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POSTSCRIPT,
The Hampton Roads Affair.
Onl,lal X part Of Captain marstss.
intel States steamer ROANOKE,


Hampton r. ads M,rcn och.
To Hon. Gideon welss, Secretary 81 the NAVY
sR | have the honor l. ilfurn you that
yesterday, at one o'clock, me Of ,he leok out
y1tels reported by mgnL that the enemy
was COZ log OUT, | Immediately ordered tns
Minnesota to get uLd'r way, and as SON
AZ The two tugs appointed 10 t,w ,hs ship came
alongside slipped our cable. The Merrimac was
sOth dbc'"rd passing out 10y Sswe's PJint,
~ nding ur awards Newp ri News, acc lmpAned
hy several small guhboats. Every EXERT N was
made by M 10 get all the speed ON the X Iannk,
that the two tugs were capable % giving her, but
in col sequence 81 our bad steerAge we did not get
sheAd an rapidly ~ we desired 70, The Merrimac
went up a. d tmmec lately attacked the Congress
ard Gun berland, but particularly the latter ship,
which wss hid from us by the land.
when about teyen or eight miles from
Fortress Monroe the Minnesota grounded. We
G ntnued 10 stand on, and when came in sight
Of the CLmherlAnd, We saw that she had careened
over, apps'enuy full of water. The enemy, who
had been ioiutd by two or three steamers from
JANE RIVER, nov devoted themselves exclusively
~ tie Con- re but she being aground. could brinx
nt five GU To bear on thtru, and at sou minutes
heiure four u'3l tx wa had the morIi.
II alton Of SEEING her haul down her H.g
/ continued = stand on until VIZ found oI
selves In three and half iathoms ~ " .ter and was
On the ground astern. FlLdiug Nat we ciul ~
no furh o, ordered one " the tugs 81 tow ~
round, and a. soin ~ tue R1anokb's heal was
pointed down Vie bay and | found she was al at
again, cheated ihe tugs ~ 60 T. tire Assi,Vtce Of
the Mnuesot', under the hope that, wish tie as
sstanCe Of the others which had Il scpmpAuid her,
they would he able T. ca, her on, but up e.
the time that now write have not su,.
esd0d In dom; ~. Al five u'ul ok the gate ST.
Law renee, Ia tow Of the Cambridge, pIsssi Us,
and not 10 after, sue also ground Il but by the
aid the Cambridge sus was gut EAolt again, and
berg uLab.eto rtus,r Ny assistance ~ the Mn
nIshA came doUn tno hg'hpr, la passing rho
lotteries Al Sewei = Point, bjth ins Hnd return.
M, tie rebels opened fire MS, which wag re-
tu.ncd from cur pivot guns; but the range WAS TOO
great ior then, vii the enemS's shot fell far
hsyuud W. One shot went llr urh our
hresails cutting away two ~ cur shrouds,
ard several shells burst ever and near the
ship, scstu ring thu " fragments GA tie deck BE-
tween ~ ven Hnd tisht u'-ock, We discovered that
the Rehels had set FIRE T. tns rgress, and sas
continued ~ burn I'll one O'clock when aAe
llew up. This was melancholy satisfaction " me,
Tor as she htd ialltn % tie hands OF the enemy,
IL was FAR better ~ hAy- her dcstr yell than she
should he employed Against VS. st some future day
IL was the impress ZONE ~ my III GERS that tine
rebels hosted the FreRUl AZ, buI heard bat the
Monitor had arrived and SON after Lieut. COM
mar dir g Worden came On board, and l immedt.
ately ordered hun " 60 up to she Minnesota, no.
ping she would be able ~ keep of attack on the
MlnnesUta tll we had x her Bhlat again. This
morning the MerTimsc renewed the attack
on the Miunefota, but che found, no doubt
greaty 10 hor surprise new opponent
in the Monitor Tie contest has been going On
during me At Of the day hetSeen these armed yts-
SELF and most beautifully has the little Monitor
SUI tanned htrset showing herself capable ~ great
endurance have not received any of ial ac-
counts ofthe less ofthe Congress and ca 'berl ,nd
Tut NO doubtsha!l Co g., when IL shall be tr,ns-
mitt,d u you
/ should do injustice g. this nil .taIy department
did not II e rn you that every sFsistAn, 'ul-
ly iend.Ied to ne sending Ave Of the tugs g. the
relief oithe Minnesots, ard Offering ai the aid In
their power,
the Ordnance u partme,L hurh!y volunteered -
10 duty temporarily on board this ship, aud IRON
whom have received much as stance
am, very respect nj y,
NJ t,ln m