Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-04-16


must sink bad remained buard the Catskil during
the night aud at o'clock word brought down
that the Keokuk which hard by had made signal
of distress Passing up on deck, she rapidly
settling forward At her signal boas aud tugs had to
her assistance, aud busy removing her wounded
Barely time enough was afforded to get of them and her
crew for she had settled much that the pour
ing into her urres Two three Of the men, indeed
had TO jump into the and hauled into the small
boats. Suddenly she gives urch to side and urch
to the other aud plunges under She went down eight
o'clock at the spot of her original anchorage Light
house Inet and all that is visible of her is the upper po
ton of her smokeack Thus ended the brief and glorious
career OF this interesting vessel Her fate presents
astounding example Of the ghtfu power Of modern pro-
jeotles 1t has been determined to blow her
with the torpedo expoder.
Such the results of these thirty minutes FIRE which
presented themselves to the naval chiefs when the reports
came in the day after the battle
There was but one conviction in the minds Of all who
made acquainted with these facts, whether among
the naval people engaged intelligent outside Observer
the fight could not be renewed Aud yet it fully
pected the night of the battle that another trial would
be made in tho morning. many Of the captains OF
the ronclads during that night All ready to
the BATTLE though each felt that he going to
inevitable sacrifice. confess prayed that the fiery cup
might pass from them, and that no mpetuOsty might
prompt leaders to throw the fleet again into that pow
erful fire.
The grand old sailor the noble Dupont who 10 loved
with singular devotion BY all under his command combines
in his character that fiery mpetuosty which marked Dun
donald with intellectual GOODNESS and coDsummate
mental pose. No could possibly feel with greater
intensity all the instincts and motives that prompted re-
newa of the BATTLE and yet could possibly
with cearness the blind madness Of such attempt
He dared to be wise. Admiral Dupont calls councils
of war, but his own notion decided that the contest
must end here. This afternoon there was informal
gathering Of the captains of the iron cads board of the
flag ship Rarely feet so commanded. These
the very flower of the navy The lips must refuse
their Office to one who would breathe whisper OF susp-
cion against their courage their devotion Now there
but opinion shared in common by all these
the frutessness Of renewing the attack at present.
SHOTS STRIKING THE MONITORS.
The foregoing account written by the correspondent Of
the New York Times from the flag ship New Ironsdes,
gives the number Of wounds received by the Monitors
The correspondent OF the Tribune writing from the
ship, states the number of times each vessel struck
by the enemy's shot, as follows:
The Keokuk had ninety shots in all, nineteen the
waerne, twelve starboard, port fifteen in the
after turret, five Of them through Whtworth steel
pointed remained sticking in the wall twelve 10 the for
ward turret three of them through twenty-five the
slOplng sdes fifteen starb0ard ten port eight through
sheeng after turret ten smOkestack through
three glanced four through the boats two glanced of the
deck one cut signal staff three or four went through
the Gag
The New Ironsidss hit between sixty and seventy
times, but sustained material damage One of the shut
ters OF port fve port sde was knocked of an eleven
inch shell lodged in the bow between the sides and the
sand bags shot passed through the smokesack, and
her buwarks were much shattered.
The Weehawken struck hity-nine times. The tur
ret WIS Dauly uented ana WORKED Win many
bolts in the plt-house had been loosened aud driven
through.
The Montauk was hit twenty times The Passaic fifty
eight times The Nantucket struck ffty-oue times,
and had her urret stopped twice by shot The Catskil
received about The number Of shots Both the lat
ter had their decks almost torn open by rhed bolts.
The Patapsco was hit between forty and fifty times,
and besides the disabling of her 200 FOUNDER Parot had
her turret much dented and pil0thOuse weakened.
The Nahant struck eighty times and had her pilot
house almost broken to pieces Four wounded
one mortaly, in it from flying bolts.
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