The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-13
The Battle Of Hampton Roads.
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Noa1oIK, March II, lees.
The excitsn1snt oecasionsd BY the srsa.
naval victory Of Saturday. has nearly sub.
sidsds So decisive tfiunph and % impor.
tant results. nat1rally caused much joyou,
agitation u ths public mind hsrs and psr.
haps IN many other placsa A thrill Of PRO.
found delight Will, doubtless, b 1slt In every
part Of the South on account Of the vesy ut.
isfactory achie vsments Of the Confederate
iron steamer. The Yankess wore. 70 Aoabt,
taken By surprise; the o6Rcsrs and men on
board the FEDERAL frisatss were almost BE-.
wildsrsd With astonishnent, and the terror
coeasiensd b the dsash-dsaline balls Of the
Vtfgiais was tntssse. Tas whole a1air Wa
- sudden and violent that the CONSERVATION
wss beyond description.
A. the Xirginin Aoared the blookaaine ri.
eetes II 70 said BY prisoners who wsfs on
called 1ortA nany dsriatve remarks. They
looked upon her With contempt. not dream.
i1g that she eOuld Withstand the 1roadsldes
Of TIE big Yankee 1rlgatss. The shots from
nsr rineo guns. crashing through TIE timbsrs,
prov, sending the Cumberland Quickly to
the eottoa. renssd all hands up o vivi1
s.u .soolo es,eeOos oItAe tFsmendous pow
s ss.:L 0t ~ s!sst sAsss!!nS IaA watch tAey hsd
The bodies OF the men slafu ana drowned
n the battle viii probably nat ashcre IN =
day or Two. occasionally = mattress noase
s: ashore; ons hs. sssn fo.ad ayl.rsaty much
a ~ w1 Daoos. Two soits o. sailors
Point In ~. ~ nassI.. nS.sce ssnorc q cswclls
~ s.c. usa.sy w ..oaos 9! toose who had worn
toe slotn0 Vt0cr a!ale!es have gone Ashore
nv2 VIC ssx!aoos waosS 1esss aad spa ars
%"n, u"~ "Al4 TAO 'ssaHea o. tie nsrcs engage
1.ee1cs - stete that the Yankees suf eesded
N eesure on the Minnesota, and tOWioe
1et I0uno 70 Fort monroe. She 10 In q spe-
saai,y PAL eondiua n-her Aaats shtversd;
her hal rtddleds and large tlnhors having
oeen Knocked from her upper and tower
wof!s. II sne should BE- carried north for
rePNr;s tne WoIx OF months Will he required
70 pay ner IN seawofthy condition.
sne aad raised the white nag, ie denounced In
vnir.h," iivs. vsrs 2 'uo Io.. sna'saa sna co11acs @
that OF Lieut.. J L. Tayloe. of VirSinia. Who
died yesterday; Mids6ipman Hattsr, who
~ xNso ~ tne scuon' Oeptein 0uclauan,
~! ~ AiSus. S M1noIs We!e eieo soot nnosr the
'S xn.ns uas. am qua 70 ssste Snat toey are
'g.n =. y mpsSv,ns,
~ sWo0.Ois snHt NOT more tnan No nun.
Gtec e1o MY 70 three hundred Yankeee Of
INC Jun moer'aoo were Killed and drowned -
AZ. Aas sS.smeas saet taete were four nundred,
u 00nDt'ess an oveS.oslmate
Wnen ene nreo et the iron battsry krricson
nsIt t0Wex xsvolveo Witn great rapidtty, and
taAt Woe0 tne Dali esr uck, the sound Was like
the t,".a ringing OF an Immense gong. The Er.
Wascn .nere are Two powerful guns worked
oy an engine. Tne machinery. gun tables.
ana al tns &ppeles9s 1or working them, an
sai0 70 20 fsmarkaDis ana complete The
strnc. ~. ,,en ronso; TN me Saiis probably
s.ant ane.os, put tae powerful u@eers q
3ar Saeat ma!Ine oattery resisted the we'll
oeo on,se ana Po~eF1ai blows OF her antaS
01t :.
stsrnation and terror on board the Congress
.nsre ~. nanny amooe the crew. AND thai
70 - ,csns. ot v!oienCe s!aoentefs blood and
os@.I' aIe onPa<sueisd In tns history o.
naval warfare
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Another correspondent OF the DispsseA, WHIT
witnessed the terrific engagement. sends 4
long and int.restinr aeconnt /. nort,.r. -
vn,ch =. .rn.nd 49, s..o.,s.nr ~ ~. ~. =
cessful attack upon the Cumberland and tn
Con gress, the writer proceeds.
1 1t was now about O'Clock p. NJ, wheI
| the Confederats steamer Patrick Henry, Opt
Tucker; the Jamestown, Lieut.. Barney, an,
the Tsazer, Lieut.. Webb, whicn had bee,
lying near the Rocks on James river, an,
were attracted by the caaaoHadIng. appears
on the scene, and were ordered ut oace b
] Commodore Buchanan to open upon tn
Congress and the perfldtous shore battsrisl
and never was order more daringly executes
a. these slight vessels dashed up 70 the snsm
ana literally vomtfed dre apon them. Ho,
tney escaped distraction IN this unequa1 COZ
nict. 1t !: impossible 70 sxrlaiu, especially 4
at tnh noor the Minnesota, the AoAviei
steamer IN the FEDERAL navy. came mp ffou
/ Old Point, and opened npon 0ur sQusd
ron. about o mile on II soon sppsare
ton ana immense battery made her nox
tnau thrice match In number and weigh
of metal for our Whole 0set. But th
Virginia took positi0n a. near a. Oh
couId approach her. and, aided. By tn
other vessels, poured an incessant a.
into hsr. eI aanine her several times. an
renderlng her condition AImeet hopeleos.-
she returned our coarsestes with much ski
ano power; ana now. whilst the contest wa
l hottest between the Minneoota, several gun
boats, ara the shore batteries, on their par
ana the Vireinfa, Patrick Henry, and Jamea
town. on our side, 6ucnanau, who had TO
daringly exposed his person ON the elevate
IN the leg by MIME ball. and Was forced
60 oeAows IeayInG t4o sctive command
Lteue. Oateeoy JONES, tnan whom none coal
% more Wofthy oa the periious once. Surei
the Oommoaofe must nave borne charms
nte. 1os Al tnis une aaetof every deecfiptioI
iron ne .. .S - ~. -. Hao P1sssc .sa ana lailo
sack. near Wnich ne STOOD. was pierce
oy q leaN two aonaSed eeMe. II VI
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