Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-11
sINxEs' OFFICIAL REPORT.

ekNxKs' OFFICIAL RIPoRT.
Nj Macon, the representative Of the rebel govern
ment has sent copy of this report to the London
Pines
OPP. Semmes says that in an hour and ten minutes
the A a1ama va found 10 be 10 sinking safe, the
enemys shells having exploded In her sd ss and be-
.ween decks
For few minutes he had hopes of reaching the
Fresch coast; but The ship filed rapidly the furnace
ires were txtinguishtd
Oap;sia S,nmes rays {: now hauled down colors to
prevent the futber destruction Of LIE, ald despatched
boat TO inf the enemy of condition. Al hough
We were nov but four huudred yards from each otter
the enemy fred at five times after c, ors had been
struo. /; G charitable to suppose that ship ofwar
of Christian nation could not have done thia iaten
tioUsly. ..
Some twenty minutes after my furnace fires had been
eKtinguished, and the ship being the point Of sink
ug, each man. In obedience to previous order which
had been given the crew, jumped overheard and en-
deavored TO save himself.
There WAS no appearances o. auy boats coming from
the enemy after the ship went down. / was fortunate
myself in escaping to the Ter of the neutral flag
BOARD Mr. L n,aserss yacht Deerhound, together wi
forty o!hers.
FULL RIPoRr IN TEE LONDON TIMIs.
The following il the concluding portion Of Letter
from the Southampton correspondent Of the London
Tines:
At length the Alabsma's rudder was disabled By one
but vas reported tn Captain Semmos by one of
bis offc rs that bis ship Wai sinking.
W.h great bravery the guns were kept ported till the
Ess were uauy under water, and the last shot
from the doomed ship was fred as she settling
down.
When her ltsrn was completely under water, C,p.a;n
81 mines gave orders Tor his to save thamslVls as
best they could aud every one Jumped into the and
swan to the boa which hsd pas OF to their rescus
Those of them who were wounded were ordered by
10 ka In IL,
Apd taken on board the Kearsag,, which was as far
pos ible obeyed.
The wounded men on board the D. erhound we're care.
fully attended 10 until her arrival here, when they
taken to the Sailors Home 10 the OAnue road ve7a
OF the more or less scared, but thsy are all
out alb ut town day and the oay not ibe Use is
that of who wounded in the groin, and that
bu; slighly.
Oiptan Semmes and his frat lieutenant, Mr.. J. n
Kilt are staying at KeWsvie Hota in Ieens terrace
where the gallant commander s und.r the care OF DR.
Ware, medical gentleman of this town. his right baud
being sishfiy splintsrsd by shot.
Whsn the men came on board the Deerhound they
had Eothng on but their drawers and shirts haviuR
been stripped TO fght; AMI one OF tie men, with
sailore devoedness insisted seeing his captain Who
Was then lying in Mr. Liuosster's cIbip Ia very q
hausted condition, he had been emit used by Capt.
Semmes with the ships papers, and to else would he
give them up, The men were all very anxious abb u
their clptain and iced 20 fad that he had been
saved. They appeared TO be act of first rate fellows
and act we'll together in perfect uniCn under the
trying oil clmSIancss.
The captain of the forecasls on board the Aabaml,
Norwegian, says that when he was in the water be
aas hl6d by q boat from The K arsags, "Oome here
old man, and will you TO VIII Oh he replied,
" Never mind me, can keep up for halt an hour yet
look after me who ara drowning ,hau am"
He then made away for the Dserhound thanking God
that he under English colars.
Throughout the action the Deerhou7d kept abo.t q
m tn Hind War 0f hath and al IN
witness the whole oft. TIE K-a-sage was burning
Newcastle Goals ana The Alaba Welsh CO Ils, the diff
ference In the smoke he rth cou ry coal Welding
much more enabling the movements Of each vess,l to
be distinc y traced. Mr. Lancaster ia clearly of the
opinion that IL was the Hears gss ,l.vsn inch shells
which gavs her the advantage and that Of er what he
has witnessed on this occa ion, woodsl ships Gld no
chance whatever against shells Both vessels fred We
into each Other hu Gal the yards AID mass wsre 90.
much damaged The mainmlst of the Alabama had
been struck by shot, and the vessel was sinking Ike
CT and fell into the sea- throwing come men who were
in the maintop into the water Some tremendous gaps
Visible in tie buws rs OF the Kearslgs aud l. |
was b eiovsd that OF aer boais were disabled
She app AIRED TO be temporarily plated With iron clnul
a.. As far a. could bs ssep, everything appeared to
be well TlAun,d and ready board the Ksarssgs for
action. Great pluck vas shown on both sids during
the action. Ga bGa'd the Alabama al tie hamnocks |
were let loose and arrangements bad been ,de 70.
sinking her rather than that shr should be cap ured
As far as l. kloWn net relic OF the AabamI is in
the p1ssessiou of her success full rival When she was
sinking Oipiain Semmes dr. pped MS sWord into
the sea TO prevent the posso lily OF Is getting into
their hands. aud the gunner made O hole 10 one OF
the Aabsmas boats aud sunk her for the same reasJn
B,fore leaving the Dserhound Captain SJumes pre-
scented Mr.. Llucaseld con one OF his Cfcn's swords
I'd psto, in remembrance Of the and the
kind treatment he and his men had received on board
the yacht. ~ s-- |
Mr. Macon, the Confederate agent, NJ Bullock aud |
the Rev Mr. TremIe arrived at O'Clock this afternoon
from ordon, and proceeded to K.lwIys Hotel meet
Capt Ssmmes.
The shell that did toe mischief to the AIabam struck
her lE above the water line, knocking her buGkers 10
pieces, the water almost Immediately putting ou' her
hres.
SCENE AT TIE HAuLrSs DOwH OF RE COHTEDIROrE
FLAG
SPECIAL report in the London 8 ar, of JAY 2l4t
lays;
Captain Semmes directed the frat lieutenant, Ne.
Ke TO 90 below and report the state of the chip
Fiat officer soon returned, saying she was In sinking
.tare and the captain decided on striking his aAg The