Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-14
Tgr prsrRUylIoS OF gHE aKRaIsAO.

No even, OF the war has created moro intense excite
maut nor { greater Ou;ouTst 81 popular indignation
,lan has the destruction o. This formidable rO3clsd
sci. Such were our emotions upOl f;st hearing the
s,artirg aiiags We i ID, however, Ihis there srI
many Vhu jusufy the sc', and A. We have converted
Aih pronueu; cffces9 Wlo were on board. &c Civ
heir reasons foe iae de q Gud IL our readers m.k
their d. duo i'n7 tn 80 gn'l n sl' a, sibc'
90 ev.tultioa Of If 3, the COT e, VI c. h,s o,e
cuTslai though p uniui 1nu Tas . iDp,r't'T' rec
" Ia pro Of ii = sc. ton nave u4I y reasons
but We have tlg eysce 70 eLumerste Z lev.
A council vas nov held among IA o lie vs. ard Il
determined 10 Try aud get into mOu IE Z, ~ upon
eSn ultston Wi'h TIE piIs hO usuder assured
q the vessel could 20. b. ran !UIo river, unhs
ne, dsaG "a. reduced t. IS fee. Tlis f,oI was an.
au c to ghe rreE mo rceivad the information SiJh
loud On era and went TO ~ viii geII industry.
THROWING on cod ballast exc, 10 Tighten the v s.el
d. II dnCh sc VS. lghtened 10 he rqi'r daft,
OF, here Few difficulties iutrrposed Sue lad ccme up
- hgh as 20 eIp 50 hsT hull ;aus rendering her vu
ne ltls az any wooden vessel and yUts 10 the
nc usiou tia even win Is Is 'esf the present
lrHsRse OF the Ws'er Ia J mes liver, csu5,d by the
no - wcstsrv vi d. they c.ui n1t cary her any dis
ance b. yoni EeWporss Nws
Lis 81 scd there are but two rivers In the Gen.
ted r,e ties which seoomrod ate vessel drawing
4, much wa'cr as d 4 The SerrimNc Wh"n -he Lac,
l-iI III Ma Yl5d, her draf. US p 'eet l on goTS
down T,urs1ay, Lud STv'ug Cf the bom,ardiDg feet
from 5eT,s pint sns lay 20 uader tie guns Of Ora
usy s1d that she might po eet the evacuation OF both
The I.tAuo ald the Pm; E.5ly FdIAy ng, the
ilo, e!si vessels No iIor de0a moved up TIC
direction OF N.Hpor's News, lay IF at diTArc
OF Two nles IN shoa water The suNs OF the a1rHmac
vas vcrY pOFtFtO bu' OF shor, gauge and it was ou'
OF the QUESTION 10 thu OF epgagiaE the dgrGl yessls
unless Ensy would come a'o etep ws'er AL DAY Fti-
day these vessels maintained their pos n. and SStur
day morning the ads was filed With naval Vssseis Of
various dsscripuogs rne gus a. CrAnsy ldaBd And
wells P ,iut had been dsmou ltet aud the kerrm
US compiled keep close by 20 project the retreat o.
our troops from those ns Sa'creaI ait ,noon the
rOo2s a. 20 o. i,ola Grtney Island, those at si"eis
Point having tt N the mcrliog
To think Of givrg battle Ia the nov eIposel coa3j
ton Of The quttoc, snd 10 reuIl 10 her then
Dcsto1 rendered her capture only natter OF time
Il va then dseiG!os3 10 @ s.foy her, and steps
i stsly tax 20 Gorsnmmate the deed. Her roof,
aTead, covered with lev ami her aIty mater,
saturated with OIL AMI her d,css slso Teoet-d Coz
supply Of the sane material u cSeW numbering 800
we're taCs safely dt8eIhuked in email boa,s, aud G,
doSiled 10 apply tho toEoh This plishsi
by laying email trains OF pc1 Ter fFom each port
ti1us paris Of the ehip, Nnlch, UPON being isrl'ed
p eddy engeopci the noble rssel sheti Of aC.
were brilliantly Illuminated for miles bet not
boats any OF tue dsTzi vessels dar-d ap
pr0Gch ths burning maze IN er iDgglsh the r" aNi
the p.iz-. Sh- c Ginusd TO burn IN q oelCCk
Shsa the f.5 rac ed ber mag ne an c IN. an Il.
p,Oson which shock the earth Sod TX. 50 nj
isn aud sen, her eHcfnons guns uiae haadrsd tons
OF iron plating ing the air TO hegat CT three
four hundred lce'.
The pass heated to a cherry red, We are tnld, pre-
gsnteG "a s=FCi brit 70 guif1e sight. D0meGi CT
two more, the aing TsgurU's fell into ths water, AID
a tbat remained OF tho nos. !SrDldSbs vess i ev
S5rstcue,sd, WAS her charred end blrhlog bill. We
Can E'I imagine the iendsa delight vi -bioh oGT
enemies cNgokIet over this sunihGt!On # what Rad
bssn to tam rod OF terror" slaoo tue o. March
lait, sTj hoS Bouldly Gen Wool mr5. ave slsp' for
Il -. aft "a
day
Her destruction ls9 caused uE1y hear 10 th'eS
with painful KEY Tor th,, fate, but IL she coud o..
have beeu ueir sor ias pu pose desired, then Il was
TOR chs s1oai have o1fnts thousand times than
20 have fallen into TOO hau.s Of tho enemy. Let
d, new q n ,usy IN work aud Al cur rivers WITH
Chs rucicns shat tse Yankee Ruu5oAts cannot poo6l!
Ie &C the ties yi- 81 tSeir ra-ss.-Pe'. Express.