The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-14

We received Last nisht copy q the Phila-
deipaia Enqmirt-, Of the lib irst., which gives
fnli accoun Is Of II. recent battle Ia Hampton
Roads, as reported BY the Fsderais.
oYSfoIAL DkPAreH
II. q. srxAxEa RoAscxg,
Hampton hoads, ID sh y, 1864.
To Hon Otdeoa Wsllss, secretary of tue NAvy
nave tho no.or ~ inform JON that jester.
day. al O'Clock, one Of The loox ont vssesi =
reported by signal that The enemy was coming
out. Immediately ordered the MlnUe.
sofa TO get under weigh. ena a. .0o ; - . M
two tags appointed ~ tow ms snip cams
alon gside siipIed cur cable
Tno Merrimnc was SOON DISCO ared passing
out by Sewslps Poiu:, Sac ding up ioWaIu
Newport News, accom- painted by several small
sunboats Every xer ton was made by a. 10
GET all the speed IN the Roanoke that tas Two
tugs were capable Of giving her, ou. In CON.
.. Quenss OF our bad Atesr, g, We did not ger
ahead as rapidly ~ We desired 70.
tn. Msrrimac went up ard Immediately
1t lacked the CuaSrsss aud CumbSrlano, D4e
paruc ularly ths latter ship, wnien wss ma
from ~ by the land. When about seven or
eight miles from Fortress Monroe, the mime.
so.a grounded. We eontin ued 10 stand IN, ana
when We Dame In stgnt OF the Cumberland
We saw that ahe had csresned over, sPPaT.
On thy tall Of W&tor. The olemy, v no hao oesn
l0,pSd by tWO or three steamers from a,nes
river. now devotsd themselves exclusively
TO the Congress; but she being aground, coaio
brig but nve guns ~ bear on them, u. q -
tee min ies before four O'CLOCK We hao ING
orn0oation Of seeing her haul down mex
nag.
continued TO stand On till we found our
selves IN 81 1aLAoWs OF water ana Wote oA
The xrounu astern. Finding that We couio 60
NO tur ther, ! ordered one OF our tuSs W w"
us re und d nj his soon the hoanokr 9 neass
was pointed down lhe o'y, ana Io0Ao sAs
was float again, dirs ctsd the tuSs 10 60 70
lns assistance or the Minnesota unas' sAs
hope tnat, with tho Two others which nto
accompanied her, they would De aDie 70 keI
her on But UP ~ lhe time now vile l0ey
have 10, su cseded in dong SO
Ats O'Clock the fr'kaIc 81 AawfeLce' In s"W
OF the Gam bI ioas, pas sed us, and not long
after she also gIouAuea; bur, oy Inc ala OF INC
Uamn, ldgs sne hts got ft1at again. an. oSlnH
unable Isnuer any Essisian.e ~ tAe 'AiAAe-
SOFA. came down the naI OUT.
Iu pxSs nv the outisl les at SeWeu Point,
both going aud Returning, ias Rebels opened
their dre on US, which was returned from
our pivot guns; but the range was 700 Ifeat
tor them, " nile the eEeniy = saot tell lar De-
yono u one shot Vent through our fore.
sslI, cutting away TWO Of our snIoads, and
sevei III sheils DuIst over and under the sR'p,
scattering 'heir fragments ca the deck.
Between seven anu eiga O'Clock W. discov.
0fed the rebels had ses IRE 10 tue Cong ess,
and she Con ued 10 burn until one CLOCK,
when she blew up. This was melancholy
satisfaction TO W., for as she had fhAlon into
the lands OF the enemy IL was lar better TO
Live her destroyed than that sac sno uld De
employed AZ tiLsI US u, some future dty.
at WIS The III preston or some Of z mcers
that the leoeis II Js.cd The French naS,
AeaI0 that the iaoGitOr had arrived, aGo soon
AFTER Lieut.. Comu'E Worue Ii cata. Ga board,
and Immediately orueFed b In u 60 Up TO
the " In. sola, hOpiug ,nat she VI oulu Le able
" kss CIT III ttsc Oh the IniE IL ia, tiii We
had got her e6uaG sR ain
THIS H,vruIHk The noirimac screwed the at
tack on the MINNESOTA, Dus sns found, nc
doub- greatly 10 Lsr ,urpris., = lew oppo
nent III the MoEi,or- TIE contest mas
u-en gong on during the day between these
two arnaeu vesseis, and most be- utfuily has
the little Nonltcr sustained hsIssit, showing
ae.s-lf cap be CT greet end rance ! have
lot received any ottic al acsoan CT the -
tho johsres. aEd UNI oer.2nd, out ~
doubt shaii have them SOON, wasI Ihey Will
Dc IIsusmitted to you.
should do III astics TO the Military De-
par IA Vt did nut iGfcrin YOU ina. .vsry
ass.stAIcs WAS freely rendered t. us. Taey
ecu, I'VE Of their rugs 10 the ICiisf OF .h- Miu-
nesola, ana CT rec oil the aid n their 20 wer.
, wonti aiso b & Leave TO ssY taat captain
Poor, OF the tldnGn Dep .r'menr, kindly
volun .esied to do uuty TEA Jcrarity board
his snip from whom received much as
si.ta,cs Your obedie. sery hi,
JOIN MAAsToz,
Capt in AID .,enior l. tiicsF