Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-04-22
EROH EUHOHE

FROM EUROPE
Tie Cnnarn Steamship ASIA from l.sc".
;oi al = !. II. uu the 2Oth, aud from QIes'is.
t,,7-; uu he hfu.rnoor CT the sUth utt.no, az.
r:Yed st N,y York on the lin In,. bringing
the mails CT the 29!s: uit, ant! piSaHnEsr-
ne rc6c! stai,ner Sumter rom.llai =,
{. b;aiiar, and the UIiou steamer TI,rir ~
aud L lJrSage at. Algeo,r.s o. tho BIS: 81
March.
The sailing sloop Inc ieft alsco.ras a. :ia,,
past two L II nn he 10 ino,n"t, sterr!a; IN
lhr tir,:uan ii Cenla.
Ems ST I-ons, Union s'il!rg corvette Of 81
eHns had arrived Al Cad" Rom Phila'ie;rn'S.
a - anchored Iii tbs hsri'or.
4 Dispatch 'asn L:vorp''I Of ;h5 Bon u!''m"
says:
tine rObe schoonar U $ Eva.s was passed on
the 4th Of March Ly tic IT, Fleming, ui BON
bay. There was An unhno"n American ship
alongside The Union nag ": lowered when
the ships parted COMPANY.
The poDo o: K ,tn- continue; dangerously
Ill.
TIE E,ccGoy 81 Esypi ~as Ill.
tic Primes OF Wh;ts hal !ei' Alexandra
iur J, FL FAD the Holy Lind.
The JAPANESE Ambassadors had lett ai.I
andria Tor M,rseil!es. They would v!si. f..n,e
before going to England.
TIE MhEkIMiC AHD MONITOR EATTLE II iA.L!i
MgST.
Ia the Ucuss Of .0n.moas- OH the 2Itn Of
Msrch, Sir F Saith gave notice iEat DO should
o.i t,;-mnlr1w call the attention al Inc SecTe'
t7rr ct STATE tor War 10 a reT6r: :" lbs 81.
gasemcht between the iron cased -vSsli al.T-
rlu,ac. belonging u The Confederate S:4;sS
AID the lroa gunbuat Monitor, hriongG. u
lne Federal States, AID AK Ec:hrr, IN cJas@-
Gneuce ci .he results o. that acion, il SGu!l
not ha prudent 10 suspend hc corrtruct'"n q;
f.rihcsl.ns al Spthrnd uht.i the question 81
he constr uction uf iiGn rooted guuboatS h1i
i-nn luiy considered.
E-oa tie Lott. EiH:e., March z.l.
Ii Is impossible Ia cTrirata tGe impo:;, ncs
Of the lesson contained ia The incidents Ci ,ns
late sea fight between lie Federal aud Coz
icdtr.tr rtluadrons. III ibis uEesPec t.! sal
unparalleled engagement go gel lie 1Ss:
g;.ubsrs VI uuw system OF naval IariGre,
and il will be our oTn FAULT il We do nJt -; :.
by the instruction.
'Ine Merrimac though at cid vessel, patched
tr new purpose, WAS large. powerful anc
curnperativcy swift She was CT 6ct~crn
3 900 and 1000 taCs hurthen, and ths;-f'r=
must have 3ecn as big AS souls OF the heavy
two deckerS which We ara now plating viii.
IRON. Her armament does not saeu l., have
been accurately sscerained Dot Hhe PROBABLY
Carried ten or twelve guns. Tbs haDito" Is
neE vessel, only just llunchvd, and she has
had tbs advantage therefore ct e simple and
consistent Constr lotion from first 20 last. She
is scarcely, however, cne.thrj Ct the Merri-
p1ncs sies, and she carries, 1t seems, cue Two
guns though these arc of The very largest ~:
4 ncwn, throwing shots u one hundred and
ighty pounds weight Herspecd is Sa:j lQ te
/ GOOD three knots an hour less tuan that .;
her Antagonist. On Comparison o! th=ac
Conditions We should naturally expect tna'.
u6less sll lron-sides were proof sg.iLs! 81
ether lron~sIdes, thu Merrnsc. would beat IL,
Monitor. Yet it Tas not so. Tbs Mln,ior
had, at amp rate, not the wo:=f Of the hgoi,
and she certainly brought tie Merr.nly> CT
rcer CT victory t. c c'cse.
| Now, il ne ara entitled To sssuulc tha! ts.tso
vessels we're lrelty Well matched. ii mist 10
| law The Monitor ia more desirable rn'iIt
| than he Mnrrimec. Tor she bss yielded eqaa
| results at far less cost. Ste vas acluliiy
l.ul. chcd within three months Of the day when
| rr keel was laid, and s:c WAS but! Tor isa=
thsn 60, 900 pounds II VIC Compare such worf
with the timo aad money spcnt upon our Gwn
| Achilles the Contrast VIII be nor little sur
| E.r:slhs.
| Il l., clear, hr@eyer. that neilheT the Terr!
uIac nnr the Monitor Can be exactly !ues,urei
| q sai Is! aiic own productions. IL docs az
pear, :nr Instance, that either OF tb:Sa vessel:
Could put t0 sea- or venture lar :ruua land,
whereas our own Warner, IS Vii have been
seeu irIia Uaps Oocarane'3 report IN our ln'
preston OF yesterday, Is Il f,r active G:r:Ics
iu any part Of ihe worli
Sill there are points Of rrcst in teres; ~
VolVed in tie comparison. Eth the Am5fr
car vessels have slipping sdes, or II the M1Hr
tors Rldes arc not set at All anglo tr"y AL 50
law rs to tHrr Little mark iyr sto. TD3
Anoricaas, therefore, seem 10 rely upon s1s
Protection obtained bY tn eypedie6t, wn=rt-
AS We have hut yet adopted ii, aud Iniaei lie
Iron Plale U1lunttee' Of The Institution nj
Naval Architects have jus! declared lhcn eoh:
cusion that "ungulaied sides possess ~ lea!
advantage as COMPARED Hitn the usual ur.'sh'
| sdss
! Yet one objection which WAS urged ags;ns;
sopng sides haS not been supported by The
experience Of the late action. IL vas plaus!by
said that ship acting like ram might ruu
oger one Of these low vessels with the gre,tes!
eas., bat the Msrrimac did strike the aon!t1f
~lthou: any such results. Aaothtr n9tst!s
point If usgested by The ornaments 81 'asst
30 Te$sc!s The Monitor had TWO gus oaIj,
Dit each Of these guns was nearly t~iye ?;
large az Che Of the klcrrimsos, ard they we
wurSed from "luITst" If, therefore, lS'
guns mpVtd match Tor Twelve, It MS: case
5eeD owing to their c.liere, OF to tie as*
method Of working tism. Ono conciG''o,'
however, admits Of no doubt whatever, und il
happens 10 be tic -a''ss iia portanto al! Ias':
Is an esd Of wooden SHIPS forever, ana To-
Americans are now recognizing the Iact "
s0IGe putpCss. IL sddItioo to What tae: e.:
la7isL.d on ron-clad VESSELS during tie los:
tBslvs months, they arc now p1epar'nt 70
vote sc O0t, GEO. or upeards Oh 70. cGt Wv,
more, Iyr STRUCTURES 81 the SAGE cl4sa, ali "!n
peub&bl5 spend ca t6,s ckj:a!, wlihoa: SD.
or scluple, IN tba cJbrss u sea- o. t"',
sua, hlch 60 Brush minister xonid 'eaid'.
70 d=mahd Let rs hope ;uht re "a; tc:a
their teaching To good account, arc 'ns...
them IL lhs efficiency, Il not IN tie cSGen''e
ness Of Gu: proceedings.
The Fortress Monroe correspondent OF
Baltimore merican, in bis report Of th'
copd appearance Of the stesner MeFIina . =