The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-24
AirEmunn Dispatcb.
SATURDAY !s'hNINc.....-kAy "a, 1861.
THE DEsrs UCTION OFrHE VIRGINIA.
Il REPLY TO COMMODORE TAT
Nails REPORT
lecBLIaRsI SY kLGUgsT.
RICHMonD. Nav 2iht. ie

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ware 10 ss rAsdv tns "s5spegoats roz ske sIls'
u -9Sse h'gGeE in a1sLoyity Esmb.a s.s ws
as n sta Aok jet ve ~.-@ !Taa, .2tiYo.bocn VIZ
i2 laGs, &l-a ire ~ auli back Al the tsStd o. u
t3-aTnCGoro als fu'i:o eCd con scati1 tory III -
aiiss, ana, II We heya .lis ability, to ponr 10
shct iAtc Dis Exposed b8oADsiDss To do this,
- 10 EsCsssAr 20 6as siA ht Lhe osSinLi2s OF
h;a letter To Secretary Mallory. Near ,ae
GCmmsLC ruel- ne Sayy; II bsg In ~ ia III
feieSrsphic dispatches - Ins OF t2e 4ta 1ad
5ih instant, irsct;Ds fos to taXe sil q ii posi-
ZION Ii ths j ages liver Is VI 0iG EglIaELY
prevent the ellsnysg aSoe!L.Ns It" E.rsaer
On 40 says: ''0a ne Gin yea (Se1Teinry sls.i
io-yi telegraph sd u1~ 81 endeavJr 10 afford gro
teCiion to Norfolk as wei as tue Jallies river
waica replaced Ino Ia Lny or;giAai posiGion u
Why did he uol state sha. hi .'oriSinal lrsi-
tioni ~ss IL sAe Vii iGate:a Iig3r. : shor. DIS.
ssnce below ';raIey Island, which position
only proteC et; SoTruiE, when, BIZ LviEe Ii TEE
a>EsH OF THE JAMES SlvEs, he protec'ec hoA-
POL z and al ths saf1a til projected EioHkOSD;
bscaaso a. ali Tiles ala az any slIn uIsbt or
day, the eaip cCa!d be gosten under way, end
either intercept tae Monitor, If shs a,tern pied
to so TO Norfolk. {1f which thsrs was NO dan
ger, Is 81 e was tztasa al death OF the ayr
Sinia, , CO st II ner FEAR, and fellow hsr up
and capture ar. He says: "Oo hs 7:h inst
CON modore Il oliins fss che No;t liz with or
osla iro.D yoa( &c ina!t"rJ} ~ co.sG ! vi n lie
aIo sucn Iacers ,s ,l:gu. sect liz reg 4
10 the Des, nposi,iCa IL L. 70 '.a y .n@ VI.
Ein'h, uAaer .ne present tsp5Hz L. -44ase -
Button The next Cay - uatIfc ts-s AG.e p olat,
II
Polnt 5atiery, aasi ae 40 Coal III 3aol- } Isl :
we HLvy Yard 20 ats.cg yhs Ynse- Il -,
ana IN tie n.aa.irn1 three Il he sUessy'a
vsss@ls had gore up the jams rivsT, oo,rd
for Richmond-one OF taa'a bsing the iron.
clad ste.ner q .lsna, tha, iateIy attacked
Crury's Bluff, osiow Richmond. Butitwi
Re S. Id sbas Coni n Jdors Tatnaii Rad 20 60
% n rcrsclk with the Virginia, to get water,
provisions, dC. TINS we ea4y, because Lac
Virginia m sht have b-sn KEEP, i'll the mou tn
CT. ,hs ENzace'n riysr Or In taa mouth of
the James river, and 9ater, provisions,
cos.i-yea, all aha re required, could nave bean
carried down the rivers TO her witAc ut
the sigh. est difficulty or dat Ger. SO the
eWfu! biUnder Of going up 10 -Sor!olk, wasrs
she could only come oht at high Ualer, ana per-
mltting t1e enemy TO ascend :ne LINES river
nnm olesseo, cannot be justified or excused by
falsely accusing ths piiots if deception The
order from the Secretary OF Eo Nav airec eI
cnaL toe .!Tifyinl4'' should afford prolee Too
to the JAMES RIVER, as well TO EoRFoLk; ;
and this orGer O1In InodCre TaIaaIt DIeo h .rsD
by golp up 20 Hort9ik .nd isavua tie Jam
river ESfiaELY OPEN aaa EXPOSED 40 Tbs
ENEMY AAd eTen Wpen the "NIsIula " :,
,aOI Il. the Navy- Ysrd she lay in the Eilz..
oe ia RIVER just below Urarey l. I'd, instead
or iy1Ag 10 the mOaLh OF the James river.
waefo sas PFC tectsd both Kichmond ana Nor
fo)k.
We aow CONS 10 the assertion W aera Com
naGccre Tatnali says, 1.-THE pilots Ii d assured
me :hat they couid take me ship. eIih =
uTauSht OF ei. htsan tee., {, withiQ forty
mics CT E'camHnd." This ws usny. 9s
said with fago5obte tsdss we could .1e lne shin
% Westoter, ncoat 5hIer mis- beiow harri-
sons bs-, w1..ch - about htly-thrce Eni,es
from EloaEaoId. Bur let Us see waat wa
the real objsc. Il tightening the ship Or
the return from Norfolk, Whers taey lesrls.s
thGs Gen. Z ger Aad rstlealsd. The uaTte..ss
been z u --oGcef. az % saemy about % taRa
possession OF No1lci1, as sey~. It was about
seven o'c'cez II ms evening, ano taie VI
exrscreG information reIdstaG prem p5
measures necessary .or me satetg e. 81. "vir
slaia - New, x VclGs aTas y; Lorya,
iGsas, IL !. not osa.n taa: the lshs aira
OF sas ship SEaa NO. fer ths purpasa oE cIia
ing ap a,ne- f4Tsr :, attack he ircI c!Rc
steamer II t-.- ana I1o other form3d. bie
sua boats. wisl !as wooden si4sS, roy, stern
and rnddsr OF Lac Virginia On :irely sx posedt
A. hrst ths commodore says the Virginia was
hghiened for the safety Of the chip ana get.
in the ca1ns coI1no ouicat.cn, no says, II do
tcrrntned to tighten tho ship a. oac3, and run
u james Eivoc To- tlo protection Of &.2n-
mtnG." 1GW. was there NC palic her. -
Wus there rot waning the spirit, the cool.
naSg apd caLIn decision Of Our dear and be-
loved Eacb anaI' What The Virgins, ina.
nobt5 specimen ot The sealus cf her CcnatIuc-
tor-ShS tha. WA mistress at Least CI Eli q
Vlrginta'a waIoEs-se1aiceu PROMPT L 4saeiires
for heI safety :! st he. very api,rouCn he
Yankee iroA-S!.se gun DOa. .a-- yad, Las ~ Ole
Xsnsec navy, sesrsisd % trsmbis, and sae had
onty 10 uaKe nsr appearance and meg ran III
4 MON aGt
Bus lst Us lift the veil q little higher. Thu
OomIaudorc saId he chad fe.ired 20 osd. and
between oEe ana TWO o'clock tae 4 Est Liea-
tenant reported 10 me the. aft-r the suip y d
oeeI lifted 50 s.s 10 rsndsr hs: uah E'r sc lion
she pilots had dsciared hex inability 10 carry
eighteen taet above jamestown q .ss." now
here Is 1n admission ,hAt sha was unfi. fur
action +; and yal this CCs1mSdora Says BE-
intended to take her up James river 10 con
tend with the tiron-clad Qa'cna ard two
gun nbcaIs,'' that had assembled james river,
while hs was protecting iSichmcnd By lying at
Norfolk
Now, we desire 10 state fact. aud we dsfy
contradiction: that after the Virginia was
iiSh.ened so as to lender he1 ''@aE: fo- &c
sion,' having thro Wn, over ill hs- oaiiasI and
much U{ her coal, she drew aft trs7l.y feet ail
inches. ard tusatv Jae. for'osrd. ,fals was as
csrt1iDed by Coisf p4ios arrish's going III l.
Scs. and .sAcersai aer exact draft. And
here we wish to STATE another ct, expos
Ing tce ignorance OF this u nm alder OF
,ne dEaf: OF ais ship-go pisiniy that even he
thas runs NAV READ - Vac In "V,rginia"
was fiTst 10 Led from the Dry Dcck q. the
Gospcrt kav, Yard, sts drew sigtlt-s,, iess
four inches stL, ..Gc .ey.-le;3u srb- Or " ,.rc.
win iitty Lon Vi oeai, TN "a x of Ha.ef lnf-
wdrd. aod az J1ii4.s ntied. ~no 4::n ~: as
on 1n shsii, a sfs.tSt, t.s.d nas - 81, pGt
upop her II Ssrds OF ~ . pa.:,[r@f fc4 II
arcn 'rhns see dr. - tq~o tssf sax ,ucLes moIs
thaa we md ever ssiI ste cDuld AIRY -
WI han tortt mikes of j. hnondt (efen ad
Dli.tiug Waat he .ssys, th0us sh We aeay 8
correctness Sow. is x nos s.piair HAT 4 c
fact Of tho wig g.aia:s" hav91g It~a andsd 70
hsz sei&at E1oIe lha0 two hundred tSns OF
Iron. te+idss ser g9ne, aaot, Gnd sheii. a0u
stores, Siacs she first csne Gu. Of D9ok.
WHEN .ne Grew eishseeA feet four inches,
had escaped the me Eory Of the Gem
maeLcV. or he wac ignorant OF what
ne ought TO have knoWD' He gay<.-
.shE 81 the siijp was reE dei ed uIft for action.
WE iEtO mel ny the .iIsE Lice reG mt mat
taa ,',sote saa dsc!aTsa tha,rin.hl,isy 10 carry
eigats,n feet above .he J Janass:oHn Flats.
Waas tbs Plots csd ssy' KS, rh II they DC
seeo, ii possible. the sfii, ut. BE- iSh-es4sd
80 les ,As.i. eish.-en lee:. Gs Inc UieJ hao
been setersl G.ys 10 the westward, WHICH
ma kes The t'aes mach Lower. Ha.1t t1s sen4e
time We saia we were it;sdJ aad willing 10
cSry the cJ,anaar1s @ , t2e jGm,aan'is.. Dne
81 us reia arEed ze vysrs not Gcr&id, ~nea o
yuu have been uiea, ara klvs proven your.
selves unsr OF coGrage Ihs IacI Is the shi ip
could Iol oo usb.sasa t1 ';ravr e,ghtssn isst
water uqless the sane, ar. III aci'icn, prosia
nseE thtbwn oyei 5oard, wnica wcaid rave
placed mes. NJ ~ = n.s<c ~ Of tbs enemy, -:
Oom nc sogssfp ta1ss Fought 10 % EaQw2 70
bsfoteha a{f.shq qse tsoalga!sa hef..
The Ccuih.oi6ra asss 0e nsale, has aoaIeE'
- the efsssc ~ Ia. =, mo sasse ,lTa. we were
not cooSul 20 yskr ts.t s;6es v.,5' -, or fisttta
y W,t@g tHst SeSt.s.l - enrfi@a = 2af.s sssg5e
,is ~, say q On is - f1eilne ir11a fAo tAisf
Ela., or sefft.i., an esg.lai. u tna ,i.s
lmois dectptiH iss serl,st. f.ia ei,h cen
leo; would ce carried after tbs u.esal A,a Of
eos.ery "iAcs, and that she tsiad tar tae iia.
TWO uays bad been westerly" This state.
mont rHos farish utterly t,enies, and says
no such Demand of an explanation of "this
palrable deception xaa' made, No man
charged him Whit 30 far from Il. nyt ons
Wctd Of cengurs .. conplaint was nt.sfs,,
during ths whois TIME IL :act rs ali
felt graceful 70. shs kind treatment u.
had received. and ina Cunmodcra IN rsr.
tion!.t acted sensrously ana k.ndlv So
mush So ieas OH ont way TO suffolk h
took ona OF as tFilot Faryisb) up IA si.e az {
vita n.In ~; d gave him 4 good dyiuk out OF
his gtcksM: "a moreover. when va arrived
III RiesGas eaet ne Aadars<d al sng 5tiisf3s paY
ro.g, afs dai b0s cssstss thfs .rea ~ <
NE na,A sesssg s-isa papas@s sssgtiaHs WHY wer1