Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-07-27
~. ssr.., Naval Fight.

lish paper We find i 10 the n. Z. Sun Of
July 9Th:
An bling n readiness, the Alabama got up
steam on the morning 81 Sunday, June 18th,
and proceeded out Of Cherbourg, escorted BY
the French irun-clad Couronne, to see that
the fight took place in neutral water, outside
the limits Of the French coast. By coinci-
denee, supposed to be not uncontriyed, the
Deerhound, an English steam yacht Of 100
tons, and 70-horse power, built like the Ala
bzma, BY the MessFa. Laird, Of sBirkenhead,
was on hand. The Deerhound was owned by
Mr.. Lancaster, OF England, and was lying
in Cherbourg harbor when the owner heard
Of the contemplated fight. He at once re-
solved TO witness It, and followed the Ala
bama and Couronne out of the harbor. The
Conronne anchored at the three mile line,
within French Jurisdiction, but the Deer
hound went further out, and remained with
| in mile Of the scene Of action. Mr.. Lam
caster had his wife and family on board, and
| by aid Of powerful glasses was able to see the
! effect Of every shot. The action took place
between seven and eight miles from the
French shore. a q
The Alntama fred the first gun at quar-.
ter past eleven O'Clock, AM, when she had
arrived at a distance Of mile and half
iIoLn ene = ~ ny :. .ha x ssr-
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49, ai.e ..,..5 ~. mil ne
ING AeAl 80 -. Ths sec.
enslny .als I's h.Is ,;a,,,a ayssr ;na;cted
Snu sn9s' su .i'ii ~, & s.;n. thsn hscems
ous u.s.s - chad near
notS ,. !; ;riss n distance Of
half mile from each other, and seven COM
| plete circles were made during the engage
ment. Inc ALABAMA nleu ,nree 8uns " onS
rom me heaisar8e put .ne Lormea ~, SAu .r;.S
put NUKE oamAee, WINE Ille lassel w
aeaoiy enect. SncLsly a,Iet sre k;uaa
menceo, snos iryn sne 1884 -. 49,
tnree men on ooasu 'as .a,.S ~. ,,onn5sS
tnenl " Ple0sss ~ ,.;,i,S ano.he,' ,yh;is
tnies Ilule ll;el sl,e ~ sish.r,.,s fs,,
tniId snos cALIl II awsI .ne ~ saeL t a..
ana part oi ule luua . IN Iei S 800, -
aoing gun eno causlns luuon uaa 49,
Below ana forward nes eoMPaIsne .. s msas
an carried aWS, anu ..s .Sao ,,,,oh c,,.
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lArse snsAs Ase III .s.;,'S 80, Fr.I
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sns,l sia.eIse NV s..s o.hs ,asssi
~ sns taea S..sr. ~ ,s.,sr was reschino
nao SUM ~ =. .uA. c s.s .bsr ar
tne enSns r; nsts; ;s,Stp,,.nt M Reil n %
IeGseu uis s.. ~ ssata ~ The sb;n Thai
Desow anu tsp ve.,s NJ swing sbs was in
onI;. so ~. "r5 The Ganfs;n decided al,
s..;s;rS Ne 10 The Aao had been already
ss,aa ,s,n nss shs. aHay bnt replaced
w When me battie was at an end the Deer
ho,nd s,esmed nyer 10 the Kearsaroe. and
! NJ T..,,c.s tar was nsked bv the officers of
~. T5ASsrsl mi, ~ r and nSck m the scores
1 LAS = OeSAtA sap - ~ f- r., II -
as s,iS nd ss;rn ns;no abont He lowered
~ - a. hnsts and nI, m them. command
cd by 4 man named Adams. was steering his
boat into q group OF a dozen struggling per-
sons. when he passed drowning man at
some short distance with an officers cap on.
| One of the men in the boat cried ont "That's
| Semmes," and the drowning man called out,
q / am the captain--saye me; 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 hear-
sarge, but put me on board your yacht. =
Adams promised TO do so, and laid Semmes
down in the bottom, and covered him with a
| sail to conceal him from the Kearsarge's
boats, which were evidently anxiously search
| ing 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 seen in the water were pick
ed up, Mr.. Lancaster was anxious 70 get
away, and began to steam out to sea. He
expected that he should have been brought
to by a shot from the Kearsarge, but she was
too much disabled, it appears to go after the
Deerhound to overhaul her, and thus Semmes
escaped being made prisoner.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
When found in a sinking state the Alaba-
ma ceased fighting, and lowered her boats, in
which the dead and wounded were placed.
Shortly Afterwards the Alabama SANK, the
officers and crew jumping INTO tue sea, .Wnen
the kearsazges ooa.s came up 70 assist IN !,
saving the crew. The otficer IN command 81 81
the boats inquired Tor Semmes, and was tod
that he was drowned, whereas ne had already
been picked up BY the yacht Deerhound and
slowed away, the yacht having then steamed
off with al speed, expecting the hearsarge
would attempt % capture tnose on ooar9.
Atter the aeton, sne wGaie ooas ana amy,
left uninjured, were lowered, and the wound
ed men placed IN them, Mr. Fuinam being