. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . may say that a nobler set of young nations of the globe, with a large sprinkling of men filling the position of officers, and a braver Yankee tars (among whom are to be found the best and more willing crew, never floated. As an evi- sailors), and with a nucleus of Southern pilots and dence of their attachment to the captain and the seamen from the ports of Savannah, Charleston, service, I will state that after the sinking of the and New Orleans. The pilots were given the posi- Ala
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . may say that a nobler set of young nations of the globe, with a large sprinkling of men filling the position of officers, and a braver Yankee tars (among whom are to be found the best and more willing crew, never floated. As an evi- sailors), and with a nucleus of Southern pilots and dence of their attachment to the captain and the seamen from the ports of Savannah, Charleston, service, I will state that after the sinking of the and New Orleans. The pilots were given the posi- Alabama, upon our visit to Liverpool, where the tions of petty officers, and sustained their repu- crew were paid off, a large deputation of them tation nobly, materially aiding in the discipline of called upon Captain Semmes, and pleaded with the crew, for upon our peculiar service, and with him to get command of another ship the equal of our ports locked against us, we were compelled to the Kearsarge, promising that they would join him observe the strictest discipline, both with officers to a man.—J. Mel. 604 CRUISE AND COMBATS OF THE ALABAMA. 605 of shell to fire and sink them as we went; thus we expected to accomplishour work and be off on another cruise before the convoys could move. But instead of sighting General Bankss fleet of transports we sighted fivevessels of war at anchor, and soon after our lookout reported a steamerstanding out for us. We were then under topsails only, with a light breeze,heading off shore, and gradually drawing our pursuer from the was the Hatteras, and about dark she came up with us, and in an actionof thirteen minutes we sank her. The action closed about twilight, whenCaptain Semmes, who always took his position on the weather horse-block,above the rail of the ship, to enable him to see all the surroundings, andto note the effect of our shot in action, or at exercise at general quarters,called to me and said, Mr. Kell, the enem
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