Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-01-29
KEA RSARGE AND ALABAMA
THE GREAT NAVAL BATTLE OF THE WAR


} THE GREAT NAVAL BATTLE OF THE WAR
The subject of this paper is an in.
mate of the National Home at Dayton
Ohio, about fifty-eight years of age
and has the appearance Of having been
. a thorough'g going tar. Consumption is
wasting him away, bronchitis has i'm
paired his voice and enunciation, and
the concussion of guns of heavy calibre
has made him deaf, but he neverthe.
less still exhibits evidences Of remark
able vitality. HIS name is
JAMES SAUNDERS,
and he was Signal Quartermaster on
board tho U. S. ship Kearsarge under
the late Admiral Winslow. We hailed
him, and by signals intimidated our
desire that he run out bis port guns
and give us broadside, and the follow
i.e, l. ILL., --...i.' -.--.i-- LS-.s,.-sa...~..
we received from the old "Man Of
War"
"Yes SIR; was in the navy. have
put in thirty years of my life on the
water and have served about eighteen
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a eae ,;aas ~ Wv seJ laws sa oko
us. d, vn0 Nv 9Tn,aS an ~ &c. S.a,aa Y pa;nh-;Js.o - 49,
Lieutenant Hunter commander; but
transferred to the sloop ofwar James
town, Captain Bowling, where l serv.
vus .Ie ~ u;. n,ss % nj rnn.a,o M So poS az
ross no ,hon; tho M;nnapota cao,o;n
Ha nv NJ :" n, VIZ so Sh;,, ,s,h Tp prpoai'
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a." cgdtn San.o;n wor,or S mbo Uiso sUbso
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Sn uo " GOV 'I"' I', 10 ~ 'no ooaua III ~ baoau,e
.np'o, ;, "s' '. .nas means ao'..1 ooa oo.~san.
af ,ha ,ror ~ On % I oriors aoro bomov
a. 40 NO, ,oi, a nart IN anv nnnlassont
no. uaos ~ iha, nU' na;p,btp a p nocnr aDd as soon os
ns s' s... ena' "sns oSs' aa,;,aJ an I q" Oh
ia Dr., is rosy o.s" "' '' ~ Wv
az az ,ros 1o aioa oo hoord ,ho prooL,,n
vhon Ssmnes w ran ,he saurtlet With
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the Sumpter at the mouth OF the Mis-
sisslppl. lie escaped by the North
ass ~ was on ounusy, n1 nrooN,
lyh was ohIy d secohu rale sn'P p, anu
was .ncn oolii,iianueu " 4 oor' ne1
.he ouinp',r no'o III SiSn. We 'nppIu
ancnor anu gnvo cnase' ou. one " .no
oiackesl squa'is l eser Wi'hesseu :, W caliio
up opscering oVciy 'nlnS' anu oo'nrnv1 ',,
ran .no 'ou,npter .nroaSh III Iuis 1 sluai,
anu cSVaPed nioe,y, n'n ~. ~ o.eaauu ,,,.
away tne cnnsG W was tnree i.ilos on oui
Por' oean. we pursueu ior .lno,
ou. II was was USELESS a. ior : @ .no ou'nP.un m ny a
couiu 'nahe WV ,liles a " o"' m Jnoi 49, ~ W.
returned 70 ,.os our lnqno,as'i p;ahJ he nrJoA,
~ was ie,,eseu ~ s"o .arJaS non,Gn
snip oi '9e SAME S'aSs' oolll'anuDu % pa ~
Gapialh rope, anu We came 70 ma, .,
ueipnia ior repairs, whcre We "ero p"'u
OH anu uischargeu'
- wen' nonno i',t " nYs.on, mheio ~
'na,neu ono non'n anu 'Monsy 's'A uays
ana tnen snlPPeu as s'gnal quar.er.
master m p, on ooaru 'ne hearsargo a sa m unaet -.
ahdnt tbe rea bnsiness% %aF ~ t5Plowimn thPlsN Nc SCI
RAPHAEL sEMMEs.
,ho .ohoI oorso;r n. wos an accom.
'E-LeS aonan at ,ara roason ~
.'sneu .e 30 Ia, e., ~, cor,nna 20
s,,o, sInm, ~, :. .,,ar n~' ha,s | - ,ho vor,d We
omom IN w. onSaa nam ~ ~ A,ian,;o all
ionow9u ~" 1uss. - rsla.da I "nd snai
sIoun' .uo S;hni, H.
y oornol.u n," .. ;on,a o.. H. oonr
we eAPoiioISou, T .,;lr P"nu na,S;ns Tho M cor
.esy ol oar G,h nnE.,n ouId vouI no, ailow M 1V ns
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opc ipoiins p'i,ils 10 We ~ oa ~ "",. VI. .ho
s,uo lpo a; pri.,sI n,n,os n uosyuu ~ Sm,ar Wv
prl'lsn ens'sn no's..J on ~ .po "ap ~
suspeo.eu so%9 p;aiaa; .oa a"u ~ NJ ooV no,;oo @
s'neu Oap'a,n ,nhan nS e ,ho ' o;ronn T
however, was 'sho" VI .no Insun iaa.nd
s'anco, anu ~ ~" aHy o.a,bed ~"
from 'ue P"Pois ma 'n1 p;s' yuu p.e' 'aa nas
sa,'eu ioa n"a" sn,,nnod nnd rSsn,a;n
1yGssiu W;ss,r,, nrno;ntod ,o tho commapd of
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'pH "yva "nn,;nnod ,o ,o,low semmes over
Al. k.aod ,ra,ors ond ho ,yos a var.
vi ,ah,a .W,lro ,ha Wis.,, II was like
ay nhantom and when we
inan.hts ,,o hod hin, 10 was not there
o.n s..sat d;a;c,l,v wos that he was
SarheroJ nJ nd sho,;ered bv The English
aa ' Troaoh and ovarv oya;loble e3fort
.n"aa anu ~ ~, ne on ,ho wrong conrse
% w. oou,;nnaiiv ercour,ered hostility
s.ou, W. ,hass ,wo nations Tbev lex
no.h,n,. .oI n1 nndono 80 amharross eyd an
no.nns uIVo I ,ho ;o.oiaaoa ~ [ 18Th I mh;oh
my us, anu va va b., .a,,w oe,o;als sat;s
so WIZ u.aiou IT, - pv'i o,'od | h,, no,r
nou us .nI, p,.;a,:s sa " soai.,n's ,ho; dpon,d
G & ny S, | ~ ,o,ho ho.,"n,s sw;,hort inn
,;s,,. INV sen. .s So " w.. would hayo
ioa,s s"T "a s,,,,nrad oororOd w;,h
yoa,;o~S yoen DGo.v and I poaavJ.d = las, rns,.
ueoola..o ,',aoo ,s;,h T rn',land's croat hernes
ns swIas,s,;n;a,or I,a.v % A Bho,
" " aaa ,;me eerlc n ga wa made
az w., onV IS '''' e' :" '' w
'ho por' VI .
oohhN'io""
IN ireiahu, IN .crrloie stor,h' We
had no sooner cast anchor IN the pay
than we were ordered out py the
oil the port winslow protested .na. @
no vessei couiu hVc III 'no 30" .non
running put the connnhhuant insisvou
.nas ms oruers WIZ inpcrs'so, ls .na. y.
~ is1Avo m, oiu'so, W a"oTIu TIa " 10y ~
Hcr Majesty Whters. Inc Ohpthin