Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-16
TRla FORrRESS NONROR.
earrssp,udIa: O. tie PlihisllhA IlqIirsr, uri:os
uadcr d.ts y Mach 1871 as follow:
TIE JKiGArE hIHNES IA

aadcr dsIs ~ Mach 18Th, as follow:
TIE TKIGArE HISxEs
va sI-o favored, turng tie dAV. with an oppcrE-
ritV to Niit that nOst Dsbls Of all steam frG AIes,
the aHslota lay at her old Aachori0g sreu d.
be,usen Q Fortress and The Rip Rlpa Ala Distance
abe looks a. sculd as cvo her lsrb- ard side,
which Uas exp.s.d The se lay helpless on
the bar. some eight or ten ball holes are visible
A, they knocked th-ir uAy through the vessel, the
iSineF Wsrk uas considerably d.m,ged. II s)me cases
800 rooms kuOeie iato one, d portion OF her
m n * remoV 70 enable Ter 10 reply viii e.
ayr guns % the Tempt OF the hs-TiRse 70 sne ~
De- lad Der sn AVOID or troafs dee.
The bal that pa.aed through he mipEsst IA said 10
havs bsea fred iroN SeSers Point ste passed ur;
the rebSl' nov having gun there which thoroughly
commands ere channel
vii stlrt f,r Ne~ YS,k il frs DAYS for repairs,
and IN too ueers me ul De in COED od.r as EVER
rue s2k have I'll besu dawn from Ter gus, sud her
xllaut n ers ana crew ready any NON rot 10
N ct again, Syo7 he iron c al se'rimle &c hs1
uot unor elV g5I sgeeurd vas heir int nuoD '"
nave tested the rriuAo, by Iuanirg 'Qltre into b
~hieh her Superior P ef world hsvee hoei hor 10 90
Tss crysEatISo AID c7xOSISs
uas G.o 'svor go p.stovs h, sc'us Ollie
rev TIA sdJ 4, ID, VIZ n yot Ssupor, upWe- III
css q to gallant Cumberland and oigr'si are sl
visible.
Toe nas,s Of the Csuh Rand With the rigging cross
l-,s, IL slGn5rg, visible fsom ha Laser vars n,
,ud on TIE ,opEls;s the 3 Aad Strips are sl
araipg.
1hs sight cf be rtnnsnt Of these tUo nooe vesel'
. ,Gl A=d rrlsrcsoly ole-aotilg renNLiog OF tts
mgr q but asr chA.et r.s cn % iis waters sdgc,
n icl i ngad he asHss Of n"SrlV hnndrsa OF DER
rNl.st cseE U.ilit The CunN'-lani SAX TO h'r NIT
op, sad cee0sd over her Dig syug from her peak, s.
she Weat toSn u4dsf .ha tkns hrs s1d crussi4s poE
r. Of her irou clad a'.i'aut.
Il is the Ssn.r-l Impression that The CUMBERLAND
e,a be r.sd Don a. Norfolk Is take, she will be
t.kN n Nav Y ard lhere aud rfDAireC
Sac lee ia aooas 6fIy ost water, esreened over to-
.rts tha shove
Tas B.xs ,KDxsEr CT VIEWPOINTS SAWS
Tnsre ware a uuaber Of shells fred by the herrimro
st the nps Ht NeNp0t News, though most OF IN m
pLss>d enl civ over tAe camp'hs G'oubd-, and SE-
lyd.d n an unoccn pied wood nile beyond Rui ore
n II ems have been sent on Ip' cal NILSSON Of
destruction and had not been for dsleet in TIE PEI.
cushion c,p IFS head hers IL no doubt that Is rold
have killed. General hAashsj Who was ~ ing In his Of
DC, .. the tine win several Of bs staff vriiog ordst'
Tbs a ell pas ei through ths roof lOuss near . 0
s,ssmboa hiding and ASibg diagonal ccu-sr P'ss'd
Ider the porch OF s9O;ter house. cut itg ID ons oil
the uprEhtA Gnd euisred the gAbl.' Of small frame
building oecupisd nv General ManFf ID
Hsvirg pss.ed q, rough the weather boardnr ans las.
tsring. L. crossd the room, sud making rcund hoe
rough the wood votk Of the mantle p'ece, earii d
AuAy three feet OF the brek work Of the chin
| u'y. f.llrg inside viii ont exploding
Toe shell Was about inches lot and inches In II
uuer jdg there being luge pssutSan esp. about the
sIs OF teimbls ARR 10 the noun OF TIE jus; Th's
reus,i,n esp 70 explode the shell Sheu s'rrtk
su ffom the fact tn il did not explode sf.tr ally
ipEinE Up against trick chimney Il Gay 10 prS:um'
| ed 10 have D, en- v imptr'cc'.
SEE TRKNcB TRIaArE aAssEHpI
There "a rus one OF the HelcA vese's Of war pos
lyir9 A. Fo-trtss honIoe the Othcrs having all left Da
ru4 the o. SO of the day slso had an oppor iy a
log her, a. had very pleasant interview With "a
oeic,rs fn,y bad from their dttks ane view OF it'
Tr.Ld uaval engagement OF Sunday, and ara most en-
| ihu,iassc Of their d'scr p'ious OF the contest
Thsy regard the Monitor as inVulnsrabe and during
the dsy nber Of the officers visited her and we're fs
eevsd uth al he bonors bv commander Jshsr' To ,
uO,tth,sugh the vessel and hatai 10 pirseAPai' e.
10 theu prom, ,cnE tbs las, Yankee invention thai
10 astosh tls unrld and odig sbeu; seW ira In naVs
| uaTfas ant fer id isgions.
Tee G..seud il stesmtr shout the sI OF the P'Isa
Saws,er nv her q IRA 20 vessel for PIC rather thar
w urposss and her cOmnnnder sn4 ohicsrs are Ht'
HFcEoh e,aasnss 10 every sense Of the wore.