The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-09

sixty seven lsft nve we're o1cers. me men and the
surgeon were discharged upon their parole nos 70 take
arms against the United States or In any manner ass,
her during the war unless regularly exchanged
but the other four-Thrd Lieutenant Wilson, Third En-
gncor Puodt Chief Engineer Freeman and the bcs.svan
Captain winslow retsins prisoners bu. permits them
TO reau on shore upon their word Of honor that they
viii not leave the town. and that they report them.
selves once in tvensyfour hours Now In cnse Of she
reiass Of the Others who picked by lae French
boat 10 board The KesrsArge surrender
seves prisoners Captain winsow intends ordering these
four officers on board and keeping them IL cosfhelsnt
" oourse Is 70 entirely optional with hca vheosr tsey
leave OF not as nothing bind. them bat she parole,
AEsAsHAT rgs yss.rls.
The srmsnente OF the rcatenllne vessels are Gs FOL
lovs-Ihe hesrssrge tsot kearssso, o. her name y
usually wriiten,l csrrios two eieys1irch TGhigrens.
ennrnora guus carrying each shell weighing ole hun.
dred and thirty seven pounds. These guns which do
tbe Alabama are placed sna.csh,ps fore and thc
other Ar Of he engine and are ~orked on pvcss BE.
sdea these are four thrty-,ro Founders and ride
gun, thirty pcuuder piVoi gun ou tie gofscase Dul
which was uoi brought INTO aoton.
The Alabama carried two pivot guns. one sish Inch
hrgish gun, cUrying sixty ,rht pound shot ana tho
e'nsr rife blskey gun, carrying huuared and ien
pounds and ss .hirtt two pqunders The daercsct ~
weigh, ~ metal u v De seep WA theTsfors sxiylvo
pcnnds 10 favor o. III. kearsarge
iiiiy i've of the immense sbels we're thrown from The
ivo ahgren gtnr y tsa ke rsavss during rhc tile
sud az be cTe yistea On. hrn..sg a1a s..riy toa2,
shots nrei By her IN I'll. and IA q tscazn thai
double that number were 6'ed from the ALABAMA. r1e
'-fl 10 gir Ht.AExtfCE
IN company with FIRST laeuiaUaht James 8 ThoTnton,
Que of the peSt sfsis esces ~ ts navy and - whne
skhi ~ THIS brsncho hs foesssD much u th rocentsuc
cess was due have Gst boen the Ge ks and
the hull OF the kesrsafge Inspecting tho dsag. aeue
her W the recent conflict. some ~ the frcnen srd Eg
lish papers, and particularly Jobn Lancaster. whose
yacht tho eerh md prayed the part of tender and aid
TO the rrbol pirate, describe this serious such by
no means the Tho hearsarge conid. sna ch9se
save Cherbourg toorow, and, under orduary clrcnD
Stances rench the United States IN the ordinary
pasGe. Twenty eight shot and shell struck ard left
marks upon her or thssc fourteen struck her hu and
the others cut 10 among her rigging one wen, through
e smckestacs, one Sraxsd the house the engine,
several vent turongn ere bamncck Iettngs carried
clearly away crane usNd Tor raspg shells standing
ne alter Dahgrsn aud two struck and splnsred tho
wood work with wh,on tive chairx hung on her side 10
protcct her bJers were covered
hese chains extend length OF about thirty feet along
sne hooe v the ship, ana simply covered With plank
ins was this plrnkins heh three or four a. tho
Aaonma's shots struck; b., ot gcurse u more piecs
o osrenser work 20 mt ag,in The nearest 90 rer
ouey damaging shot was that Of shell a,y ulrn eu.
tered her sisrn post. the husI fer % su