The national Republican., 1862-03-11
The Naval Battle Of Saturday.
LOSS OF THE CUMBERL AND AND THE


We give on our nrst page a graphic desorip-
tion By an eyewitness, Of the destruction Of the
Congress aud Cumberland by the Merrimac.
We get no particulars of lcsses In the other
national vessels, except that the Minnesota had
five killed and ten wounded, none Of them Off.
cers.
It Is repurted that the Cumberland had her
chaplain (probsbly) drowned, Masters Mate
drowned, including sofne hfty who were
wounded. ., .--. r...-
The following is the list Of Ulcers attached 10
the Cumber and:
Commander, VIM. Padford; Lieuteuants, q.
U. Morris. Tho. O. Selfridge; Surgeon. Charles
Martin; Payn,aster, Cramsr Burr; Chaplain.
John L. Lenhart; First Lieutenant Marines.
Charles Haywood; Assistant Surgeon, Edward
Kershsr; Acting Mss,ers, NJ. I. sturvesant,
wm. P. II Randall, and Tm. N. Kennison; b ,at.
swain, Edward b. Bell; Gunner. Euge "a Mack
Carpenter, VIM. N. Laightnn; sailmaker, David
Hor crew was full, consisting Of a little moro
than 800 men.
Capt. Padford WAS absent on Il courtmart tial
and she WAS commanded BY Lieut.. Norris, who
continued lighting until she sunk. She went
down with her colors flying.
Acting Commanding joe Smith. Jr., (Commc.
dore Joe, Smiths son. of the Congress. was
killed. Paymastsr Buchanan WAS her only OH.
Ger not taken prisoner. None Of the rest OF
her officers were killed or wounded. II Ia not
known yet how many men che had killed or
wounded.
The following Is n list Of the officers Of the
Dongress:
Lieutenant commanding, Joseph B. Smith
lieutenant, Austin Psndergrast; master, A. he
Haven Mauley; surgeon, Edward Shippen; As
sistan, surgeon, Edward d. Payne; pAymastsr
Mcksan Buchanan; acting IN .ster. Thos. Moore
third lieutenant of marines, Joseph Baker
| boatswain Charles johnson; acting gunner, q
W. OmemsetteI; carpenter, II. N. Lowry; sail
maker, J. G. Herbert.
Her crew was very short, uol more than -
men. She, however. baf two hundred Of th
Naval Brigade on board.
In addition 10 the Merrinac, the rebsls In,
two other iron clad steamers, the jamestown
made the steam line between Richmond an,
) New York.
n During The Asht on Sunday morping TIL
United States guub0at Oregon was struck by
the Aerrlnac In her boilers. which blew up.
The gunb?at Z,uaye was also serousl,
damaged, aud was obliged 10 return.
or tue ships lost by us, the frigate Congress
was OF 1857 tons burden, and was built at Ki,
} terry in lsal. She carried fiilH guns, and wa
one OF the substantial old fashioned sailiu
vessels. She recently returned from the Brazi
| Station, and was Immediately cent to jcin tn,
blockade of tho mouth Of tho James river.
The sioop-ot.war Cumberland was |, ,72G ton
burden, rated twenty. -four guns, was built Il
ls42 at the Charestown navy yard. She WAS
, sailing vessel Of good subataatial build 81,
, has boen the flag ship of the Home Squadron
sailing under ths fag of Com. Pendergast.
THE REBEL STEAMERS.
: THE MERRIMAC.
The Nsrrimac was built 1T Gharlestown. Mas
| sachusetts, In 1855, was one Of tho fines
steam frigates in the United States navy, thirty
two hundred tons burden, and carry ing fori
large guns.
Z She was partially burned and sunk at tn,
time of the destruction Of the Gosport nav
1 yard. The rebels, having succeeded in raisin
i the vessel, cut down her hui! to within thre
feet Of her light water mark, and built bcmt
proof house Of wrOught.iron plates, tire
inches thick, on her gun deck.
) Her armament consists OF four ll-inch nav
guns on each side, and two 100 poander Arm
Q strong guns at the bow aud stern.
al THE JAMESTOWN.
The jamestown ia 6re Of the old line c
steamers bstween New York and Richmorc
, seized BY the rebels, and partly Gased viii
railroad iron. She Is furnished with d heavy
front, the poin, of which barely protocols sGov
0 the water.
To all appearance. the ship is not raised a
All lron.plated or pierced tor br0adside gun.
Her batteries seemed TO consist Of a 81 pOunde
rlfsd gun, fore and aft. They are similar
y the Parott gun. The question was once ask !,
OF arebel otficer, "ATe those Parrot guns
to which a negative answer was given.
al THE YORKTOWN.
I'll This vessel WAS also one of the line OF steam
/ ers running between Richmond and New Yorl
0 which was seized by the robels, aud has Doe
hi partly encased with railroad iron, 80 as
ries four 81. FOUNDER Armstrong guns, and ha
been furnished with an iron prov.
,l Later.
: Mr.. Harris, masters matc on board the Gun
= berland, reported himself yesterday, at tn
Navy Department. He and four sailors save
themselves by u boat. Nobody else was sayet