Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-14
THE vIRGINI4's SECOND TRIAL.

The Norfolk d y Book of Saturday, gives account
Of tue alva proc, edings in the Roads, oa Ffdiy 1t
siys:
10 vain did the vigini, endssvor to prevsiI on the
Moaor to leave her place Of rsrss under the guns Of
Fortress Monroe. Proudly she Eped TO and fro through
the waEfs-chale gns her opponent 10 come fsrti and
do battle but The challenge was UNDECIDED Finding her
fl n. to cr1 toe Monitor out unavaing she opened
al ocl or, precisely on 4 large gupboat and q small
tug with large gun her. boIh Of which kept latkrg
around the thore close into Hampton Greek Immediate
" in the vicinity of the Chesapeake Female Seminary
At these 81 hssd three shots winch were prompuy
.pcndsd 10 by each Of them. The st shot the Virginia
frsd sPpard iron the position the srter occupied,
to strike the watsr pass gbt over the tugboai &C.
over on the land. Tbs gua en- board the snall tug.
boat ensd 20 have much longer range than lha. Gu
board her larger consor the Shot from which fl, short
escs time as far as ths ltto tugs gun ovsrshot the
marx.
This battla ives carried at long range, be II rcneu-
bered a. thelo vessels KEEP. their position II shallow va
Tor where they knew IL was impossible for the Virginia
to got at them Several OF the shot from the little tug
pass d assy ever the vi gina and wo thought Dame
in very uncomfortable proximity to the Eogish aud
Fspch vessels lying In her Ia fact was sugsss.
tod by present that appeared the Yankees wished
avail of that opportunity 10 give Bull and Crapesu
"sock 10 sppease little Of Jonahahs spite sgainst
those Two smabe gentlemen. There we're GONE nile or
ten thos exchanged this occasion, and the Virginia
fad il impossible ID get the Monitor out retired 10
her anchorage near the city
Tee prz,s captured By our feet are the Brig harcus
of ccs,oo, n. j., Brig Saboab, Of Providence, and
gchr Catbrinc T. DIX, Of Accomac. The two bries
we're oldsd with hayons of thsm having stalls for the
recommendation OF horses The schooner not loaded.
The prisoners numbered thirteen in &l-tleven white
men and Ho degrees. The Ltor, also three OF the
white men hail from the Elstsrn Shore Of Vuginia.
The ct returned about o'clock and came 10 anchor
baiueen Fort Norfolk ard Uaney Island Shorty after
theIr return, go Federal Gamers, rhish had teea
caught Of Nzwpor,'e Nlws aud which remained out o!
ghs while the Virginia in the R,ads, embraced the
opportunity afforded them by her withdrawal 10 advan
tsge, and proceed.dkt orcs 20 Old Pint.
The Day Book inmates tina. the Monitor not at
tho Point IL srys:
We confess that we were unable to her II shs Was
there the ;h ne he'd goot view Of al the shipping
tere with excellent pair Of glasses. Sill the sas o.
the vessels there bepg spread out boi,ed TO dry
have obscured her. Ard may here mention rurnor
coming from tf the prisoners captured, that
OF OF gan.boats had left the Point and gone round to
Yorktown 10 operate with Mcclellan II this is So and
tie Aoni not q. the Point really, she may have
accom- panied this q ct.
There was very large feet OF mostly large
sells anchored ouYids Of Old Point. They appeared 10
be drown up in battle array ably avaiDg tho pas
sage Of the Virginia past the Poiu Though We rather
susp,ct Il she had g.ne these valiant sooden walls
would have been speedily "takea with leaving" either
for the bottom or 20 other paris.