New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-06

| When the men came on board the Deerhound they
had nothing on but their drawers and shirts, having
been striufed 10 fight, and Of the men. with q
sailors devotedness. insisted on seeing his captain,
who was then lying in MI Lancasters caoin IN yer!
exhausted state as he had been intrusted By Capt.
Semmes with the ships papers, and to no one eise
would he give them up The men were all very snx.
iops about their captain and were eoiced 10 nd that
he had been saved They appeared 70 be set OF first
rate fellows and 10 oct well together in perfect union
under the most trying circumstances.
The captain Of the forecaste on board the Alabama
! Norwegian saws that when he was In the water he
was hailed by boat from the hearsarge, Come here,
old man. and wen save YOU To which he replied
Never mind me- can keep up hall an hour yeti
look after some whe are nearer drowning than am.
lie then made away for the DeeThOund thanking God
that he was undcr English colors
Throughout the action the Deerhound kept about
mile 10 wipdward nf the combatants and enabled
20 witness the whole OF it. The kearsarge was burning
Newcastle oonls and the Alabama Welsh GOALS the di'
ference in The smoke the north country coa yedng so
much more) enabling the movements OF each snip 10 10
distinctly traced Mr.. Lancaster Is clearly OF opinion
that il was the Kearsarges nch shells which gave her
the advantage and that after what he has witnessed
on This occasion wooden ships stand no chance what.
ever against shells Both vessels fred well into each
others hull and tie yards aud masts were not
mncb damaged The mainmast OF the Alabama
had been struck by shot and as the vessel was sinking
broke off and fell into the sea- throwing some men VINO
were In the mantop into the water some tremendous
gans were Visible in the bnwarks of the kcarsarge,
and II was believed that Of her boats were avs
nblcd She appeared 10 be temporarily plated with
iron chains. &c. As far as could be seen, everything
Kearsarge for the action IL WAS apparent that capt
Semu.es intended 70 tight at a long range. ana the
fact that the Keasarge did not reply vi the TWO YES
sells got nearer together showed that they preferred
the short range and the superior steaming power
Of the latter enabled this 70 De accomplished III Is re-
markable that no attempt was made by the hcarsIee
10 close and board the Alabama and when the Alabama
hostcd sails and made IL for the shore the kealrge
moved away in another direction Gs though her rudder
or screw damaged and ont Of control Great pnck
vas shown both sides during the action On BOARD
the Alabama all the hammocks were let loose and mr.
had been made for sinking her rather than
that she should be captured.
As far ms is known not relic OF the Alabama is in
the possession OF her successful rival When she was
sinking Capt Semmes dropped his own sword into the
sea 20 prevent the possibility Of its getting into Their
hands and the gunner made hole IN one OF the Aid
baIna's boats and sank her, for the same reason
Before leaving the Deerhound, Capt Semmes pre-.
sented TO Mr. Lancastcrs OF his officers SWORDS
and pistol in remembrance Of tho occurrence and the
kind treatment he and his men had received on board
the yacht The stated that the best practice gen
orally ON board the Alabama during the action was
shown by the gunners who had been trained on board
the Excellent In Portsmouth Iiarbor.
The spectacle presented during the combat IL &c,
scrihed by those Who witnessed II from the Deerhound
az magnificent and thus the extraordinary career OF
the Alabama has come to grand and appropriate ter
mination.
PROV dentia Circumstance in all probability the men
saved by her w0nd otherwise have been drowned ana
lanentable addition would thus have been Inhde 10
The number OF lives lost on the occasion.
Nothing is known here respecting the henrsarge or
her Subscgueut movements She In command Of
Capt John Winslow, aud lad about the same nnmber
Of Officers and crew as the Alabama The last official
American navy list describes her Jl tuns register
and carrying eight guns being two guns less than the
Tuscarora mounts 20 which. IN all other respects the
Kearsarge is sis:ef ship. The IuscaIora will be re-
membered as the FEDERAL ship Of war that some two
years and half ago lay at tins port watching the Nash
Vile Several OF the Ahbamas officers now here we're
attached "a the Nashville on that occasion
The Aabamss ohronometers, specie and oil the oils
Of ransomed vessels arc saved. having been handed
fh.el t.afs aIa ~ hat
port
Mr.. Mason, the Confederate agent Capt Bullock and
the Rev Mr.. Tremlett arrived BY the o'clock train
this afternoon from London and proceeded 10 he'Wayr
Hotel % meet Capt SemIaeE.
Capt Semmes and all the men are now placed under
the care Of Mr. j. Wibn for such medical attendance
as may be required
HOW sEMaEs ESCAPED.
The Daily Nnos gives the following account
Of The manner in which Capt scmmos wac rescued'
when the battle was at an cad, the Deerhoand
steamed over to the keArsarge and AIR Lancaster Was
asked by officers Of the Federal sp 20 try and pick
up the scores of the AlahamGf and officers Who
were floating and swimming about. He lowered us
Yacht boats and one Of them. commanded 10y a man
named Adams. was steering his boat into group OF
dozen struggling persons. when be passed Growing
man at some short distance with an officers cap on
One Of tie men In the boat cried out Ihats Semmes,
and the drowning man called out, 81 am the captain
save me; l cannot keep up any longer
Adams dragged him iuto the boat. Capt Sefnrnes
then said FOR God sake, don't put me on board the
KcarsGrge, but put me on board your yacht Adams
promised 10 do So and laid Capt Semmcs down in the
bottom and covered him with sail IN conceal him
from the Kearsarges boau, which were evidently
anIiousy searching for him. When Adams had saved
boaiload he took them on board the yacht. and Capt
Semmes was at once placed below As soon as all that
were seen in the water were picked up Mr. Lancaster
was anxious to get away and began 10 steam out 70
sea- lie expected that he should have been brought %
by shot from the Kearsarge but SIZE was TOO disabled
il appears go after the Deerhound 81 overhaul her
and thus Capt. Semmes escaped being made prisoner.
The Globs says:
When found in a sinking state the Alabama ceased
fghting and lowered her bons In which the dead and
wounded were placed Shortly aiterward the Alabama
sank the officers and crew jumping into the sea- when
the Keaargcs boats came mp % assist IN saving the
crew The officer in command Of the boats inquired for
"Sommes and was told that he WAS drowned whereas
be had already been picked by tho yacht Doerhound
and slowed away. the yacht having then steamed OF
with all speed expecting the Koarsargc would attempt
10 capture those on board
OFFICIAL REPORT OF CAPT. sEaAEs on THE
FIGHT BETWEEN THE ALABAMA AND THE
KRARsARGE.
Mr. Mason, the representative of tho Conied
crate Government has sent copy OF this report to
Tie Times, Capt. Semmes says that In hour and ten
minutes the Alabama found TO be in sinking state
the enemys shells having exploded her sides and
between decks. For few minutes he had hopes Of
reaching the French coast but the ship filed rapidly
and the furnace fires were c1tinguished.
Capt Semmes says. now hauled down cU0rs t0 pre-
vent the further destruction OF life and dispatched
boat % inform tho enemy Of condition although We
were now but 400 yards from each other Tho enemy
fred above 1--WE times after colors had been struck
is charitable 70 suppose that ship0wa OF Christian
nation could not have done this Intentionally.
Some twenty minutes after my furnace fires had been
cTtnguished and the ship being on tho point OF sink
ing every man in obedience 70 previous order which
had been given ~ the crew. Jumped overheard and