, 1864-07-08

of onT trans tansic ntlshposs THEY would 60 ven
70 take lceron from us IL tine
rate Of speed for the Alabama, and, a. che
possessed this great requisite in naval war
fare, OF course she had the advantage Of her
opponent. The KearBarEe has BEEN cruising
for the Alabama for two years, and has been
denied entrance to ports for The purpose Of
repairs to her hn1l aud machinery. There.
fore 1t iB fair to presume that she was Ia no
first class condition to 70 into an action.
While the Alabama, being built, manned
and armed in Epeland, has had Opportunities
to reat unmolested, and was in prime con-
dition for an actor, Or she would never bare
co1rted CONTEXT with the Yankee. With
the bare exceptions Of the triling weight of
sarge, the Alabama bad everything in her IA
vor. The result proves what We have al
ways F0ld-when these two yeasels met the
pirate would he the sufferer. -
TEE ARMAMENT or TIE KEARsARoE.
The sides Of the Kearsarge we're traIled Gil
over with chain cables. Between the coils
md under the planking wera etudin5s Of
oakum, pitched. a greaf portion Of the sides
erate enToy eereis tie 1oas sS' Of tae a abama
but docs not consider that Captain semmes
Was In the slightest degree to blame. The
fight, be says, was simply mistake on the
part Of the Confederate comm ander. Semmes
nus often been twitted for avoiding armed
uncrned merchantmen in rcnuine pirate
6t4le. When he wns chnl1enref hy the rom,
nandcr If the Kearaarce. eVervho1rin Cher.
boure, It appears, said # would be disrrace-
full II he refused the challenge, and this,
coupled with his belief that tie Kearsarge
was not SO strong as sheereally proved to bc.
made him ngree to fight The sunnery Of
both war-ehiI is said hy the DeeEhopnd neo-
pie to have been very fine.
THE OFFICERS AND CREW or ruElKrARsAnaE
Now that we hare noticed The vessels, f.
Dey,nt rnen u wha sh9gwad u - ps;.isb ~ nnS *S
E-snnt snac+atnru as wo;1 az NO wo-,5 - ~
ior.e wtnt s,ncr;csns can IN ,Tbs faIIows
;rne;5 1;s+ - - ,Hino-s ~ tha Ta,rs ~
~" 10 0. 1et W.ns,a s y. .1s.sn.se..s ~
iesrxsnnf Genaande1mJa;nes nj lom; " 3 Thonton' Of
NeVc Tsmnsttre.
Sr0tonrJohn Ii, Brown. Of New Hsmpsh;ye.
Pagmaster- Joseph A. Smith. Of Maine
1ettag MnNers-Ebcu II. StoddaId, Of New FORK !;
Easio A. sumner.
:Iss s-S ass3stsnt W. R.aisq .. 81 H. a.
socaaseits: Thind Assistants. Frederick L. Miller
and Sidney L. Smith. Of Wassachusetts; Henry
Mcconnell: Of Pennsylvania.
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3c;1a n.,r -. 'rshsm ~ y Penn. Isao
SWAMI o1'S''s' '0'f.'N a. tA' ~
srrTcs, no r .,.,- -<,xx,o1
~. 80 1Tsu-|.SAs
Sppt' vo4n a N!nsioW enIereo Lne navy ~
aSe u ,1ss ~ Q, 9anua1, 1s having beeu appoint
- - 1to9 north Carolina, although citizen OF
Maesachnsctts. Hc Joined the sloop. of-War
t1month, then attached to the West India
Sa Wos sa,,t 4n 81 n ZEN Tiema1neo a1u! lh Tne3
for fetr En-, m,thn ~ Inc Scw fork Naval scnool
nassea msdshin,1e,, me9 has ne vas war1antsa g g
- papscu ~. oeatl-g date April -,
to.s 1s sesa ~ suen oraerea TOT duty Ct Bos-
IN s,onn AZ aF1J e ~ Ts Tas On me cosst Ct Brazil IN
.,' .ne E1ogp s. 1 ~ 4Iet years attsr he was at
ane 9aso ~ ~ nosson. ~ me Hh Of De-
cempef t1oai III ~ Ia 70 A plomolea 70 ne lieu
nl n49a.o..a f. M 1stn o. otueseo s 10 tAe steam.
& o..SsoA s.. - - 1otS r. IN ~ - ottacned 10 Inc
s'oop osa tc55 Ha shn u 1une 3saa sauaaEon ifom
I'M t,iat ttloe ~ @ naL sss - *aa ~ Malang ofqers;
@ Lnen ne was oroeISu i ~ tue n. o1. La"-
tcnce, uaeshp' "he1e nc fen1a'oed long
c'mse. m 49, ,,.. ~ a,.+.,,o. ,ass ~
IN luz t4tn u septeus, doeu, aaasaa ~ WE
I1Uaun.ssloneu ~ a4tu ptusu ~
Ine dsnoezsous Nv hoston+ - 3 to2s ne 10 re-
esstaa anu aMslteu oraers. IN 12ot ns nas ~
prdercd 4ha +,1n IL ioo5 @ ne anhe mas