The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-07-20

1,'i4 SAVE hty dpp1dieA - nc y SCI
Of tirstra.e ellows, ana to act g.eil togelh-
er IN perfect Union under the most IT. ing
circumstances.
The capioin OF the forecastlo on board
the Alabama, q Norwegian, SAYS that
when he was IN The water he was hailed
by boat from the kearsarpe "Csme here,
old man, and wen save you" to which
ne replied, Never mind me, can keep
up for half an hour yet; look after some
who are ne.tlcr drowning than am He
then made way for the Deerhouud, thank
ING God that he was under English coiors
Throughout the action the Deei hound
kept abouta mile TO windwarT of the
combatauts, and was enabled TO witness
the whole Of it. The Kearsarge was burn
ing Newcastle Goals and the Alabama
| Welsh Goals, the difference in the smoke
(thc north country coal yielding so much
more) enabling the movements Of each
ship to be distinctly traced. Mr.. Ian
caster Is clearly OF opinion that il was the
/ Kearsarge'J inch shells which gave her
! the advantage, and that after what he
has witnessed on this occasion wooden
ships stand no chance whatever AGAINST
| shells. Both vessels fired we'll into each
! Others hull, and the yards and mas,s
were not much damaged. The mainmast
OF the Alabama had been struck bv shot.
and as the vessel was sinking broke cit
and fell into the sea, throwing some men
! who were III the mainiop into the water.
Some tremendous gaps We're visible in the
I .bHlWaIks q Ire GearJavge. and ii WIS
believed that some of her boats were dis
ablCel. Sac appeared TO be temporarily
plated with iron chains, SC. ~ far AS
could be seen, everything appeared 10 be
well planned and ready on board the
! Kearsarge for action. Great pluck 12S
STORM on 10Th sides driag tie action. On
board the Alabama ali tho hammocl ks
were let loose, aul arrangements lad
! been made for sinking her rather then
that she shoald be captured.
As far as IS known, rot relic Of the
Alabama is IN the possession Of her sue
cessful rival. When she was sinking,
! Capt. Semmes dropped hio own sword in
to the sea 10 prevent the possibility OF its
gettiD into their hands, and the gunner
made hole in one Of the Alabama's
I boa s. and -ouk her for the same reason.
Fhc she'll that did the mischief to The
Alabama, struck her Just above the water
line, knocking her bunl5ers TO pieces, the
water almost Immediately putting out her
fires.
[Frcm the London News, June q
When The battle was at an end the
Deerhouud steamed over TO the Kcar-
| sarge, and Mr.. Lancaster was asked by
tie officers of the Federal ship To try
and pick up the scores of the Alabama's
crew and officers who were floating and
swimming about, lie lowered his Yacht
boats, and one Of them, commanded by
man named Adams, was steering his boat
into a group Of dozen struggling per
sons when he passed drowning man at
some short distance with an officers cap
Oh.
One Of the men in the boat cried cut
"Iiat'S SoMmcS," and he d,o,5aiDq nan cal
led OFT, an the CaDta "a; SAFE ne; ! cra-
not keep up a1iy longer"
Adams went out en- dragged him mo
the boat. Semmes then SAID: "Icr Cots
sake, don't PIT a,s on board the Nter51gc,
but put ne on tgarf yo,T yaeht.'
Adams promised to do So and laid Sem
mes down in the bottom, and covered
hin with a sail TO conceal him from the
Kearsarse's boats, which were evidently
anXiously searching for him. When
Adams had saved a boat load he took
them on beard the yacht; and Semme.
was at once placed below. As soon As all
that were seen in the water were picked
~ - IA. i-'t4'CtASttA 10 t-A--AACbS ~
away, and began 10 steam oat to sea. lie
expected that he should have been
brought 10 by q shot from the Kearsarga,
bat She was too disabled, il appears, t.
90 after the Declhcund to overhaul ier,
@nl thue semmes oscopcd being made
t,I..-1lr.
,s5U.Aa.4lon, jane 20th. Correspondence Of LouIo.
News.
Capt. Scmmes said that he was com
pletely deceived as to TIE strength and
armamvus Of The Federal ship, Wha! he
recolIected Of the Ke5r sarg6 was tl.al size
was an ordinary, sloop of war. Il he had
! known that she was an iron clad, and
much more heavily armed than the
Alabama, he would not have fought, as
it was madness TO DO so. lie said that
| the fight between the Alabama and the
Kearsarge has taught another Lesson III
! naval warfare, that Of the uselessness Of
ordinary ships of war like the Alabama
encountering On iron clad and heal ly
armed ship like the Kearsarge. lie does
not know the extent Of the damage he
did to The enemy's ship; all he knows Is
! that he has lost his own.
| FRENCH REPORTS.
from tie Paris Msniteur, June 2!
The Confederate cruiser Alabama, car
| ryiDg out the design il had announced
several days beforehand, left Cherbours