Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-08-19
uwnb with her a,cur5sd fl:gs flying iro,,, he,

we're my feoliiI%5. knoW that lad ...: ..t
| n, sw "a usn5 dsaf friends Ga tja!J, arI
/ thCnyht i; rnarS thai likely tkai l.} ssh all
| another nephew lad CONC oct ii aaa ~ ilr-
| 1jlot boats, CT ons II tho Eeg.isn J.1hls H..
| haa goDe cut bEiars hsf, and jointd her .ut-
side but all lae,ings originating in GloJi ..3.e
lost in the one great sbsorbins Que o: lry
country's less, lnl thu loud huEzas, the bus
ter and brag and Growing that va would ielc
from the Ysnkees |. however, iIhI tot iri,ii.
tims for sucb thous htS fGr very Soof, the Ge.
ueseity for me 10 IL my s.a:s .ruse. I %snt
TO my room and ssIt - aii ACCOUNT "i tho
affair, and tAen stafled ou., with tho hops tkai
son,e CT tks tcsye fslloTs Picked np by li,a
bosts that kIew to be Out, could Is lanlio.;.
was iust in time lor E;.R The Gf3Gd rn-t-
ing towards the landing. Pushing uY nay
through, rau iosn tho ostcrs !ns, ~ tis ta
meet boat that landed LiSutenh;ri .,r'nbTons. :,
Mr.. Brooks, Asstaant Erginssr. tha sail ."i.--
kar, and scyen@meh. ,1Iiey were, nt roiirsa,
half naked and thoroughly wet. snd Mr.. Arm
strong WAS slightly wounded by y piece 81 II
shell. | gave him my a.a. snl telling tl.a
resi- to talbw.-pgsi,sd through ths er"''d i"
my hOtsI.
As sSo., us we arrived there al..ii uhh.ea
Mara placed in my hand psckeau ot .e:un
ble papers that had boelI u9GilnItei 10 ,ir ':ais
By Semmes. Tlis b,ays fellow haa hcoi.
picked up by ole Of the loa!u ot tho T. Esni-
saga, bu. he jomped Gut Of her AID ahhs" IL
tia pilot boat, at tho great risa u has lilo. III
order that hu Lii sht hot iai 10 s.,sc !hG65 pa-
pers, which he had rroIr,sed hin captain. IN
The sratsr, to do.
soon had Armstrong comfortable III ajnla
Of my clo:hes, and sent for suit f"r eac! ol
tia men, 6n1 ordered them IL glsss 81 BRANDY
aud Il diader I'll 'Iounl. and tho bill "hra II
came IN shGwad tt'ar they dill Dot 81: l.:u The
former hal iast got t!:cse n,aH u9!:!"ria
bio when Dr. uislt came ir, ',n'!et uhasT IA.
role, with tho wounded. lie i",,.i.;!; mt
that tittq.tWu VI lLe mru Mhuli J., lnG:o% ~
once 6i, Parole, and i.,l! theta VETS IN ,'l:.ft'
5he CARPENTER aud taTs5 i.:cc Ti.o :.,i a:ci ..
ther wounds.
As sO1n Us ] ouuld tn1e t,raut rinnnla male
Il accommodate thu TeiI. siaIiei foc il:s h0a.
r,ial to se9 70 the w|ulth:d eGd frav,ia int
the burial Of tho dead. | e1'n tpTna uI, with
the long lne os lJir. eaah with IA bloody ten
ant-tTtlve fTOia iho Alabama and .!Erod from
the k,arsago-- carried uIl tho sh0uld6Ia ai
F.snch saiiars. AZ drove by sonla Of .be
brsve fellows Recognized me. o.! raisiu,,
themselves up, ohaersd for the Alabama and
Captain Senmes. Their brave sp:rits were
elill unconqus,ed. The French aa;lv!= aE:A
soldiers tGck il up--,ai this Is ti3 feeling
which / speak 81 in Ito beginning OF E.g .s;.
:sr which this IsF,iL!, lore 10 us hha aTGt
in the hearts OF The French people, aid " mtioli.
think, will bs worth u us dozan Ala
! bamas. Not ing could nir+ed tta t;ni1s.5
Of tho French cfrcs:S, lImi Idr uia;, l..:a
their own they could Gvt !ay, a!CirT, gG1Iv
genuine ayE,rathT dud Kindness ir,m - iii
! surgeon aoSa to The nurse= wills ;tao i.ies-
vt,ro Of those sN Get SistArs .. ilarit2 T:Hs6 On
itself, q sunbeam. I"
must dier.ss l,t!e 10 speak particularly
Of thesn tnai,ned and woundsd ucn. Ii Lis
spirit of the crow vi the Alabama Was eta;l.i
wien she went cut 50 tbs unequal contest!
what can l cn!l that Of thosG npb;e ie;ip,s-
noW9 1t struck even The ihinui.i7e frara!t
mso with eaniration. The:r FIST icq,..4y
wss tbout thcir captain SID iioet= aDl w.a7r
was eLla - tsl! iia'a thryi were al! saie. t3:
delight was unbauntad. Eaen whils sndu,
ring the pain Of having their wouJ.ia :r,f;stl.
they gave utterance ia e1olGma,ionE, 10 tbn
dssrs that ttey might soon h5 u2 I'D 7E:,t,
another chance at taat ship
The wounded ibsda comfortable c.rao ih5
task 5f managing Tnen thus Cos: on shl"i5 oi
Keeping rhem il sood Lunior With themselves
and viii the country ii their s!5psi0si. IL
all this succeeded hsyori my i.ro.:t -ai. urr,e
expectations, They bohay6d - Well III at,.'o
as not in the least 10 iamhso the ioniaIi;J iit
preston which ta'! teou iva 10 Oh tho .arl,
By their naval duel | urged them hlI 10 t,:s;,
sober, and remsDlsr that ttoj hnd n'a.ls ;.
bane which they must not tarnirh, aInI they
CAME .fnfiy up I" i.:H :anrk A; night they
made Confederate tlay, anil no,l m"rri,r
eValg man was sober En.t ready 10 GARY ihru
r:iirmhtes uil their s!iouiirl, 10 ;Lslr sra,p..,
with the aag in front | waa proud II hs une
Of the few tn foi.oW ta4t c,:teGa. Everywhere,
as we parsed tho ps'rlo Stood uncovered, r:;i
ths uinost sympathy Yas shown.
paid them eli cf, without uiurLaur from
one, and paid their passage over to Sou,hamp.
ton, to join the captain, ctiiarrs and uh; pmans
whom they loved. unt then returned To Paris
to have come arrangements mn'le. if possible
for the four officers whom thr iAnh-pr ",:l
held. and refused to leave III p"rGtS.
there interested the ladies' forth n"ni,,laj.
ard procured and sort them o number ci books
to read. 1 will rot apologize f3l
tba length Of this l6tier, i5 knew THAI M 571r
elsa could have e,,Fan Ycu tha deaiis y L,nh
La'e given you, aid in which yau m,:=t ....u
rally leal suoh tiecU ,,srr.t