Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-29

possSf Wisconsin, the latter declaring that be could
dissYer nowhere any lawful authority b. Nh'eh they
o1a gain t,le TO rebel sIospss' sizing Tor
iatssa Tbs 8, nAle .heqsI 5'StssN 81 ~
rak REVOLUTION ia NAysL AssHIrEpfURF.I
4se following we've q leads Fss cs ourO4 en- the
ssAaiss yalus Of irOnea andsoodes ssr 'sssss, will
be found Interesting;
80 Troz u. r.isfSsssprlsA
lie, ~ suppose a case of Uns OF those English
friRAtss pefcs,yss an enemys iron case1 us,e givts
chase and comes up With Ter. Tue Inter, smaller aud
A. a ssiy fmed bat perfectly III der comma nd mod
& sf spstd AID esolutey prepares Tor action. The
English yess uhltss she past btr or comes 10 &C.
ron 1t q stance Which would be d.sldvintsgeons, is
obliged 20 regulate her seeagtTsy By thai OF ner Ad-
rary, and whilst the latter can command her move
me ais at will the former, which is no, a;ed on by h,r
helm as no other resources than TO use her large teeth
SUCH rar momsn,s the enemJs vessel scan DC un-
axiful enough 10 expose herself TO the eDemys bite
e issue OF the struggle probably would not be douot
~ Such Is now the state OF the best and hotsi ifon-
cad EGG i,h yessels TIE Admiralty endeasoring 70
eoI a remedy for these defects Will It succeeds We
arc therefore, right in saying that Eogiand, pursued BY
the impoitnnste phantom of an invasion, mpes:ibe 10
IT day SO propinous 10 treaties OF commerce. has form
ell exaggerated idea TO herself OF the importance Of
dCface. .
sb bas otly understood part Of the problem whl1h
W. have solved. Way therefore, has che not endesv
ored TO BULL men OF uniting the sea-soog quItes
which render them f; for navgsticny WHY We do
Lo kaow bus 1t Is well known that sle will hnd ou',
and public opinion has already comprehended this tu
that when going qualities cannot be united Win
those of Resistance, 10 far preferable 10 hold 10 tie
former Comba. accidental navigation ID the norm al
sa,e Amor was thrown aside, because 10 overlooking
the soldier prevented that activity Of movement which
"a the hfst OF hi. conditions. We shall 10 the same
manner come 10 the system Of overlooking vessels 40
1 IL. Ia ia NM an
with too heavy iron castings, and coLh 10 ourselves 70
merely applying the water line Ia order ID she
Ter them fom the ,ct OF shot In t1st part sad pre-
s.rye them from fire. We think that up 10 the present
time nolhir than that fa been done In frarce
| aud experienced seameu whose opinion Is entitled 10
consider that system Of naval consirao
ito fully on a par with the progress OF the age. Al
all EVENT. we do not spend enormous sums OF money
| a I'd defeLce lie secure.
From the Pari. Temps, Ah6
Il does rot olsned that the sge OF
wooden vessels Is passed The FEDERAL vsse the Oum'
beilAld GU open tho spur OF the Aerrimac gong 70
the bottom with her crew, couageousiy ming her as'
b.oadside cannot be remembered without paln III tnc
Monitor had rived the came fate awaited, perhaps
the Anreora which bad not lees than ssven hundred
men on board. Naval warfare in III ure VIII prtb-Dy
OILY admit OF TWO sorts Of shipI-iroacased vessels
which mot b. boardsd. destined especially to operate
on the caa5 AID ,nst forrsSet aud steam vessels OIL
great speed capable OF escaping BY sht from the Tor
| $3.50
| exosdtions Ordinary steamships will perhaps. ore
d.S serve as simply uss to tue floating batteries, which
IL this matter might serve tbs attack of ths enemies
casts and cover nvasoa In the sb Parliament
has already repoed to psoteet the ioriiheAiots
in order TO pIcs them in condition TO ress: tie ~
yes,es Who knoSs II in ordinary sisgss the system oil
.tecs of Vlubsn will not be renJunoed, and II means
a not be fouod push forward on railways revolVirg
| towers armed with heavy gun'g
Toe duel has commenced between iron and cannon
and il in naval battles ought back TO the spu
OF the Punio wars ordinary will perhsps resio
60 u scme,hing Ike thOCe morstrons machines WLi;h
wore ale use u IL the sfg OF antqliy 1t is I'M
portanl TO nations which TO preserve their poslc
not TO allow themselves be dstanced in the struggle
Fha engineer Enesson 10 constructing the MONITOR Las
had the merit Of creating first vessel which may De
really csed inyuaerstls The Elglsh iron plated fri
g,es caGnot pretend that tis, IEay not ehr
IL coyer.d with oa aud, secondly, ss tuoir deck IS
OPS the came " euch vessels 50 tia! the GIoe
a. well 20 the Warrior IL liable to be boarded. Ffatce
ma reason TO ccngraulA;e herself having adope
for her iron clad v-ss.ls smA.T model than that ret
IN EpssuG; but she mus also accouut the imp r
ta,t ,sons wb Gu lhs Americas have given US. She
must q. The suns time coudaue tie Improvements In ar.
lllery tia: she Las commtEced. The substitution OF
cyadr cal for cyad 10 coucI tbo Is, We know, one
q thv "a oas o. which cur tosut6c othchs are 10"
ccap o.; IL H. perha furnish means Of eth;aciousy
| Ie-islng tee aFncI-coycred ships