Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-08
" sEMMEs FOUGHF EHE +" KEAR-
SARGE" Apew4a ;
/ Rebel Narratives of the, kifSif.

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was the delight and pride of the
lis to eulogize Rapisek senmss, the
te commander of the Aabams, as
of the greatest roEerA and lighters
ever led his ship into, action. !, He
an uncommon hero. Captain Kidd
sr surpassed him, and bis, chivalric
ing cast that of Nelson, prake, DA-
r, Paul Jones and 4.aO4d aIronsides'.
,art into the shadss Ia theit eyes he
the Alabama on account Of the
{ superiority of the KeArsarge in
crsw and metal; and, moreover,
affirmed that sha~,waA iron clad,
b was not the case, % aIt Has&Rmsn
', both ia this country aRd abroad.
ow Semmes did ightis, recorded By
raj of the crew OF kis vessel, who
so their MISREPRESENTATION.
kill Magazine. They confess that
Engagement was sharp, and say that
runners of the pirate were not to be
pared with those of the-KeAEsargg'
fred "by routine" and fred
/" never changing their elevation
depressing theif guns while , the
sarge, taking advantage of the
q, gradually neared thE2 AhsMWaT
ner gunners took deliberate aim for
shot. The Southern story that the
endeavored to D0asd -theb United
Is vessel is set at rest by these men,
stss that instead. of Making thiB ats
{ Semmes did hia l'hask to get away,
the time the fghta c6mEenced2b
readed the sleveh.ifeh shells, and
assign as his reason for meeting
ain WINSTON that ne had been
lied +" into it By Ahs tEsglish- and
ch officers in the harbor of Cher
3. If such was tHR sbEs WhichAn;'
d him to q trial. Of strength wifi
ain Winslow, it is but1 anesAsEF eRia
e of cowardice and lack OF moral
age. If Semmes IYas7 conscious Of
nferiority, he deserves hanging At
.ands of the rebel Goverpmentn for,
oss OF his ship in an engagement in
b he knew he must aithaE surreedarr
/, TO the bottom. gssd ,osfa ;sbafld bna ~
/ the richest part Sof The aistesy lstpsd
ne crew, is that whichOrsIatesa toi
mes, as be appeared during the two
duration of the tight b Sf6FS
pg Cherbourg be sent AAihfs vslua-
On shore, as we 1uioE W. jk thea sspsE,
the chrouom etArsWE4jeA bee bad
from the unarmed ships which
previously falleR.iRte hisshsndsx Bal
rto it has not beenipabhciy known
he was concerted bout his D~Y'
sdiste personal welfare. Respecting
ction these jack tars give such tsss
ny as materially attffeta from, that Of
English friendsaon aths, pssThonnd
ais admirers in I'M South fga 90 ~ q
the commenesmeRt s6Ee Tho ,lpng;;
ID combat, it seenHs fhat he9astened
nd his precioas + body . q ssGsffe-pte-
sr," a regularly snA lated I9dia Enb Der
aver. A coat hcf df6ilnwouid have
useless against Dahlgyen's II inch
or a 100 poppder Parrot solid
So thought Sammea ans. probably
easoned rightlyasince.-the, expert
has never beeR;tfisd- iHs thsse; our
and he was not ahxiousrto be- the
who should solxes the question III
ria persona. Ihis "Gfs:prssefversi
deemed the safest Of the two, and
: proved SehaRes wore lit aii
lgh the engagenaant, ana;mnst have
ented most un5dpe appssraoce fos
pmmander. His example infected
rev, and they pzomptly adopted bis
autions, and stood At their guns. with
Inevitable but w4irnme Ipdia subbers
nd their bodies, altprepared. to jumI
1.-THE deep deep ssa,a provided tht
rsarge should VIM the day Wher
Alabama was found to be ddled, and
lily going down, EgalIsnt Ssmmes
apresented by the lerrators, was the
to leap overheard, and dash out for
)eerhound, suppurtHd by his eaoute-
preserver- fl :
this is the only instance on record
commander of shipypreaarFfng biz
able existence in this, manner, We
ID suggest thathis ekaiHpIe hersaftei
Id be imitaiedahy all oficers whs
z themselves weak khssd when go
into action on the high seas By 81
q if there shoHid he mo- Qsarhou nd
they will at least. run, che chance o
rlg picked up by,sthe. ,eaAmy; ipsteal
{ gncbly going ttasI paHy Ipness lpcke
q with theirst6aRlis @gmmaaqis lal
inal genius abaGasSesyeg the thank
very coward who treads q 6narte
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