, 1864-07-09
Supplemental Report OF Commander
TF1nAtotE-Sen11Ress Official Dispatch
-xnteFesffHw SUMMARY,
WASHINGTON, July 7.-The following ac-
companied the report received at5 the Navy
Department from Commander Winslow:

c0mpanteu the report received at1 the Navy |
Department from Commander Winslow:
US. STEAMER KElRsarGE,{
CnEnBoCRa. France, June 21, 1851.
Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary Of the Navy:
s1E: inclose here with the Surgeons report Of |
the easualtee on board this vessel in The late &c
ton With ths aeama shd hAhoaEh We TeGelsed
taking effect In the hull, By tue mercy of uol we
have been spared the loss Of any ot, our lives, |
where as in The ease OF the Alabana, the carnage
Tho ships wero about equal In match, the tun-
page being the same, the Alabama carrying 100
broatsde 3apounde1s, the kearaarse carrying iont
b1oadside 3a.pounders, two li.ineh and one q"
on1s @ III iii e1e n@a ns
Bile Is q, 1U}pound ride ball, which entered ouE
stern port and remains at present uusxplodcd-.
would seem almost mvid:ons Sl t9 pas;ca!aElze
all had done their duty With forti&utlc and cool
ness which cannot be too. highly praised; but I
Commander Thornton, who suapeltatcnded the
him for aa cxample q eoolaess and encourage;
mtnt Of the men while fighting, which contributed
much toward the success Of the action.
1haye tho honor TO 9e, very respectfully,
JoHN 4. WISs1ow. Captsin4
Hos GIDEON Wr11Es. Secretary q the Navy.
Surgeon Browne reports: John II. Dempsey,
70 % . fracture, I'D Tm. OWN and james Iaebesh,
Ordinary seamen, severely wounded
LANDING OF TEE FL KEARsARaE's PRISON:
NEW York, Friday, July 8.-La Fraaes
states that the Kearsarge, on returning to
the port Of Cherbourg, during the afternoon
of Sunday landed 63 Of the crew Of tho Ala
baina. Of this number fifteen were wound.
ed. The French authorities have charge Of
all the prisoners.
The wounded men were sent to the naval
hospital, where they receive every attention
sEMMEs' OFFICIAL REPORT.
NEW York, Friday, July S.-Semmes, in
| his official report Of the fight with tho Kear-
sage, says: When about q mile distant he
| opened with solid shot. The Kcarsarge re-
/ piled in few minutes, and the engagement
| became general, The tao ships steamed
around common center, preserving dis
| tance from each ether Of Il quarter to half
| mile. When within good range, the Kear-
| sarge opened with shell In ten or fifteen
| minutes the A1abama's spanker-gaff was Shot
away, and her ensign came down. This
Immediately FsP;lasea no1 p Secse anefhef 5o
and the cnemy's shot and shell began to tell
on our hull, knocking down, killing, and
disabling number Of men 10 different parts
Of 1he Ship. Perceiving that our. Shell,
though hitting, did but little execution, re-
sort was had to solid shot, nltcrnated with
ntes o,11 6i aiin ascarta;ned to he N sink
;ng .,onditioRn. thc enemr's sheli having ex-
pl6dcd in our aides and between decks, open
| ine large opertureg, through. which the
"4:e W. some 1us4n n,inntea + ha5 hones of beins
able to % reach tbs French coaat, for which
pnrnose 1 cayc the ship ali steam, md set
XIX ~ rs fore.and. M sails A. vera ayaiia-
he HE r The @ ebin fllied 90 OF rapid1ys however,
that before We Ind made much progress tue
ne were evidently on the point Of sinking.
now ha,1ed dawn nv co1ors. TO preyent
+he f;,rtber destrHctton of liz. and despatchad
q boat to inform Tic enemy Of our coudl-
tion.
him fiye TINES after lis colors We're struck.
The renainder Of the report is devoted to q
statement Of how be Vas picked up and
made bis escape under neutral flag.