The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-07-16

oOUTAA1x1OAs 3Ou01y.
A1c 0nS,on eteem yacnt Oeerncqno, %
i2aA, W!eon5 AAnca1share arrived mare
aass 1iSns ana landed Capt eemmee (com-
nisaoef y q tne iase Cooederafe steamer
Alaoemab ~ omcero and = Dens whom
~ xeeCuoo from browning aItef tne oc!lon
~ CneL0ou!8 yeetefuay which resulted N
s1o 0estfectaon Of the W01l9ryeQ0wne0 Al
epema: from interviews held this morn.
seI 81 the Deefn0und,) ana with some
o ne Alenama'e omcers, and from infor.
Mau0n elesneo N oener quarterss am
snaOleo 70 furnish you with some interest
su9 PsrNculefe connecteo with the night
Og.WoGn M tne AAoama ana the kearsarge. !.
- Inc Oeefnound - = yacht Of l9O tuns and
;U-norse power, and her owner - = mem
anu Oh the ksoyal Mersey Yacht CLUB. BY
s0meWnat singular coincidence. she was
ouiis oy Messrs. Laird d Son Of Birken-
neeo. ana proof OF her heetness u furnish
ca ny tne mct that she steamed home from
tne scene OF action yesterday at the rate Of
u Knots an hour. On arriving at Cher
bourg, at 40 O'Clock on Saturday night, by
ranway from Caen, MI. Lancaster was In.
FORMED by the captain Of his yacht, which
was lying In harhor awaiting his arrival,
that It was reported that the Alabama and
the kearsage were going out to fight each
otner IN the morning. Mr.. Lancaster,
wnoee wife, niece, and family were also on
board his yacht, at once determined 70 60
out IN the morning and zee the combat.
70 o'clock on Sunday morning, and the
heaisage was then several miles out tosea-
ward, with her steam up, ready for ac-
ton. The French plated ship-of. war Cou-
rome followed the Alabama out of harbor,
ana stopped when the vessels werea league
on tho coast, her object being to see that
there was no violation ofthe law Of nations
oy any nghtlng taking place within the le-
gal distance from land. The combat took
place ABOUT nine miles from Cherbourg,
ana ~ there are some slight differences las
might naturally be expected under the cir
|cumstan0es) in relation to the period over
y hich 1t lasted, and other matters. it may
be we'll TO here reproduce from Mr. Lancas-
ter's letter in the Times Of this morning the
subtoined extract from the log kept on
board the Deerhound:
sunday, June 10, A. N.-60t up steam
and proceeded out Of Cherbourg harbor.
1O:SO.- Observed the Alabama steaming out
Of the harbof toward the Federal steamer
Kearsarge. 11:10-The Alabama commen-
ced firing with her starboard battery, the
0ietance between the contending vessels
being about one mile. The Kearsarge inn
mediately replied with her starboard guns;
. very sharp, spirited firing was then kept
up, shot sometimes being varied by shells.
In manouvering both vessels made seven
complete circles at distance Of from .
quarter to half mile. At IL slight inter-
nrinE, the Alabama making head sail. and
shaping her course toward the land, dis
tant about nine miles. Al 1880 observed
the ALABAMA 20 bo disabled and In sink
ing state. We Immediately made toward
her, ana on passing the kearsArge were re-
quested to assist In saving tho Alabema's
crew. Al 1850, when within distance of
lowered our two boats, and, with the assis-
tance Of the Alabama's whaleboat and din
gy, succeeded In saving about 40 men, in
cluding Capt. Semmes and Is officers. At
! r. y. We steered for Southampton"
One Of the ohcers OF the Alabama names
the same hour-vix: 1l:lO, - the conn
mencement OF the action, and 12:40 - the
period OF its cessation, making It's duration
an hour ana 2 nail, wnne tne ume oosefv.
ed on board the Deerhound, which II most
likely to be eccurafe, that vessel being ffes
rom the excftemene ana CONFUSION neces-
sarily existing on board the Alabama, Inn
ited tne acalon 70 an nour, the last snOS 0o-
ing hred at l2:lO. The distance between
the two contending vessel: when the Ala.
the Deernound at about . mile, while the
A!abAma's onicer tells me tnat she was .
mile and . half away from the Kearsarge
when she dred the nrst shot: 30 this - It
may, 1t u certain that the Alabama COM
menced the firing, and g y Y known that @
her guns were pointed tor range q 400
yarost ana teat the secona e. snot sne nrsd,
right into the kearssrge, that may DO taken
q the real distance between tne two shipa.
The nring became general nom 0oth veo-
sells af the distance OF little under 2 mile.
ana was ven sustalned On nosn aoes-Mr.
Lancaster Impression being that y NO
time durinf sae action were they lese than
quarter Of mile nom eacn other. seven
complete circles were maoe n tne period
over which the ngnt lasted. As was eeu-
mated on board tne Deernound tnas the
Alabama nred IN q! aoout 10y rounos-
some single guns, ana some ID Oroaoeioec
Of three or four-and the kearsarge about
lVO. the mAJo1ty q wnicn were l-ancn
sneils; Inc A!aoamas were PliGcapaliy
blakeley,s pivot guns. a. % the early part
OF the scuon tne relstive nrang W. aooot %
t1reo lrom tne AiaDams 20 one iI0m tne
keAresrye, Dut "a II progressed the latter
gained the 00vA0tAgo having apparently