Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-03-21

protection of The Minnesota lying aground fast 40 New
port News. At oclock this morning the Msrriac
accompanied by the two wooden steamers the York
town and Jamestown and several tugs, stood 1u1 toward
the Minnesota and opened nre The Monitor met them
and opened FIRE when the eneinys vessels re-
tired excepting the Nerrnlae The Two lron-ciad YES
sells ht part of the time touching each other from
eight O'Clock in the morning til noon when the Msrri-
mac retreated
The Minnesota kept up a continuous fire, and Is her
self somewhat injured She moved considerably
to-day, aud viii probably be of to night
The Monitor is uinjured and ready at any moment to
rePel another attack.
the FEDERAL VESSELS LOST.
The Cumberland was slo6p-afwar Of i52J tuus bur
them and carried wentyfour guns. She was omit no
1872 and was consequently. twenty years old she was
lately attached 70 the home sqaalf2h ana mas l2le .
effective service in helping preserve the blockade
She sunk, according TO our avices by being run
Tie Congress is one of the wooden gstes of the line.
She built in the Kaerv navy yard in the year leil
and is, consequently tTenty-Oue years old She was
Of 1867 burtep and carried fifty guns Previous TO
her having been placed the bloeEadng squadron she
was in commission of the coast of Brazil from which
When she arrived In August last forrof her officers
acted in such 20 cause them 20 DE sent TO
Fort Lafayette Our advce report that the vessel was
surrendered after some heavy fighting
TIE FEDERAL VESSELS ENGAGED - THE MN
NEsOTA
The Minnesota is a frgate Of 5000 tuns burthen
and carries fort guns Of heavy cabre She was built
at Washington in the year 1855, and at the time when
she placed her present station she had been for
me laid up in ordinary Boston She is the flag
ship of the North atlantic squadron ana stationed
in Hampton Roads
THE sTs LAWRENCE.
The St Lawrence Is ti-stclass frikata carrying fifty
two guns, eight Of which sixty two Founders forty
two tlirtytw0 pounde's, and two boat hOwtzeFs She
draws about twenty-five feet water aud is Of The
fastest ssiiers in the navy.
The st Lawrence b rendered effective service during
the present having taken several prizes and sunk
the privaeer Petrei and captured her entire crew.
eeptng some nine persons who were either killed or
drowned She Is manned by i've hundred brave fellows
THG ROANOKE.
The Roanoke is screw steam fgate Of 3O1 tons bur
them and carries forty guns She built at the G0s
port navy yard in is5 She has been lying at 'h Brooi
Ign navy yard previous 20 the 5ioekade but ha Ike
the other, been in active service ever since
THE MYSTIC
The Mystic e thiri-cass steamer four hum
dred and sixty four tons burthen and built in th
year 1888 She purchased for the of the navy,
and her armament consisted Of hve guns.
THE MONITOR, OR ERICSSON BATTERY.
The Monitor l. a long wide and hat-bottomad vessel
with vertical sides and pointed ends requiring but very
shallow depth OF water to float in though heavily load
ed with an impreglabe arnor on her sides and bomb
proof deck, which is placed shotproof revolving
urret tAat VIII contain twoFery heavy guns she's 80
low the water afford target for an enemy aud
everything and everybody is below the water line, with
the exception Of the persons working the guns who
protected by the shot proof turret.
The sides OF tha vessel first formed of plate iron
half inch thick, outside Of which attached solid
rolled iron amor five inches thick The tarret consists
OF rolled plate iron eeton, one iach tucl to which
rivetied two hicknesses OF inch thick Of rolled
ron patrs outside OF hs az M are SIX plates OF rolled
roH al firmly boted together with nuts inside SO that
plate is started il be at tghtened again. The
ep ls covered Wn b0m0 proof roof perforated with
holes The ports through the e of the I'd only
large enough to permit Che muzzle Of tile gun % b.
thrust through Inside Of them wrought iron peu-
du nms which close them against the enemy soon
the gun rec0ils She is armed with two Of the largest
Dahigieen guns made TO reTove by pair OF steam en-