The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-03-13

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the part wi icA the L, 8. tryato Congress took in
the Efforts Of our vessels vt Newp n News 10 rope.
the at,ak o. tho rebel hhil, on the eighth instant
| When the Mer,ifnac, with ,hree small gun boat,
| we've sesn s,eapipg down from N,,csk and had
approact ed near enough n dlse,ver her charac,er
| the shin was cleared Tor action. Al ten minutes
paa, ,wo thu Marina, orsnei Nth bar how Gun,
| with crane paa,ing us ON tho starb,.rd aide. a, a
distance u a,7u, 500 yards, receiving our broad.
| side and Giving one in return. Altar p,s.inp tho
| CorRress she ran into and sunk the Cumberland.
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ere on our s,arboard quarter. In the meantime
the Patrick Henry and the Thomas jefferson, rebel
steamers, approached fom up the James River
| firing With precision, and d, Jig "a, damNae
our Arms,ror cur were our nly means O, def,nss
| Tl,,,e vera soon Disabled. ona beiny dis,ou1t.i
| nd ,he othtr having its upuzzle ln,oked asav -
The men we're knocked away from them with area,
rapiiy al d slAu,hter, by the terrible fire OF the
enc-y.
Lieut.. Pendersrat, a rs, learned ~ the death o,
| lion, Smith a, bal,pas, fur. The daa,h hannah
al ton ,,lnu,os.provous so inc ,b., o,,r man ,voro
being killed without the prospect Of any relief from
the MinnesoiA, which vessel had run ashore In at
tempting n get up " US from Hampton R'ad', no,
Icing able To get single gun " BEAR upon this ene-
N.Y. and the snip being on IRE in several places
upon consultation with Commander WIN. S NTH
we deemed II proper 10 haul down our coors with
, l out AIRY further s'ofli'e on our part. We wer,
! soon boarded 10y ofheer OF the Merrimsc, VIII,
said lie would take charge Of the ship. lie lief
shortly Afterwards, and small tug came alonI
side, whose captain demanded thai we should sur
render, and get out e the ship, rs he intended 4
/ Turn her immediately. A'hrp fro with muAke,
and stilltry WAS maintained from our troop
ashore UPON the tug, having the effect Of dtivin
d her Of.
d I'll. N.,r,,ose AGAIN o,snsd unor m al,b,us
- she len us and engaged the Minne-aa and 4,
m, shore batteries, Aner which, Lieutenan, Pe,, io
;, grast states, tie wour ded were ,aken .sb,,. ,
n small boats, TIE ship hAying been on Are from Al
- legioing of the action ron. hot shot fred by th
Mtnimac. lie reports III death Of tho foil win
. | iic,rs;-Liout joseph u. Smith, Aching Mo-,
II Thomas Moore, and plot wm. RI, des
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lN' ''bu' We s' 'hder way IN io~ ~ IN
''- s'' -" "Aeh ABREAST OF We rebel battery
y '"S" Io'"'' 'aS u'''ery opened IRE, one q
VIC '"eH' '1i.loins under the fore foot OF the 81
L'"itnoe' Il lng' however no material Injury. To
A nre wis returned and III believed with sons O.
t'' Inc cumberland had 1t his time gone down
u"'s O"n lHn into by the Merimac, and th
congress had Surrendered af'or a terrible sllushi
OF her men, ard when rendered perfectly p5ws rlea
~ The fire ofthe rebels. TIL Minnesota was aground
ana was engaging the enemy, whose flrs oonsisist
" u' "u'l steam RAM aud four or i've side whee
a 4"H'""''' Mn.n near iho Minnesota the St Law
'o"'" b'"Wueu' "Hd At 'hS' time opened FIRE, bu
u'' no eN7'uu'n' l1e A'mory ofthe Mer
''',' ~ 'u'' AUS 70 her con para'ively ftc
Taking advantage u the Iorieatous circuu
HAnees 'he Merfimac directed her attention ~ ir
'pg several ptojectiles NJ formidable O. ,nsious on.
OF waicr, an eight pound shell, peletrattd lh,
saiboard quarter sbou, four i.hes above the w.,,,
ina, pas al through the pantry OF the ward room
and INTO the ststsroo u the Assistant Surgeon, ON
she port 81 e, completely demouLhing the hulk.
e"h' al 81 'ten struck against s,ron., iron bsI,
WHICH cured tue bull eye o'Ihs port. IL finally
! returned int the ward room, expended Il hr.
'UhAt'y did explode, and ono was iniurs l.
inc damage lone by this shot proves the power o,
'he pr iectilss which she empoyej and readily ex.
plains the quick destruction Of our wooden and ar
'i~'"u 's"''S' Our poai'ion It this time was one
SUM "N'N, Being aground the tug Young
NV, f,I T,-5.I1a - 80 US '''ei me-
c,,be q, Iau,.r,, ,tsr
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