New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-03-20


Ns present ii Glow. says the IN orfolk Day Book
F the III inst, the Northern account Of the naval
genett III Hampton Roads, Oh Saturday last.
Thsr accounts are hbont as near tie truth, possii
shiy, III HI csn expect from them seeing they are
drilled into They fail 10 give ID
my account 81 the condition of the Minnesota and
kas AS little abont 1othar ags sas possible
FonraEss M0SRDE, March &. THE dulness Of
Old Point was startled by the announcement that
\ suspicious looking yessel supposed To be- the
4 arTimag, looking like submerged house, with
Iho roof.only above water was moving down rom
n by thes channel I'M front of the Sewelfss
Signal guns were also fired by the
eaumDe and Congress to notify THE Minnesota
hsWGance and EoandA eof the approac hing;
atisl aaA WAS exotic in and about Fort,
There YVES nothing protruding above the water
sat 1iaEatafIs flying the Tebel flag, and d short
nQAestAek she moved along SLOWLY, and turned
4 into TIE channel leading TO Newport News, and
steailsd direct ior thu lfrigates Cumberland aand
s9en9 hicf' were lying at the mouth Of James
an sson as M came within range Of the Gum,
and the balls struck and glanced off havinyy
s&s 19las ensct than peas from d poi, gun, sT
III and she moved ID ID silence,
~ M snss asaa Ct steam In the meantime,
sn ons sles ironsclaa steamers Ysrls.
VIC ing came down James FLYER ana
At Se a e as Other side The bit
and ala Iii Il, t,sr y
assist the and Gong rsas u
vessels we're Of tho 81 the III.
3ng steamers. The Merrimac iii fha D X, 49,
on her course. and slowly annsaa cSea
sha Cumberland, when she and the Goas ~ g
aasfaaGo pf qna hundred yards, rainsd Hi braaS.
ktdeA On thc ifonclad monster that took no eject
gsanclng upwards and flying of. having only liz
stlect of her progress for al moment.
tier eiyiDg the first breatlsdes " lie twt
she ran on 70 Che Cumberland, strisiDr he
about midships, and literally open her sides
aslle then drew oif and fred broadside into I'M
ship and again dashed against her witi
Ass clad Prov and knocking in her side, lef
lille she eDgag ed the ConRresa. WIicI
1aa eeeng = quarter OF mile Distant The Con
IN naa y the time kept up a sharp en-.
sna Hsyinn II, M and Jamestown
IVY VI W. hopeiesslless Of resisting the iron.clad
~ Ghce strnck her coorss Her cre,y III
several days since and tbre cns.
NATal Bfigade had hean M, =, t ~
nnfl abe could be ssoap -. ~ poaau
Whaph waste have eone 4, TX ~ IN
~ naf position as one Of ihe. blncls Ar;
The 1emas river III 81 p'oo Asaulng YES
and took from IN hoe ~ d y ~
~ ns1 olngefa AZ prisoners but allow efs fa as
~ escape AZ beasts The vessel. beino fms IN Sssw
MI fs Raea oy les the Mefrimac ana
and shot on the Newport WIN N snei
WAC brisk RETURNED 20 - ~ nre
Narl0nar ports hare been received. nr;r
som ilsghleaed suffers clerks. Some 81 them,
lsse nlsthat fhe garrison had been III Iep
retreet from fhe batteries to Tie waods %
was that the two rebel steamers had haens
Aslicn ~ feffeat from their guns 49,
IL. = a tAe meantime tile steam frigate Minnesata
II ssA paptly get up steam was being towed mn
atii Y was too late to assist them she
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