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The Arrest of H. Somme*.The arrest of R. Semmes, late commander of the rebel cruiser Alabama, was announced some days since. 1 he Mobile Daily Times gives the charge preferred against him and his protests, as follows:charge—violating the usages OF war.Specification: In this, that on or about the 19th day of June, 18o4, off the entrance of the port of Cherbourg, France, the said Raphael Semines being then in command of the rebel steamer known as the Alabama, and an engagement having taken place between the said steamer and the United States steamer hearsarge, ordered or permitted a white flag to be hoisted oil board the said rebel steamer, and took the opportunity ol the cessation thereby caused in the engagement, and of the trust reposed in him, to make his escape from the said rebel steamer, for the purpose ot avoiding the actual surrender of his person o« a prisoner of war, and the responsibilities thereby incurred, and did subsequently, without having been exchanged as a prisoner, engage in hostilities againstthe l nited States. Gideon Welles,r*avy Department, November 25, 1865.Against which arrest Admiral Semmes entered the following protest:Sir.' On the 26th day of April. 1865, I was at Greensboro , N. C., in command of a naval brigade, forming part of the army of General Joseph E. Johnston. and participated in the capitulation between General Johnston and Major General W. T. Sherman, commanding United States Army of North Carolina. The condition of said capitulation on the rart of General Johnston was that the army under his command should cease all acts of war from the date of the capitulation. April 26th, aforesaid. In consideration of which condition thus entered into by General Johnston, General Sherman stipulated that the officers and men comprising the army of General Johnston should return to their homes and there remain unmolested by the United States authorities so long as they observed the obligation they had entered into, and obeyed the laws enforced where they resided. I have this day been arrested by order of the Secretary of the Navy; had a guard?laced over my house, and have been informed that am to proceed to Washington, in custody, there to answer a charge preferred against me predicated upon facts which took place anterior to the capitulation between General Johnston and General Sherman. This being a violation of the capitulation on the part of General Sherman, I respectfully make this, my protest, against said arrest.__ .. R. Semmes.Mobile, Alabama, December 15,1865.
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Baltimore Daily Commercial
Baltimore, Maryland, US
Tue, Dec 26, 1865
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