. Redeeming the republic : the third period of the war of the rebellion, in the year 1864 . hound kept her course,her owner, senseless to the dishonorable act, carried the Confederate offi-cers to England, whenby every principle ofhonor he was boundto remain alongsidethe Kearsarge. Itwas a British vessel,manned largely byEnglishmen, whichhad been sunk, andhis sympathy for theConfederacy and cha-grin over the discom-fiture of a British -built ship outweighedhis better judgmentand sense of honor. Very little damagehad been done to theKearsarge. One 100-pound shell lodged inthe stern part which,i
. Redeeming the republic : the third period of the war of the rebellion, in the year 1864 . hound kept her course,her owner, senseless to the dishonorable act, carried the Confederate offi-cers to England, whenby every principle ofhonor he was boundto remain alongsidethe Kearsarge. Itwas a British vessel,manned largely byEnglishmen, whichhad been sunk, andhis sympathy for theConfederacy and cha-grin over the discom-fiture of a British -built ship outweighedhis better judgmentand sense of honor. Very little damagehad been done to theKearsarge. One 100-pound shell lodged inthe stern part which,if it had exploded,quite likely wouldhave left the shipunmanageable, andmight have resultedin her going to the bottom of the sea instead of the Alabama. One of the Confederateofficers, Lieutenant Armstrong, refused to go on board the Deerhound,when picked up by a French pilot-boat, but came and personally deliv-ered up his sword to Captain Winslow. In strong contrast to this noble- action was the conduct of Mr. Fullam,.who, after reporting to Captain Winslow that the Alabama was sinking,. MOVEMENTS OF THE ALABAMA AND KEARSARGE. 310 EEDEEMING THE KEPUBLIC. asked permission to help save the men, and who promised to return tothe Kearsarge, but who, instead, went on board the Deerhound. CaptainSemmes had hauled down his flag, and raised the white flag in token ofsurrender. Where shall I land you ? said the owner of the Deerhoundto Captain Semmes. I am now under English colors, and the sooneryou put me with my officers and men on English soil the better, he re-plied.^9) The Deerhound could not have picked him up except at therequest of Captain Winslow; he could not honorably avail himself of theopportunity to escape; and his course, together with that of the owner ofthe yacht, will ever stand in dishonorable contrast to that of LieutenantArmstrong. One of the crew of the aft pivot-gun of the ITearsarge was WilliamGowin, who was wounded. He fell upon the deck, but dragged himselftowar
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