Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-03-14
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Tbs l5fis.qxperted loafederate steamer
MSrTim.c uaae het app afangs yesterday Or
ternona sad stiS tht essstanes n t4so s
poais which cssae 5ut fh heI Fgam Norfolk
iside a. sttaek upon Newport heHs and t',e
uaya. vessels statloBea nj that place be
Asrriiaat @ss liest seem from tla raHrperi d
4 Fortress aonroa an hat Hae 70 Ns#pors
Jews ~ about q uHartes bcforc 0ae 0eioek
t'gA rebel alifi noafs fail0wua hef saS no
carTiea sahel tag q tEc storm md Fs6aen
iIse q tisa sslasl- neal Tho Merritaal aad 4
flag ne her bows shB.b was described by
SONS S Conmodtra'a s,iae Rag, and hy ottl
tfs ITS q bleck siar ftie sides, bows ard
stern ~ the Asrriinae wiGil slonjna ir9l pI-ses
eEtepabg abeut wo fett belGW tha wategs
iiae, aHa lnecttgs above ike inc r90f II D
hotse tier bows at tte Ns'crij0e ave tyre
sharp iren points, resembling plews, aisat 6
of fcst aparE Ehe numBef 81 gaasis sta.
ted al = sat Size insight nat hays ha1 II
naay se her bows mece 3estt8 tu3 gas
projecting FROM long eiipgca gass hoIes
The draiga oE 1t eaeusy IA nos ticcn3e
apparent ~ betWeen oae eaid two o'cl5ck
end by fhaA tinc tbe AsiaaSssta had got ga-
tlei way U ftrss stai1e of sttien fHe Roar
/ oke, tbe Jag. siltp sg sfisatsscl by the
breaking Of lieg STAFF sbue tirs since, was
takea il tow hy tgeg eun boai About The
same iime the ,lgflS gun wa$ fired AZ Eork
A9Brpa and - gs3;a srrisa, promptly
tngzsed 1dt
fhe rebel basss suadsiy pursued tlpcif #sY
q Aewport News and the Aierrisnac soon
tnrued thc PoiHtan5 gas Iost . yieg from
The Fortress,
sae HEst shst was fred from de frgate
cnmbeg'santi n little pass ? aeleck The
Sewels's Fgipt sastsarg then opened o4i toe
s5hGNseta, sghifh was passing, and the saw
1eF gtal from sllg Rip Raps replied WITH
lsN sttats al Sewpfs Point a th.ciS s,nlka
a'ss seoB seei rs rise above Ns9ptft AeSs.
isi5tin@ljhg hai die batterY there as wgll ssI
fisa Cumberland and Congress gers engaged
T.,s aesaiis ,f tiat sstion could not he seen
from tiia rert, 's'-.,f ~ as saceicgca
announcing thai he Cumberland and acrr;
mar were 9 close quarters
tssl~g sgiHg two pnus ut the Cumberland,
the 9tifftsat Is fsas, aile shaip bon
max 'b@ q hJle 30 ilGr Rf Inc Ssatet.s sgt9ll
seer IN cstsa Ihe Cumberland ooafistlseaf3
laslag, Shcn tae Aet4ia,sc, backing aharl
alstaiFF an INTO BIC, second t5me filst,siRz
aHstass serrisle aole d her, eausi1ag TIE wa
81 10 ahn IN " fnrieCs rate. ghe Gun,
betand continued friug 9ug1 ltia Batar On
safef lsef poit bole7 wEen she earegnei oven
Slowly ast 6liafg sunk Fsla Newport Newt
taaierg i go g1us III I'D ii'Eegliga s.fe6
egiitiI aetrly lpoa the AeF ansc. ttss iia ao
parent gt'aet sas Faslaeed aysln ter.
lbs Minnesota ret aground On tn CIV (
az, ael Gala p3t afford blf 3i.ia gsslslaisase
shorty before s@flescs- slie 49lktexl, aiad
iaRaestrwn e@fror up chs 5asaes i,ivce
shae iasInea was ii.ss Ned nasly la &c altar !
nton and pa II shore tar rspa1rs Alter
{ nssrisyt., tfse Merriynac nini-
~ ~ Assttt eifatsgegs, and IL less +
shaa an anait ,sear4ss wt,rse i9ar Mas /
iieists.fl or he CONGRESS A RUtsl guncoafi
Immediately shf 2lggs SIDE ara took otficgrs
saSd snafines prisoners Tho sesaaaA sase
slowed TO tscnr5 tas~ggfe.
The tfigateSs A ffswqelsea arr ysr aese CIV
firD ss.., $50 a.ithepf ssrs.npiss
ssaT asnriiar - ceseiai g the sYr sra ia /
iayet tas ev,mf4e st tisa Ainrsasofs sad rs
saoEo IL 4.ftag tbs batteries Fl Sa.ss
Point but ff9e 81. ss, her shGs CD. hara
! Is zE1ss $3.50. T. .lsa to- - d
st taWr6a ana AIS raSufne
AboGs 4 s'eiaet aa MaTna,ae ausssaua
60 .hFsa @s4slia Iste tt easap at sport
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