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Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., chapter 48 (search)
the authorities, steamed out again without coming to an anchor, and took a station off the breakwater, in order to prevent the Alabama from escaping. It was evidently not Semmes' intention to fight anybody, for he was about to go into dock and give his men two months leave, when they would have scattered to parts unknown; but as Cherbourg was exclusively a naval port, the French Admiral would not admit the Alabama into drydock until he obtained permission from the Emperor, then absent at Biarritz. Had the latter been in Paris, the fight with the Kearsarge would never have taken place. Under the circumstances, it would not have done to decline the combat which the Kearsarge offered; and Captain Semmes. after so long warring on peaceful merchant vessels, directed the Confederate agent in Cherbourg to request Captain Winslow to wait for him and he would give him battle as soon as he could get some coal on board. The Captain of the Alabama occupied four days in preparations for ba
Henry Morton Stanley, Dorothy Stanley, The Autobiography of Sir Henry Morton Stanley, part 2.13, chapter 2.27 (search)
ptoms of a recurring attack. Have had two attacks of fever, and now have steady pain since Sunday night, but rose to-day. August 17th, Luchon. On arriving, went to bed at once, for my pains threatened to become unbearable. September 11. Biarritz. All I know of Luchon is what I have gained during two short walks in the intervals of illness. On arriving here, I went straight to bed. October 1st.--Left Biarritz for Paris; have been in bed the whole time. October 10th.--Have been illBiarritz for Paris; have been in bed the whole time. October 10th.--Have been ill all the time in Paris; returned to London after the dreadful holidays. When we returned to London, I felt very near despair, the starvation diet Stanley was kept on, had now reduced him to such a state of weakness he could not sit up in bed. Skilful massage, however, and an immediate, generous diet, restored Stanley, as by magic, to perfect health. I return now to the Journal for 1896. December 21st, 1896. Brighton. Warmest greetings to darling little Denzil, our own cherub! Possibly,
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Deerhound, (search)
Deerhound, The name of an English yacht, which, while conveying arms to the Carlists, was seized by the Spanish government vessel Buenaventura, off Biarritz, and captain and crew imprisoned, Aug. 13, 1873; and released about Sept. 18. This yacht rescued Captain Semmes and part of his crew from the Alabama after her destruction by the Kearsarge, June 19, 1864.
Raphael Semmes, Memoirs of Service Afloat During the War Between the States, Chapter 53: (search)
indeed, by this time, had been spread all over Europe. The Admiral regretted that I had not gone into Havre, or some other commercial port, where I would have found private docks. Cherbourg being exclusively a naval station, the docks all belonged to the Government, and the Government would have preferred not to dock and repair a belligerent ship. No positive objection was made, however, and the matter was laid over, until the Emperor could be communicated with. The Emperor was then at Biarritz, a small watering-place on the south coast, and would not be back in Paris for several days. It was my intention, if I had been admitted promptly into dock, to give my crew a leave of absence for a couple of months. They would have been discharged, and dispersed, in the first twenty-four hours after my arrival, but for this temporary absence of the Emperor. The combat, therefore, which ensued, may be said to be due to the Emperor's accidental absence from Paris. When the Alabama arri
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 41: search for health.—journey to Europe.—continued disability.—1857-1858. (search)
lock took the train for Bordeaux, passing Angouleme; also Contras, the scene of Henry IV.'s battles, and St. Emilion. In the evening went for a little while to the magnificent theatre. May 31. Walked and drove, in order to see everything; found, after two efforts, the tomb and effigies of Montaigne; in the evening tired, tired, tired; obliged to take to my bed. June 1. Left Bordeaux by rail for Bayonne. Dreary country, flat, with peasants on stilts. On reaching Bayonne, went out to Biarritz, the famous watering-place, where the emperor has built a chateau. June 2. Left Bayonne early by rail for Dax, where at breakfast met a Frenchman who insisted upon knowing my age and business; he set me down at thirty-five, perhaps thirty-eight. The Eaux-Chaudes there are striking. Thence by diligence to Pan, where I arrived at evening; the view here is far more beautiful than I had expected,—I think the most beautiful thing of the kind which I have seen in France. June 3. This whol
The Daily Dispatch: October 3, 1862., [Electronic resource], The latest from Europe. (search)
ions. Another incident which, if confirmed — and it reaches me from good authority — is not likely to improve the state of feeling between the Cabinets of Washington and Paris, is the discovery of 30,000 muskets having been from California to Mexico, with, it is po affirmed a sum of money in addition. There is to be satisfactory proof forthcoming that the arms and spacle proceeded from the Federal the Government, and not from individuals. Finally, a Paris paper, nothing the arrival at Biarritz of M. de Chasseloup-Laubat, Minister of Marine, says that his right to the Emp with the Mexican expedition, which will be raised to 60,000 men, including the Lorentz division. Without an exact number, there is reason to believe that the number of troops sent to Mexico or possibly in the first instance to the French West India Islands) will be considerably larger than was quite lately expected. You had details of about 27,000 proceeding from different French and Algerine ports. The num
The Daily Dispatch: November 21, 1863., [Electronic resource], Additional from the North. (search)
arge, and her admission into the same docks, have not revived it. Her visit has been important, however, in settling some vexed questions, as the inclosed extracts from the Moniteur, France and Pays will show. The extract from the latter print, which is now the organ of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, threw a wet blanket over our too sanguine friends, who predicted French intervention on the acknowledgment of our belligerent rights by French on water as on land. The Emperor is now at Biarritz, where every year all the world are admitted informally to the reunions of the Emperor, and French royalty goes en dishabille. Mr. Sildell's family have passed the winter there, and he himself for the last month has been there. The Court next week will be transferred to Compeigne, where none can go except by invitation. Here the Emperor will receive the Mexican deputation, after their visit to Prince Maximilian, near Trieste, and some people hope he may say something hearing on our questi