alabama
during the fight, one or two Of which are
worth recording. Mr.. Ginly, the captains
coxswain, was struck by a shell, which shat
tered the lower part of his arm; leaving it
hanging by flesh and skin he deliberately
took out his knife, cut off the piece of his
limb and continued serving his gun.
An eleYen.inch shell, which fell on the
deck, was taken up and thrown overheard,
to explode, by two men, named Townsend
and Mari, the latter of whom is already
known to the Alaban,a men from his hay
ing jumped into heavy sea and saved the
life of a man who had fallen overload.
A man named Hearne wasloading gun,
when shot struck the ramrod and broke
it in two. He looked up and abused them
for not waiting to have the shot properly in
for them.
One man was sent. forward to clear the
jibboom rigging which had been damaged; !;
he received most painful wound, which
was mortal, Notwithstanding. which he COM
pleted the work and returned to the deck,
where another shot cut him in two.
Another man, though mortally wounded,
refnsed-to admit that be had been struck,
and continued to do his work until he fell
dead on deck.
The captain of the forecastle on board the
Alabama, Norwegian, says that when he
was in the water he was hailed by boat
from the Kearsage, "Come here, old man,
and well save you, "Never mind me l can
keep up for half hour yet; look after
some who are nearer drowning than l am"
He then made away for the Deerhound,
thanking God that he vas under English
colors.
APPEARANCE OF THE CREW.
When the men came on board the Deer
hound they had nothing on but their draw.
ers and shirts having been stripped to fight;
and one of the men, with sailors devoted
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