The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-03-23
From Port koyai--A chapter about the Mon.
itOrs.
We msAa sens interesting extra c.s from tie For:
Rjya! oosrespon3sucs Of she Row iorx Vo,ld:

W. AnAS nSAiS oAiSCsS OF
RJya! conespon1sucs Of shs Row iprk Horld:
yORr ROYAL, 8. G., Feb. IS 1913.
We hsTa boon visiting siues tie Is: instant fc.
the ion cincs to arrive Two moro cn:y ere now
das. Ou: ito..c,sa navy will Eocn have fcli end
c1mp!s!, ccnsra .! Il Unsrleaseo hsInor Th. health
a1d sp:.its 1t tae troops ;S3G, aud cgcrs thing
indicates su :easJ.
III, requirements Of tae pxbao e.ryrc., In add.
tioa my ovva dssiro nat ssy ss1y Sing sich,
xiay e3aIucs, however remotely. to .ae sAeDadt Of
he rebeis, if svsns Ky giving youf Feeders full
dessrpti "a o. sha cGGI clad. c ;hceo 7vaio g.
Our s1sHgc1LSss have sroWE sla an ;t:a: OF y u
sros inventive capacity la t7l. war ioE whisn
few veEe, uai ia.eiY disposed &c cred t1eu; and
aticuga |. ID e. 1ost iii tAlposSbl:y to na S.ac
any sDSiIe CT Cesuuc.iou Z ucariy psrfess i'll
ali t It ;cEsi:u 81 oIsLsve GlG DEF .r.va st.eaGts
ihEa car Monitors, yet ccaacs remains Of sts
eaemp's SlscIveIiag Xrlsnd for cur O ,vsr, aad
mee.iag cs ~ith srirks with hsye not O3sn ,Crs-
seen 10 Our caioulsqoas Hitherto Whist .ney h.ye
aot {. esssd th e;ves, OF hsvs fs.sd to iuye E
tass have detained fem the sympathy capi zity
OF Euro ats; aud we Eany rsss satsti ID Ii ta.cota
i1x ~or.td c-,tss afastec sss,sarsloE. rsv-rs
asross tbs Atlantic than to :ou lses 0testl
"a. suus iu .as aa-uors q aUr South scn 5orss
Tae li.ns .nI1o: To f- s.sts, however, wh5s ths
check of cy vi De Hs Ii " d. aad ase tsiusa oh
s.s sy,arissU uS-1uitv W ~ f5en h8 ali tbs more
aopre.is.sd whsa tbs II ssas s.s fully made knowa
Wa.cr nysc / 80 10 so Sksscfio1c q :cScls.
ittle-e il Lluca in Ehs io-e cal ,aory os q
"ai ,Ni.as" nhch vii: 10 Interesting - to pablo,
-vea ITO 1Sh }. Ds % co1-lliitacy pom: ct view.
r. Is ssioVa1t :, my ia p Ss u Eggs v7Ae!hsr
Eti,s.on cs Taioey bs Tie iLvsi..cr of ti,.. nos.
famous Yankee ct1esse Dox" tcs tLSr.t s.as.
from ,h.t grand fea:uEs il tiiess vossss. S3a;sog
Dosgs1ses Gas.i'iss oolae:iAg on t1a ;aarGe!ozs
aaapt ability or n.eang t. tns eGd uasxaIpiod Ia
uaSS. cos3.! ualioa. Etoia B.eEi 10 asey.1 she Is
afs,ausd with strange dsv!ccz sha c.:ahioss
strength with l;s;;:ass. bnaya, cj witt s1idi:y,
spaes n,th but d.i.ea capeeasy saI - .asse
semi iaoisiJii.y! Standing or $40 p.4f h. Hiacu
,sYh, - 10.
oas O! ,hsss vesssi5 acrcss tie EErb0r, whist
.cissrxDl5 iif.S ten tooaeg, ies 1fnut.ou sai
bast ssa.0s u2 perfectly defined 70 the i.aAed evs
Wren In molten, li,c s2scss-or OF shore ssas moth
inu hu: tower and s,noh- stack following each
ctner G.. ire water; she hcI. i. Down even ia
smooth weslhsr; aut f tia Gso1lter approsc1 ia
I4uo slight, s:Eas .ne OF foam or Fi2pse-siEa:ls-
10 tat on the edgs of & shoal-iB sit shat msrs
,ae iron hun trailing ~ way ~ II sEs:s ever she
surfa:s of ,hs ~sts-. 1t viii bs h,rd work to
at.ike tuch IN q Ssh moving e: eight kaoss 81
bonr tarough the emcko and .Eo:se Ut 4 :cTs Of
baite,ies.
a .l.sf t7ium ,h Of construction in the Monitor
10 tbs hurpsisi ~ paanaer io Which SO mack Is
hacked su 60 sail q space. Tsn p8.ats and d.:
,t.cs steam enginSS WAX Gu: tssir ta.-e. no Ee.
iess.y within tAe hut:-nas E cr.nG lsver Or ripe
raising f.seiS aboys ths water liac. Ihs asoviaoe1
cs thosa "a. fu.ine? IS 10 9wx: 80 ts0 x ihs
rroys lar, two veas;lats the ship. two uisngs
.,aser for .hs crew, two turn Ia, tUsre. saj two
function tie pamls Il ting q the Cspsssa
caein, or SITS, dicg cr tho decs no one Won sop
pose shat soy nis,h.assy II o1 ooare AL fee .sn
engines cal .osa toeir sevc.si dallei wiih entire
s,1 cs Of Ncse sD! El'le aft3e E1iie Is tfayeraed
withcu. sry oI the motion go paloa5,s Ia o,tsr
yezs.la W Ten f,iya:ss Iko the Wats'h and ssin
ussots roll uppleasAitiy In the Sea. tie tsoa K
Monitor fc2.s so'ijly in tee wsters, keE desks
iovin yly s,lbsaee3 By taa cxEestsa c. kspt1ae.
Ventilation Eas siNsJsVrovei as tificnii q 1es-
I'm onsaors as a1oa. cha art WAS loit vi tas
an jent Eonss,s. Ericsson h.a found IL. NO house
<sfrs,d ttn- S;,a ~ o~t
chess called Honl.org; Ia ho. weather th y are
coc,; In cold, warns Seiiia.. eauab'e, tsIapsra
ia permea.ing the atmosph,-, tnrou2aoa. chiA
will appesr tie moro satcHisbirg when /! s m lar
othsr than the turrst; tho lstsr Is brt ,wany Fore
ssst in 6ia1sssr the d.exs t-so hundro4 fest 'ng,
aud ~ hSrms strc Ally eeAea as Gold iron ea Ii ik
1t. The revolving fsns, tufaej by ios 'hi1efy, TX
hsust .ne foul -r from tho We Sei throwing u Gus
by ttc s.uckss stach; while h, pCse Cir rasAss ic
soeapaly tho vacuum through ths rot I of the tnr-
rst. ard enters tho bldy Of he ship by re3is.ers
eis.oa n tie q sors. huIersd IA n may siaske
below, ge ye: no odor Of t"oacso VII, bs pEeaen',
scr,ths fumes s1e Immediately sacSsd oui so -
sneak by shs yen,;lators AID caeaased lhroaSa
tie suaoEe s.sk Seventy men sleep N tSs snsf
soas tIeu. called tho "bsith d.ok," 30 small hat
they have to pssk tasmsaives IA layers o. throo.
oIe ovsr the o.kcy; vet ho atmosphere 's SO pars
sad Trash ,hai Is hard 10 believe any persnrs are
slesptny thsreia Pow fsr ct oar bedrooms are
thus well vsnt lated!
= round tower, q smoke s:s:k. aud rafs-rucb
is q Monlto. extrrasuy kot p.oiubssanes On
10 tterr; turret, :e!sd aser Il Al kse cheese
boxD-ths ssn Of two mcnstsSa-s nd Etsie tower
.boy. where the ain d. eets Els ship, and prsys
dsyo atty that fsto viii threw Ia h.s way ieM q ,
those s,.ceied .Msrpimacs" OF sRema" wetca
pouu % st right tine upon paper sunhosss Ike
the poor l,ttle Nercs6ita. 1rna, fDGeadt These
Mor i.ors could "ba,t" Port Huntsr to tisc;s win
ont ing sho: At IT, there rsrs o'aly water sat
lla