Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-03-10
The oFFIclAI, pIsPATcHEs.

Et;, Ssa,"aM; os;D Ss % ms M'"fer-I~
MACE % 49,. souo,~,nn ,,.s,
,.csSvsd n, Nj " ~ S wins ~ o,n nj
General WI 49,. ~ae'ai "ceieian i'om msJof
nonp. ~, s,sn.snn mafcn s.o, M.-Two
sven;no he Mans, 70 .ne SeciGaty "a Wal aM
went 10 The asssst,nce ~ ~. HInnsso,a s,sp
Va, va agrouna, ana continued 80 until few min
E.rIv ri. r,,.,,
no E ar an. morning the Monitor wa. attacked
AMER a Ave honIs, conss.s ,hs, ~. 49, ~
and the Merrimac in q sinting eond,tion She Se
was flowed nv The I,messo~5n Vo,Itn,-n "a
several smaller beats towards NorfoIr. No dmht
for the purpose, IL sossibe to Get her IN the d,v
dock for repairs. ' " s'' Ae' ." 'N' u'S
toward Fortress non,oe anu ~ 'eihs '0"eo
Il
l rhe fniinr,,ns, a1.s.sh III skShkIAhi Io1,
night: "s "''p''0n ~a' also received ia''
wrEs. S. monkox, msfSn $3.50 p %
.,,;vsS n ,sn W., ."s Hsoy Lne Monltof
mmed,stelv n the r,nt..,,on - .k Hno VEN
seven a M ~ the w.,,,sn. u n
| sesSm y ~. o-oey tne meIiimac, accompanied
oy, tovs,S. ZEN snn ana severa. 'sgs, stood
The Monitor met them st oncs ..S nn.n.d h.,
l Are whsn ~, ~ . ~ once aso oPensd ner
| ceptine the Merr,mac Thsse tvo iron,,ci.d
| vessels fought part Of the time toucbing each
| other, from a. m to noon, when the Mefrimsc
retired. Whether she is injured or not il is i'm.
II
Lieut.. J. s. worden, who commanded the
/ Monitor handled her ,.,tth g,e.v I'LL ...,...S
| by Chief Engineer sinners Lieut.. Worden wss
injured by the cement from the nilot hnnss he,n1
driven into his ewes. hut trust not seriou.iys
The Minnesota kept up a continuous are, and Is
herself somewhat inip,ei She was r.moveS
considerably to-day, and win probably be Oh
The Monytor 4. un,niu,.a and ,..av ., ann
moment to repel another sttsci ~ a"S
6. " Fox, Assistant Sec. Navy.
/ ,y, ..
| TIL. usr,,m., -. hna1, -
In tsss ,r,. ono ~ e. e.. go. Man.
iTn,tsS St.,es N.nv thi,.,, s, hgsIses IN .ns
br,.hon Ia o MJ yswo hundred tons
"e ahn H., anu carrying nol.y IaIge guns.
NJ the SeIt1nct,ny - .h. S Gnu su.i =. tne une
The eSels bsvioa .u =, VIC Pon navy iaia.
sells cut down her hull 10 within three FEET Of he,
light water mark, and built bomb proof bouse
Of wrong ht iron plates three inches thick on her
gun decf va A''
She is iron plated, and her bow and stern steel
clad, with protecting angle Of iron for the pur.
pose of piercing vessel She has no mart. and
there Is nothing to be seen over her gun deck
with the exception OF her pilot house and smoke
stack.
Her armament consists Of four 11-inch navy
guns on each side and two 1OO. FOUNDER Armstrong
guns at the bow and stern.
| The Jamestown is fn,nish"d xr,,, h.
clumsy and ridiculous looking iron brow in front
the point of which bsrelv nreecfp, sbovs m
water. To all appearance The sbin 4. not $500
at ali. iron plated or Mecca n, ho.S Jt 'roeo
| Her batteries seemed to consist of a a. nonnder
Parrotf gun. N' ''''o' W 'ne
THE r1.e.su,p ~rxxv.o-.
The Minnesota IN one % on, is,o.s, .,,.,-
frieates. 900 tons bn,dsn ,atss AZ s,,ns
| and was bniit in ,sss .. W..h, ,ates ~ Gum,
l what Is termed an anxiIiarv nransiiea "a -
engines are $50 horse power She left boston az
the asg ship Of the blociading aeet, and has been
i this expedition Tom Eoyt,ess Mon,oe Vi
| He, Gnns are vepv he.va - ,.aIt
has been proved in the last eneaSement: two o. o.
Inc BALI Of one bnnd,ed sna capable OF throw
She has made but one reo,l.r cxpS.n r..,k ~ y.
her present position; that was in The sst In%es
p'a'e '"e 'e'uineu III ieoo'
THE CUMBERLAND.
don 800 1917, az 80. I,16 tons bur.
the cSa1Is.son %.xg gym, ~as Saiis In lsa2 at
,t ess s o. gooa supsnnusi build She has been
i .ne nag snip OF tne Home squadron, sailing under
'H' nag sn =, .Onoaole rsnoergaa.
Of lower and upper hui. The lower mil Is
IRON plated. The upper section 10 Eve feet high
foam snd the
over the lower hull three feet and seven inches on
each side.
Inc aeck or top OF the battery IL even with the
ns.es Of inch plate iron, fastened to s-inch oak
| plank and l0-inch oak timber, but twenty. sir
iScnes apart; There IL no railing or other OBJ
saucuon on the Top OF the battery except round
l and ,n,ha. a.; IN 1iameHf, reef nign,
The tn,,es h.s t,,,o ai nos, u plate IRON:
diameter. Tor tue eyeuentS eacn Two ieet In
| and IL si,o nie,ceS %, , tncn coiumbaids,
/ of immense wsioS, III, sV ne tufret 10
cbinerv from heiou 40 =. to 70 reVo,ve oy ma
l anu Sas,,eS 49, 80 70 oIIng tne guns In
the enemy's guns while loading.
The battery IL steered from the from. the wheel.
house standing before the turret Tbe,yhes,hn,,..
10 strongly built Of iron and can be lowered int
l the hold like bale of dry goods When loWsre6
i the top, which is bomb proof IN ievsied ,.ith
l aud form a part of the DEL tn io,n, w
water-tight. The house is pierced FOR sham
| shooters 'A"'P
The only entrance IL at the TOP of the turre,
which cannot easily be scaled: and even the n
| but one man at a time can descens VIC No
The battery is now about four feet above water.
and weights I. 400 600 pounds. Her two colum,
hundred and eighty. three pounds, or conicsl
balls of three hundred and aftv nonnd.
The Coneress. which c.r,fsIP S so a,,,. :. -.
667 TONNAGE. and was hriit ~ HS,,ss' uhS, on
III W.