Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-03-31

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f.;a;"ahie 'i:..cr.r, '@,.eat ;:'r ,i.t INV. -"
Har!fg::!. go is: si:.:,, :u..- '.edc ~,'~'c"i
20 up he riv,.. '.s-.. n: -. ::;.i.. ~:
.!g;rG l.! d.y,.G re a;:, uf - = :.iu.r' hy
i.nr incrfnsnl anl IeafsnIGf hr"sis;'i'i -
She sooi, ouL:lrjppcd tho balspcs u! Tho il'et
Shot after shot strTck hsr, Kidding hsI
through snd threugh, hut still she kept Oh
her way.
Every cat n1w lacking .ul ,nt i!selI
and aGund 'a make its gnry best h'ue
to 90, by, tbs isr: i"rt its oe';srlr hoe
or battle. ar.i g5t 90 mixed up it wsS ':'if"ult
ana =ouistitnes, inooisiSie To distinguish one
from .uo:hsr. 1t was speedily apparent tn
the s:einy a.rst tue trs wa great deal hoi
ttsrrS1t uS6re.dcstruo.iYe team bad been OK,
isasstslSsrG tho aaptnin" Of the two eunbosf'
sod r ;hs Hon'nsahele d-nrtless reacTrd
qlick;1 tba: it would b, n idness - attempt
10 run 81 !. a ts.riif; gauntlet Of iron hail
Ei,-,hr' tie commanders Of tu6 Richmond
esd NJ aissir:i bad ..resdv a.Iiv.d aItae same
9-torTri ,aiinr o- came to il ao01 s:tsT, IS
nc, known, but they all, excapt the listif,s5
ucd=rlook 10 pvt shout and tet,Tn the way
to-: C,mc.
~ his purpose the Richmond s'ce-od
lose N 10 the left bank, undsr the hatte' ies.
md then circled round, hor course resch,Eg
rua,iy up t. tbs opposite point. In executing
his marG1vre she gaya cur ha,tcr'e9 sur-
ce'stvely c raking position, snd they took ~
r"l!rTt advantage NJ it, ripping heF from s.arh
% :en. Free! ias r',ah!ng Of Limb-Ts pam
!, heard darlng ,rary brief In:rtya! uf !he
IN, .!it fcn,n sh- vi--2 had uf shGt; that
nT'rch re. va wheat that h-T doom wss
-,:f;d. lastuaI ii making g ruh TOR It dnrn
..r rsr., !r-gIGg thn opposi:a shav9, she
* n ~ rcd h: I.-nv trward 0nr hstt.'le.
And ru,, rish: 'c unie- them. Az shc get
r'a - si:!' n, Saice lroIu on hogrd crltd ont
~ W It ~" -. you rt!Iso ms frcm ii:u'e
h,!i:. 6 d IN ynut' As jf in q. :w il"
h'~ '.i.syhs-l"us appeal, battery 1''-yr - d
b>iog, Gnt li, r-rg;, ani ~tl'e .r'r !! = .a'r
e,i through nj, 'r"caNt'" :. ';sI''s 2!.ai.,, Vt
: -; -wa,i vi, ar..n- '.'n te lnizzonmsst
fH H. ]: u.u", H":" CpnG fesrful errcT
n7n n:t - .,.!" ,p..r - h,ch had Gst 80
:,c IL. .uJ - 80: fm1 dtfiancn nGw
:: aimed, - i,:""cS sccents--"fhi iIrd'h
,,;.., d,,', ',ii",;' -: rnure! We -:c sink
:u"i
il"a.':r,F:.'': a'1..'ng c"n~;! II cnssr1c'a
III. :h= hiuti ,:r. T,'ics :r"G ne; decH hst
ralod "nt-"Wc suirn:.ier &C sur;e"i"t -
l. HI, :: Ai ssd i y.s i:;. j.r;:.:arIy SPOKEN
:. ".r c,nnn'7ncc-, wi,o. liz wa."r. app+s'; i
:. :rr t>..,:irS in cga"= li'iT5 u2"n her ~
10. ail;p r,.4 go ;".. A. sh. Sn' -. lvn;lY
drifting GnwG IN NJ ::nm snsi: :eabu ."nh';lna
ard a;;,a urtlv 'ct'ii1g. tho natto'+G L.. Lrr
aarc ..,.' trrrrl i;isi- a.:"ntion u u.n2r
Graf. she. hor -. Mt s.la sank 40 not o.
ytG kng;r. Liar cninlnsrd.r may hars used
4 i.ahrr sitlii 70 u .-Caya ~ the mistaken
h,.!,a,i,y rf th- vicio o5s; tn. # she is 40: st.
..0.irlY ~shitd, then ui,Ey an experienced
7TsI r:G -iiy deceive.
Tho filssiSSippi Gnd1:th.!: ii ,G=.ute The
Ioru, .asnmurrs "' turning rruul snd max
il: a-r cscxpe back IL the point SIZE stsrteG
:r0ll- SWp tfy -rauHa1d snd just 0rC:n.d
down at-ssu,, Thrn Une Gf our sLo;g tore of
nor ru3dsr. ard aaoih=r ven: c-ss:ng
ti,7@u:h her i;a 'hiTerY. lmnedia:r,Y ,i.e:
c.D,a n, Tc";!in3 s1un': -! s:saui ap'ns
fr".a -'in. hrak-a Uinr. ani thr npr un-
nan. :a.h,r v-1 ! i:iit,j a.rrun'. Directly
Gi,:l@';.. cu, Iic-..ani liTc cf !alle:irs. HIS
rSag. &c ~ quickly =aiael. sui shs .3:; hslag
-. ii'v torn 81 r'..cs ay "M" MASKS whtn
tnn "a:"m'ntc- gave ';Is nrd2. i1r I'll hat,ls
l. saen iterr,.;JoG N. bsG: wsy The could. -
4. 81. Si;rs inns fire broke out in .wn Places.
rhc rr'-GAs7s wn h;v' taken src Of opinion
tia. ..ha was sc. on ii:c by Cur own officers,
hu. i is qnitc ~ likely that j. WAS caused BY
n.,- -. ..,t ehct wG,nii Esre b"irS poured
il,a he nr!n::r'ui:a,:ir. - this tiina i'e:
!r.t= :~cre s;::'7a Ti.:: dead na3 s.3:ad"ci
srs,.',:!r% :, ara { Lcr c:a,s sitn '"hnul
A,Tr c.,."a:te'i wh, ta,'usht tbs: ono half hof
curnc::u.,'1 .nf Tea we're lnc:uirL in the lat
Il caiu allies
IL Ito meant ~, n.USt account tar the
other y,:srs of t!la Il e.. T1r three larger
yrsa"ia had culi i m1at uf tho attention Of
itc h+:i..;rs. f.ui .hn ,lhrf Craft !:.d not by
:ur ~: -. L.si: oYr:i:uhe-. T"u had turn-
a,r.u:8 an; s.mII.i down steam. One
e .hnn. a;.Paf";i.lr escaped without serious
i,.ab'h,r. hut tre nliis'. UhICh vas probably :
IL, knFrs. ilon!r" d"w;r pat IN BATTERIES III
2u Interchangeable cnni:.Ii. 'cc.ivIry cur
va, - ,thnu. ,e'rg able 20 re'u:n tnrm
a - from Ia: cn:I,sl3u ni Wi i:eS snd he i'll ny
ha% # o.t:I,eSrG! ..in"' sEd orders .eari from
hr7 uyckS. u ~assv.h.'Ht t"at great slaughter
ri,i7t h.vs i"ca :t,..:n s.;,'.lI. mr. crew, else
d.. r.t. \ vessc, HsIlGu 1:a7 eiti.r tbs Ten
n.>s-e ~ Mnnoreshela, most p:3bahly the
forme:, slipped By in tie corils6t, ard join
ri rfc iiiFtiprd up tho :iscr.
-o:ce ii! J ii;o o: sit.y persona saTed
themselves by jumping ovei board an5 swi1n-
mnns or waGing frt IL The \ ,4issippi to thr
shore &C the"o ska M " SID CApt,in
OF m+,i:e, anJ rs-i.ient engineer. with 10y
ry-'!ys sailors rid marines, hayn been arres-
tel by onr cavalry srd Brought scrOss dur
lrG the day. Slge fer G'h",s are Jepnr.od
to be kijing themselves ia tho swamp. The
J. All AMI wounded y-rs lefs npnn IN. Mi sit
siuIi, which snnn f!as'-t! !fenI sts,iei dnwn
V !:h thu cur-,ni. 4 the other vessels ~srs
now uu' # rlrgs, sni the spectacle Of tue
hnyuirg sup -as y grani snd solsfra cne,
yet mrne!e, with Iarn'ui thoughts Of the
nnrIin!e fate "f ;:i"ae msuel.d unfortunate
fi9ai f-ur:.l ,.,:r. IS lhe Il ,unos would
reach tor s:>l!a lyias ny bar gons. they
e5p!odei ono ty onu, a1dingro tho novel gran
J"rr n( the : gnt.
Wu,n ,hc nh,njrg Mississippi rcach Il the
. ~: wt,. dc mo. ar hns:e All ether craft
sy SIZE CT ea!si pe:f.c panic au,"fs them.
Probably f:n" !ac fear. her magazine tx-
p!Ct':ng aIn"'g ':'s,: My speedily cast loose
from .holr i'll -n'i!-,. s;,.: son tet1Iu he'. rrt
ETakiHg tfu'r appearance asai' anil n:"r The
hnm: !."' t." la. TIE iigr' .: Ina STrn-
in. w:.rk c5r.d h" .rrn, STEADILY increasing
*. distance flr t1n '.Orfa mi h.if. At
81. rn'au-sg psi !;y, - c,.":. 2st..i :hs Mis-
s's-,pp. U.s. ;.rr':h's via" tis= :niira Of
Bitua u:c, r"4'ri ghft IL 40 IT, Thol"
shY. Tac csnse ~II w,li tn"S:: t. b. ttG
sxrlosf,, az TIE sag zi;f" Altr- :: &ons:d
er:.:,ic .r,erV.! al !l:Ge g :S ramh.Ii:s sound
b:ongnt Gn:t 2feCf ;'.st tho Mis.'.s:?ii. one
g, he Il ..a: 7-s.ris c; ;h= fjn,:- S;slcs
ra"y :Gai:ii t.ad carried sn ai';ct!t IIrar be-
fo,e the c0nE.6UGsi:@n. of Ito present war
A. "a, Ia, sh.p"! ;i.o Js?7r .zpsd!ticn. was
o tri": Il h" past
G'h;. !iTs, sil,i ."~i ti,sI 10 :"r m!.atss
past ;~-;yy c't;. cE. I::: he l,st Ont -
.:rt:.'f minutes nsst 10 i. ii.
Ihr .snr!yc 70 - f IL. Is o!.. 3f .,:> mast
sigr,.i ant f-s.u-Es Itt t:'n ai:;-. The l"ss o.:
ba.r,i Ike -7.:;y'5 T>:s7!s must imcnht to
tod n,