The palmetto herald. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-07-21
CAPT. wINsLow's STATEMENT.

SArf. ~iNeLOH STATEhENT.
Capt. Winslow, of the Kearsarge, ha:
addressed letter to the Daily News, in
which be states that he did not send any
challenge, but Senimcs sent request tt
WinslOw not to leave, as he would fghI
the Kcarsarge, and would only occupy
day or two in preparation. Five days
however, elapsed before they were com.
-pleted.- Capt. Winslow says that, in de-
tense Of the engines On tile outside, tbe
Kearsarge had stopped" up and dowr
her sheet. chains. These were stopped
with narline and eye bolts, which !ex
tended some twenty feet. This was done
by the hands of the Kearsarge, Tht
whole was covered by Hight plank, tc
prevent dirt collecting. 1t was for the
purpose OF protecting the engines when
there was no coal in the upper part of th{
bunkers, as was the case when the actor
toek place. The Alabama, toward tht
last hoisted sail to get away, when tht
KearsArge was laid across her bows and
would have raked her had she not snr
rendered, which she then did by trying
to get her flags down and showing
white flag over her stern.
The Kearsafge received twenty-eigh1
shots above and below. The shots wert
abaft her mainn,sst, and two shots which
cut the "chain stops, the shell oil which
broke the wood covering. They were
too high to damage the boiler had they
penetrated. The Kearsarge was only
slightly damaged, and it was supposed on
board that the action for hot work had
just commenced when 1t ended.
A CARD FROM AN OFFICER or THE KEAR.
SARGE. .
Tathe Editor Of tie Daily Marc: .q.
SiR: ! desire to bring to the notice o.
the Yacht Climbs of England the conduc'
Of the commander of the Deefh0und
which followed the engagement Of the
Alabama and Kearsarge. After the Ala,
bama had struck, and her condition was
unknown, her boats were observed to be
lowering, one of which pnlled directly tC
the Kearsarge, with an officer and severa
wounded men. The officer stated thai
the ship had surrendered some time be-
fore the Kearsargc Stacked firing, and the
remaining parts Of the flag had been haul
ed down, and at last q white flag shown,
and requesting that the boats might bt
sent to rescue life, as the Alabama wai
fast sinking.
Immediately the two boats remaining
undisabled were called away, and hi
emergency was 30 great that the officel
In command of the Alabana's boat wa!
permitted to shove off to assist in thii
humane, duty. It was now seen. thatth'
Alabama was settling fast. The CaptaiI
Of the Kearsarge Immediately hailed thu
Deerhound to windward, and stated he,
condition, requesting that be would ru1
down and assist to pick up the men
The Alabama went down in t6o minutes
sfterward. The Deerhound lowered he
boats, and was active in picking up tn
struggling crew, and It was seen that th'
officer who had come on board the Kear
sarge at first to surrender, had gone will
others to the Deerhound, and had showed
off the boat, leaving . large number
the Aabama's wounded men struggling
in the water. Shortly afterward tn!
Deerhound was seen moving of, and
reported it to Capt. Winslow. The an
swer / received from him was, it was i'm
possible, the yacht was simply coming
round no commander could be guilty o
such dsstsrdly conduct when he hat
been requested and permitted In tn
cause Of humanity to save the lives O
prisoners, to run of with them. But i
was true, that Capt. Winslow had to re-
gret that he had not opened his guns OF
the Deerhound.