The above all belonged to the original crew of the Alabama.
The Deerhound carried off, according to her own account, forty-one; the names of the following are known:
| Raphael Semmes, Captain. | |
| John M. Kell, First Lieutenant. | |
| Arthur Sinclair, Jun., Second Lieutenant. | |
| R. K. Howell, Lieutenant of Marines. (This person is brother-in-law of Mr. Jefferson Davis.) | |
| W. H. Sinclair, Midshipman. | |
| J. S. Bullock, Acting Master. | |
| E. A. Maffit, Midshipman. | |
| E. M. Anderson," | |
| M. O’Brien, Third Assistant Surgeon. | |
| George T. Fullam, Master’s Mate, | Englishman. |
| James Evans," | |
| Max Meulnier," | |
| J. Schrader," | |
| W. B. Smith, Captain’s Clerk. | |
| J. O. Cuddy, Gunner. | |
| J. G. Dent, Quartermaster. | |
| James McFadgen, Fireman, | Englishman. |
| Orran Duffy, Fireman, | Irishman. |
| W. Crawford, | Englishman. |
| Brent Johnson, Second Boat Mate, | " |
| William Nevins, | " |
| William Hearn, Seaman, | " |
The last four belong to the “Royal Naval Reserve.”
MOVEMENTS OF THE ENGLISH YACHT DEERHOUND.
That an English yacht, one belonging to the Royal Yacht Squadron, and flying the White Ensign, too, during the conflict, should have assisted the Confederate prisoners to escape after they had formally surrendered themselves, according to their own statement, by firing a lee-gun, striking their colours, hoisting a white flag, and sending a boat to the Kearsarge—some of which signals must have been witnessed from the deck of the Deerhound, is most humiliating to the national honour. The movements of the yacht early on Sunday morning were as before shown, most suspicious; and had Captain Winslow followed the advice and reiterated requests of his officers when she steamed off, the Deerhound might now have been lying not far distant from the Alabama. Captain Winslow however, could not believe that a gentleman who was asked by himself “to save life” would use the opportunity to decamp with the officers and men who, according to their own act, were prisoners-of-war. There is high presumptive evidence that the Deerhound was at Cherbourg for the express purpose of rendering every assistance possible to the corsair; and we may be permitted to doubt whether Mr. Lancaster, the friend of Mr. Laird, and a member of the Mersey Yacht Club, would have carried Captain Winslow and his officers to Southampton if the result of the struggle had been reversed, and the Alabama had sent the Kearsarge to the bottom.
The Deerhound reached Cherbourg on the 17th of June, and between that time and the night of the 18th, boats were observed from the shore passing frequently between her and the Alabama. It is reported that English gunners come over from England purposely to assist the privateer in the fight; this I heard before leaving London, and the assertion was repeated to me again at Havre, Honfleur, Cherbourg, and Paris. If this be the fact, how did the men reach Cherbourg? On the 14th of June, Captain Semmes sends his challenge to the Kearsarge through Monsieur Bonfils, stating it to be his intention to fight her “as soon as I can make the necessary arrangements.” Two full days elapse, during which he takes on board 150 tons additional of coal, and places for security in the Custom House the following valuables:
| 38 kilo. 700 gr. of Gold coin, 6 gr. of Jewelery and set Diamonds, 2 Gold Watches. |
What then became of the pillage of a hundred merchantmen, the chronometers, etc., which the Times describes as the “spolia opima of a whole mercantile fleet?” Those could not be landed on French soil, and were not: did they go to the bottom with the ship herself, or are they saved?
Captain Semmes’ preparations are apparently completed on the 16th, but still he lingers behind the famous breakwater, much to the surprise of his men. The Deerhound arrives at length, and the preparations are rapidly completed. How unfortunate that Mr. Lancaster did not favour the Times with a copy of his log-book from the 12th to the 19th of June inclusive!