Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-05-11
SENTINEL
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the Rebel Iron-CIaas.
The bad luck Of The rebelsi in their attempts TO
create a navy seems 70 follow them to the end
They have spent immense sums Of money in the
building II rams and iron clad batteries, and all
of those engines Of destruction have met with
untinely disasters. Except in the vessels fur
nished them By England and France. they have
invested their money 10 little purpose. They
began their experiments for the formation OF a
home iron clad navy with the ram Manassas.
which, in October, 1861, attacked the United
States blockading vessels at the mouth Of the
Mississippi liver, and frightened the federal yes
sells much more than IL hurt them. This pion-
eer rebel iron clad was sunk at New Orleans by
th. United States frigate Mississippi, April 23d,
IS62.
The iron plated boat PASSPORT fell into our
hands after the capture Of Fort McHenry.
The Merrimac, the most famous and most
successful of the rebel iron clads, after taking
the United States frigate Cumberland, IN Hamp
ton Roads, and capturing the frigate Congress,
in March, 1861, vas driven of by the gallant
little Monitor. and was finally blown up on the
occupation Of Norfolk. Nay ii, 1862.
The great NON clad steamer Louisiana. which
was designed 20 be the most powerful vessel
that ever fcated, was blown Up by the rebels at
Forts Jackson and ST. Philip april. %. 1867.
The rebel iron clad ram Arkansas came out
ofths fazoo river July Is. 1862. and passed all
the United States vessels of the Mississippi
feet, inficting considerable damage upon them.
The career OF this vessel was closed by Com
mander ID. ID. Porter, ofthe United States gun
boat Essex. whose solid shot and shell went
through the Arkansas, and blew her up on the
9Th Of August. 1862.
The rebel iron clads Chicora and Palmetto
State. which yenturcd out Of Charleston January
81. 1863. attacked the blockading feet. and did
small damage comparatively, returned TO the
harbor, and there remained until they were
blown mp upon the evacuation Of the city by the
rebels.
The United States monitor, Indianola, which
bad been captured by the rebels on the Nississip
pi river, was blown up by them upon the appear
ance of a sham monitor, March 3, 1863.
The iron clad Hart, long spoken of as the
great defence Of the Teche country. was blown
up by the rebels upon the capture of New Ibe
ria. La, April 10. 1863.
An iron plated ram upon the stocks at lszoo
City, was destroyed by Admiral Porter in an ex
petition sent to take that place May 81, 1868.
The rebel iron clad Atlanta was captured in
Warsaw Sound. Georgia, by the monitor Wee
hawken, June IL. 1863. On the same day the
rebel iron clad Chattanooga burst her boilers and
was blown up at Chattahoochie, Fla.
The rebel iron-clad Albemarle made its ap
pearance near Plymouth. North Carolina, April
is, 1864, and sunk the United States gunboats
Southfeld and Bombshell. and then retired This
formidable vessel was sunk by Lieutenant Com
mander Cushing. October -. being blown up by
n torpedo, but was lately raised for repairs.
The rebel ram North Carolina came out OF
Wilmington. ". c.. May 6. 1864. and made an
unsuccessful attack upon the United States gun
boat N~ansemond. She was driven off and blown
up by the rebels shortly before the capture OF
Wilmington.
The iron clad ram Tennessee was captured in
Mobile Bay by the feet under Admiral Farragut.
Aug. 5. 1864. On the 25th of the same month
the iron plated ram Nashville was blown up in
Mobile harbor by the crew of the y. S gunboat
Metacomet.
The iron-clads Savannah and Georgia, pow.
erful vessels, were blown up in December
upon the capture of the city of Savannah by
Sherman.
The capture of Richmond and Petersburg pu'
an end TO the retel iron-clad feet on the Jane:
river. and the Virginia and fredericksburg were
blown up, besides some others which were upor
the stocks.
The untimely fate OF the Webb is the last in thi,
list Of disasters. She has gone the same road Al
her predecessors,
The Alabama and Florida have been destroy
ed. The Georgia went out Of service, bat wa
captured by a federal frigate.
The Shenandoah, Rappahannock and Stone
wall are British and French gifts to the rebellion
They will soon cease their ~piratical careers =
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