The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-09


cuped the same position the United States flagship
Hartford, has also o,ned,her in Europe
fhe hearssrle was built in Portsmouth, Fl, and
this Is her FIRST cruise She has been away twenty
nine months. Most OF nor Office are New England men,
derives her name from lofty New Hampshire noun lain
she was al Flushing, in Holland, tho sunday
before the nght and receiving neSs that the Alabama
had arrived, immediately got under vay and on
this port
THE ALABAMA AND HER srons
Che sailed from England, where sue built, armed
and manned, yoar ago last september, and mas ever
xros besn spreadiag destruction owe. the waters
oil sixty seven vessels. Fortynve of these has
auay destroyed, taxing from them their ohrouemelets
ssmm.s ssos an .Ssss iu his cpS,
and when he came into Cherboarg made ap-
nsaon 70 10 Esrm.,sd ~ t. soil them bus w.s n,S,MsS
prizes In French porsa A. midnight the day pre-
tors board the noerhound. During She day he had
placed in possession OF NJ Bonns, the rebel agent,
e,paIy Of N ne. aud Watches pundersd rom American
vessels These were disposed Of by Testament, which
pspsrs OF vaue placed with The chronometsrs on
board the convenient Deerhound. Thaak Heaven, The
OF the corsar fully ended although some OF se
10Th Of August knglkh friends viii have Furnished
Captain 3emmss with another Alabama. II this III 20, 10
70 DO hoped that the Kearssrgs will soon be able TO an
counter hcr.
WORK ON T1sa KEARsARGs.
susy 1he csusain and many Sf The ocsrs are snssse1
N writing reports. and the are occupied In put
ins she vessel IL order: AZ COMPLAIN o. oeiuS ans n
half out ,rem she basin about half way between 10
bead and the break1ater.
just ahead OF ths iron clad frigato Couronne -
A0chor and asiern OF her me Magenta.
yHTroaA THE wNyiE0 sKS
6ho reoeived good many visitors yesterday and ~
ag. 10 day the Admiral and Maritime Preecs Of me
part, \. Dupouys 70 eating upon Captain Winshw. He
asf which the Ksarsarge fought ber antagonist As
rule the feeling here on our side, but primal
asul and Frenchmsn Of all RANKS and condi.ions
ship and secondly, all are delighted win ana
sAuoks over me .cs as o ~ 1Ts Sns.nmsn
Le.ssrs Of congraulation from American ambassadors
esd copsuis in Europe, and even from private ozsns
are beng constantly received Many o. these Captain
winsow read 70 she At muster. and they are
received by the gallant fellows with great delight.
Everybody board, from ths commAnder down 70 the
messenger boy, Of course feels proud Of the p,r he
SooK 10 the recent action. and we'll they may, for
thsy all dessrvo well Of their country. All anxious
f,r brnsh with tho Fiorda who when last heard
Of at Martinique or the Rappshanpock, which wiz
not probably any particular hurry - get ons
the port of Calais 10 which direction the Ksarsarge
Will sai In four live days
Ishoud not be dong justice myself the officers Of
the Kearsarge did cise this hastily written AccouIa
without returning thanks In 'hem one and ALL Tor mlcn
Kindness and for having Afforded me every facility pose
tiye 10 the recent battle To Casan winscw, dsuten
rhorn.cn. Dr. Browne Paynaster Smith and Chiss
Engineer Cushnan, with whom have been moro paiuo-
ulariy brougn, in contact, extremely indebted ior
much Kindness attention and assistance IN the pursu o.
GERS and the doe crew under their eommand be a. suo.
ceGsu all their battles OF fe as they have bees
m she recent one, 10 which tno doughty reoel rover
ths 30 beautifully wiped out OF existence.
CnEREoURo June 20, 1864.
Tiu TO ne Hspital-7hs Wounded Men OFT KedJsaygs
and Ms Ala5ama--7Asir Trsa mens-Descri,tien ~ tAs
Fight by a SeaDaas Of the Aabdma-Esortul Scenes %
Board-One Nan = Shot for Desevtino HIS Gun--Ths
Cre,o Threcten to Kin Semss for Striking HIS cOors-
ne Carpenter. Massaehiaess Man. Shoots Himseif--
Treatment Of Men on the ..iatand, de-, dc.
This morning paid visit 70 the Marine Hospital, 70
which the OF tne Kesrsarss and Aiaosmar
were taken immediately upon the Of the former
from the OF action. The United states consular
agent here, N. Liais, 20 whom / have been ndebled
who many acts OF courtesy and much valuable
aid my search for iuformstoo had given me et,se
70 Duour the chief surgeon of the hospital, who
ceivcd me very kindly Afforded mo every facility 70
see aud converse with the wounded men.
Twelve OF tboee from the Alabama and three
Ksarsarge lying with wounds Of greater less srayk
~, IN the Same ward
6rss passed TO the bedsides shs mes Of The
sarge.
Tho nrst ono was William Gowan, native Of the
city u New York, where be . mother aud Two sis
ters Covan has compound fracture Of tbe left log 10
being broken both abpve and below the knee. may bo
necessary 70 nmputate It, although the surgeon who 10
bcsownz the greatest aud attention upon oil these
wounded men. 10 Of tho opinion mat Will NOS -
necessary.
John w. Dempsey, quarter gunner In the Kearsarge,
now IN the hospital had bis right blown OIL 90 thaA
/. was necessary that should be Immediately ampu-
tated poar the shoulder. The amputaion was skfuIiy
performed by Surgeon Brown OF the Ksarsarge, snS
Dempsey doing well. He Is native Of Boston,
and told me tha, this was twenty birthday
oft NJ ths Kear In h0 IN
pita ls young scotchmrn, uamed Jamss Macbeth, who
has a slsh, wound 10 the leg All thrco Of these men
we're stationed al the after Dahgrsn gun, and theS
wounds we're caused by the same she'll, one Of the
pcunders from the English gun Of the Alabama
oyrHr ALABAMA
In the hospital appear Of very seriously
vornecd There two three fractures OF The legs
snd arms ono had eye put out and bis face all
blageaed and bruised BY shell which just erazod him.
Several Of them wounded with srlinters ono msn
has terrible cut the face, which he says caused
by hls being struck with the Of who killed
alongside OF him. ana blown all to pieces The arm
being detached from tho Of the body new his
faco.
/ found but two American born among the twelve
wounded men OF the Aabams one OF these, whose Ies
was cut or by shell below The knee gave me bis name
and blrtholsce with great reluctance His nams 10
Robert wrisht native Of Boston, Massachusetts,, whcre
be has brothers and sisters hynl No Is very ineli
zen, man. aud gave considerable Information. He,
sud most Of tho with whom conversed atsrbate
.he dss,ruc,,on or tho Alabama TO
The two eleycn.iDch pshgren guns In the kcarssrgc
wrigh, sad.ue cf elevenineh balls went 'a,o
coal busers another OF our ruddsr 30 that during
tbs latter part OF the action steerei wnh tackles
,hnk s,. Or seven wore Killed board. The tcna shot
Killed tso mon.
rDs scySy TIVE ALBANIA
vas an swful ope-blood actually running, and pier0
Or fcsh and bone lying all around the deck. ono man
vas Soi BY pioce Of shsl going into his temple ana
taking away his left eye aud part Of the skull, ~ hs
brains ran out
The last man killed on the Alabsma wss On ihe ~
nnr eninr Ala sail. He NAlkNk forwM0