New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-15
,rrsspondenes Of Ths n. Y. Tribune.

FonTRBN MorRon, cundsy-Si q.
Whether it was prudence or sand'bar which
restrained the Merimsc from making IN attack yss-
terdsy, 10 not known. While che was surrounded
with her vsporing sstslhtes five in number, scD-
vened with an ancient African, who, seated opOn
the to.tom Of Q condemned yswl upon the sands,
was contemplating the monster at her far-oR poai
tiou with eyes Of telescopic power. Unc'e," sAid
|. why does not the Merrimac come down hcSof"
" 'Cauae she cant, Massa-be! be!P was the Son-
foYtng if engmssicsl reply. IL know dese waters,
and 1 tell by Dc color where sbe 10 that shes
aground. Den, you zee, brsss your heart, il your
eyes be good, dat do tugs are pullin al 10 to ses
ber of. When do tide BE- high, may be sns conc
down. but, MAsss, she neber 20 back Hell he'll
Da, Monitor smash her jaw, shure"
sm decidedly of this Afiiesn brothers opinion.
The Monitor will whip the Merrimae in half ths
time that HeenSn whipped Sayers. Perhaps il would
be more inst to measure by the time in which
David disposed Of Gosh, and say that she i'll sDA
her in tbe throwing from sling Of fifty wess'eeted
brook pebbles.
vi.i,ed the Monitor this morning, and examined
her thoroughly, under the cOurteous showing Of her
comman Ter, JetIers. The vessel does not hoat that
is match for her. She is literally the Sovereign Of
the Seas. Experience has demonstrated the o.
vantage Of giving 70 some Of her parts spherodal
form; bur, take her all in ALL she 10, wthOu' experi
ment ana complete at BIRTH the perfect iies Of
war ship. The revolving battery wss tho conception
OF genius. Ericsson has settled forever this cha,-
sc,erstic OF the developed American war vessel.
Capt, Jeifers, in the course Of the insteetoo
Of the ship. made remark which l teei II
q duty to make public. lie said: Sir: II ]
knew IS much Of The Merrimsc from newspaper d.
srptons and pictorial representations and dsgnsDs,
az tie Rebeh know Of the Monitor, would 90 Up 70
Norfolk and sink her before sundown." Ihs was
the only complaint, If complaint !, can be called,
which this brave sailor made Of she unprincpled
and stupid fsverishness of the managers Of many Of
our daily and weekly papers to pubhsh war news,
without the slightest or thought Of 'be aid and
comfort it may give the enemy.
Insurance brokers, underwriters, ship Owpsrs,
Insrchants and money lenders Of New.York, saAs
heart. Have no fear of tbh little mailed warrior Of
yours in the Hampton Roads- She will whip Aer
big adversary, and al bsr bscIsr with her. You
nay undsrwrite ON her, make charterpaYtes On her,
snd money on her, and bet on her. Northern g,sius,
nscenoaut ia PSoce1 WIZ yes soo" "S .S~""S'SJ -
war.
Capt. Jeffsrs's striking remark upon the publicity
Of army and navy intelligence OF character to cid
the enemy received more striking commentary "
dsy from the action Of Col. Sanford, the Military
Director of Telegrphs. The War Secretary Ass
delegated to this energetic officer the supervision Of
the press correspondence ct ths post and from the
Peninsula between the York and the james Rivera
He has to-day put under parole Of honor all the cor
respondents 80 tightly and carefully that only trai-
tor OF writer and fool of publisher can hereafter
err against the 57th article Of war.
We learn from Geu. Wool that there wss an ssci-
dent of most thrilling nature at Gen. MeCielian's
hesdquarters yesterday. General FtE John Porter
asceDded in the balloon, for the purpose Of ruakns
a reconnaissance. When high up, the rope broke,
and of foa,ed the balloon directly the eDemys
.n,Ienchments. The officer was considered 10 be
inevitably lost. The hesrts thst were wrung with
tue hardness and rangeness of bis tate, were sud
denly cheered % we'll 10 amazed With the spectacle
Of the return of the balloon over our own camps. IL
had assembled to 0 counter cuinn, OF air, and WA
waited, with its precious freight, back to safety.
Once again over bis own troops, the soldier sronaut
pulled the valve and discharged the gss from the
balloon, aud came down 10 earth "by the raD,"
entirely unharmed. What he saw 10 TO- military
uss and not for publication.