The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-07-21
DESTRUCTION OF THE ALABAMA.

NEW IOhhI JulJ ., loof'-Dy luo
arrival of the City of Baltimore and
New York at this port to-day, we have
the highly important newsof the total
destruction OF the rebel pirate Alabama,
in afght with theUnitedStates steamer
Kearsarge, Captain Winslow, off Cher
bourg, France, on Sunday, June 10th.
The following are the PARTICULARS of
the fight; -..
On the morning of Sunday, June
10Th, at 1890, the Alabama was OBJ
served steaming out of Cherbourg
harbor towards the steamer Kearsarge.
At lilo the Alabama commenced the
action by firing with her starboard bat
terry at a distance Of abouta mile, the
Keals ,rge alsoopened fro Immediately
with her starboard guns, and sharp
engagement, with rapid firing from
sh ips, was kept up, both shetland shell
being discharged. In the maneuver-
ing both vessels made seven complete
circles at distance of from q quarter
to half mile.
At twelve o'clock the firing from the
Alabama was observed to slacken, and
she appeared to be making head sail
and shaping her course for land which
was distant about nine miles.
At 1890 the Confederate vessel was
in a disabled and shaking state.
The encounter WAS witnessed by the
English steam yacht Deerhound, which
made towards the Alabama at this mo-
ment, and in passing tho Kearsarge was
requested to- assist in saving the crew
of the Alabama. When the Doerhound
was still at distance OF two hundred
yards the Alabama sank, and the Deer
hound then lowered her boats, and with
the assistance Of those from the sink
irg vessel succeeded in saving about
forty men, including Captain Semmes
and thirteea officers.
Yhe Kcarsargc was apparently very
much disabled.
The Alabamas loss in killed ASed
wounded is as follows: Drowned, onC
officer and ono man; killed, six men
wounded, one officer and sixteen men
Total, eight killed and scv,ateer
wounded.
Captain Scmmcs is slightly wound
cd in the hand.
The 'Kearsafge s boats were lowered
and with the assistance of tho Frenci
pilot, succeeded in picking up the re
inainder of the crew.
Before going out to fight Captain
Semmes confidcd to a gentleman OF
shore his journals and all tho docu
ments connected with the cruise OF th
Alabama.
According to some accounts theKear
sarge had sustained considerable dam
age, her sides being torn open, show
ing the chain plating. A dispatch
however, from Chcrbourg (whcre it j
presumed the Kearsarge has arrived,
say that ehe had suffered no damag
of Importance, and that none of he
officers were killed or wounded, ant
only threc Of her seamen wounded.
The Kearsarge captured sixty-eigh
Of the officers and Greg of the Ala
bama.
h A letter to the London Times, date
at Southampton, England, June q
says: .
The English steam yacht Deerhount
belonging to Mr.. John Lancaster,
Hindley Hall, Wigan, Lancashire, al
rived here last night and landed Car
tain Semmes Commander of the lat
e Confederate steamer Alabama,) thin
, teen officers and twenty six men, whor
she rescued from drowning after th
! action off Cherhourg yesterday, whic
!. resulted in the destruction ofthe world
renowned Alabama. From interview
held this morning with Mr.. Iancat
ter, and Captain Jones (master of tn
o Deerhound) and with some of tn
0 Alabama's officers and from informf
ton cleaned in othcr quarters, l al
s enabled TO furnish you with somo in
o tefestihg particulars connected wit
: the fight between the Alabama and'th
Kearsarge.
Oh arriving at Cherbourg at 1
|; o'clock on Saturday night, by railwa
from Caeh, Mr.. Lancaster was inform
ed BY the captain Of his yacht, whic
was lying in harbor awaiting his a.
rival, that it was reported that th
Alabama and the Kearsarge were goin
! ont to fight each other in the morninI
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