. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . arine,where arrangements had been made for their re-ception. Dr. Gait and all the prisoners except fourofficers were paroled and sent on shore before sun-set. Secretary Welles soon after expressed his dis-approbation of this action. An incident that occasioned gratification wasthe coincidence of the lowering of the enemyscolors by an early shot from the Eearsarge, alreadymentioned, and the unfolding of the victorious flagby a shot from the Alabama. The Kcarsarges col-ors were stop
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . arine,where arrangements had been made for their re-ception. Dr. Gait and all the prisoners except fourofficers were paroled and sent on shore before sun-set. Secretary Welles soon after expressed his dis-approbation of this action. An incident that occasioned gratification wasthe coincidence of the lowering of the enemyscolors by an early shot from the Eearsarge, alreadymentioned, and the unfolding of the victorious flagby a shot from the Alabama. The Kcarsarges col-ors were stopped at the mizzen, that they mightbe displayed if the ensign were carried away, andto serve as the emblem of victory in ease of shot from the last broadside of the Alabamapassed high over the Kearsarge, carried away thehalyards of the colors, stopped at the mizzen, andin so doing pulled sufficiently to break the stop,and thereby unfurled the triumphant flag. The Kearsarge received twenty-eight shot andshell, of which thirteen were in the hull, the mostefficient being abaft the mainmast. AlOO-pounder. THE BOAT FROM THE ALABAMA ANNOUNCING THE SURRENDERAND ASKING EOR ASSISTANCE. The picture shows shot-marks in the thin deal covering of the chain armor amidships. rifle shell entered at the starboard quarter andlodged in the stern-post. The blowT shook the shipfrom stem to stern. Luckily the shell did not ex-plode, otherwise the result would have been serious,if not fatal. A 32-pouuder shell entered forwardof the forward pivot port, crushing the waterways,raising the gun and carriage, and lodged, but didnot explode, else many of the guns crew wouldlikely have been injured by the fragments andsplinters. The smoke-pipe was perforated by arifle shell, which exploded inside and tore a raggedhole nearly three feet in diameter, and carriedaway three of the chain guys. Three boats wereshattered. The cutting away of the rigging wasmostly about the mainmast. The spars were leftin g
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