The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-11

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Norfolk Is added 70 the federal captures A divi
sion OF COO suffeed, without fight and by
demonsaon 10 drive the Confederates from their only
arsenal Norfolk upon which at the commencement Of
this much reliance placed is like little
sebastopo after Sebastopo had fallen Its Navy Yard,
with all tho and machinery has been destroyed
and the vessels which 1t sheltered have been sunk
burnt Norfolk has fallen however not like sebastopo
after glorious resistance but without shot fired am
the ruins show nothing b,e the Instrumentation Of the South
20 destroy ,chat they cannot defend. Here is end
Of the Confederate navy. Here Is an end also to
prowsss Of the Merrimac. That celebrated iron clad
ship, which was the first 10 test in real battle
the value OF the new invention, has perished
ingloriously. Her destruction is announced with An
apology. She blockaded by enemies that she
dared not venture out she so large and so deep that
she could not pursue her smaller antagonists into shallow
waters. She had aru great biop: me had frightened
the North. mdde Nac York anxious and Boston AFRAID and
had occned great sdcai force All she capable f
doing had been done force she could hope to
coming down upon her; she was blown up. such
has been the fate Of the Merrmac Perhaps we shall be
allowed TO know something more about her. Europe
is still curious 10 how she came 10 accomplish her
great achievement and how she failed repeat
what her strength and what her weakness and why
IL her masters could not mako profit Of her
destruction ~ is imposiHe yet b teliere that all
,ods o1 om h~ Ih'ea might hore been o,a'nea.
peced frem the superior knewledgc and experience OF
the naval commanders who adhered to the South but
hitherto IL would appear that the science u their naval
men has onlg tGsgh them 10 fcresee difficulties. The g
Of the adventurous captains who forced their
wooden past stone forts aud through chains and
beams and ronclad ships and lotteries - ignorance
which fortune favors and victory does not disown Even
the advantage OF iron against wood seems to be lost
Confederate hands II II be true Captain Davis reports
from 1e Mississippi that eight Confederate ron-clad
gunboats have been beaten oil by federal vessels IL
is not however from such reports these that
take trustworthy data Tor our own guidance. All wc
collect from them Is that the Moderate cause des
perHe wherever guns can be aoated and that tho
and the rivers all parts Of the federal empire.
The Case OF the Emile st. Pierre.
From the London Pest (govornment organ May 261
Il will be remembered that English OF this
name recently arrived at Liverpool, IN charge a her
an Anerican crew She hadattomptsd TO the block
ade and fairly sad idwf,dy seised tp ne federal block
od,,g squadron and then sent for adjudication ia charge
" prize crew. BY dint Of clever straagem, ana
small pluck, the three Lnglshmen succeeded IN regain
ing possession OF the ship aud navigating her 10 Liver
pool he American government has now requested
her Surrender back to them We understand, however,
that this demand be complied with, as there is
no municipal law that cegnizsncs Of the act Of
these thre men offence, or indeed, recognizes
such AL anjnry Suffered by bsigerent. Had an Anne
riean cruiser met the Emils 81 Pierre the high
she might nave seized her and the fact OF the
would have condemned her In iuterna tiona law. But
here no fnaHtctpa tiu ,ohtch ,frrdnf ne English
Dosetgss' IN differing her up that Of 4pr,cs with
who's. IL Is therefore bound 10 refuse com
The ship Not Lawfully n Prize
EDITOR OF The LONDON poar
You notify yONr readers day that our aovernuaent
have properly refp sed H. give up the Emile 81 Pierre
bst you append thu following damaging remark liz
and lawfully SEIZED ny the fsuerai bockadng squadron
In this you are really mistaken and, as friend az
Captain Wilson's must beg Of you space for its cor a.
ton He bad no instructions ~ ipention 10 ruR the