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Cape. Scmmc'g Offlcial Report.
Sir: I have the honor to inform you. that
in accordance with my intention, as previously
announced to you, I steamed out of the harbor
of Cherbourg, botween nine and ten o'clock on
thp morning of the 19th of June, for the purpose
of engaging the enemy's steamer Kcarssgc,
which had been lying oft' stnd ' on thu port for
several days previously. After clearing the
harbor we doserjed the enemy, with his head
oti snore, at a distance - ot about seven miles.
Wo were three quarters of an hour in coming
* up with him. . I liAd previously pivoted my
guns to'starboard and made all my preparations
for engaging'the enemy on that side. When
within a mile and a quarter V>f the enemy, he
suddenly wheeled, and bringing his head iii
shore, presented his starboard battery to me.
By this time we were distant about one mile
from each other, .when I opened on him with
solid shot, to which lie replied in a few minutes,
and the engagement ^became active on both
sides. The
enemy now pressed his ship under a full
head of steam, and to.prevent our parsing each
otlfor too speedily, and to keep our respective
broad-sides bearing, it became accessing* to fight
in a/circle,'the two sh^ps steaming around a
common centre, and preserving a distance from
each other of from a quarter tp half a mile.?
When we* got within good shell range, we openorl
iinrVn him wifcl* no......
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minutes aftor the commencement of the action,
our spanker gaff was shot away, ami our oiis'gn
came down by the run. This was immediately
replaced by another at the mizzcu mast-head.
The firing now became very hot, and the enemy's
shot and shell soon began to tell typon oar
hull, knocking down; killing and disabling a
number of men in different parts of the ship.
Perceiving that our shell,-though apparently
exploding against the enemyVsides, were du..
ing him but little damage, 1 ret urinal to solid
shot firiug, and from tiiis onward alternated
with shot and shell.'
, After the lapse of about one. hour and ten
minutes, our ship was ascertained to be in a
sinking condition, the enemy's shed having ex-1
ploded in our sides and between decks, opening I
large apertures, through which the water
rushed with*great rapiditv.
For some few minutes, 1 had hopes of. being
able to reach the Ffbnch coast, for which purpose
I gave the ship all steam, and set such of
the fore and aft sails as were available. The shin
filled so rapidly, however, that before, wo had
made much progress, the fires wore extinguished
in the furnaces, and we were evidently on
the point of sinking. I now hauled down my
colors to'prevent the farther destruction of life,
and despatched a boat to inform the enemy of
our condition.
Although we were now but four hundred
yards from each other, the enemy fired upon
me five tjmes after mv colors had been struck.
It is charitable to suppose that a ship-of-war of
a Christian nation could not have done this
^intentionally.
Wo now turned all our exertions towards
saving the wounded and such of the boys of
tuo snip who were unable to swim. These
were despatched in my quarter boats, the only
boats remaining to me?the waist boats having
been torn to pieces.
Some twenty minutes after my furnace fires
bad been extinguished, and the ship being, on
the point of setting every man, ir. obedience
to a previous order which had been given the
crew, jumped overboard and attempted to
save himself. .
. There was no appearance of any boat coming
to me from the enemy after my ship went
down. Fortunately, however, the steam
yacht Deorhound, owned by a gentleman of j
Lancashire, England, Mr. John Lancaster, who |
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was himself 011 board; steamed up in the njidst
of my drowning men-and rescued a nuiuberof
j both officer,s and men from the water. I was
fortunate enough myself Him* to escape to the
shelter of Llm.neutral flag, together with about
forty, others, all told.
About this time, the Kearsago sent ong, and
then, tardily, another. /
Accompanying, you will "And li?t6 of the
killofcand wounded, and- of thoSe- who were
picked np by the Decrhonnd ; the remainder,
there is reason to hope, were picked up by the
enemy and by a couple of French pilot boats,
which were also fortunately near the scene of
action.
At the end of the engagement it was Ndiseovered
by those of our officers who wdnt
alongside the enemy's ship with llio wounded,
that her midship' section on both sides was
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with chain constructed for the purpose, placed
perpendicularly from the rail to the. water's
edge, the whole covered over by a thin outer
planking, which gave no indication of the armor
beneath.
This plunking had been ripped oflf in every
oireelion by our shot- and shell, the chain
broken and' in looted in many places; and
forced pifttlv into the, ship's side. She was
jnosl effectually guarded, however, in this section
from penetration. The enemy was much
damaged in other parts, but to what extent it
is now impossible to tell ; itr is believed he was
badly crippled.
My oflicers and men behaved steadily and
gallantly, and though they have lost tlxeir ship
they have not lost honor.
Where all behaved so well it would bo invidious
to particularize, but I cannot deny myself
t.lic pleasure of saying that- Mr. Kell, my
first lieutenant, deserves great credit for -the
fine condition in which the ship went, into netion
with regard to her battery, magazmo and
shelUrooins, ami that he rendered me great assistance
i?y his coolness and 'judgment as the
fight -proceeded.
The enemv was heavier than mvsolf both in
nliip, battery and crew ; but I did not know I
until the. action was over that she was also j
iron-clad.
Our total loss in liilled and yoniidrd i* tliir- j
tv, to wit: Nine killed and twenty-one woun- j
tied. i
1 have the honor to he, very respoe.lfiiily, i
j your obedient servient, |
JI. Captain. I
To Hon. James M. Mason. '
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Itiitsan ^tlnioandcr.
The. .most remarkable, exhibition which wo 1
have had the good fortune to witness tor a long j
time, took place at Jones' Wood, New York. !
Christoforo flaono Core, who has created great I
excitement, not only nmojig the people, of I.on- }
tjon, hut also among its savnns, appeared %-tt I
Jones' Wood at the. time tia'ined. to..<rive an !
exhibition to ji select number of gentlemen of
the wonderful merits of a dress which ho has
invented, and which, he claims, is not only
> impervious to fire, but, when worn, will preserve
the body from injury, though the dress be in
actual contact with the flames. The overalls,
to all appearance, consist simply of very coarse
i canvas, covered with read'paint, which blisters
readily at moderate heat; The headpiece
is formed of some substance of about ilic consistency
of pasteboard, and is also covered w th ?
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iv;u p<ii(il. iiii:au nc puis on, ni course, Loiore ;
going into the fire, which is prepare'! as I : lows : ;
'l wo iron cages are framed to r.der.?c<'t ea< h i
other, fibout fifteen loot long, l>v seven feet high,
but ouly three feet wide, with 'four openings j
or door ways. These he completely surrounds
and covers with light brushwood, which is fired,
ami when the whole bet 0:110s, as it were, 011c
body of flame, lie entors, traverses the several
narrow burning avenues, passing in and.out at
each opening with apparent case and-perfectly
unharmed. Core was not satisfied with the
exhibition which lie gave, owing to the fact
that a portion of the brush wood brought by
the men was green and did not burn readily.
Soon after the wood had been fired, however,
the heat wassO great that the spectators could
not stand nearer to it than eight br ton yards,
and at that distance only at great discomfort.
All who saw the experiment were satisfied that
he could do all he promised*.. In fact, lie ap- 1
pcarcd to be the only dissatisfied person on the 1 <
ground, for the reason that the fire was not hot' s
enough for him. ? New York Arci/js,
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^ Mwiiiwiijniwm?naB?yHi?mmi<i?iBiiiiiii n iiwi mwromtirc
ifiVMDEjf>DAiLY JUURNALj
? 2tfl3fAY m? K N2i
Tho Yankees still hold po-ssessiorrnfa portion of the |
fleorgia Kailroad near Atlanta.
All the military policy scorns to be coqcentrated in
two words?stiat#gy and reticence?the llrst, of wliich
means that officers don't know what to do. and tin;
last, they don't know what to say.
"\Ve are anxious to procure a couple, of copies of
FASQUiLl.E S JFfeuch 01 rammer, -Cr.r which wo will
pay any reasonable; price. Can not some of our
froinds who linvo copies, for which tli'ey have no present
use, oblige ut> in this mat Lei ?
The French iron clad frigates ?olferino, Magenta
and Couronne, have boon ordered immediately tj
change their armament and hold themselves ready for
Hen?it is supposed fur Tunis. They are to carry rilled
guns of ho and 50 and four mortars of 0.80 centime
tres. The Couronne is to carry of the rilled guns
'20 pieces of thirty and sixteen pieces of fifty, making
in all forty guns of heat-y calibre.
Deaths in the Confederate Army.?The number
of deaths in the Confederate arinv r ported to the iSecond
Auditor's office, at Richmond, up to the 31st December,
1808, is 57,895, distributed among the States
as follows:
Georgia, 9,501; Alabama. 8.9S7; North Carolina,
8,261; Texas, 0,877: Virginia, 5,913; Mississippi,
5f007 ; South Carolina, 1.511 ; Louisiana, 3,039; Arkansas,
1,9-18; Florida, 1.119.
.9. SllOIIiflHH AllCi-Tttll.
We regret to lenrn by jelegrnph tliat Mr. P6lJGl.AS
Axckum died at Green Pond, on the night of the 20th
insb, from a fever contracted in the service of his
counliy. lie was h niem.her of Capt. Chksnct's
OdVnpany of Cavalry, and,son of the late Col. Wm. A.
Anorum of ;his place, was esteemed highly amongst
his associates at home and beloved by ail in camp for
his genllonmuly bearing and soldierly qualities. We
understand his remains will reach Camden this evening
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Tlte Relatives. Friends, and Acquaintances t-f tbc
deceased iim respect l'a lie invited to nice I his remains
nt l:?o Depot this iitWiuton.
FROM MEXICO.
The' Kraiieo-Mexic.".;) papers, J.a Tk-tafette, of
Mexico city, says at hist dates Dobhulo \\A?
in iliylit by tbo same route ho pursued when
loading his expedition ngainst. r.i? tal/nala. lie
pushed on to SaKdo, when; l:e found Negre-te,
and ohtaiued (roiri liiin a roinforccinvni. oi eight,
hnudrcd men and twelve pieces of'artillerv,
(Ttucral 10 on ay, mi Ids dispatch to the I'retool. or
CJuadakjara, about tlie* battle of Nnehistlau, I
says: **\Ve made an assault, nipl after an ;mi- i
mated resistance by I ho enemy, took the position.
We killed two- hundred, took four can
in mis ."in! a quantity o( a ruts and ammunition.1'
The rest of the enemy's forces surrendered.?
Oar loss was four killed and twenty wounded."
The lhijaro Verde says that there can be no ,
doubt of the submission oftJeueral liragu com- | (
tnandiinv the Junrist army corp.? dfOiuiseo. i .
Jnuroz was still at Montorv. The son of
Gov. Yidanrri was in the field, with some pros- \
pccts of raising a formidable force. A rovolu
tibn was prepared at Satillo; but General Nepretc
arrested the leaders and had a couple of '?
them shot.
FROM SOUTH AM HUTC A.
The Bio Janeiro correspondent of the Lon- .
don News of May 24 states tlfat the Brazilian 1
tribunals decided that the sale of the New Orleans
v..ssels to the house of Phipps, Brothers j
& Co., on the Waking out of the American j
war was a legal one. The Fanny Crenshaw,
now the Giacie, hoisting English colors, left *
? r<i\n rlntre -- - -1
.. .v ? (.luvMYiims anu proceeded on
her voyage to Liverpool. Tlic Xankec Minister,
Gonetal James Watson Webb, had notified '
the" English Consul that the vessels attempt- *
cd to sail out of the port that the Onward, a [
Yanke corvette, then in harbor, had positive ?
orders to take or sink*them. The Curlew then !
had orders from Captain Crawford, the Eng- 1
bsh si-nior officer liere, tif escort the Gracie ^
out of the harbor, and protect her if necessary.
The three vessels sailed on the same day, and
there was some excitement on change, as %it
was thought not improbable that some collision
might occur. The Onward and the Cur- 1
low, however, came in on the next evening,
find the Gvacie went on her way rejoicing.? ^
General Webb is extremely irate with the !5rasilian
Govcrnincut for allowing the vessel to
go.nut.
"latest by telegraphFROM
GEORGIA.
Atlanta, July 20.?'i'lic encrtiy made a
strong demonstration yesterday and this mornirt]>
on our riglTt near Decatur. Gen. Hood at- *
taelced their right this, afternoon on Peach
Tree Creek, near the Chattahoockie. The
enemy wore driven from their* works, and the
colors of the 33d New Jersey7 -ami about 300
prisoners captured from Hooker's corps.
Our loss not licaVy. Mostly slightly wounded.
Gen. Stevens was wounded, it is feared mortally.
Maj. Poslon, formerly of Gen. Johnstons.stall
was killed. There was some skirmishing on our "
right, where the enemy attacked our entrenchments.
After, being repulsed, our cay/dry, nil
tier. Gen. Wheeler drove them, towards Decatur.
*
yesterday evening Reynold's brigade, which '*
crossed Reach Tree Creek, drove them back,
taking two stand of colors and 130 prisoners.
Our troops are in fine spirits to-night.
FROM VIRGINIA.
Retkushuho, July *21.?No truth of the Yankees
evacuating their position on our front.?
On the contrary, they are showing themselvesin
larger force than usual, and unremittingly*
active in strengthening their lines and mount*
ing new guns. Less artillery firing to-day than
usual, and less skirmishing.
FROM HIOIIMONI).
Richmond, July 21.?A fiag .of truce boat
arrived j'.t Yarina last night, bringing prisoners.
? five ladies and a large mail.
No papeis received up to 3 o'clock.
" 8ce];e nft'hai lcHtftii.
timr.k nr\?kri> and srvkntt-sixtii iiav.
"The bombardment of Fort Sumter continuessevere.
The enemy's fire is still 'chiefly directed
upon the Southwest angle of the .fori,
mo.'tly with eight-itwh Rarrott's from lhittery
(Legg and m.oitar slu-lls from the Middlp l>atterv.
About one oY.lnek (!i-ni-iin iv
Mii.choil, rem maud incf Fort Sumter, was mortal!*.'
wounded hy a Jan.ro 'ragmen t. of mortar
shell si rikiug liiiji below the lot'!, liin, while taking
observations, ahontonu oViork. lie died
a little before live o'clock Wednesday iut?'H
boon. \
III the di ;? >;:*i*!i announcing Mm. sad oectirmmIoo,
Canlaiu .Johnson, Kiioitmer. fays : "Alas,"
what a loss." The tribute to his memory will
ho ftmud in another column. Since our last, up'
l<> six o'clock Wednesday evening, four hunilivd
at.d torty-livc shots were fired at Fort SuiuU?r
and forty two shells.at the city. Private
/. A. Todd, of thy. fii-t Guard, and onc*or two
others, wore slightly wounded.
Tlmre has been no change in the tleot.
Some few shots were fired in tlie direction of
secession villi.
Thk Attack on Moim.b.?There can hardly
So a doubt that (Jen. Can by is rapidly preparing
an expedition to move on this eitv. From
iviiat. we hear, it will number some "'fifteen or
.wenty'tlfousaml men. What direction it will
,ake, is probably not so well known; but it is
ikoly that it will move from the coast and be
upported by the fleet of Fairagut, as far as
hat can irive it snnnort.
'It is not necessary for the citizens to bo
ilarnod by this annomiccmcrtt; but it is nece?arv
that tliey should bo making ready with nil
>romptitude to meet tbo threatened danger;
ind this can only be <3onqfby implicitly obeyng
tho instructions and advice pf the genoral
n command.?Mobile Tribune, July 10.
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.A. of White Wine Viuegur.
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. superior article of Starcji and Washing Blue, ol am.
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MRS. MoLEISh'S,
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