The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-10

European dates as late as June 25th
have been received. The most irnpor-
tant item In them to readers on this
side of the Atlantic is the account of
the destruction and sinking OF the
Confederate States corvett's Alabama
by the Federal Gunboat Kearsarge In
Cherbourg BAY on Sunday the 10Th
uitimo. The Alabama, In command OF
Raphael Scnmes, reached CherbourG on
Saturday the nth of June. She en-
tered the harbor for the purpose of
making repairs. as she was in an un-
scaworthy condition. While there, 1t
appears that the captain OF the Kear-
sarge challenged Admiral Semines for
. fight between the two vessels The
challenge was accepted, and on the 18th
the Alabama steamed out TO attack
the kcarsarEe. The fight WAS short
and sharp. IT is enough to say that
the effective guns of the Kcarsargc
shot holes In the Alabama and she
was sunk. The men and tho boats or
the kcarsarge assisted In saving the
lives OF the men of the Alabama as
the latter was sinking. Admiral
Scmmcs and several OF his officers were
taken aboard the Dccrhound. the steam
Yacht OF John Lancaster. OF London,
which had gone out with Mr. Lam
caster and family on board, TO witness
the fight. Admiral Semmes went to
London to report the loss OF the Ala
bama to MIR. Mason. the representative
90 the Confederate government In Eng
land.
Lieutenant Colonel Arnold. of the
sixth Georgia Regiment. was instant
iy killed in the Petersburg trenches
on Thursday afternoon By shell
which exploded near him.
Hon w. w. Avery of North Car
olina. died in Morganton, y c.. on
Sunday last, from the wound he re-
ccived III the engagement between
the Burke Home Guard and Kinks
raiders. He was the last of four
brothers who have fallen In this war
John Royal. young man of Rich
mond, son of John NJ. Royal, was killed
on board the blockade running steamer
old Dominion, near Wilmington, y c.
last Tuesday. Young Royal was n sig
nal officer in the Confederate service
y shell which was fired from a Federal
vessel struck him on the head and
he was instantly killed.
III the Mayors Court yesterday
James +. McGee. charged with selling
whiskey in violation of tho present
prohibition laws. was held to security
ana sent on to the grand jury of the
Hastings Court.
day or two since. Mrs. Thorn
ton. lady living In Rockets, the
wife of a refugee from Norfolk, gave
birth TO three children at one time
two boys and one girl. In short
while the girl died. but at last ac-
counts the boys were alive and do
ing well. and hid fair some day TO
make able Confederate soldiers
Governor Curtis of Pennsylvania, has
called out 1900 1oo-days volunteers
Ito repel threatened invasion of the
State by the Confedcrates."
Mr.. Lincoln has issued a prociama-
ton suspending the writ of habeas
corpus and instituting martial law
throughout the whole State of Ken
lucky.
About o'clock Yesterday evening
our artillery along the whole line in
front OF Petersburg opened upon the
enemy and al the same time our mon
mounted the brcastworks and dc.icd
the I'ederals, who sought the cover
OF their Entertainments, and replied
only with artillery.
The Fcdcrals have made no assaults
on our lines At Petersburg for nearly
4 week past, and the impression pre-
walls that much OF their force has
been drawn off from our front.
At n late hour last night all was
quiet on the front at Petersburg.