Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-07-09


Se,nmcs. in his ot'isla r., or " tie hsa
wuhsLe kearssge, s4:-, wlrn obcut 4 M.
distant. be opened uitA s2iid stpt. IL
K ,rs,re repli.d. II = fey inntes t.
management. became general. TIE tst
49,, :, 4.aed riuutj cenier, pte.cIyiil
d.t.pcc from each otter I! IA 10 hall
mi,e-wL.a within good rang, nc oreat'
9th. ell. l. ~ -, 10 miucses The IA
bama's .panker gsh was shot Away. al
be- ensign came uo~r. thus w As l'nn.' j.
At Nv replaced by another al tae mast
FIRING nov bccalua not, and the enemy
49,, aud IA Il SION .,;l 70 tell IN ou
bu,. knocking down, killing AMI di-ah!ln
our men in different parts 1t tnc ship -
PC wing that our shes! n.i bat !tt.
execution, resort = AZ had y -tii4 SHOT.
In .b. mt m l.ur and fea minutes an
abiu ;yas ascerteined 10 be - asiahlCg cot
a,,, a., tn. unr;ny's shell Da:.ng cap odt
in our glide. and bet~een '..ck., ~ ain
la-,e suertnres thruugh when TIE ws;'
rushed with great rap:di'y i1r Snfno mil
NJ. | ted Lou.s oi D,lri, able 10 teac
the French coast, Tor * lch IN pose ga>
tt, snip all tic steam and 81 .ucu {. 10
f.. ND -, ~ai'a ~ -, r. ara.iab g.
ship filed AZ qno oily, however, that b. fort
VIC had made much progress III. fires were
exuusu,shed IN the furnaces, AID We were
ev ..uu, % Iuu point II .inhins. No
hauird downn Try cJ.,ss IN order 10 pr v;
IN, further d,r,iue,ion vi lir, and d.
u .c.,sl boat 20 iu's.r, TIC enCmy Ut gu
co i,f,on.
Ussus II, kearssgc fired upon b.
several times after his coiors we're strncl
Ths remainder Of L!s rcpo.. is devote
to . stat ,ls at II how hu aa- p.cke'i Il
and madc bis escape under neutral nie
that bis officers, when ;aev ~ent ~ &
Kcarssgc, found that sac Lad been ii,.sn
I'D VITA ccain srCiCr contested VIII
. anking that the pis,lAli g vas tora t
By his shells, thus Iap9s.ng TO view IT,
armor.
lis also says the enemy " as heavier tha'
myself, botn ID ship sni bat cry, II :, On
did nu, know I'll TIE scto9 was over Il
ehc was iron clad. Tue artnar prov Il
consist Of "a double row Of eaal-s siam.
a!oug the sides oil tic h earsage, tc,npors
~ arrangement vesy protective to her III
chinery, and iron I'll accounts the X. coul
have with.,o0d the Wild thing uf the Ala
bama = whole day, whereas tbe firing Il til,
Kcarssge, according TO Sennes was 40 ho'
and accurate IN 10 ar 10 inmates otter tn
co,nnercune Of the action; his f.ig shui
away, his huh tern and bis men kuuchec
down aud killed in oil directions.
lii PARIS curlesf II tcnt Vi ,hc Ccm.ast
cia, says: Captain Win.lcw still claai
Scmmes a. b., prisoner and will v..te b u
tn dcliv,r himse,t up. making II persona
question between officers s.S off .er -
Mine!uw Will send tue ether hc,ne. III
men are released On parole, TO rpver H.
y .ainst the I. 5. Seinn.s wss ord red gu
by the French authorities, but vas sot,
in CONSULTATION with Commodore Barron,
his superior, whether TO g. cut ard escap.
BIZ night or ne { the X .assaSc in Gav lish,
ard fisht That olii :er told inn to go Ii hi,
ii he thought be was able. lie WAS sent
and went out to fight
Capt. Wiu,low ali fight sitter the whit
Il & was ho:s;ed, bus it wss owing 10 81.
nt seeing il. i'ha great power ct III
kssrsss. aud superior ss,,iieTy, enable,
her 80 do with ner aiy rsary as >he ples.
Cd. Scm'nus was aston,had to find h,,
ship used up so suYn, ard cursed not In
tic at tic wurthlessncss t: Easlsa guns att
Eaglish ships.
Z n. St3d lard. master oi the ksarsag.
makes = statement IN which he SAYS wbc,
ho saw the Dccrhonnd uskirg III wit
part oi toe Aisb.na's crew, he sepD. T..
tho fact t. Opt W,a>,nw TO anssei
he received waa, "lnpossib'e. The yacA,
simply carrying them rouad. NJ coumanG
er would be guilty 0; suco cuuGIc., VIC
they had been requested and permitted
the cause ot human ~ - save tie liyts u
the men. to run of ,,th ID. II, :,