The New York herald., 1862-08-02

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| sleeping accommodations.
elbows THAR" said /.
"Hasy enough, !" said the iandady sfPay the bill
There was no time for argument, and did fancy
the inomny Of being place close confinement for at
tempting TO impose upon a"lone widow p yielded.
Reaching the depot We eou.,elled IT, await an
hour and half before the flag OF ready
start. Az length, however, .he trip commenced aud
enRc somewhat in the boarding house style, N.Y.
self and wife were charged dollar and each Of our
children twenty five cents. About haii-past eleven
reached City Point where the train stood for an hour
vonly blowing its whistle and signalzing for the boat
there being sign Of day The captain OF tile
train concsdod to return to Petersburg. Said Cap
tain Hopkins,
"What We to dor"
He replied "Get ready 10 20 backu
protested and told him had no money 70 pay for
return trip, and that altogether Ia a very pretty
diemma He concluded to allow M TO remain and
assured me that the train would be down again in the
afternoon, whom he would bring a basket OF pro-
visions
OFF FOR FORTRESS MoSRoE
About four O'Clock the Maine KeDnebec and
Commodore hove IN sight, with the Stars and Stripes
and white flag floating from their peaks lieutenant of
the watch accompanied us down 10 the wharf 10 see rs
off. Or. Bronson, of the Commodore sung out, "Who
have you thereS'
some British subjects; viii you take them in charger"
"Yes, !" replied the Captain.
We got on board, and remained there all night. Next
day lot OF prisoners arrived (the who reached
this city In the Comm dore Wednesday afterno0n)
and these having embarked, started nortnward and
reached this city via Fortress Monroe
MxRRIMAc.
Sunday three weeks was board the Msrrimac,
being anxious to get look at her before came away
She is very formidable vessel, much
skill. Her woodwork was then flushed. On the follow
Ing day she taken the river the Tre gar
Works to have her plating put on The plates about
ten feet long and ten inches In width hey are punched
entirely through with holes for the insertion Of the bolts
and will overlap one another when 10 position. Like
Merrimac No. l. she is formidable ram, but is some
what smaller than the great original, which, in every
other respect, she greatly resembles. Her roof up
to peak, Of such height that the sli:s rise at sharp
angle. When ironed aad her machinery put in, her
guards will probably not be foot above the
Beng much smaller, she will be far more manageable
than Aarimac ths ars Her guards about six feet
reaching about four feet above the deck and extending
oat six or eight feet.
TIER ARMAMENT
Although her armament of not vet on board
its character secret THO entire public hay ing
access 10 the vessel il easy he what number
of guns she was TO carry well their approximate
that she will carry one bow, enc storm and three side
guns They are to be OF the same description those
which mounted Fort Darling Their ability 10 pierce
our iron armored vessels having the attack upon that
fortress, been exempiiedat least the satisfaction of
secesh The balls TO be used are steel pointed and
being made on the day of departure, well pre-
viousy. She is no doubt com eted by this time, and
ready for offensive operations, very large gang OF
wormen were employed upon her She is Tho pride of
the Rchmonders who rcy upon her the defence Of
the city much as upon their armies It is boasngly
declared and universally believed by them that .sshe
viii sweep tho James river. While this Is undoubtedly
bombast, it is certain she has feature of iormd,bIe
ness not possessed by Merrmac No. 1her plating
extends below the water line.
HER CREw-TEMs.
SnSuariy enough, ner crew is 10 consist only or the
old crew OF Morrimac the first The were quartored
ON Thirteenth street, low doors from the Examiner
Ace, in building styled "The Sailors Home"
Richmond is one vast hosl ltal. Two hundred and
twelve were buried from single hospital in day
groes being compelled to perform the work.
After the late battles, every man in Richmond pos
sessed OF three shirts compelled give one 70 the
army, such was tho scarcity Of clothing
was stated in the Eron,sa office, my hearing that
Lee had 800 600 men in the late battles, aud 40 COO in
Richmond Even the rebels accorded TO Nc
Cean the greatest praise for his mastery retreat. On
the I'd Of July the Examiner announced that hc was
rounded driven into swamp, and his stores ammuni
said, was in HIS ,Huger his left Hill and Long
street his 'front.' and Magruder his right and
next day confidently expected he would DO
through the streets in cage. Next day however. the
tune had changed, and the Examiner began its display
head TO the news with this ne-'rhe bird has fiown"
The rebels were generated, and Mcclellan all right