New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-14
THE GREAT NAVAL FIGHT.
OFFICIAL REPORTS OF THE AFFAIR
THE MAIDEN CRUISE OF The MONITOR
Rebel Accounts Of their Losses and Damages.
Special Dispatch to The ". Y. Tribune.

Special Dispatch to The ~ Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON Thur'dsy, March 10, 1867
The following official reports haze been re-
ceiyed ut the Navy Department:
FoKTRrss MoSRog Va, March 10 1852;
SIR: II il my painful duty TO nave 70 lepor. VIC
loss of the United States ship Cumberland under my
comnaud, on the 9Th inst, at Newport News, va
was on board the United States frigate Rosnobe,
by order Of the Hon. Secretary OF the navy, ~
member Of Court OF lpquiiy, when the Meiflu,aV
came out from Norfolk. l Immediately procured
horse. and proceeded with all dispatch to Newport
News. where arrived only in tine 10 see the Cum
ber!ard sunk, by being run into BY the Rebe ron
clad steamer Mer1iIlac. Though could not reach
the Cumberland before the action was over, nave
the satisfaction Of reporting that 30 long rs her eulS
were above water, ev.ry one on board must n'-so
done bis duty ncbly. send with tins the report Dy
Lieut.. George W. Morns of tue action, be being 10
NV absence the commanding officer, and also t'ie
Surgeons report of the wounded saved. Ibc loss
was very large Ill killed. wounded, ana dIo" heu'
thoulh the number cannot he s-ceriaiued. Enouen
is known, however, to make tue loss w. teha
also list of ihe men known 10 have been saved bot
haye no accurate means OF giving tie names oi th re
st or killed ~ no officer man brought an! thing
on shore ave vyhst he stood in, consequently have
no musier-roll Of Tire crew.
Ie'9ee'ay !SuS 'I TGnr ,iTT'1'
The Hor. Grpros wErLSs. SECRETARY OF the Navy -,
NH''' " go or, Crmbs,lrnd Garci 10, isee.
GEO w Butt ..srsn Virginia ,spital Of th Regiment
CeIap Butler; burn, and confusion OF head and faeo
oru Grdy .sau,n Ireland ho,Isl Of the 18th Regiment
Casp ut.r; wound Of NIGHT sIn ourns OF eee
orn kcGwD, Prosldeacs, r. l., nosls. al toT' Monfoei
5.hu Bates, NexYofs Ci;y, hospital At Fort A0nf'ei
JOIN Orviue Assistant Mate Boabury, Mass, h0'pi.sl at
Tot McDsoe; wound Oh left heel ,, a.
Fdssrl DID, s'gssi g. NJ Boston ho'ptsl al or "'n
%. ornd. .nsnt II fesd thrort and abdomen. =,
Joan ulfjrer q. NJ hes-iOsk chy hospital ct fon Mon
-, oontatiDn 81 Tigat tbish. ~
Aers.der Messaden. Mas Philadelph, hospital at Fort
Jshn h. ,.v-rrush, Whitehall, y. Z, hospital at Fort
Non zoe ,ht 5uud The .ei. temple.
Joho hsr elaud hospital at toi 3onfoe confusion ana
ABRASION OF back.
j. v Rus,el, Phl-dcrha, hospital at Fer! MonFos e.
h.u 'ion-a iorg time u ihe yai.i. -, -, -, M.
Locnn Lyins,;ou, Boston, Mass hospital al fo' MOL
james Bc.on. peifoi, Mich ho.pi,.l at FOrt Monroe
81 rr,an Matter Ca.aus,i Ohio ho.pi,sl at Fort
Monroe ,igl. psne.lst.n wouai on iss forearm Nom
= '"'''' Pe,pec,.ary your obeiient servants,
CH.s. MAitIIN, lated sta.el Nay. ,
wa. RADtDAD, C'faflsneef Unite. stfe> Navy
Tie following is a copy Of the report Of Lieut.
George VI. Morris, who wae temporarily N coilmad
OF the friga.e Cumberland when sLe wac assailel
aud sunk by the MeTTimac. The report j. addressed
to Commander WA. Rsdlord, the commander OF the
irgate, Who a, the time OF tie encounter, was at
sent on court martial duty:
NrwroRg News, Va March 9, 1862.
! SIR: Yesterday morning, az = a. M, disco'ered
two steamers ut anchor of Snitueld Point, on TIC
ieft hand weetern tide Of the 1ver, ds'l, ahOn'
Twelve milee. 4, - VI. discovered three vessels,
under sieam standing down tie tlizab-,h RIVER
toward Scw.lls Point. bcl! 70 guart,rs, double,
ireeched tie guns On tie main deck, and CLEARED
ship for action. .,
At =. II. tho enemy hove in sight, gradually
nearing u.s. The ifon-ciad steamer herruac, accom-
panied by two steam suubOats, pared ahead Of the
! ffisaie iopcr..s aud stored down toward ~. We
opeued Gre on her, She stood Oh, and struck IA M
deg The sraiboard forc-channes. STE delivered her
fire at tie same time. The destruction wat great.
We returned The Gre viii sOliI shot with aldruty
It ~ O'CLOCK, the water had giined uFon ~ not
witlsiaudinz TIE pumps were kept actively em-
tlOyed 10 degree that, tie forward ms. 1iac b'ts
drowned We had 10 igko powder IRON the aitcf
magazine for tie lC-ilch gun. Al 100 tho water
had risen 20 the main hRchway, and he sn'q cintad
~ port and We delivered parting ire' e9ch man
irving 70 save hiui-eii by jumping overheard.
/ 'Iia.cly notice was gwen and all the wounded
WHO could walk we've ordered out OF the cock ~ :
lot those of tho wounded, who had been ca'F'ed
into the sick bay and 90 the befthdrck, were 10
uiausled Il at It was Impossible 10 ave tLem'
| T. is impossible for Inc 20 inlvlnalle. Alike,
the officers and men, al behaved in tie most gallant
manner. Lieut. Seliridge and Mater Nteuyyciant
were i'm command of the gun-de * DIVISIONS, and
they did al that noble and gallant officers could 10.
Aclng-Masters Randall a.d heeniADp, who Lad
charge each OF Il pvot-euu, showed tie most p5f-
feet coo lness, aud did oil tLey could to our
noble ship; bat, am sorry 70 say, without avail.
Among he last to leave the ship were Sergeant
Martin AMI Acknowledgment her-haw, who did ell
they could Tor the wounded promptly and faithfully.
The lo.s We sustained cannot yet Inform you oi,
hut il has been very great. The warrant ana Steer
age orers could not have been more yr0mDt and gc-
tive than they were at their different stations chap
lain Leilari II missing. Masters Mute John ial-
rin.ton Killed. shonld judge We have los, a.
ward OF loo men. can only say in concl l-lon that
all did their duty, and Ne sank "ith tie American
flag flying q, the peak.
.u sir &C. 0EO g MORRIS,
L6lteLLnt aid Executive Oh, er