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Show PRAISE FOR THE KCARSARQE. .1 Ilrltlsh View of tit Faraass Ilottla with tho Alabanm. Tho old Kcarsargo, which Bank tho Alabama, 1ms horholf coino to a vlo-tltno. vlo-tltno. Sho deserved an honored placo on tho rutlrod list of tho American navy, for film had claims on national gratitude only second to thnso of tha Constitution. Her fight with tho Alabama Ala-bama lias a duel conducted very much on the model of tho old personal contests con-tests in tlio ago of chivalry. After a hot pursuit she hndntlnstcornorod tha coufedcrnto cruiser which had wrought so much ruin to American commerce, nud It was well understood that pur-Mtcr pur-Mtcr or pursued must perish. She watched tho mouth of Cherbourg harbor, har-bor, which her enemy was under diort notice to leave, and tha light wai lucvltablo The steamers in port coino out to sea It, nnd ((lino of them carried excursion ex-cursion parties from Paris. Tho Kear-sartfo Kear-sartfo won by uuporior nrtlllory, superior su-perior discipline, superior patriotism. Her crow bad n nobler Idea to fight for than tho medley of mercenaries that crowded tho privaloor, Thoho wcro a desperate, gang, nnd thoy hail given their oftlccrs ondless troubto boforo tho Kearsargo took tho reformation of their manners In hand. As tho Alabama Ala-bama steamed out of harbor at ten o'clock on Sunday morning, Juno 10, sho found her antagonist waiting for her and tho two approached each other in evcr-nnrrowlng circles, firing all tho time. Tlio Kenrsargo was batter prepared pre-pared for defense, as well as for attack. Her commnnder bad roughly armoured lior in tho most vulncrnblo parts by laying all his epara chain cables in foHls ovir tlio hides. Tlio Alabama opened flro at u distanco of about a intlo, and when the ships had mada sovcu complete circles sho suddenly turned and headed for tho land, She was sinking, for both shot and Rholl had reached her with fearful elTcetson ship and crew. A llritlsh yacht, tho Deerliouml, which had como out to sea tho light, camo up In time, to savo about forty of tho crowns they Jumped for their lives. Tho last shot was lircd nsshe went dovvn. It was n glorious victory. Wo cnu say so with a clear conscienco now, as tho Dally No ws was among thu few metropolitan journals that bald ki when It was won. - : |