New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-03-11
Nep 0tleans 4ailp Grestent.
TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH II, 1862.
OUR NAVAL VICTORY.

Newport News the place where The Virginia. formerly the
Mermac, pounccd down Federal ships cleaned them
out 20 ehectuhly is at hs mouth Of James river where that
stream empes into Hampton Rotds 1t has been occupied by
tie enemy since after the opening of the 1t the
north side Of James river, and distant miles ora
Fortress Monroe large land force has
pont all the tiie while from two to dozen Federal ships
war have been riding n. anchor opposite Hampton
Roads, within easy striking distance. Opposite Newport News
Pig Point the south shore of thu river where there
powerful Confederate battery The very this
place. and the distance between Newport and Pig Pou,
suppose, six eight miles. my--- T.,
The Meriimac the in the old
built in 1855 bnd carrying forty guns She
that the attempted to deroy when they abandoned
folk last spring but sa'ed and converted
ram BY this Ccnedeatss 1t has been only since
tina She WAS pronounced failure but she has goosy
tradcted assertion We would be glad many more
failure, of that sort Her commander Franklin Buchanan
Captain In the old United States service
The Consrt and the Clmbtrland which Gen uger in ais
ocal dispatch 10 the War Department. rays that the
gh Destroyed both efficient and valuable vessels The
Cnsres frga'e carrying fifty guns-he Cumberland
sloop carrying twenty The that the
gess was set on fire and burned and that the Cumberland
run into by the Virginia and sunk The Yankees must have
been efecuay wased when the Virginia pitching in
and 'jsyhawked" their vessels right and left.
The Minnesota which down Fortress Monroe hearing
the rumpus steamed and opened tho virgina the
latter run her agroupd and Is stated that she Is badly
damnsed This, Of ITSELF would great victory for the
Mime eta the pride of ha Federal navy bng a
class steamer carrying forty heavy guns She built
in Washington In 1856. We board went all
her. when they getting be ready sea- She was
s'auheh steamer built of the very best Colo.
rado which it stated, ao racp ted in The fight vas
frtcass steshe of forty built at Norfolk In
is report that she is damaged
by previous arrangement nppose the Confederate steam
Patrick Henry and Jamestown which been blockaded
the river down help the gna out and created
divers by opening FIRE upon batteries of the
at Newport News These two steamers occnn
service and formerly in tie freight pas epger trade
between Richmo"d and New York Wbenthe commenced
tEey seized at Richmond gupboats
From the fact stated that prisoners carried
to NoFfo k and that "e fight the desperate
record conclude that
with hs enemy and fought with heroic gaany. Probably
The prisoners taken from board the suuken loop
Cumberland.
This victory is good ,hirga good thing in sslf, end a
good thing In its effect We pc the faint hearted, who,
short til concluded that everything lost because
in the varying fortunes of with some reverse will
pluck little the strength of it. Very likely
they will be the loudest in their rejoicing. and tie noest In
their sincerey too they true
patriots heat, but have not the fortde stand firm in
the presence of disaster It will rot be long we hear
good from other quarters, unless greatly
mistaken. a.,. '"