Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-11

Turing the cap ain not 10 strike and expressing their
readiness 10 sink 10 her and die with honor and one OF
the named Smith, cutlass In hand stood by the
dag and declared rs would a)w Il TO be lowered.
The captain vsled his revolver, and insisted on s be-
Ing lsuled down, which was done, and white flag
hoisted. ~
Numerous acts Of galantry are related az having 90
CURED on board the Alabama duriag tho 6ght one or
IHo o. wien are worth recording. Mr.. Gioley, the
captains OF I'sao, Was struck By shot, which
the lover part of his arm leaving Is banging by ssh
and fkin ne deliberately took out bis knife cut of the
piece OF bis limb, and continued servire bis gun,
An ll-nci shell, which fell on the deck, was taken
up and thrown overheard, to txilede, by two men.
named Townsend aud MARI the latter OF whom aleady
known TO the Alabama men from his hsvir jrmped
Into heavy and saved the life Of MAJ VINO had
fallen overload
A man named S.srno was loading gun when shot
struck the rsmrod aud broke it 10 two Hs locksd up
and abused them for not waiting to have the shot
properly in for THIN.
0ae man Was cent forward to clear the j;bboom
rig Jog, which had been damaged he received q most
pa Dtul wound which orta notw thstanding which
he completed the work and returned the deck, when
snothey ssot cut him in Two.
Another maD, though not MORALLY wounded, refused
to admit that he had been struck aud continued 10 do
his work until he fell dead Oh deck.
FRENCH REPORT FaoM raE OFFICIAL ORGAN.
The PAis AOnitsur of the al sayst
The Confederate stoansr Alabama, carrying Gu; the
dasg Is had announced stveral days before hand, ls
Ohebcurg Roads yesterday at 10 A. d and advanced
Against the FEDERAL cotvse kesrsage, which bovered
in the Cling At distance Of about fifteen miles. Tee
iIoL .ciAd Igate Oouronne eft her moOrlngs simuia
neouSly with The Alabama, and aooomp Iniei her Eve
miller, in order to prevent hosiiiss taking place
10 French Watera Tbs ao ion commenced al IL Ocook
far beyond that lmlr. TIE firing was gssnry kept up
bota sdes for two hours alter which the Aaoans
compelled by tho severe Injuries she had u tanned 70
make fer Ohsrbourg
The Kssrss g Immediately gave chase; but few mo-
rnents Atsrtge Al.hsmI SAX Il was thea ono o'clock
Foe K,srage sa7ed seventy two OF the crew and re-
turned 10 Oterbourg where shs anchored 10 she course
Of the Gftorn5 Tn Confederate ard three Federal
wounded landed and lakea to The Oherb0urs hos
pital ne more OF the Al bama's crew brought
o.ck to Oherbourg by plot boat The steam tug Var
asnt FROM Lhsrboug oY the PIeect Maritime 70 at
ford assistance 10 the AlaoAs coon az she appeared
10 be in danger, BIT only arrived after ali the Vros
Ead been picked up
Paris (JERs 2l) eorresp JndsHes Of London Post
Az Captain SemAes Is N Eagapd, y,u will &c. let :.
ter accounts OF the combat han reach US In P.rs.
ench eccCun. Gays that before leaving Cneroourg he
called hi. men, addessed them, ex,laiming, I'VE
nust CO. qder or Gle !" To which the crew replied Il
give the words in Frencb): hurrah pour 10 sud- VNe
Lee We hrmst VrSa Ia France Ia nation gen.
qui seule pra,qus a'une maneIe imparials Ia
neutraliit ~
TIC DANISH C-hflkkhek AND ITS kSsULrs.
LoSDos Juae % The London News says the Con-
ference yesterday for what in all buaess respec
ma, be regarded as the last Tim AID then altar de-
sIory discussion of tso hours separated zbcui any
tbDg having been agreed to or anything done. the for.
NAL busle Of yesterdays meeting was 10 receive Il
reply OF The bell geren powers &c the proposal made by
the E1gsh Government at the last sitting 70 refer tie
division of ScslesWig to arbitration. This proposal Was
declined by both belgerene
The Germans refused to submit the question to the
division OF So5leswig TO arbitra ion.
The Dutch Government also de.lpe. to refer the vi
Is. qeston Of frontier 10 the proposed arbitration.
No Uther proposition of any kind was made, and the
meeting accordingly resulted in the nal rejection Of the
only proposal that was bs'ors IL.
Tbs virtually closes tue bsrs OF the inference =
There is to be HaL meeting Saturday blu. this is
understood 10 be a matter of form, aud as there 10
nothing fcrthsr 30 be discussed it seems hardly Likely
tina. anything will be done.
l. HDoE, June %, lss4.-It is supposed that hostli
les wall rso om nenoe The 81 h OF June.
HucELLAKKOUa
telegram from Madrid says that ministerial coun.
eli hal decided treat the Peruvian difficulty In such
Lanner ss 10 avoid war.
The L1ndoa Conference has adjourned. A Cabinet
Council was held Immediately afterward- but Lothn z
had uausp.red in regard to the policy agreed upon:
Macmillan arrived at the city Of heIics on the l2.h