Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-03-28
MISCELLANEOUS.
From the Atlantic Monthly for March
THE LAST CRUISE OF THE
MONITOR.

ton Roads, and the Army OF the Potomac
covered the Peninsula, one shining March
day
Far away to the South uprosc
A little feather of snow-whte smoke;
And we knew that the iron-ship of our foes
Was steadily steering its course
To try the force
OF our ribs of oak
Iron conquered oaks; the balls from the
Congress and Cumberland ratified from the
sides of the rebel ship like hail she passed
on rcsistless, and
Down went the Cumberland, all a wreck
The Congress struck her flag, and the band
Of men on the Peninsula waited their turn,
for the iron monster bclched out fire and
shell to both sea and land. Evening cut
short her work, and she returned to Nor
folk, leaving terror and confusion behind
her.
The morning saw her return; but now
between her expected prey, the Minnesota,
and herself, lay low, black raft, to the
lookers-on from the Mcrrimac no more for
midablc than the masts Of the sunkcn Cum
bcrland, or the useless guns of the Congress,
near whose shattered hulks the Monitor kept
guard, the avengcr of their loss.
As the naughty monster approached the
scene Of her triumph. the shock Of an uncX-
amp!cd Cannonade checked her career
That little black turrct poured out Il fire so
ie.'eiiI'o'H i4Si ~ SThlinuouS InuU .no Jup.
i :e, Vi '"T i'i iln,O i"'.Vicu, SUI
,S.I SCo', .t'.ii'.t' "c ie.o'ilns ,o.Ii was
time has since told me, that, though at first
entirely confident Of victory, CONSERVATION
finally took hold OF all.
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