The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-07-20
no. 274.

pama, one Robinson, was picked up dead
and perfectly naked.
! new character now appeared upon
the scene. An Enclish yacht stealner.
: belonging TO the Royal Yacht Squadron,
J named the Deerhound, and owned by "A
gentleman in Liverpool, came in sightof
! the Kearsage Immediately upon the dis,
: appearance of the Alabama. II seems
, she had been at anchor during the early
) part Of the action; Jut towards its close
Weighed anchor and steamed away out
side Of the. ..Kearsage, after passing under
her stern. Capt Winslow hailed her,
and asked her assistance in rescuing the
drowning men Of the Alabama. She pro-
hsceded toward them, lowered her boats,
: 'sala-s2fl-Agene seen 10 pick mp a few men,
and then, without approaching The Kear-
sage again, steamed away, and spreading
her canvas headed towards the English
coast. Among others rescued by her,
were two Eogli.h officers, who came on
board the Kearsage t. surrender the AL
adama, and So Tal otherufiicers who had
,eon permitted 10 leave with their boats
- rescue their Ovn crew. hut who, il up-
+ ers, deserted thcm and sought refuge
,n board the English tender. 1t is gem
orally supposed that Capt. Scmmes Is.
capped in this yacht although omong the
officers Of the kearsrce this is by 10
means considered positive.
One Of the mon taken prisoner, asserts
! that the last he saw OF the Captain Just
before the ship went doW1, he was going
/ into Lis cabin, while another asserts that
he saw him along side Of him IN The wa
! ter. II Is proven that Mr.. Lcll, the FIRST
Lieutenant and executive officer Of tho
Alabama, did escape ia one of the boats
! Of The Dcerhourd.
| 1t has since been stated and believed,
! that the yacht, which had been two days
/ ia port, was alongside the Alabama short
| ly before her departure, and that Capt.
Semmes put on board Of her his chronom-
( eter and other articles Of value. 1t is
thought she might have saved dozen
men altogether. These in good faith and
! legclly should have been delivered to
| Capt. Winslow. When they were taken
| the Alabama had struck her Gag and sur
rendered, and these men were legitimate.
| ly prisoners. Capt WinsloW would have
been perfectly justified in firing into the
yacht. 1t is probable they had remained
at Chdbourg expressly for the purpose
Of aiding in The escape Of Semme5, ia
case, as he did, he should get the worst
OF the fight. Another instance Of the fair
and honorable dealing OF ''pcr tide AHiou.'
few scattering men were picked up
! by some French pilot and fishing boats,
and taken into Cherboure. After saving
all the men she could find, the Kearsarge
took pilot and came into Cherbourg, ar
irving here about two o'clock, without, it
is believed any serious damages, although
it VIII require her some two weeks proba-
bly, to repair. Capt. Wirsl0w, giving as n
reason that he had no room to keep them
II, immediately paroled the prisoners
five officers and sixty-two men-and they
went on shore. The oflic nrs thus paroed
were Surgeon Gait, formerly of the Unit
cd States navy, Third Lieutenant Will
son, Third Engineer Pundt, Chief Engi-
neer Freeman, and the boatswain. Sew
erat o her officers, whose names l have
not been able to ascertain, were picked
up by French boats.
Ii Is doubtful whether the action Of
Capt. Winslow in paroling the prisoners
will meet with the app obation Of the
Government. 1t was certainly in opposi-
ton TO the instructions of Mr.. Dayton,
to whom Capt. Winslow applied as to-
whether or not he should parole tho
prisoners. Mr.. Dayton's answer by tele~
graph, however, did not arrive until after
the men were paroled. 1t is certainly ia
opposition to the feelings and wishes of
hs officers.
LETTER FROM Tuz OWNER OF THE YACHT
DEERHoUND.
To tie Editor Of the London Times:
Herewith l send you copy of my log
respecting the engagement between the
Confederate steamer Alabama and the
Federal steamer Kearsarge:
SUNDAY, June l9.-9 a. M Got up
steam and proceeded cut Of CheIbourg.
l0:30-Observed the Alabama steaming
H. Lar a., a,
steamer Kearsage. ll:30 The Alabama
commenced firing with her starboard bat
terry, the distance between the contend
ing vessels being about one mile. The
Kearsage Immediately replied with her
starboard guns; very sharp, spirited
firing was then kept up shot being
sometimes varied 10y shells. In the ma
neuvering, both vessels made seven COM
plete circles at distance OF from q quar-
ter to 4 half mile. At twelve, slight ir-
termission was observed IN the Ahbama's
firing, the Alabama making head sail and
shaping her course tor the land, distant
about nine miles. At half past twelve,
observed he Alabama to be disabled, and
in sinking state. We immediately
made towards her, and on passing the
Kearsage, were requested to assist in saw
ing the Alabama's crew. At ten minutes
10 one. WnCu WUltuAn Il OlokNilNS VI Two
hundred yards, the Alabama sunk. We
then lowered our boats, and with ihe as
sistance OF the Alabama's whale boat, and
dingy, succeeded in saving about forty
men, including Capt. Semmes and thir-
teen officers. AT one =. M. we steored
for Southampton.
| may state that before leaving, the
Kearsoge was APPARENTLY much disabled,
The Alabama's loss, 50 far as Ak present
ascertaiued, in killed, wounded, &c, was
as follows: One officer and one man
drowned, six men killed, one officer and
sixteen men wounded. Capt. Semmes
received slight wound in The right hand.
The Kearsage's boats were, after some
delay, lowered, and, with the assistance
of French pilot boat, succeeded in pick
ing up the remaining survivors.
john LANCASTER,
Steam Yacht Deerhound, of Cow1s, June