Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-07-08

rc-- way Of Not,h Mountain, but whether
tnis b dg is in addition to the 26OO before
mentioned, is not plain.
A dispatch Just received by the Governor
saws Fifteen rebel cavalry men were seen
within nine miles Of Hagerstown this p Nj.
This came from the Hagerstown telegraph
operator, who has not been heard from since
5 p. NJ. to-day.
IL is supposed that he has left the place
since other reports considered relinble. re-
present no rebels This side OF the Potomac.
OF Gen. COUGHS movements it is improper
to speak
Ample preparations are being made to give
them warm reception. The old reserves
are on the way to their posts.
New YORK, July 4
The steamship City Of falumore from
Liverpool. the 223, via Queenstown, the 23d,
has arrived The Asia arrived out the l9lh;
Kedar on the 20tb, Nova Scotia on the 2lst,
and The Etna on the 22d.
The Pirate Semmes and crew were nearly
all saved by the English Yacht Deerhound.
Semmes was slightly wounded in the haa4.
Before going out, he left all his chronometers,
sixty in number, specie and ransom bonds,
at Cterbourg. There are further details, but
nothing additional of moment relative to the
Kearsage and Alabama 6ght. II is confirm
ed that no one was killed on the Kearsago,
and only three seamen slightly sounded
The vessel was injured but very little.
Semncs declined public dinner at South
ampton. He has gone TO report to the rebel
commissioncr At Paris The Pirate Alabama
left Cherbourg on the 18Th to engage the
Kear age. and attacked her ten miles from
CherbourR,
NEw YORK, Jolly 5.--2.1O p NJ.
The teamship City of Baltimore brought
the news of the sinking OF the Pirate Alaba-
ma by the u. S Gunboat Kea sage. Nine
rebel. were killed and % wounded.
The following details Of the fight between
the British Pirate Alabama aud the T. S.
Steamer Kearsave were furnished by the Brit
ish steamer peethound. which witnessed The
fight, On Sunday the 18Th uit., at 10 80 a.
NJ O., the Alabama was seen coming out Cher
buurg hatbur towards the KearsaEe, 8 miles
from the land At | 10 the Alabama com
menced firing with her starboard battery -
The Kearsage replied alec wish her arboard
battery showing that The vessels we're rank
head and stern at the distance of about two
miles. A very shurp engoRomc Mt ensucd, in
which round snot and shell we're freely used
by both sides
They were both under steam, maGmuvering
in a circle, gradually nearing each other riu
wit in half mile. At noon The Alabama
was observed to slacken her fire, and make
sail She is barque-rigged, and headed tor
the land, much disabled. The pirates took
TO their boats, and the Deerhound ran down
and picked uu Capt. Semmes aud 40 of his
crew. The Kearsage appeared to be also
disabled but her boats picked up the rest OF
the pirates crew. The Deethouud started at
once and landed her pirate country men at
Cowes.
The Alabama sank half an hour afterwards
Her loss as reported by the pirates, was one
officer and six men killed, and sixteen wound
ed. The loss on board the KearsaRe or the
damage sustained by her are not reported as
the DeerhOund was too anxious TO save her
pirate countrymen to stop and ascertain
The whereabouts of the Kearsage Is doubtful.
She landed some ", unded men at herbourg.
Semmes was slightly wounded IN the hand.
The Paris correspondent Of the London
Globe says the Alabama made Two attempts
to board the kearsarge, but the commander
of the latter vessel outmaneuvered Semmes,
and finally sent pref sctle right through the
Aahama's boiler ; then, seeing what bad oc-
Cured, he brought all his guns to bear on
the pirate in concentrated broadside from
the sideboard, and made breach four yards
in length under her water mark, when she
began to sink rapidly.
The pirate Semmee, in his official report,
says that in an hour and ten minutes the Ala
bama was found to be in sinking condition.
h. enau,vfa shollu havinr .V,l,,toI 90,
sides and between decks. For a few minutes
he had hopes OF reaching the French coast.
but the ship filled rapidly and the furnace
fires we're extnsuished.
Semmes says | 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 we're now
but 400 yards from each other the enemy
fred at me five times after the colors had
been struck. 1t is charitable to suppose thpt
a ship Of war Of Christian milton could not
have done this intentionally
Some twenty minutes after my furnace fires
had been exiting ushed aud the ship being on
the point Of sinking, every man, in obedience
TO a previous order which had be- given to
the crew, jumped overheard and endeavored
to save himself
There was no appearance of any boats COM
ing from the enemy after the ship went down.
It was fortunate for myself that escaped to
the neutral Aug on board Mr. Laacaster's
Yacht Deerhound, together with forty 9th
er"
HALIFAX, July 6.
The steamship Asia, from Liverpool the
25th, via Queenstown the 26lh, has arrived
The Teutonia arrived ont on the 23d, Aus.
tralan on the 25th, Kangaroo on the 26th
Great anxiety is manifested for ministerial
announcement of tho result of the conference.
and the policy Of England on the Dano. Ger
man question. There is very unsettled feel
ing, and many Of the Journals continue to
hold decidedly warlike tone. The yacht
Deerhound is charged with being mere ten
der OF consort Of the Pirate Alabama. 1t is
rumored that Semmes will have another p-
rate steamer in August.
Los DoN, June 26.--The Conference met
Saturday and finally adjourned at 4 Is p NJ.
cabinet council was held Immediately after,
but nothing trenspired as TO tho policy agreed
upon. 1t was stated that orders had been
issued by the English government to have
ready all the equipments necessary for 80 600
troops. The King Of Wurtemburg is dead.
Late advices from Port Hudson show that
the rebels are somewhat active in that vicini-