The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-07-12
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mes, and told him be musi sifiks tbs
calors. As the vessel vas sinkieg fast.
Scmmss merely replied, -Try 10 grta
little morv heAdvay On her, and 10
lhs last woald 20. order the colors 70
be struek. The color halliards about
this time were shot away, and shs
colors fell 10 the deck. The report
was circulated forc and AFT that they
acre down, and Tor = moment the
Kearsarge ceased firing. When our
men saw cur colora weFa down they
we're enraged. and moal u them taru-
ed round on their osIicers. Seyeralof
them ran aft 10 Capt. Ssmmva with
drawn cuslasses.
One Of them told him that II he did
not imm, diaiely hoist the eolors he
would cuG him down. AT the same
time MIR. Sinclair, the fourth heuten-
ant, pointed a revolver at this mans
head 10 shoot him dead in case be
made an attack on the captain.
Captain Seusnes was perfectly cool,
and aid not even draw hls sword
lie said he admired The courage Of
The men, but the colors were down,
the vessel was sinking, and be did not
wish that any more lives should be
lost. Ii was for their own teneal
/ that be refused TO raise the colors.---
/ As soon rs the eolors were shot away,
/ by the orders Of Mr.. Kell, white
Gag was held up as a signal Of surren-
der. A man jumped up on the spank
er boom and held !, up the beat way
he could ia his hands. This caused
the officers Of the kearsarge to mag
inc thai il was one OF our men sslll
persis,ing in holding up the Coniede.
rate flag. They continued firing aud
poured at least three broadsisies Into
Us after the white flag was held up----
We bad also at this time fired =. ZEE
gun in token Of surrender, but seeing
the kearsarge sIill firing on -, .ihs
word was passed along the dces>aaaOar
, us, "lhere's no quarter for u.s. S,-'ts'
of our guns we're then frcdi again,
particularly our foremost ihIsyfhxa.
while the men were cutting awy..fifa-s
! b ats, Captain Semmes gave eNsps'
for the wounded to be pot in iasspxs2'l
as gu ckly US possible and lakeRwwA =
5 refusing everything in the sh.pv~ef'0
boat himself The men were 70 Sc
INK, n to the yacht Decrhound Is oos"
: slbIe, it not TO the kearsarg~- NJ
= this time he wardroom was iSlsA of'
wa er, and the slip rapidly settling 4
I, The chief engineer did not Isrss'
z the engine room, til lle WAS up 10 1is'
: waist IN water. While the men wsrH''
: cutting away tie bonis and pultingfn ~
+ the wounded, Captaia S+line walk -
{ down into bis cabin without ~, ing
: word lis cabin Was then partly VA
: I'd with water.
!. We we're all treated with eysyye
possib kindness on board the keaE
: sarge, our grog was given u AS soos
MS We rot on boaid, aud We were treat
. ed much batter thun Any lri.omrs
>, had ever Teen treated on the Ala
~ hama.
:, There we're ninciecn differ nj nm.
0 toaallies on board the Alabama,
principally Engli-hmei,. VI herr were
e not more than ,iN Americans on board.
= Asa rule he crew liked aud respect.
e ed Semmcs, but detested the frs licu-
ID tenant, wao WAS low lived bully mad
le il man without any principle. Half
e the value OIL the yesselA and cargoes
d bestowed was 70 bW divided among
IN he Officers and crew OF the Alabama.
ID We haze never yet received cent
g pr &c money or any articles ot value.
id All money taken Mas ArFH BY the
as captain, Tor ship's'us e. Az slothina.
Mc., taken from captueI srsscls, u
he FURNISHED 20 NJ, were cAlarged for
X We all think we have lsern swindled
nc and will never n i'anything out Of The
Sn promised prize nVny. II We ge'
e. What has b euPromisrd u we shall
as all bs ich men.
!" TnE RsooygRY or LIEUT.. IlrST's
- BoDY.---1he story Of The finding oi tie
~ ~ body OF Lieut.. John ). Hunt shoull
~ be recorded TO The honor Of SHE des
ny pised race" When bis broiher, Ward
:, Hunt, Jr., and Geo. j. Sicard went tc
:, The james River they had little hops
r. that their sad errand would be sue
10 ccssful, for how, when or where h,
!: fell from the boat on that fatal nigh
~, -, no one knew. But they were resolv'
~ cd 10 make careful and tho ougl
- search. Arriving nj Old Point, they
!. proceeded directly TO bermuda iliw
- dreds, and here learned that the acct
dent occurred somewhere in the yiein
!. ny OF IIarrison's Landing. SO the!
h, procured Government lug, rnd Mr.
Hunt proceeded thither upon Il. III
Il. saw some negroes drawing their hsli
=. ing nets aud asked them II they ha'
iad seen dead body floating on the wa
~ ter. They replied that they had,
week previous. (fiie cry after th'
drowaipg.) and described the appear
be- ance. stating -ihat 'hsy bad buried \
ar- He,went ashore, and 40 old negro le'
ION him to his cabin, where he procure
as the knife ring. watch and Tntch-chais
all. OF his deceased brother, and 5000 !
sal money, all Of which The old mas. sal
'ose we're taken from lis .pocks vi. = The.
hat ia, ..,.sn ~ NJ una