Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-13
TIE LATE BATTLE IN HAMPTON ROADS AS RI
PORTED IN TIE UNITED STATES


tsres iron late Northern papers, including their &C
cunts Of the Naval engagement in Hampton Roads On
Saturday last Their accounts are about az near the
truth possibly eIpse. from them seeing they
are regularly drilled into lying They fail to give any
account Of The condition Of the Minnesota, and sAy
little about o,hsr damage as possible:
rHE DErAHs.
FoRrREss HoSEoE. March s, ls69.-rhe dulnsss Of
Point vas startled 70 cay oy The announcement that
suspicious looking vessel supposed 10 be the MeEri
me- looking ike submerged house With the roof y
above water vas moving down from Norfolk by the
channel in front Of the SeUsPs Point oAtteres. Siynal
vuBs were slso cred BY the CunberAnd and Congress
Z, notify the Minnesota, S. lawrence and Roanoke Of
the approachng Danger and al vas excitement in and
about Fortress hOnToa.
There xas nothing protruiiug above the water but
flagstaff diving the rebel Alg and short smok stack
sbe moved aot slowly a-d turn I'd INTO the chant 81
leading TO Nswporls News ard steamed direct for TIE
fig ties Cumo Iasd ard Congress which lying At
tae mouth Of james river.
A soon as she clme within range Of the Cumberland
the LATER opened on her With her heavy guns but the
ba- struck and glanced of having more effect than
PEAS from pop-gun Her porS we're all closed AID she
N yvei on in silence but Nj full head Of steam. In
toe usand e. as the NssrimAc vas approaching the two
fga,ss Gu one sdc the rebel iron cad steamers York
tosa aid jamestown came down james river ana en-
,yei cue rigates on the other side The batteries at
James ~ AID did ell in their poSer 10 assist the
Cumberland and Congress- which being sailing vessels
70 entirely the mercy Of she approaching s;eAmerA
Toe Nerriusc in the meantime KEEP, steadily on htr
c1ursr aad slowly approached the Cumberland, Nheu
sle ad the Congress distance Of Que hundred yarcs
"a nsi m broa des the ro0-cad monster q a; took
p, Il Ct yaneirg up EsFis aud ayiag O. having only
the o. II e Of checking her progress for moment.
Alter receiving he frs broadsde of the Two frgstcs
81 rll on to tie Cumberland striking her sbou. Iait
.-fr her ada Eha then
drew CT AMI 6,5d a brOadsde iUtO the disabCd snip
al tun d.saed against her With her irOnclad pros
srd knocking 80 her side eit her 70 sink Nh &c che en-
z zyd she Co1grtsS which laid abou' quarter o.
nile ds,snt. Toe Congress bal 10 the mss ltmo Kept
I'd sharp e. ERgsmert Eith The Yorktown and James
TIN AID having no regular CrsE on board OF her,
seeing the EOpJss5las Of resisting the iron clad steam
er a. once ruck her coors Her ereS had been ds
charged several days snce, sud ne9 couplnes OF the
Naval Bfgade bad bs5n pa, board temporarily, unv
sic could be relieved BY the s. Lawrence, which Ss
TO have gore up Monday . AXE her position as one
OF the bio ktdiag vessels OF the james river.
o. the Congress g hiking Ter cOoTs the jamestown
approached and took from board Of her ali her OH
csrs as prisoners bU: allowed the cGeS 10 CscAEe n
b,,ts The vessel beng thus e'aesd Ess cred BY the
reb.ls when the rrmse and her tao iron clad COM
pa1ious cpsrsd wjrh ,hsl q sh0t on the NsTpor.s
News batteries. The firing brlkly returned
Various ports have been received, prize p ll' from
figaeued sut!s-s' clerks SOM OF thea repsssen.
ths garrison had bsen compelled . rstea, from The bat
e 20 the HoO5s Aoo-hec thai the too smaller
bel steamers had been compelled TO retreat fom their
h the mean lime The steam frgsts Minnesota, having
p.ry got up steam b,i1g tow,d up 70 the III OF
tls tES riSl,es bus did no get Up until il vas too late
. assist then Sse also followed up by tn EgAts
$ L,sreucs Which sas taken in tcU by sev,IA OF the
snAl barber steamers Il i, bOsever, rumoJod that
neither Of these vessels had pos on board and II e
Psor. Ea-emsrt bl'h Of m N seemed 70 be, in the
0 ,i,i5u 0f n p.lo on the Point, aground.
r-, -,=ola either Intentionally or from r-cesstJ,
- s. 5- three steamers a. about mlls distance,
~ tive boz guns Tue s. LsErsuee also
- .. from al the guns she could bring 10 bear,
i'm precision o. the mOst exp srieneed naval
8 .. o P5iat that bob had been considerably
- s,atansats, IL must be bcrne 10 mrd, are Sll
I'd o. r-at could be seSn by gS-s distance Of
ue..v eight milss ard ieW panic stricken non com
bl .lts 700 y a. amOs, the issG Sul from NGWPorts
NsSS
I, the msan.i-s darkness approached, though the
moon shore on, brightly ard nothing but the loual
a,hiag Of g4rs could 5e seen Tus hsrrinsc uA' also
l-gei 10 De AgrCucj, IS she remained stationary NJ
d-tgrce Of mile from the NiunSso.s masiog no a
temp, % attack or mOlesl her.
Previous 20 the departure Of the steamer for BuU-
more no glrs had been fred for bali hour, the las.
r- bel a-ei from the Minnesota.
TIE BEamore beat lsf Old Point a: eisht o'clock last
nigg, l. about half hour after she l-iE the war,
the roa-..a riesscn s'eAmsr lntor pc sed her g.
i-g D.. oSed oy large steamer Tie MOsCr -1iou1.-
eiv reached Fortress Moaros by uus oeocS and would
have mmedla ely gone mo service not, .he would be
rsa5y % lzks hsud eAgg on sand morning.
TUKrHKR PARriCrLAES
FrErstss NoSRoE Mach 9Th Monitor arrived At
10 O'Clock las. night and went mlas ey 10 the Po-
tcs ion OF the k'spsoa lying ground ils, Low New
p1-. News. At o'clock, this morning, Tie herrinNc,
aee,npaeiad by the tso wooden eAmis the ork.oEn
a. smsttJEu and several tugs stood cut towards ihs
Ni-nssotl and opeced ise. TIE So-i or mo; them .
crce and crencd G. when the erenJs vessels retired,
eA,cpirE the n -simIc. Poe ,~J iroo clad Vsg-eis
fog part II tis HGs t3Hehi y sat chr, from fifit
O'clock ths uJr.Hy .iH AoJH, shE ne NrTi0'as -
trsa'sA
tor land ed her with great skill ASSISTED by Chief Ia
gneer Sinners. Toe Minnesota KEEP, Up a continuous
hrs. and Is herself somewhat ju-ed. She vas moved
considerably 60 day, and vii probably be Cd 10 night
The Monitor IS unI iured, and ready 81 any moment
10 rsp5 another attack,
Toe Merrin,e ia Understood to have been under the
e3-nsnd Of CommandAnt BuchscGn, ate Of the Navy
Yard.
Xxx NEv5 AND IFS EFFzcr n wA5HlSGroS
wasHNeroS, March s-TLls has been = day Of alter
nae gloom and sunshine, bu, has closed With glorious
burst Of Or ghtness for the Union cause. Toe news
from Fortress Monroe about coon, cast keep gloom
over the whole community. The schev' ments OF The
rebel ron-cAd steamer Mrrrimac the topic o. every
Conversation. Fears were expressed that she would
come up the Potomac and wipe ont Potomac aJhS,
AID perhaps frs the city Of Wssl goa and retire
without immunity, she represented 10 Dc totally
ilvunerstls. This evening the Wind set in the other
quarter
A dispatch from the Assistant Secretary Of the
MY G. Y. FJ1, nov AZ fortress Monroe, shows that
the hUls iron clad Ericsson gunbost MONITOR With her
two guns Is more than mach for the rebel ron mon
tor that spreAi scch conservation Among wooden
shios a. NeHpor. News point yesterday.
Toe dispatch received here seven and half
ocl ck TIE telegraph Ii 10 Fortress Monroe
Composed az four o'clock toby.
Toe dispatch has created the Ulicst excitement in
our civ which has been still more med BY the Intel
Hzenco shat tins rebels bad burned the seamsr Page in
Auaia creek set fire to their camp cQupage and Abau
doaed an their batteries along the Potomac Our a1-
ta has landed forces and taken possession OF the bate
res .ld tbe stars aud stripes arc no~ floating over