The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-07-15

received no vital shot The Kearsarge ha,
but three men touched, and these not NOR
tally. 1t Is moi true that at any par
of the fight the Alabama had the adj
vantage; the maneuvering and firing Of II,
kearsarge were both suI.eri,.r 10 those of HI,
Alabama. There is no evidence that Can't.
Semmes tried TO board the kearsarge, as tht
secession prints say. Toward the end of III,
tight Capt. WinslOw succeeded in planting q
shot In the machinery of the Alabama
which disabled her; he then had things al
his own way, and running close to her he
poured into her q destructive convergin.
broadside, which tore through a whole sec
ton OF the Alabamas S side at the water line
and let the water through in cascades. Bo,h
ships then stopped firing, and the Alabama,
without striking her flag, started toward
Cherbourg, but Capt. Winslow, hoisting his
flag of victory, started to head her of. He
saw, however, that the Alabama was filling.
and at once lowered two boats to 60 to her
aid, and, in effect, the vessel had sank before
she had proceeded dozen lengths toward
the harbor. The kearsarge's boats picked
up sixty-eight persons, of whom fourteen
were wounded, and of whom three died
The others were picked up by the English
yacht, Capt Lancaster, and landed at South
anlpton. The kearsarge steamed at once in
to the port Cherbourg with her prisoners"
THE OFFICERS OF The kEARSARGE.
The following is list of the officers of
the kearsarge
Captain John A. Wins,ow of Massachu-
sets.
Lieutenant Commuudsr-James S. Thorn
ton of New Hampshire
S,Tge0a-John NJ. Brown of New Hamp-
shire.
Paymaster-Joseph A. Smith Of Maine.
Aetny WdSters-Ebep VI. Stoddard of
New York; David H. Sumner.
Enyusers-Chief, William H. Cushmaa
of Pennsylvania; Second Assistant, Wm. H.
Badlam of Massachusetts,; Third Assistant.
Frederick L. Miller and Sidney L. Smith of
Massachusetts, ; Henry Mcconnell o. Penn
sylvanla.
dcting Masters -Nate-Wm. Harper, Yea
ton, -.
Observation-Disclosures c. Walton of Pennsyl-
vsnia.
-4ctiHg Gmmer-Franklin A. Graham Of
Pennsy lvania.
The New York Herald's correspondent al
CherbOurs, in his letter of the alst ullimO
SAYS:
i met Capt, Winslow last evening, in
company with the Surgeon and Purser Smith.
at the American consular agent S. | am
greatly indebted 10 ali these gentleman, and
particularly TO the purser, who has set up
with M nearly all the night detailing the
particulars which have given You.
Th- officers are Of cO4rs- all in high spir-
lis. Capt. Winslow Is e,iJ-..'lv as modest
aS he Is brave ani determined. L. response
ia my God bless You, you have male your-
SELF immortal he simply replied that he was
glad TO have been instrumental in Kidding
the ocean and world of such pest as the
Alabama. He Is short, thick-set. good
nltured looking man Of about ffty, and is
looked upon by the people here as a great
hero.
Thus ended, with the destruction Of the
Alabama, one OF the neatest little naval ba.-
ties which has occurred during The war. Let
the country rejoice, and render homage TO
the gallant fellows VINO so CALAMITY Tough.
and won it.
THE PRISONERS-CLAlM FOR THEIR REN-
DITloN.
And new here arises two important ques-
tlons. One relates to the prisoners brought
into Cherbourg, and the other TO those car
ried into Southampton. The prisoners
brought into Cherbourg, man, of whom are
Frenchmen, demanded TO be parol!ed, and
Capt. Winslow, who was crowded for room,
also desired to know of the American Min
lister if he could not parol them Mr.. Day
ton telegraphed TO his sor and TO Capt. Win
slow that the prisoners could not be parolled,
and that they must be held till the St. Louis
arrived, and then conveyed 10 the United
States.
In regard to Capt. Semmes and the other
prisoners carried into Southampton, Capt.
Wlnslow claims them as his prisoners, and
Mr.. Dayton has advised Mr.. Adams to de-
mand their rendition. Capt. Winslow had
ample time and means TO pick up all the Off
GERS and men of the Alabama, but the boats
of the. English yacht ran in and actually stole
them away, as if acting upon a prearranged
plan, thus constituting it a clear case of in
tervention. Capt. Semmes and party did
not therefore escape. They were stolen
away by party who was indirectly interfer-
ing in the fight. There was no wish on the
part of Capt. Winslow to see Capt. Semmes
drowned. On the contrary he would have
soon taken up Semmes' boat IOasihimself.'
The CHARACTER OF THE CONTEST
The Moniteur and other secession sheets
say that the contest WIS an unennal me and