The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-03-11
POSTSCRIPT,
The Hampton Roads Affair.
omcisl Il part Of Cnpiain pIarston.


hAiultln u ais, M area Nths J
To Hon. Gideon Weuts, Secretary Of the Navy;--
sR' / have the honor - inurm you that
yestefday, At one o'clock, Of the leUk ont
vessels reported by signal that tue enemy
Mnnesuta TO ga undtr way, aud As soon
A. 'le two tugs appointed N t,s This ship came
alongside shpprd our cable. Toe Merrima1 was
So sCJursd passing cut 10y Sswel's Point,
ST. uding up towards Nswp n News, accompanied
by several small gunboats. Every eNerii m was
made by us 10 get all tns speed on the kIanokI
q Al the two tugs we're capable % II wing her, but
In col sequence Of our bad sieerAge we did not get
ahead - rapid y AZ We desired g.. The Merri uaC
went up a. Il imme, lately At,a,kcd the Congress-
~ Gun herland, but particularly the latter ship,
WHEN a, put teveu Or eight miles frum
Fortress Monroe tint Minnesota grounded. We
over alpueniy full Of water. The snsrnr. ~
h. btru Joined b. two or three stean"r.' 80 49,.
Ja1 RIVER, nov devoted them slyss sx,u .ivsi,
y We Com rec but sH, being Aground.ou btny
' hye gu g. bear on thttu, aud at SEQ nI,nu.a
alton %, 90, IN, Ia We ,, hd he mser'i.
! continued T. stand on until We found ou2
selves three and Il ali iathons ID, water tI %
on lnr tr"lhd Stern. lu ding Tat we could ~
no nun ordered orc Uf the tugs ~ tow IA
i'uhd' aud A. topn - the R,anpko's heal "a.
P'iiitd do"ntLo bag and 1 found shs was All ~
~, l one tel ihe tugs ~ 20 r. tie assistance of
We MINES, w. Under the hops that with tie A..
t!7iAnte 81 the other, which had aacpmtA aud her
thry would he shle 9 ,Jt her ~, hut up T.
Le VINE 'hSt ! nv wttn have not "a.
~
Law renee. Ia TOW u tue Cambridge, p,ss.d M
A. Il nj lu 3 after, SIZE also grounded. bt hv a.,
sid u'the Cambridge she Vas got afpu agaip. nad
%! N-h..ut i,..'r any assistance a. tao Mn.
~ HlN came doSu the hatulr ia messing ,Le
u.it iirs al 5ewCi . Point both Q Iug and r,turas
M, NE rebels opened Gre ON us, whicn was re-
n'Itu nom our pivot guns: but the range ,ga4t.o
great Tot them, vile the ousuys sau, f.l Gar
nsynLd ~. One shot wen, thr NH our
hressts cutting away two - our shrouds.
ard teveral shells burst ever And near tbs
SHY, scattering th' ir 'ra gmonts Ga tla deck n
i've sven snd lFh o'clock. we discovered tbal
'Ht N"'eS nab set hro T. the Congress-, and she
continued TO bum till one 81 lock yhen ala
bleN up. THIS was mei.uCfu oily Astis faction 70 ma
fr - she h'd ia.ltn ipio the hands Of the enemy
nwV Tar better u have her DESTROYED than nh,
,nonld ne eml.1y'd against Us At some future day
10 was the impression some 81 nv M gers a. "A 40
rebel boosted the FreH Neg, but hear,i that tbe
h'ntr lhd arrived and SON after Lieut. c,rn.
maj az Word' "A came On board, and | immeli.
Ney ordered him 10 20 up 10 ire Minnesota no.
piBR Sua would he Rbe u keen II An attack on AZ.
Minutscia til, we had x t her oil AZ ag,ip. TiIs
m'rnlhE the Merinac renewed the attack
on The NJ u.futa, ht she fiuLd, no Doubt
srMy o. Ter SURPRISE lew opponsnt
IN We momtr; The rtesi has been going On |
curing NJ ~ of the dty het the a armed y,P.
.els' and most beautifully tas tho liitl- Monitor |
su'taiLtd htrtef showing herself capable N great
ehdui 'hce. nave MT received any on isl ac- |
touhis roe less fihe Co res and ca nbe lend
IA itt' I g. you.
should 90 injustice ~ this military department
uu htu nm yuu that every Alsistan Q was fol.
" iehdtie. 3 rs sending tgC n thu tugs ~ the
re- im OF IRE Minntsots, AID Offering a.! the aid III
would also hog cave t. say, that Cap, P,,-, of
W. o dnapee j psrtn - = hulhly volunteered Z. Il
10 au'y temporarily IN b'Nd this ship, ani non 4
W. n have received much assistance
am, very respect ui y,
Your ubJdl,it servant,