New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-15

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The Alabama was trife the larger ship; IN
speed tho two were probably about equal, but
speed lid not enter into the contest, as neither
vessel steamed over eight knots while it con-
tinued.
9. The ornaments have been given before
but we copy to complete the cases
ARMAMENT or TIE ALABAMA
One finch BlAke,y rite
One 6-ineh smooth-boss O. pounder
S1 J2pounder.-
ARMAMENT OF THE KEARsAEGB
Two ilinch smooth bore suJa
Ono 0rouodsf rife.
-Four 3.poau4sf~
Tho Kearsarge in action used Fix guns; the
Alabama seven, and the former threw undoubt.
edly more metal at broadside than the latter
Bat it was the ll.iuch DahlgrenS that sent tbs
pirate TO the bottom.
3. On the subject of manipulating Mr.. Edge
handles Semines without gloves. Inc srais"i
captaju wrote To traitor Mason thus;
At tbs eud OF tho cng ssu.e,i wss discovered by those
our oicer, who siI the snemys ship With tue
wounded tia, .r ri.hp section OF both sidss "'horousb
ia iua Ned I'll. having been done with cEAIn coas;iuctsd
r the purro.e % pce srpen co,y from the rail to The
ws,r edge, ,br ~ol- covrrvl over by thn onef p'aSinr
Ich eve indie 'ion Of tho ,rof beLeah Th' pAsns
had been ripped Of IN every direction g. by onr shot md sel
The easa brcA,a sal inaented In many Places. s1i forced
PATTY & 10 the .bips sie. Soc WA mot s;OetuAJ sGAi-ed
Lovc,rr N ,4s soedcn f'oc. ssnstrr,ioa"
The enemy heavier than uyss both In ship battery
h.f- Al kLo-,
sas We, ziso lion clad
"Mdship section on both sides thoroughly
iron located with chain constructed for tho puE'
pose, Gays Semnes. Instead Of which, TIC
Kearsarge was in fact protected with her or
binary spare anchor 5i-inch cable for section
am,dshins measuring 80 feet G inches by feet
= inches. The cham was put on single, bat
100 fathons in Ill Were uscd, the links were
| inch and 40 thick, the work wa all done by
the crew Il, Fayal in April, 1868 and the whole
cost of it WAS $50. For the sake Of nestneSS
the chain Was covered with deal plank al inch
thick, making u box-like projection on the sides
of The kearsarge which attracted attention In
every port she entered, aud when Semmes
savs he did not know Of it he lies, "ior
hc spoke about il TO his officers aud crew
several days prior 20 the 18th OF June. declaring
that the chains were only attached together
with rope-yar1is, aud woaid drop into the water
when struck With tho iyJt shot. I WAS so in.
formed by his own wounded men lying in the
naval hospital at CherbouIg," says Mr.. Edge.
Furthermore, the chain plating was intended
snuly to protect 30 much Of the boilers rs Was
lett exposed when The coal bunaeis were partly
EMMY. and Scmmes for that very purpose
took in $50 tuns Of coal. making $50 in oil,
while in Cherbourg harbor. And finally, the
chain had no effect on the result OF the engage
mcnt, for bat one, or at most two, shot struck
it. and Semmess talk OF the planhing being
ripped off in every direction. the chain broken
and indented, and forced into the ships side,
&C.. is all romance.
4. The Kcarsarge had ~ officers aud I40 men.
Masun's statement thr the Alabama had but
IN II proved false, tos tho kears2rgo saved u,
lie neerhound II, the French pilot boats II,
an. = were ki'Icd end wounded, making I33
accounted Tor, beside a considerable humber
known 10 have gone down with TIE ship.
Neither vessel VAS shorthanded, aud the slight
superiority in numbers Of The Kcarsarge was
if anything q disadvantage by crowding hcr
decks.
8. The preparations Of the Alabama were COM
pleted at leisure, and her Captain believed her
in perfect order for light. The question might
depend little on the Subsequent question a.
to who issued the challenge, but il amply dis
posed Of in advance by the following language
of Scmmes in biz letter To Mason,
deny myself the pleasure Of saying sAst NJ Keil
my First Lieutenant, deserves great credit for the tho c0nd
t!ou tho ship went into cotton"
&. IL is settled beyond cavil that the challenge
10 fight came from Semmos and not from Capt.
Winslow. Let tire following document speak;
&c. 3. STEAMSHIP ALAsAaa. CnssDorse, Jspe "a. 1904
ITO Al boSyiLs, esq. ChsrboarssL; hear tAsi 700
wer, Informed By To- L. b. Cor sol that the kesra was 10
come 10 ,hi. ,or, solely m tue prioncrs snded ty me- ant
that she was u depart in hours desire yen to
.sy ~ the Consul that my rsen'ion 10 hsn 'ne Near
ear AZ econ a. can u.Ae the rees,ay nrauseIaer~
rysn, or afer the norow morning at urhes beg she
Will no, depart before sn' ready 10 90 out
Ihave e leaor 10 be, very respectfully your obedrrt
servant, H. o"hs's' 'apaih'
Mr.. Edge adds numerous facts, gong To prove
that Semmes's intention to fight the kearsarge
"A t.....,, a, Ir.uca lla A .Anaui2 did