14
Cleveland Morning Leader, 20 July 1864
(ed; 3 inches)
~ See original
p.2, col.3
~ View at ChronAm
14 - L July 20; ed: 2/3 - A committee of French officers, interested in
American ships and guns since the fight between the KEARSARGE and the
ALABAMA, inspected the KEARSARGE, and, expressing astonishment, re-
marked, "we haven't a gun in the French navy worth a rush," which would
imply "That the combat between the ALABAMA and KEARSARGE is goirg
to create a second revolution in naval warfare in Europe." (3)