Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-03-13

Fortress Monroe, March

TOfiTeSS hUDfUt, hidTcU II.
All iha r.st ers of the ffirate Cumberland
having gone down with her, 1t Is inpossi6ie
to ascertain The nmmher of killed and miss
ing. The Iates, account is 1l6 The names
can only be ascertained at the Navy De-
par,ment by a comparison of pay rolls
Master Nj. >. Stuyvrsant was wounded-also
John Grady and Geo w. Butt.
Early yesterday morning a small sail boat
arrived at the Newport News wharf, contain
ing two men and woman, who represented
that they supposed the place to be in the pos
session OF the confederate forces and wanted
to sell some produce and establish a store.
They were soon informed of their mistake,
much TO their chagrin, and were conveyed TO
the bead quarters of Gen. Mansfield.
They were brought here by the Express
this afternoon and taken before Gen. Wool.
After the party had discovered thei. mistake,
they represented that they were UnionisIs who
had for some time past been endeayoring TO
escape. but their first story is of course more
probable.
Lieut.. Selbr,Ige of the Cumberland has
been ordered TO the command OF the Monitor.
A flag of truce was sent TO Craney Island
to-day with dispatches.
The officers of the rebel boat represented
that the Merrimar, or as it is called by them
the Virginia, had received damage, but no.
| thing that was serious. The, admit the loss
| of four killed and several wounded on
| board. ...
Capt Buchanan, who commanded her, was
seriou ly wounded on Saturday, and the
command devolved upon lis Lieuensnt.
| The officers say little or nothing about the
'Sunda, fight
The York own is SAID 10 have had shot
in her boiler
The Norfolk Day Book of Yesterday gives
a glowing account Of the opening of the
james river blockade and the destruction of
/ the Congress and Cumberland. @
| IL is stated that the {" Virginia Flag OH
| Ger Buchanan commanding, with the steam
tugs Beaufort, Lieut.. Commanding Parker,
and Raleigh, Lieut.. Commanding Alexander,
left the Navy Yard at a quarter past eleven
o'clock.
The commander Of the Cumberland is spo-
ken Of as fighting bis ship with gallantry
worthy better cause.
The total rebel loss is said to be 9 killed
and IL wounded.
Twenty-three prisoners arrived at Norfolk
SATURDAY. night from the Congress. One died
on the passage.
/ The Erricson is said to have been seriously
injured by the Virginia.
Some of our gun boats are said to have
been sunk. Both of the above statements
are of course entirely incorrect.
Our loss is said to be between six ant
twelve hundred.
The Day Book seys, having comoletel!
riddled tho Minnesota and disabled the 81
Lawrence and Monitor besides, as states
+ above, and destroyed several of the enemy
t gun boats-in word, having accomplishe
all that they designed, and having no NOR,
, material to work upon, our noble vessels lef
the scene of their triumpbs and returned t.
, the yard. whe e they await another opportu
, nifty Of displaying their ptowess.
In the rebel congress yesterday the opera
E ton Of Gen "A 5 Johnston IN tennessee wer
| dis used. Mr.. Adkins said that nearly ey
3 cry member in the fenne. see Legislature ha'
, si!ued petition for his removal from tina
e department. ~