The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-07-12

sS"'1 HsS HtuuAes bduCtiy fa Vo D'StZt vi mOl
After reaching an oH1ne OF about styen mil,
TIE kearsaac siackened spec d, and turned her p,
side tosafd the Alabama, slowly, allowing the Il
ierto approach her Willie bringing her port ~
Ca bear 0pOu the Alabama for the pa pose of f.l
Ing the battle that side, the Kedrsage, r.servi
her FIRE, aud deathlike silence prevailing .
board, permitted the Alabama 10 approach with
distance Of twelve hundred yards. The Rea
sage had five guns with which she fought the ba
Tic. mounted on the pof. side, her crew not bel,
suii'cieBaiy large 10 work the Whole seven gul
upon side.
When the Alabama bad arrived ~ iitn the si
! tance above mentioned she opened the comb
with broadside fired at the keafs3se. The Al;
bama fought seven of her guus, two more tha
were used by the kearsage, and also on her STA
board side. None Of the shots struck The "a
sage, OF two passing over and The rest fal,il
/ shast. The ievefb.faii0ns Of the Cannon aud tt
wicked, whzIiug SOUND which the shot made
passiag through the air, however, excited the use,
! who wrtG anxious to ,etnin shot fOs shot
Capt Winsidw, however. h.emed Il wise
J allow his asise"hI-t, evidently flushed uiih n,
hope oi "A speedy and easy victory, 10 app.oic
stii neaier.
The Alabama, stiii approaching, slowly fired
second aud third bTGadside, Hons Gt the shot,
however, taking feet, before me Kta.ssse le
turned a shot.
When the proper distance seemed 10 be- eb'siaed
capt ~insiow opened his batteries upon the rebel
aud poured bruaisiae after braaisl,ie ini0 he. "A
faP'iiy AZ The gnnuerS could load and tire.
Ai'ef the kearsage opened her battefiesaiPon th,
hiahama, a rapid and continuous lire wae kenl "a,
iTo" both sides- Each vrssel of couise Kept IL.
stcSin up, aud each was sailing In circle In ,
direction opposite to the other, keeping the star
board battery bearing upon her antagonist.
Spectators describe the man9uvring of hn,I tht
Vesstis as beautiful. They continued art.soacniue
ea' b "iher until towards the end of tile fight d
dt<isitee OF but about FIVE hundred wards separair,
them.
The Alabama cred mach more frequently than
aad bali Genera ly her sbats were evideBtiy badly
aimed, wild aud high. Evidently her iorre was "a
attack aud aw" Into surrender uHatmed mptehaui
vessels bui from the firat the filing from her
showed that she was not competent 10 sfapHle
with The trained .Hd disciplined crew of u vc.sc.
of war
Many oi the shots, however, struck and cut ,h..
rlg2nsiby oi HE keatsage, sil,ciIuc how
ever any serious diniaga the siifiii whistle OF
every one, a; II f3w aver theis heads exciting the
crew of the kcarsage aud rendering them more
itan ever determined to conquer:
The fight commenced al twenty minutes os II
zen CLOCK, ana lasted Just one hour and i've min
ut"s
During this time foar thots lodged In ile hull of
the Ksafsage.
Eight shots In all struck her hull. One rIhe shot
passed entirely through her smoke stuck another
riiie shell through the siarboaid side below the
main rigging, near the shear plank, bursting and
"0undihg three men, causing fTe only casualties
10 the crew OF The kearsage during the fight.
One ot these. a man named Dempsey, had his
arm taken off, and the others received fractures of
the legs. another rifle she'll struck under the
stern aud lodged In the rudder post, Without ex
,iodtns another carried away the stafboaJd life
,uoy anotner scratched the hammock nettiups
In.
Three thiriytw Founders passed the port side.
opposite inc Warc-r0om hatch. Another carried
way one OF me cranes over the ward room hatch
ma, tak,ig sianting direction upward, passed
srough the bottom OF the cutter on the port side
Another rifle shell struck the top of the engine
Dom skyiisht, cutting clear across IL ike saw
nj hnaiiy pas 'ed through the skyisht window
eVefai struck the staiboafd light, bu, their force
vas broken by chains hung on the side TO cover
nd protect the boilers. These, therefore caused
% damage Shots were continually wh zZing
lTongh the rigging like haiistones, and Ii seems
iilont inGhcit tait more CASUALTIES d.d NOT ot-
uE
Ihc Irst shot noticed as producing any effect
pon the Alabauh struck her a,i;dships In her
ppef WORKS, making rerceptib.e gap but doing
lille or n" setious damage. Atou, hAif way
ifongh the hghi al eleven Iuch shrl! exploded On
AZ Alabama : deck, near one OF the divisions kill
" fifteen out of The nineteen m H. and scattering
cues and flesh In all directions ard cu,,iuo one
IAN entirely in Two.
Dac o; the Aiabania'6 crew saws The scupners
ieraiIy "ran blood - Third LIeutenant wilson.
so taken prisoner, says he wss knocked down
uf times, but escaped with 0ut a wound
FI0m the d,Ck OF th. Krarsage IL cou,d he
ainy seeu that her effective and destIuatiy. tre
as sefioisiy inlnrjng tha a ALBANIA, and as each
iot struck her side loud cheers went up from Tie,
rev oi The hearsag', more Than ever enthusiastic
spasjy prospect ni stccfss iiafinr t.,f. f,I,-
re hgdt the men (wluSe first baptism with t,r, -
lis was) acted with great cooiness and deter
ined courage noi 4 single one u them showing
10 ''wiiits feather -
Oae hundred and seventy foIi, round, yer,.- fired
hring The hight ircm the kearsage, and II is com
ittd that the Alabama fred 1T ieas. twice that
unber.
Al quarter pas, eleven II was observed that
4 Fat
nn To- The proves aud skill of his Yankee an
:"n,si, AID sriived n ih= conclusion mat dis
"ti"n was the better pant OF ValOT had In sfo l.
ouT ftrsiient ouce eieg giut!y exntessrd a, die.
strdn,ige in the direction of The
f'pch coast. evidently dcsiruiis nj placing him,
~ Ht 'Peediiy as possible within the limits of
r. ma tinc league" which MARKS the bot,n.arv
tween The French Territory and the common
,eln
The heatsage Immediately followed, the Ala.
ina continuing 10 hrc htr stern gun. Findi..r
5t the speed oi the it.arsa.e, who was rsni,iv
lining On her, WAS superior ~ hers she AiaI,an,,
ackeaet speed, and IL was reported that she had
ru2k her flag, and seemed 10 be settling. bui her
'dtS were not lowered, because, as was afterward
armed, they had been shattered by the sho; from
e kearsagr. No white fi3g being seen from, the
eaisage, SHE delivered another tinaI bfoa,stie
hich did more damage than all the previous
ics.
The white dag Was thsE fun up f,om tue Ala
uia, and boa. from her approached tlu keat-
sc.
The i,iing then Iinaily ceased The so,t p,s
adr'. The coihiiiahd ui ah E"gii-t ot.cer, b,ioug
s 80 ,ii: Alabtni, who informed cant yiusin,,
Idt ib. latter wes Ia tintint Condition an,
ksi ini boats tO tescHs the nru,
All tue avaiiibie boats of the kearsage vera
Nv lc"efed and niafned; but before single cue
'ud reach her the Alabama went dowo-aowu
ear and straight to the bottom Of the ocean =
az was at this time about six miles outside the
1T, and about five hundred yards distant from
e ktaTsagt-
The men, asshe was sinking Jumped overheard
any were doubtless dfJwned-how MANY Is not
I known
She had about the same sized crew as The ear
se, ana seFeh'y were hif that were saved by the
'ailable boats of the Aabar.a and taken from
. water by those Of the Kearsara Fifteen of
ose tiity saved were wounded. Two of these
ed after being rescued, aud The Carpenter of the
aoama, one kobinSon, was picked up dead and
riectiy naked
new character now appeared upon the scene
II English yacht steamer belonging 10 the ROYAL
acht squadron, named the Deerhound ami
sned by gentleman 10 Liverpool, came In sight
the kearsags Immediately upon the dtsa appsar-
ice of the Alabama. 1t 81 ems she had been al
chor during the early part of the action; but to-
ards Its close weighed anchor and steamed away
,side of the hearsage, afterwards passing undef
II stern. Capt Winsi0w hailed her and asked
4 assistance In e.culng the drowning men of
c Alabama She proceeded toward them, low
ID her boats, which were seen 10 pick ND q fe.y
en- and then, without approaching the kearsays
ain, steaIned away, and, spreadiug her canvas,
adeded toward the English coast Among 9th.
$ rescued by her were two English officers who
me an board the kearssge to surrender the Ala,
ma aud several other officers who had been per
Itted 10 leave with their boats 10 rescue their
sa crew, bur who, 1t appears, deser, ed them and
ught refuge on board their English tender. II ia
neTaIiy supposed that Capt Semmes escaped In
Is yacht, although among the officers Of the
-arsase this is by no means con sidered posi;ive
One OF the men taken prisoner asserts that the
4 he saw of the Captain, Just before tho shin