Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-07-20

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in sinking state, the enemy's shells having
exploded on her sides and between decks.
For few minutes he had hopes ofreach
ing the French coast; but the'ship filled
rapidly and the furnace fires were exiting
uished! f..'.'@~ =, 3. <
Captain semmes says 81 now. hauled
down colors to prevent the further destruc-
ton of life, and despatched boat to inform
the enemy Of our condition. Although we
were now but -four hundred yards from
each other, the enemy fred: at me FIVE times
after colors had been struck. It is chari.
table to suppose that a sbip.of.war of a
Christian nation could not have done this
Intentionally. g..
Some twenty minutes after''my furnace
fires had been extinguished, and the ship
being on the point of sinking, each man IN
obedience to previous order which, had
been given to the crew, jumped overheard
and endeavored to save himself,
There was no appearance of any boats
coming from the enemy after the ship went
down. I was fortunate myself in escaping
to the shelter of the neutrel flag on board
Mr.. r.:Lancaster's yatch Deerhoand, together
with. forty others. :. :.
NOBLE CONDUCT or THE SURGEON OF THE
se5' ALABAMA.
Meantime the whale boat and, dingy, the
only two boats uninjured, were lowered, and
the wounded men placed in them, Mr..
Fulham being sent in charge of them to the
,Kearsage. When the boats were full, .
man who was unwounded, endeavored to
enter one, but was held back by the sur
geon of the ship, Mr.. Lswollyn, son ofthe
rector Of a parish in Wiltshire. "See," he
said, 81 want to save my life as you do;
but let the wounded men be saved first. -.
ssDoctor," said the officer in the boat, 1--WE
can make room for you." 81 will not per-
il the wounded men," vas hissreply. He
remained behind and sank with the ship
a loss much deplored by all the officers and
men. He is the only officer known to be
lost. - -. -.
now! sEMMEs WAS RESCUED FROM TIE
WATER.
[From the London News, June 2Ll
When the battle was at an end, the Deer
hound steamed over to the KearsaSe, and
Mr Lancaster was asked by the officers Of
the Federal ship to try and pick up the
scores of the Ala6ama's crew and officers
who were floating and swimming about
He lowered his yacht boats, and one Of
them, commanded by a man named Adams,
was steering his boat into group of doz.
en- struggling persons, when he passed
drowning man at some short distance with
an officers cap o.. a., .: ~. ?.
One of the men in the boat cried out,
"Thats semmes," j" and the drowning man
called out, 81 am the captain; save me, l
cannot keep up any longer" Adams went
and dragged him into the boat. Semmes
then said: "For Gods sake don't put me
on board the Kearsage, but put ine on board
your yacht
Adams promised TO 90 80, and lala Sem.
mes down in the bottom and covered him
with sail to conceal him from the Kear-
sage's boats, which we're evidently snx-
iously searching for him. When Adams
had saved boat load, he took them on board
the yacht, and Semmes was at once placed
below. AS soon as all that were seenin the
water were picked up, Mr.. Lancaster was
anxious to got away, and began to steam out
to sea. He expected that he should have
been brought to by shot from the Kear-
sage, but she vas too disabled 1t appears,
to go after the Deerhound tosoverhaul her.,
and thus semmes escaped being made .
prisoner.