The New York herald., 1863-09-08
the manascmeu, Of he ron-cad. BY their prossn, com


tner increase q our Monitor feet deserves attention.
well Known that of the Old naval oitcers
tnefe strong pre- I'd co against tho Monitors ihey
are mol as comfortable as the ud men war Their nc
commodalions ara limited and circumscrbsd There
IL no quart ter deck upon which they promenade IN
stately ard dgnihed comfort When action they arc
close, ana II must he confessed not perfectly vcutlich
some o these obcclous may be overcome heseatter az
we gam expe ience and the science employed In their
as more time and opportunity To deveoa
the pest possible form, and combine comfort and use
fu!noss some OF tho dscomforis attendant upon tho
nrst OF these vessels which were bnt have been
oovhed ana there ungueatonab much room yet Tor
Improvement, and they stll what Mantilin would
term "aem disagreeaole and uncom ortabe AFFAIRS.
For ths reason and the natural dsinclnaton 70 regard
favornby any innovation on long established principles
ana modes OF conducting naval operations there has been
deeply rooted antipathy The urrsed monsters which
have already wrought such great changes In naval war
fare experienced naval oioers however, who rise su
peror 10 these narrow prcudces have given their testi
mony 10 the value OF the Monitors and their adaptaby
70 the work which they have already been called upon TO
perform and their belief that their whole velo has not
yet been developed such commanders as John dig.
es ann others that might be named are confident that
they win prove effective for harbor defence they have
been Tor offensive operations They never intended
for sea Doas although they have proved admirable In
sea way and surprised those who have been most
warmly In favor OF them In this respect Admiral Dupont
did not believe that they could le In tho roadstead at
Charleston in stormy weather. Tho reports received
from tnere yesterday speak OF tho admirable in
when they have Just rode out severe storm Of several
days duration The Monitor Iehigh, which has just
reached the scene OF operations arrived In fine condition.
having passed. through terrible storm on her way be
o. nvc miles per hour but they have shown themselves
- DO admirable boats. They are not Intended
% cross the ocean TO foreign Shores they carry bu.
one weeks supply OF coal. Neither are they Intended
upasshted to capture forts but for all tho purposes for
which they were designed they have than fulfilled
the expectations OF their inventors and advocates Tho
almost complete safety and security which they afford 70
those employed In them are shown by thRfac that In
the numerous engagements they have psysed through
only three have been killed.
dne word as 10 the capacity Of tho Monitors for
haoor defence Their value for such work has not yet
Init thatN
presented In aoontest with large plated vessels has
been shown in the ever memorable light between tho
IN the more recent capture OF the Atlanta, which
forth from the harbor Of Savannah 90 assured OF
her nvulnerability and her ability TO run down
and sink the insignificant aas, that steamer attended
her, ned with ladies and their friends 10 witness the
fun and SEQ the Yankee monsters sent ignomniousy TO
her officers and crew driven below and the vessel prize
10 tho despsed Monitors.
The Navy Department not insensbe to the fact that
iron plated rgates needed 10 meet and fight tho
same GLASS OF vessels on the high Is shown by the
fact that such vessels being built rapidly poss
tho little Monitors TO kcep invaders out Of harbors
and protect the ctes from the attacks Of rebel pirates
or foreign iron clad, From shsse premises the conc
that tho Navy Department would be culpable did not
continue TO add them to our rapidly growing and formda
bic navy.
The remarks OF tho correspondent alluded upon tho
state Of things n this city such might naturally DO
expected from one who for the nrst time visits the place
S~"~..'N.
draws together heterogeneous collection OF individuals
The picture Ia rather highly coored however. Those
military officers who arc seen about here here either
10 connection with the military administration busi
with tho government and not ntimated for tho
purpose of shirkns their duties IN the field Noofcer 10
day without permission from tho War Department, and
any who found here without proper authority are At
His sweeping and Wholesale denuncation Of tho suffers.
class deserves correction Ia true that there
are as bad men among the suffers among any other
n aaan m hut n eaerv
q them re honorable and high minded men. and these
rants because others Of tnek class rs such. body
tho suffers fully as much sinned against al snhln6
and y: s ;:Jr ssy
sence from t for week or two osuses more complaint
and deprivon the sodiora, who dspsadsns upon
1ss; Is. g .sS ss & E. ss
principasd 6idong hefn.
Sketch OF Lieutenant Com ma nder Oscar
@. Badger, U. .. N.
Lieutenant Commander Oscar G. Badger. Admiral Dahl
gren feet captain who reported 10 have lost his log
in tho grand attack upon Fort Moutre the Lat
ins entered the naval service the 9th 0 September
ls4l having been appointed from tho state Of Pcnnsy
vania lie was born however, in Connccticut. but 10
ciNren Of tho state from which ho was appointed
In ls42 ho was ordered 70 the raxee Independence
then attached 70 the homo squadron. The following
year he joined tho Unod States soop-of Saratoga
Of tho African squadron, remaining that until
lsAS, when be returned and granted leave Of ab.
seucs. short time allowed him 10 recruit his
health and In is46 he ordered 70 the steamer Mis-
sisspp, Of the homo squadron. He spent few months
In her and then ordered 10 Tho Naval School for
examination.
on the 10th of August lsls he received his warrant
passed. midshpman aud orders Join tho brig Perry
OF the Brazil squadron lie returned from her In July
ls4o and ordered TO the soop Of vinccnnes In
1872 After her memorable participants In the exploring
expedition. he ordered to the Naval Observatory In
Washington complete the Official records o the cruise
on the 18th Of September, 1858, he commissioned
lieutenant and ordered 10 the Pacific squadron IA the
sloop OF John Adams After years cruise no was
granted q short leave Of absence
In ls5s be attached 10 tho ordnance ship Ply
mouth, which, by the way tho only yessel Admiral
DahlTrcn ever commanded In 1859 Lieut.. Badger
ordered TO the Macedon where he remained for
tmo In 1881 he attached 10 tho receiving ship at
Baltimore, and at the breaking out of the rebellion he
ordered 10 ordnance duty at the Washington Navy
Yard.
on the 10th of July 1862 bs was descryngy promoted
to lieutenant commander, and ordered ordnance duty
Phadephs In the latter part of the year bis services
required the westcra waters and he
the Mississippi squair0n where ho remained until short
time ago, when he went 70 Admiral Dahgren ~ aid In
ordnance duties before Charleston.
tpon the death u tho late lamenied Commander Geo
Rodgers be appointed feet captain, and while IN
tho performance OF his arduous duties hc has been
vereiy wounded. 10 common with his numerous friends
trust he may soon his health and be restored
TO bis friends.