The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-15
The Now Merrimac.

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Mr.. Peter Dolan, a refugee from the south
who spent ten months in the cities of Rich.
mond, Petersburg. and Augusta, arrived in
Philadelphia on Wednesday last. He is a
printer, and British subject. Having
been drafted in Charleston to serve in the
rebel army, be applied to the British Consul
for bis interference, and after long course
OF checkered experience finally succeeded in
obtaining passport to go North. He
gives the following as the exact reply made
to him by the British Consul at Norfolk,
Mr. Myer Myers, to whom he applied on
the 10th of March for an endorsement of
his passport:
You id lrishman, you come to the South
to make living here, and then. when the
South wants you to fight for her, you take out
you hate. and go over to the enemy, and give
all the information you can about us!
Mr.. Dolan demonstrated, and threatened
if he should ever get out of Dixie, to repre-.
sent the Consul's treatment of him to Lord
Lyons. Her Majesty's amiable represen.
tatNe however was nothing daunted.
leave my Office, you id rascal" replied
Mr.. Myers, "you haven't got your hand out
of the lions mouth yetv' .
Mr.. Dolan left bis Office and proceeded to
Richmond, where he obtained situation in
| the Office of the Examiner. He gives the
following description Of the new rebel gun.
boat "Virginia No. 2" which has lately
made its appearance in the James river,
above General McClellan's camp.
THE NEW MERRIMAC.
Sunday three weeks, / was on board the
Merrimac, being anxious to get a look at
her before came away. She is a very
| formidable vessel, constructed with much
1 skill. Her wood work was then finished
On the following day she was taken across
the river to the Tragedar Works to have
her plating put on. The plates are abo Il
ten feet long, and ten inches in width. They
are punched entirely through with holes for
the insertion OF the bolts, and will overlap
one another when in position.
Like Merrimac No. l, abe ia fnrmida.
bic ram, but is somewhat smaller than the
great original, which in every other respect
che greatly resembles. Her roof runs up to
| peak, of such q height that the sides rise
at sharp angle. When ironed, and her
machinery put in, her guards will probably
not be over one foot above the water. Be.
ing much smaller, she will be far more man
ageable than Merrimac the first. Her
guards were about six teet above the waters
edge. The ram was we'll beaked, reaching
about four feet above the deck, and extend,
ing out six or eight feet.
HER ARMAMENT.
Although her armament was of course
not yet on board, its character was no &C.
cret. The entire public having access to
| the vessel, it was easy to be seen wh At
number of guns she was to carry, as we'll
as their approximate character. From
other information, however can state that
she will carry one bow, one stern, and three
| side guns. They are to be of the same de
scriptions as those which are mounted at
Fort Darling, their ability to pierce our
iron .armored vessels, having in the attack
upon that fortress, been exempIi6ed-at
least to the satisfaction of the secesh The
ball to be used are steel pointed, and were
being made on the day of our departure. as
we'll as previously.
She is n doubt competed by this time,
and ready for offensive operations, as very
large gang of workmen was employed by
her. She is the pride OF the Richmonders,
who rely upon her for the defence of the
city as much as upon their armies. 1t is
boastingly, declared, and universally be-
lieved by them that " she will sweep the
James river" While this is undoubtedly
b0mbast, it is certain that she has one tea
ture of formidableness not possessed by
Merrimac No. l-her armor plating extends
below the water line.
HER CREw-ITEMs.
Singularly enough, her crew is to consist
only of the old crew of Merrimac the first.
The men we're quartered on Thirteenth
street, few doors from the Examiner Office,
in building styled " The Sailors Home. d
Richmond is one vast hospital. Two
hundred and twelve were buried from a sim
gle hospital in one day, negroes being com-
PEELED to perform the work.
After the late battles, every man in Rich.
mond possessed OF three shirts was compelled
to give one to the army, such was the scar.
city OF clothing.
1t was stated In the Examiner Office 10
my hearing that Lee had 22O 900 men 10
the late battles, and 10000 in Richmond as
a reserve. Even the rebels accorded to Nc
Clellan the greatest praise for bis mastery
retreat.
Ex-Mayor Barker Of Pittsburg Killed
From the Cleveland Herald, Aug.4.
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