Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-21

cd that lel had died Of the wounds ne had reesNsa
during the engagement on Monday.
TIE NAVAL BATTLE IN HAMPTON ROADS.
tFr,a Vie Lonens nsa, March 81
The camp,iga ID Vrrgail has At las. begun. haNh
battle and general advance OF IA. faderi army on ,ne
Paton.e are The events which Va rscsrd to-day Tn-
at,t Of thsse l. Gao OF the n,s in oresIpg incidents
tpat hsys marked the war For the frs! uns TIE neg
ca applications OF lave been tested IL b.
tss.n s.. OF % i.l coarASa Nno Ssud nave tholgot
il ,ssibl, st>,r EIgiand sud Fanoe had iaeo1'a
50 los Oh ron-paed aud iro1proHed vssels the hrit
real trial soud be mad, by the lnabi.an OF sns pe'cc
fa, Ne. World in unus ur.l strife, and hnh,rne'e'
that vstory should Wh the party lass vsr,ed Ia IA
val t,cticj aud Construction Thoush for long inns
ta,ro hl, been msnol Of the Aerrm4e IN
p.psrs, We wsre mol prepared Tor the Ashie'enens
tie lam s river.
Tae Confederate frisate seems TO have gained an
easy victory over her voodsn opPonenu TIE aeesshs
oil the action rather vague ts appears that SUE
dihabed the Cumberland aud Congrsss ID very short
time fulfilling in most com ;ste maoner the eIPec-
lions that have en- formed concerning ro-.pated VS.
sails Shs lived thu bto.ssides OF Two OF her oppo-
neni a. irel yards without susainsg asy dam
age She then into tho Cumberland with her iron
prov aud laid open her sides. Thus both 10 delenee
aud attack, tas hsirnic nas reaAs'd me cacuHuoh,
of European oolsIructors. Il mss: n'~ DO looked
upoa a. proved, that wooden vsseis 60 to SIRE aao
spssdy defeat whenever they vsnsfe into action agan"
an iron plated adversary Tnoso who object to iron
sid that they not iavunsrsole, inasuuch as now
ever ssrosg the ship may b. cianoi ca be contributes
psssrfu esous1 TO psrcs 10, must, We mix aoAndon
their TOO espious erllicism.
We $50 in tso Assrmic that 4 vessel can be made
practically inyulneraDs, even 10 the heavy raSa Gu ~
wnich are at prs:n, ia Nothing poS rsnAius Tor
Admiralty su. to dston'au' the blillng OF WOODEN
vesses snd all tast will bear inso machines
o. war resembling the C,.fsddrate irigats. Tbs only
real op ,ouan: rh ca the Nerr fould ives another
iron plated trsate, and had IL EoI ben for this vessel
Is possible tha: the ksrsinic might have dssroyed
The Wnois Federal tqIscIon. Toe hrsimsc Is described
covered Nh sop ug rcA PLACES tIsspdisg t~o feet
below the water line AID meeting ebsvs ks the roo OF
hsu:e" This peculiarly OF construction may p.sslely
suE be nccestsry to ,fsi.Lcy bat as vsssel bus
bulls has rsliy made great succsssas would Dc
worth while Iriy to examine toe principle before con
sIucang any more Of Our own, on tne plan already
a1op.ed.
Toe seupnsnt OF tue Ne'rimio shows that there
-o,a h.ads in Ike Nary pIrsmsnt OF the S,uh, AID
gallant ia ~1icl aha Wa hande5 Ia aGloa
EJkon that tne Coated rate courage IL s high a.
eT:r. BnG il By fs has the fortunes Of tbs
republic Are 70 % determined Too orl'sc. AHA
Of .he Ja-.es VII dou &, d. much - rasnimas
he Sou herners atsr theIf slcc:sGvs d.sa Iu. in
i:s5l il is Of lille importance
(7r57 hs London fHss. Mare 36)
W.cn Ps.issat Dam, IN III rec A. n.ssays to bis
conHi;asSiS rgTs ed The pGsti)u OF the Southern COL
fsdsrIcy he eIprsss.i hope that the navy OF the Sc
cooug would SOON Contribute some niag towards
tee succss5 OF the Tlcs; tIp Citations nave
.Anly b,sn justified by the naval v.ccry which We yes
Ierd.y Teporss-a victory gIiH ID over Federal ferc-
Of zrsa: strength ani la sheEe the SJrtheners
prob, bly, c,ivrd that thS supremacy wa, un,.ss
b!v err eva. farce frisass aud heavy s!oop are
aonloasi ss eSer taking endeavodng 10 tsksa part
Lle aauoa ayG inst the snGl. tq14iron OF the COnfed
81 ties ard iurG.es All nost Receive rtifOrce nen
Afterwards arrives ia the shape Of d ing battery
From tie reports OF the atos, It appears that IN,
Asrrina7. thcusa mounting only tWelv, guns, cid MT
a.s.ste pfos, H. company ~:h the t~o o!hsr
ss 10 search oil an ersou3ies with seh taqadron a.
| We have descrSsd above. TIE Congress he Cum
osrltnd carried between them sevenIyfsur guns aud
| the Minnesota and the st. Lawrence niEety mcrs Tse
Minnesota However, got aground, and coil therefore
neither up herself nortoE the 81. LaSFclce into
&c lou. TIE Merlin and her tteudasts had conss
l.ntly only fg.ts and sooP to deal u's, and !:
sf ms that she took sloop besss AID lett the d
g,t, tha other steamers. To CIno al had mol
clar ce against hcr Sac received Nv, b-caisldss
hundred yGrdd Dis snce without sat niag sny dsnag'
aud .hgr d,b Tasly iEto tao SoSp prov
rugLFd TOR tas spssI Parpose l0d her sides
sp,s. Al this she poured broadnIe into her ants
gsst d.sheI a. her oncs NOR, aud then sft her "
,lS Nothing could b. Gu icissfu! or destructive
| than her siSrss
N.It morn 6, however, sho found an enemy mere
worthy OF Der. Dtrils tie zig the new f,atny b..
Lory called the hoaer, cams rou ID TO fetrisvc tie
1Oh0r u VIZ soc A. LIS - 'ue 'cssri
| b. Mr. J Ericsson, OF Nav Yer, AID is one of e
GIres irou-li1 recommended by the F.!crsl
oInRi Q ,aCr. for aiopuoI in August last Assuming
tlu he mas been ccmpeted sceoSdng TO the ongiJ,l
spsc6 :aio-S, sle SIMPLY h,uing oG tefy, ?r lie.
oy s.esm sta lIE rate, ana nos garfield for ncch IA
yJnd coast strycb IN smooth SAo. Sh' is ii 200
ms 5gr;ocn Only, ooc huldrsd AID se1tny iv5 70 :
JBg Ard has ior.y cue feet Ia breadth o. Beam. The
general plal Cf tie vessel ! =, 70 II
people ACCUSTOMED o Earring iaYertio7s b., lie
\ &. IL 1. a.. "a
chs a. ualIy carried have O. yet sSrre5 ,
as aus 'rrnAc say hsr sis attacked hsr,
aid tasn enSutd ths 6r: battle fou n, bet.soa
ironciai sh ps Tae re ult most lskGse The
I've vessels englg ZACH ohsi co-c qIIser hTs
h5drl aft ~gca psr;o bat then only tic
o. If th perforated by shot. /. was the Monitor
Which thus drew hs .: boo asd the Aerrinac tlen
r,tred. 1. does not sem, DO ~eysr that she was
ed and We are expressly assured that board the
Monitor not 4 man vas baft.
F.cls like thssI MAJ vel iniuee az 10 reh.c'. We
dad that a wooden verse, when matched alsrs; an
iron oao is ler.ly IS hEiplssi tdicted. Toe
1lrrinae did usly kn,Sk the Ca absrl,nd Into
| mAchss," aud in very tsS minut.s R shen she
encountered by ship Of her class action OF ,.
aous ersusd, vita 10 great dangs 10 either Iids
Us ina ;ins citAsr Of these vtssss max
ap?'o.h, il streogt' or power, to the rgales
have bu IL Oh ID 2 side OF tie Atlantic The 1onur
yIs 10 be fIshed in ono nu1Jrei days and4t cost Of
loss thar go U00 wills hs urselt needs Of th. Con
| e1esatrs W " VI ~ any NJ
time money lave been expended on tie IRIS &C
Nevertheless these sIenpor< os-sides are sricie
| - give cna1ser 10 the uhcli war; and Il they hsd
u:ra zai each other, either OF them would ptobi
bly, hav1 givH good account Of r. squadron Of
the eaeIny VIVA! sailing snp is to st,su-r, an or.
iInary steamer Is ~ an 'oa ella fgts /; will be re-
nen1 cd t,at the An.riclas were slow 10 recoghz,
| Shs priieip az mJN rtlaotansSto fdopt &c; but
vhel the time toe arrived nee ssity made isel
Eel, snd tbty have nsu given the sheJ all the rrict
| al coLirn atiou It needed
Tsere !, one other cosc!usi,n, too, which We nay
iraT from the operations OF the American ees srent-
TIE alleged eh, mcy OF gaubo.s aSHu1! be ,Sier vessels
has been dsp.vsd. Ia. Csafederates appear to have
oa u ulon tbs hsory Al frs, bu! their mo a
Ia" have never sucoseted. Neither at Port k,y. nor
Revoke did heir s5.rm Of gu+b,ats procuce no lea
e'c: az ist the large alps OF the Ftdsrs, Vessel. Of
tbs ca' op rating upon in COL motion with Ian
lrc have proved OF The GREATEST service Indeed III