New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-14
REBEL ACCOUNT OF THE NAVAL BATTLE

TIE Norfolk Dqy Book of Monday las a three
column account Of the doings at Hampton Roads on
Saturday and Sunday. Tie fret dave work is
eaboratey deiailcd, with grea. rejoicing; bu. no
such pains is taken with the narrative of Sunday,
after ,he Monitor took part in tue contest The Dag
RooE gives the folio wing account Of the Rebel
allies. Toe Merrimac is called the Virginia:
The fret gun fired in the oncagcnon. IL eaid 10
have been fred ly The Confederate gun5oa, Beau
FORT ~ The fgate Congress. All " our steamers aud
guuboafs srs siid 90 have been managed with the
utmost ssi and dex,cty, rendering greai assistance
30 The N.r uia in this magnificent ANA successful en-
gagcuent.
Ne are without means OF getting st the loss OF the
enemy III killed aud wounded, though it il believed
20 have been very great. our total loss in killed
end wounded. far a. We eau learn. il nine killed
aui twelve wOan6ed, u.ost II tnom sbgi;iy.
Twcnty-thrre prisoner, were brought up to this
q y on Sturiay riyh,. These We're AL taken OF the
,rcltc Congress by the g1abo.: Beaufort, while
Other Gun boc,s zoos o Others. One o. these prison
RS died while on his way 20 the city. He AID
or lcr ono wounded. were shot by their own forces
while being saved fron TIE .insng.frigate Congress
The wounded D.is1ucrf carried 10 The hospital
The Virginia bad two men killed and some five OF
six wouuGod. shot entered tue pof.-hole and
struck thc gun on the muzzic, knocking OF piece
nine inches long. Tbs dsai led the gun, which was
Immediately replaced 10y aloher Of the same calb.-.
Capt. DloAauan end Lieut.. MnO. o. the Virginia
are said to be wounded, tie ioumes slightly the lat
ter severely.
Ga boa'd the Patrick Henry, q shot entered one
o. her pcr,s We understand and pas. % through one
o. Der lcls.s, tig''ug it. She was compelled 10
lanl % temporarily Icr rePaf'. Thole were iolr
urn kilisd aid three worndoi on board Of hec.
Other Il. ages uOt material.
on iomdtte guutoai Raleigh, Nids'ipn.sn ilsnter
was killed., we uuc. stand, though sc 0.d no learn
Of auy o,heT ossraliI.s.
flr r. ffF rs4 ~. f. q
action, Is sid. abort one hogr at eg the engage
mem Nmmenci. laey oasiy r9, .cg he Newport
N,ws batteries, Gad ailer joining in .he a,h', r,I-
Gefel very Efficient lid.
By dis lariug exploit we have rs.sed lie Jaa.os
River be karc, without io.cgn mas staucc, and are
likely, with tie nssi ,ance OF The Elrgiiis, Keep
opcu the coumur cation.
Several small prizes Nera sid 10 have been aiken
by orr c.nbon's from the Asg.ccs ore of v hich
tne schooncr Reindeer, Wa brought up 10 the Navy
Yard On Saturday night. Two Others we've slid 20
have been carried over ~ Pig lolul On saturday.
Another fsrolt. We hear, says ti.Ht tci two per
t0ns were kllci o. board The Virginia.
Andrew j. haii on printer, who ltt orr O3'te
"a i,w oays since g. Join Tie Nilgilig ava who WIS
al she bombarducnt OF Sum;c-, ant participated IN
seYera other engagements dung TIE War, We lcaln
N;.s one Of The wounded Un boa that vesse. on sat
uray.
IHe enlargement was renewed again On sunday
morning, abou, = O'clock, by ,ho Jamestown. Md
several Of our glnhoais, firing into hs siinn, sota
ana -. iMNr.nCe Al aign water We expect the
Virginia VII pay her Respects 60 these vessels.
Since tie apOyc WAS written, We have been emu
!lod 10 g,,ther some additional particulars.
SOMe detention occurred on board She Virginia on
Sunday morning, We ltarn or sle would have coGl-
menced the eucuge ncnt much earer than 3 O'Clock;
at which time rhc together with the Patrick Henry,
Jane s'owg and orr Other guutoats, opened lire on
tie Mingef0, Wh,ch still iio, hardaud ls, asroutd
Tho ii1e beng ri the etb, the Virginia did not take
tie channel where the Minnesota lly, probably iof
tear Of grounding, bat gettitg within eooi range
OF her, che opened wiki terrible eject, compitnY
rddhng her, and rendering constant eXetu'n al 'he
pump nccoseary 10 preserve her from 'iiihs'
Esrly Ill the m0galug, the lrifsS"h he''.,!' "V"
called the Monitor, Was discovered o. NeWpof'
news Point, che having gone NJ ihet' ing 'ro
nigh. \ sharp encounter soon tooh f'"Vo po'Nceh
her aad tie Wig inia. during when 'iHo 'H'y were
frequently NOT more than 30 or ~ yatcs apart -
fortunately, he Virginia rin "sfonnd, aud tne
Monitor, using her advantage, lo"reu snol alter
shot into hes, bu without doug h! 'er.ons damage.
In short while. however, TIE ushii' succeeded ~
getting OF, and yuulng On iii hcid ot steam, ran
her bcs into tho Monior doing, Ms II Is thought,
I. reat damage. ,
We a.o rei iced TO ssy taat, Notwithstanding tie
ring VIA tnuci heavier than GA saturday, there
,yeIc Az, casualties on either ~ oar Nsssel,not IA
man being IN d.. least injured by sho,s from the
treDJ u otrerwise.