The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-04-03
The Naval Battle.

A naval engagement had taken place between the
Rebel iron clad friga,e .Nerrimac and a number of
United States ships in Norfolk roads, in which seve-
raj vessels were disabled and sunk. The new United
States iron clad frigaie .uoHttor was found a match
for the Merrimac. The following is the telegraphic
report Of this affair q.
FORTRESS uox ROE. march 9-The Confederate
steamer AisTrimac made her appearance yesterday,
AMI witt the ass stance of two gunbuats from Norfolk,
made an attack on Newport News and the vessels
stationed at thai place. The -NeTrimGc was first seen
from the ramparts of Fortress Monroe at 10 O'Clock.
Her sides. warehouses and stern are covered with
slOping iron plates. extending two feet below the wa
ter line, ami meeting above ike the roof of a house.
On her buws, above the wafer line, were two sharp
iron points. resembling plOws. From the boat we're
seea Two guns pr'Jecuug from long, eipiical port
holes. The design OF the enemy did not became np-
parent until after ! O'Clock. By which time the .nia-
nssof1 got under way for the scene of action. The
Roanoke. flagship. being disabled, was taken in tow
by TWO gunhUats.
The first shot was fired as 2 O'Clock, from the fri
gate Cumberland Sewall's Point battery then
openeI on the .MiHReSotG. which was passing, aud
srsd several guns The Rip Raps replied, and the
engagement becrne general. After firing TWO guns
the CumJeTiGHi vas struck twice by the -HsTTimac's
sharp how armOr, making terrible holes in her fellow
the water lines The Cumberland continued firing
until the water entered her IOrt holes. when she
cnrecned slowly AMI finally sunk. No apparent
effect was produced on the .NeTTimac by the coutin-
Gus hring from our batteries and vessels fhe Hin
UefyTA hlNluE ~" hEihAhi WI We Wy y
afford hut little assistance. Shortly after 8 o'clock
the rebel g~uubotis Yorktown and Jamesfo,cn arrived.
The iormer being disabled early IN the afternoon,
put ashore tor repairs
After sinking the CHHJcTITTd, the -DerrimGc
turned her attention 20 the frigIte Congress and in
less than an hour afterwards she surrendered. Her
officers aud marines were taken prisoners, but the
seamen we're allowed to escape. The irigate 81.
Laurence arrived here durin the afternoon, anil
Immediately prOcee lei up the river. fllOwing the
eximPIe OF the yNiHassof1 aud RoaHoke. firing ON
the battery NJ SeSaiI's Point, but like the rest. The
shots fell short. The gunhoit Mystic also turned
up. but NJ sunlown the Roanoke, Mystic, and 81.
L1rrsHce returned.
The conficr between the Minnesota and rebel gun
boats continued without apparent effect till dark.
Ar midnight the COHgresS was burned by the rebels.
During the evening rhe iron clll steamer Monitor
I presumed to be Erics-on's new steam bariery1 r
ri vel here, AMI proceeded To- take part in the action.
Yesterday afternoon TO Newport News. During the
night only an occasional gun was hred.
This morning the confiict was renewed, until the
presence of the .ifoaitor vas known to rhe .Herri-
hours. at long shot range, without p-rcepiIble effect
on either side. They seemed almost to run each
other down. orce or twice. The -ho7iior's battery
finally succeeded in forcing = large hole in the port
side If the .usFrinGc, in the boiler. The punbOat
H0uri was seriously damaged. and was obliged to
retire. The principal loss Il life was on board the
Cumberland. where - is thought $50 must have been
killed or drowned. According TO the report Of the
officers of the Minnesota, six were lost on her. One
rebel gunboat was cut in two yesterday.
CHICAGO. MAncH 10.
THE following is a continuation of the account
Of the engagement between the rebel iron clad steam
er .UeTTimdc and the Federal iron clad steamer
Monitor, aud the g%unboais on each side.
FORTRESS Monroe, March 9.-One rebel gun
boat WAS cut in two yesterday by the Monitor,
without her speed being perceptibly diminished.
The Monitor is the new iTon-clad vessel just
completed by Ericsson. Her first trip was made
ut the latter part of last week from New York
to Fortress Monroe.
Fortress MONROE. march 1O-The frigate Con-
cTeSs is suppose To have lost over 100 men, inclu-
ding one officer. Only the opporiune arrival Of the
Monitor insured the safety Of the Minnesota and
9th r U. :. vessels. by her (the -1oHitor) disabling
the -NerriAHGc, whic-. previous TO her arrival, was
proof against everything.
FoRrREss MONROE. march 10-The Minnesota
yesterday returned here. The naval station at the
entrance of Hampton Roads is again ready for action.
The Monitor came down early TO day.
Gen Wool and Staff. and the Assistant Secretary
of the Navy went aboard. She l. found not 10 be
damaged in the slightest degree, and is prepared for
another conflict. Her performance on Sunday was
perfectly satisfactory. Her officers speak of her in
the highest terms.
FoRrErss MoxRoE, March IO.-The latest estimate
of the number killed on the Congress i 50, including
8 officers; % wounded, and A. prisoners. The killed.
wounded and drowned on the Cum5sTirrd will prob
ablp reach $50. On the UhifehdH, 4 were killed,
and 8 wounded. On the DrGgOon. which received n
sho, in her boiler, 3 were killed. On the -niRBesoia,
8 were killed and II wounded. The Roanoke re-
ceived only two shO =. AMI was but little damaged.
II Is now generally believed that the Merrimhc is Sc
RI. u-ly damaged. The testimony Of some of the sea-
men who saw her Is. that she listed considerably, as
she went into Sewall's Point. She has not made her
appearance TO day.
The following - copied from Gen. Wool's official
report The Chief Engineer OF the Monitor says 8
balls from that vessel passed through the Merrimac.
The MnnitOr was struck SO times.
FORTRESS MONROE. March 1l-Al the papers be-
-. o ,ba F-S,.ra TmuIarI,pI uap l.un uffh
her, consequently il il impossible TO obtain g correct
list Of the killed. wounded aud list. A flag of truce
was sent TO Crnney Island to-day. and the rebel Off
GERS say that the .NsrTinGc was dlmagei but not
seriously. They admit the loss of 4 killed aud sew
eraI wounded. The rebel gunhoat TOrSfolcH received
n shot In her Ioiler during the engagement. The
Norfolk Day Book gives the total re el loss in the
engagement. as II killed and wounded. II also makes
an exaggerated statement regarding the Federal
losses. putting them at 200.
New York. march 12-The President officially
announces rhe creation OF n new army department
west Of the Potomac and east Of the Mississippi, I'M
der the command of Gen. Fremont.
8y rebel accounts. Commodore Buchanan, OF the
.NeTrinac, died from his wounds received in the en-
Jones commanded her on Sunday.
The Battle Of Sugar Creek.
great battle occurred n, Sugar Creek, Arkansas,