Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-11

A VISII NOATJk-A rtesPondsnt Of tie
Poil,eepbis Irqui1r, uudos cate of Is ult, slys:
rad the plsssurs to-day OF accompanying Lieuter-
ant " liam 4. f.rs, when he prccstd,d under OF
dery from Com. Godsborough tc tAse command Of tie
ho1itor and relieve Lieutenant Seridge Of the Can
besud vho had bsen appointed temporarily Ia the ABB
sence Of Lieutenant Wordeu. As Ne spProsc1ed this
novel naval wonder t.rsck uih tie periresS Of
he Norfolk Dag Books description OF her IS "a TAkos
cheese box ON raft" IL gives better idea Of Der A..
pearNncs than ay Of the elsr'vn;s or descriptions IN
.he NV y'k Inprrs They all iA,l 10 Il. I'd correct
lsa o. ths gsuers appearance o! iho yCse and Cspt
c.nly when 50" IL IN MT on.
sis Is oval shaped l72 iest long IL fee; in NiiS
A. the cnI Her nul rises psrp ndiSu!arT cu' Of tie
sa.tr straight I'll round 80 lto sides o stooe wl
au As 4 on top as 'Eba, aitaout ary rail guard
around her Sas has tao square SMOKE tt.k', Abcus
To- in height bus ia time a aci0. these are rcnuv:t
AID .hc msks ard steam ooms tnrou b tho CRATES in
be deck the iron Of Whici ID Goou. inodes thicS.
Nohcg romans on deck bu: the pii). hou;e WHICH
ia sua,rc iron sA.u A5ou feet kigh aocu. the size
of su orlicLrE dry.goodJ box
When waki her deck eth ough anchored at the end
" H,mp.or bar where the l. al rough, no. the
slisutssi motion Of she waves could be fl. The deck
is az fm and 81 sdy rock This position, hall way
ba,s een N,wpygts Mesa aud S,we's Point, has been
ooea in order 10 keep watch and ward tbs KERR
nae should shs attempt TO make acolhcr ys. 10 re
Rssfs Sem Is MI the tim, kept up, ard nan on
tic look out WITH glass keeps constant watch irou tbo
lower.
Tso tower es so'ut Zee: h'sh from the deck, AID
ioos when Close 10 il, ike large iron gssoneer,
gas holiSr. o. cos;ly txlmIIiGg H. bowe5 r. you fad
that us ada s1d top aoou oGs fco; cG, Nhl'! nc
whcls /, % feet ia damtCr, aad that it hes TIC
val shaped porthoes clos, tcg tier on enc eide, ro
more t1An tee. spsrt ami rot lro than fei a5ove
TIE dsck. TIE interior OF the tower c1hos stu strong
| or the superior strength II the vessel.
There Is q sOdity Gbou. Il that makes t1s thought of
any rally power disturbing It's movements or peae.ra
ting s later or simply ridiculous. AneIlCinEh N
o! this par Of thu vessel aius tho confidence vii
her of, ers and men have ia hsr entire aud complete
vulo rlbitJ. They say I'VE fear nothing on land or
water aud ready, waensy'r the order 10 gver, to
pressed direct to NorFo or R'chm'nd"
Z The guna set ride by SIDE in tn centre OF the tower
AID are intended TO b. fred simultaneously, the clos
proximity Of the muzEes OF the Two Guns Grabbing the
NO ba to strike ,hs les Of the enemy in similar
proxim " 10 each other. The momebt the two Guas
are fire two mmeus pillars OF steel, The insid' about
sx eel lDng fe iu Wd.b and oOe foo; Ia tb ct1efs,
Al de before the porholsa completely sosDg item and
projecting the gunners from the balls OF the enemy.
Tnx BlI1INoRs AND ONO RAILROAD A telegram 10
the fillmore pspers dated Piedmont Va, lat instant,
says:
The fra, train Of passenger CARS over the B,smore
AID Oao Railroad has list arrived here from Baltimore,
on its wsy elng, with ever one hun'red Passen.
ezra ID p.r,y OF civil engineers The train has bad
ii,e gala tipe Of il Al all points wcss OF Hup.rs
Ferry toe soldiers sud remaining ciz ms have given
m any hearty demonstrations, haing our movem mt A.
revival and welcoming tho newspapers OF The morning
from Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington as Won.
drrul prov the stage and cies routes oil
tn last ten months since the closn OF the road fag
handkerobirfs aud hands Welcomed our e.'sini ne"
engine and bright Rrecn cara, as 40 plsseo Aohs
SO6 miles to this point Ths tr,in i nsout saring
a,.n and will BE- Qua at Wheeirg by four A NJ 70
o,nn,ct with t.e Western road We piessi ma y large
trai. Of eight moving In both directions al ntr"ni
mimi and Although lie evdsnoes OF the great d,sruc.
t,oU ~ p-oo.ry arc vis'es n many parsa, 1t Is psin
.fs.sLer fac beire pr, upoo N s by tic restora
Ito, Of the rosd Tee ,bOraCga m'i ay ssp c. OF every
thip, On the lire gives much additional iuietes; TO r.
and dspa,es I'll idea ttai will b. again disu!bed by
the contend. us pSrtieI during this var
EUsrARp-The supplies of this aricls, OF which iu,-
mems quIu'ines generally used IN the South, have
b.reto beu mostly supplied from the Western STATES
al hough tau DO raised hero much more casiY az
atuldany 1. Is another example OF the shameful de-
,udsr CO upon cur enemies have hitherto lived H.
in THE as well In many other mt CTs We are a! last
happily compelled to depend on ourselves Aide from
the n, csssy under Of providing large cup.
NV o. mustA 'or medical aud other u'cs 10 Ihs point
Of Or Ct here is crop farmer raise more r'mu-
,rafise. We have seen 10 some Of tho Patent Ohco
Reports iep ,rt from Illinois farmer. Of hia I,i.
ence in asrg mussrd f'r market and ~ 6oimasd his
prof at (-e think $500 per scre-much bettsr than
ma k c1ton al nothing per pound.
It should b, pintrd early in The sPrirg In drills 10
inches or tso feet apart and hhned 10 elk inches In The
drill Dol.