New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-11

A., r,nsrse already received by you. and those sct
ing under you In the consciousness OF na.ihs thanr
ION and tbrough YOU the captain, officers, ana crew
OF the Deerhound for this signal service ana 70 on
that doing So but sno ~ to Of tho
ment Of my country ana Oh the uoFeihiHS ~ w.
I have the honor TO be, Dear Sir,
Most respectfully and truly your OBJ, s En-.
Tam, r,xc,srEn. esq.,, Hindley Hall. wgan.
o0''' TIynIEY HILL, NEAR WIGAs, June "a ,sc1
ma, SIp am In due receipt Of your esteemed favor
-, as inst and am gratifed TO find that the timey
ala we rendered with the yacht Deerhonnd 70 tlo ~
t contain and officers and crew Of the Alabama mas
mot Min your approval shall always look Dack W
~, even{ With satisfaction however much we may
rsSret the result which neeesstaed my Interference
Yours very respectfully oohS hANOA'
The Hon j. NJ MASON
LRTTER PROM CAPT. wINSLow.
r,o ,o,o1ynr-iettor is published In The Daily Ntesi
SIR There have been SO many nohsensieai puun ,h
lions the engagement a .JSh r sb sbat cor
Alabama and kearsaige tHn' ~ 10 my "' '
rection should be made. ~ . - r.,
winsow. TO have dOno so, would have been 10 nave
r;oiated tho order of the Navy Department On the
contrary Capt Winslow received request rom NhP''
SoInes not 10 leave no would fight tho hcarsarge'
and would only occupy gay or w" SOt,rc 1I bey were
completed The Kearsarges battery consists OIL seven
gnns two ll.inch Dallgrens, four 32pounders, one
light rife 2epounder Tie battery oil we sa ~
consisted Of one 100 Founder rifle one heavy % do.'
ak 80 pounders-that IL, more gun than the henr
sarrc In the wake of the engire the outside the
Kcarsarge had stopped mp and down her snee
tended some 20 feet and done by the hanus 0, 'o
KearsaTge; the whole was covered by nshs PaH, 80 ~
prevept dirt collecting IL was FOR the purpose :" W.
toctinr tho engines when there was no coal III nc
upper part Of tho bunkers as was The case wheh .o
acton took place. Tho Alabama had her bunGcIs iu,
and was equally protected. The kcaTsGrgo went Into
action with a crew of l62 officers and men. The Ala
hama by report Of the Deerh0und's officers had ioo
The Kearsarge steamed TO sea IN order that no ques
tons of neutrality jurisdiction shon9 Dc IsYH, adi
lar enough she turned short round and sieered nmeol
ately for The Alabama for close action Inc hlnuen'
fred as she coming down on her two proausiues
and part Of an0ther one shot came on D9aru inc
Kaarsnrge The Kearsarge then sheeTed and opened
on the Alabama, trying TO get nearer Inc ac'.Vu
lasted ono hour and two minutes rom the ilfst W my
last shot The Kearsargo received y shols anpse nv
below l3 about her hull the best shots were aban me
rnsinrost two shots which cut the cham stops tue
Shell of which broke the casing OF wood covering iey
were too high 10 have damaged the tDlers hau wy
PENETRATED The kearsaTge was only snghty uannBcu'
AMI supposel the action for hot WORK had Just Spn
menced when il ended. Such stun as the A!avanu
firing when she was going down, ana al suoh 'aisi
twadde The Alabama toward the last holsleu SAL "
cet nway when tie KearsaTge was laid across hei
bows and would have raked her had she mol suIren
dercd which she had done, and was trying 10 get hei
aags down and showing white nag over tue stern
inc officers of the AlabaIia board the hearsafge say
thnt sbo was complete slaughter.house ana was co,h
pletey torn 70 pieces. This is all know Oh tho An
oAi"A JonS A. wISsLow Captain
| CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN CAPT WIssLo" AM
MR.. BoSFILS.
| The following correspondence between I'M
Of the Kcarsarge and NJ Bonhls. the eommercia
| agent of the defunct Alabama has been puphsneu a
ChereouIg:
| CHTRBoukd. June -.
| IT, Non,ievr BoNFHA L. g. e. y kssrssrSe-Sr.; Ger
tain pilot boets which from feelings Of humanity al
lowed 20 save several prisoners whom the Alabdma al
gone down took them into CherDourg. These officers
| s.fla nat he a.
they arc nv prisoners and demand that they coine on
board the kesarge 10 surrender such III they should
endesyuT free thems,yes nom this obhgiilon nnu"f
cover OF the means which have been used for their eca
JOBS y. WNsIow. Captain
NJ Bouhls replied ~ follows:
| n, fsaps JoiTs A WISmow-Sir; have received
| your letter of June n. Your demand IL one which
have power whatever 10 entertain, and shond have
these unfortunates have found refuge. know OF no
law OF war 10 prevent soldier from escaping from the
feA OF battle amer reverse although be bad been
made prisoner and do not sce Why sailor who saves
himself by swimming should be- In worse case. must
therefore refuse 10 act as yor 90 miVeeh toward Ger
tain indy idGa, whom DO not even name bn, whom
You claim a. prseners 1 cannot. morWyeT understand
how the authorities Of the United Stats csn pretend 10
hold prisoners in the territory OF the french Empire
| | an, sc, B9SFILs.
| TIE MoYITEUR AND CAPT SFMsRs-
Tie official journal ia It, accJunJf the nay al cori-
bat at Chsrbourg says tie Si, VII not ainii That
| the Alabama had struck her flag Bat Capt. Smmes
tales on himsef in his repor 30 rcct that statement
lie In fact complains the enemy confined 90 hrr on
him even after he had lowered hs fhg and n another
passage OF Ills report accuses the Commander OF the
konrs.rg. with not having seat 1O 90 him Until In,
vessel hal sunk This time the NC,>tr takes on itelf
| u rofute Capt Seunes; IL was ~ TIE moment when
the Alabama sinking By the stem ~hio the crew
took refuge IN the bows which DISAPPEARED ~ its
turn that the Federal vessel approached and picked Up
- men Of HON ~ we're wounded. Thus, therefore.
the Afou,uF must admit that the Ahb1ma struck her
flag on the very assertion ~ Capt Nemmes and that
officer enlightened by the information u the hgtslr
must allow that he has Srongfuly Gc 9sed tie captain
! Of tie kesrsarl,o Of inhumanity."
THE sRw ALABATi.
| II is not true, as reported hy thr 1snPs, that
Capt Seinmes is IN Paris but Il j. aid that he has sent
for uOs Of his officers to give them instructions for The
| Armament OF n new Alabama Of which he proposes
shortly TO take the command The franz which seems
10 kave received special information about this new
shin says ihst she Is small beautifully formed cor
veie iron plated inside. and prorided With powerful
artillery Capt ScInInes has ordered three pivot guns
CAPABLE Of throwing hollow projectles Of 10 and solid
proyactiles ~ -0 English pounds Her crew. which In
tho old Alabams CONSISTED Of li"mcn IL 20 De aug
montcd "a IT, The Franc, says that these details are
positive" IL does not know in wiat port the new fip
viii be armed but il believes thai no surveillance can
prevent IL nom putting - sea
France.
THE LONDON CONRTEkNE
A telegram from Paris SAYS: Al the last
sitting of the Conference prooIgation % the arnis