New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-29

q hid Won ever say to Chief Engineer Sinners,
or IN his presence and hearing that the Commanders
Of ss,d iron clad vessels after the attack aforesaid
were no, for renewing the engagement, or words 20
that effect
4. No.
Q.,Were or were not the ironclads in Pa good
condition on Wednesday, the Str day of April, 1862
after they had some sglt repaire, to renew the a.,
tack as they had been 10 commence II tho day beoro
A. Very far indeed from it.
Q. Could the Mouitors on the 9TH day Of April
1865, have gone into Charleston in spite OF guns,
torpedces and distractions, or on Wednesday, the
Slh, had tho attack been renewed
A. think not; certainly not, according TO my
opinion
O. Have you ever heard Rear Admiral Du Pout
cav, or has be, to your know ledge, ever done any.
thing to lead you to think that he was preJudlced
against the Monitors on the 9TH day OF April 1868
A. No. nothing to show that be was prejudiced; l
do not thirk he bad d high opinion Of them; he
could not have bad a very high opinion alter my re-
ports TO himself aud the Navy Department, as well
- tie reports of most of the oirer caItans before
the fight
Q. Was or not the attack made on the forte aid
batteries al Charleston the 9Th of Aprii, Ioo' ah
earnest one
A. Thoroughly.
O. Did the iron-olad Passaic, OF which you he'd
command, receive any, aud If so, what injuries
during the attack of the 9TH April Aforesaid
A. She GG receive many injuries; tho three prip-
by shot on the turret, which bulged the turrei 10
snd iaml.ed the carriage Ia such way that II took
"A hours 70 yet il into condition u work; another
shot broke oil piece OF the ring under the tuTrc!
which was caught IN some of the machinery ana
stopped the tuTret for some time, and caused IL to
work BADLY 1or time after; third ehot nIasueo
IL the piio-house and forced up The cover some
three hes 10 lay open the inside 10 tEot, au
render IN. petition of those who were managing he
snip one OF considerable exposure as they were TO
certain extent uncovered; "a number Of other shot'
Were received on the lUirot, side amor and otter
rarts Of tne yesse; these were tie only ores thai
were serious.
Q. DO YOU know why the attack of the 9TH wa;
not renewed!
4, hive .lways God that the Iron-cad,
were not in condition 10 renew.
/ q. did yon at any time after the engagement Ok
tbs ,tt OF April nake report t. ReaT-Admna' ia
Pc Of the condition. OF your vessel! II yea, when
Old YOU make such report
A. made a verbal one in his pretenee on inc
evening OF the engagement, and a written one day
/ OF two aiier.
Q. Did you ever hear Rear-Admiral Du Pon, say
any hing or hsvr vou observed HIM DO anything,
which led Won 10 infer that he unwilling 20 give
the monitors a fair tris III the attack on Charles
ton
a Never; quite the contrary.
l q. DO yOu Know snything furthor resreciing The
specifications OF charges made By Admiral Di Poni
against CLiei Engineer Sinners If yea, state the
same as fully ss though You had been particularly
INTERCEPTED thereto.
4. did not hear sny Of tie remarks said to have
been made about the Arago, and think have moth
ing further 10 FAY.
q. Have YOU any reasou TO believe, from anything
seid or done an your presence by Admiral Du Poht,
that ,he failure Of Admiral Dl Pont TO renew the
attack Of the 7tb April 1868, the forts at Charles
ton WAS owing TO any prejudice on bis part against
the monitors
/ 4. No, haven't.
q. By tie ecciscd. From what direction would a
shO. nece eary have to nave entered the pilot.
house OF the Passaic after the had been raised
three inches Oh one eide. as you have described
A. horizontal shot nosyly, think would have
knocked the cover of, ana .Aink nearly horizon
tsl shot would have entered; might have gone ~
ia pieces snd il might have entered whole, thai IL,
il the shO; hal struck from above; | mean nearly
Horizontal with tie cover.