The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-12-01

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Il'qial TO aay OF ,ge,c; LID iOljsct
pth5ieror", 'vaa 70 en!ics the, II .tiera'
''ut 70 Gen bs.oed the MD Of tie llsol
laad taen l,sya it on, wj.h.hrr. Ali
Rte ddhM not Lave sha~n his ship to
p.hat ltyt anl coward wcu,d have
avoided u {. f.;ht.noil.orn bI,'ss
When i; ~aP seon. thstthe. ,AlAba-
ma c9nll stcsm faE.er th,n 'hp Hat
tSraa b 4 engines were s!owcd down,
md tAs e9.t to!lior stuff was us,d to
craaic r;noka aEl an impression thOt
she wat using e,o,y en,,rt to ges
away. In his official report the COM
niandcr Of the Hntteraa Saij. that his
suspicious were aroused long enough
bt fore ho c!orci in, but ifso, bc acted
ia very reckless manner in closing
up within 200 feet OF the stranger Le.
fore Laiirg. and likewise occupying
posi.:cn il which he coail 10 sak-
cd. % .'. '."
''.' TIE FIRST GUN.
Having drawn the Iia!toras st
last 20 miles awny from the fleet
aud darkness being ready to fall, tho
Alabama stopped her .cnsincs, ard
waited. She had been lying in this
portion 90 minutes when the Hitter
as steimcd up within o hundred yards
md hailed, Tho answer s.auds
against Scmmcs as seeking to, gain
souo unfair advantage at tho start.
The reply was that the Alabama was
the BsitiSll slip Vixen. In the gloem
Of the evening, aud having never set
eyos on lie AIsts;na, tao c,mmaader
oi Tie Ha:;cras could NJ! dspn'o The
ioiorma.ian.. lIo called ont that he
Would feni boat, ebprrl, and the
'bo.t was piped away, but before it
,cucLcf tho wafer The Alabama gave
her true nauc ana opened ire.
Tue advantage from ;be first to tue
last waF with lie C,nfoierata. He
was ct quarters long bafo Q the Hat
toras c.nc mp. had hin, brosdside
rsaay with Sholls timed aud men OF
i:ho gus. and h9r, flyst i,c Was a sur.
prise. The Alabama had -n;no r.n-
tile Hat'eras oiSht, aad The Gdsan.
tsge Of meta! with tho Alabama. The
tirst shot from Il o cruiser, being that
from tho l05 pnua,lcr life gun, peel.
cl SIX faot CT iron plating OF the
Hdiorss as man might roll up n
map, mi wen. through hor side and
lodged in tho hold. Every one CT
the frat brondsido shots took eject |
somewhere, "a &c vessels were
scarce 20) ieet apart.
Before the AIabama's shot had
found rcetiog places tho H.tte,as
VA, steam n; s'rlish:.nt Ler, deter,
mined 10 COMO 20 elisa q,sr!ers aad
board hcr. She va q not speedy |
enough to accomplish lliis movement,
Tho Lest che corl /. do wac to prevent
the cruiser from securing u raking |
fire AMI fight her hroads.io on. AIte'
ha scconl hro lside Ito. vessf~
dfified &, clpso !cgetNer hpt the
mn-kets aud pirt,is could DO used,
aud tho gnnuers ys''ed taaais at
oach other scross 'hs water. In So
seconds from G.s time slo .Gs ti,cd
On. The H4tterss was rep!yins, IN
aide Of two miantcs sic had incrais.
ctl herbrosdside hy shifting cvcrsn.
oilier gun. In three minutes it hal
settled down to q square fight he
tween two men.of.wsr 30 clo9o to.
se.her iha. sg,oi shot with n ro'
yo,ver could ssyo Killed his niaa ey-
ory Gmo.
TslI!pLc WORK. N1
In fvs m;ru.cs from the cpenisg
Of The f..ht shell from tie Alabama
started q fire in The hold Of the Hat
teraa, AMI ihrec shells had passed
eu,i,c'y through both sides of tb,
vSssel. leaving holes through Which
q lanu could crswl, From thrse TO
llvo shells had sssshei into tho An.
bama, ono Of ITEM ripping open her,
side, and another tearing up six
fees OF desking:. ..,,,r,as
In oight minutes. the. Hatteraf'.
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