Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-06-20
the h ..ls.N.- Eas.pd 70 task ia the following sub

the takes Me-. Eoslard TO task in the fO'wing sub
dusd but sguI6c n terms;
Tna siIlv talk Of the New England manufacturers,
that tho sgrcu ursl nteres paid ont sma proportion
Of the tax Un Eortby> OF the Senate. The TACT IL,
this been Godsei TO the people OF Nes Eng-
l,nd P,o te.ed BY outrageous tariff rom all foreign
eompstitior tn have rich harvest srce the War
eommencsd There nfso urif c0mIsny in
M New Eiglznd that viii not real from ten 10 thirty
or cent on IL capital or the year ending the Of
June This is rot ed to any one branch Of indus
nv bat ircudss all bran hes Of manufacture Ia the
SAFE OF cotton f.brics they have now monopoly, and
Tor TWEEN = there has not been such amount of
work done been done during the year ust clCs'd
The adVan ages reapfd by gland from the war
are not ned 70 the pi 6;s in dollars snd cents
upon the euppes IL hsa cold but t has enjoyed the
more Il an Ial I'd SIsgs Cf having had full employ
neut 10 It's sc orses al Is population New England
With her iacorics closed, and New England with her
factories In operation, II not making prch2s, are
very different Il Is hard TO impeach the patriotism or
loyalty Of any peop ba judging Of the present by the
past may not BE- txrsvagant to suppose that IT this
var cad bad the eecs Of closing all the factories and
stopping al the mills in New EJgsnd there would come
up cry from that steiOn in favor Of pesoe.
TIE STEAMERS VIRGINIA AND MISSISSIPPI
FISDING or COURTS or NQUIsr-THE DEsrRUcTIoS OF
TIE VIRGINIA DIcLARED uSSKcEssAKT-rHE BURNING
OF MISSISSIPPI APP 1ovKD.
. s. Navy DEPARTNKST
Richmond June IL, 1862.
The ftrouirg az .ial oopJ Of the report of the
out Of l qpry which nVes igatsd the destruction Of
ae 80 amer rSuiA, { oru,rly the Aerrinsc >
Fac CCuS OF / gary, ciavoked by the order Of this
D prsmsns Of ID 20 4 no, whereof French Forrest,
u plain il The Nay Of the Confederate ates is Pres
leg and s5cn Court convened at the city OF Richmond
toe y day Of Nay 1869 to investigate and inquire
into the distraction OF tue Virginia, and report
tie same together uJA their opinion to the necessity
OF destroying her, and particularly whether any and
What other disposition could have been made Of the
sci, have found as foIl9Ns:
The Court having beard the statement read submitted
BY Flag officer Tstnal was cleared for delioera.icD,
aud after mature consideration adopted the following
report:
TIE Court after toll aud careful examination snd
Investigation Of the evidence connected with the des
,ruGIion by FIRE Of ths s s,esmer Virginia on the
morning Of April Il b, 1862 veSF Crsney Island re-
speCtiuly report ths; Effected by the order and
under the supervision OF Fiz Odi,er Tatns after her
draft had been reduced 20 ieet inches, and the
representations OF the Po that in consequence Of re-
can; prevs Ut westerly winds. could not be taken
ri,h draft Of Is fee. - high Westoyer, near Ham
sons Bar, in james YER shiSF hs designed TO take
her) which they Pre'i9u. -fn',d ih,y could do.
The 6estrucdon Of Il, rs ma Wa in the opinion
CT tAe cspr urDssss;s ~ the us and place it Was
effected.
IL bel. clearly 10 evidence that Norfolk being
,vscu.5ed &C 81 C1eer 2siaal bavi' been instruct
70 prevent the cay f,oa csudi james River, the
VrlJia, with vsIy lie p5,., any i,sseaing Of draft
,ier lghieuiDg ber feet SIX inches aft, with
nes iron shsarhlag ,z;sl d. three feet under water,
could have been ;sk op Hog Leland 10 JameS River,
shcre the channel Is rur,. ard could there have
7ylyentsd The ser % aud Transports q the enc.
nv from ascending, Ib5 ia CT opinion tha; such
disposition ought g layo 5ssa made Of hSr, sud if it
ould be sscrrtc 80 hsl h-r pro,ions could not he
-s1isn.s5.d vbsr l5oss 10 h,ud we're exhausted then
.ae proper tine vca h.7e arrived 10 tex, into con.
side,sion the exp c'aI = prao ca5iy OF striking
Ia. blow 81 the c7rr 90 destroying her.
Il coacl4sior ID cocr of OgaiOn the! the evacu-
stcu Of Norck -ts s-cs ion CT the Navy Yard, aud
other public proP,tS s5ji 70 tie hssty ret7S Of tbs
nil a under G s,r HIser leaving the batteries
9.c.arsd SD u..osc CT, douo' conspired 10 PRO-
Juc, a. TIC uial CT the C .,g5 OF the Virginia the
,,5 &c hT sss - .Joa H. Sd i'm, -, n their oF.c
iol ths a,s-. !s.i >, p;eysnsrg her from faliag
INTO the be- d, Of ,te ry, aud seems to have pre-.
GUIDED the considers ior Of nc possibility Of getting her
u7 J.nos E,s,r 20 ,a- po.0s or points indicated"
Tae Ccar ot l. qgiry, Of slieh Captain ;. Forrest ia
Pss-idert s. hereby ois,alVsd.
SR MALLORY, Secretary Of Navy.