, 1879-02-11
MONlTOK.MERNlMAC FIGHT.

ttow MI Old ltcrn ll1AnhrytA Orders.
We rtprlni fran L'arxr's Ntts3Y the lolIow-
ing interesting letter from That distinguished
Old rnval hero, COilI1ntAlurr J0hn Maretuu. It.
Is wull that It shall 0Iways i,c remembered wh.b
1t WA that scnt thu Little SanitUr 10 meet t.u
Merrilnac, anil WHO. In doing w, titoheyrl
nr,lcrs ut the risk of his commission rlut wiiu,
Ly I'll DUNG, saved thu great sc.surl elites uf
The North from obstruction. Too mitch ln,n,e
emmett be given III fitr l,rase, wise nd Sailor.
whusc courage md intelligence put t1Iu aluni,or
"wI,erc II E.ultl do ille HI.,at good u:
No. l't.s cHc,rsrr ,SrnEEr, r!uLAnE.rn,t.
,fa,,. III l,iD.--Iu II; Eitt,r " Hsrj<r's 1s"&'U
-->EH: My uttrutlo.l lms tren dr:s"n to t!su
February nutnt,er uf LhIrper. .Unja-ii,r, rItl-
.nng as 4 .loes nl:cte of tue llc Ut ia, latu
Admiral I'aal'iil'g; and although would In
tln, lust tu ,lrtrirt, ~ tho ,uoft ,sta,t nannrr,
fru,H the rrc1!tt duc 10 The Ealunt Admiral, vt
.rru IL ulc pnlit IN that sketch wltlcf, IL cvi.
IDENTITY Acpurtl:fc !rHIn ih' exact state OF Il':
trans letton that ! feel unwilling tn aIluw Ii 10
lmss tnnotlrv,l. e-smtllly, NJ NC sailor. wuulli
say, "it fakes the Wind nut u my 44|ls."
Iii tis nrtl,n ai"'vr nlu.let! su it Is taEl i'',t
IL wah Etlt,rrit due tu lia itumluMsoro paulI.
"g' y FIRE 'ght that ''r sios'oF WIS % speedily
t,,ulppcl iur service. THIS IA undoubtedly al,u
ease. ami ttm much tTrtlit eanuot ts
aHnr,ied to bl.l Tor. 80 dnis,g; hut 1t WIS
!l "r,:"r Ut l.c Nnyy Department ttestin. lh':
MuHIiur IT, pr,cr'I 10 Waanin.tun itht.t,t us
Hampton !h,alis, The iat.s II: III. rise wrru
l!u>c. x1ni ,re'iycsl !..ai iram The Admiral
Wge,i by thr Department 10 sehd IN. sit,lt'nr
tn Ilnfiptun KoAis, ..t,l sht fJf .ftn ,orI n.itr
M..Ae "rtlfs. fe. hnwcser, Ita't turn g"tlr bn: 4
lew iUntH "ilcts anotIler order was received Ay
tumsnlorc paulL!nx from lhc Secretary 1t thu
Navy directing hllM 10 senl III. MulltDr 10
W.>!lillxtun. Eunltnu.iUru Pau!dIag Itniur..i-
a.Fly tlspattlntl 4 f;tst vtssrt IL overhaul ia!o
Monitor, with urrtrs to rl,srrl IN Washington.
- tiII11tt ttfs tHG k,tL
great u tilstuurc To le ovsTtAkch, aud ttr dis
ie.trtl,yrrsci returned tu ScW York Without ac-
ct1ll!,IlslItlg her Uulert.
Al tnis limo was h. command ut Hampton
Etsd.. Gums iwu Or three lays beiurc lbs
ttsrr1Itl;ag game hUwL from Sur!nlh rtEGlrett
frntn The Navy department iour trlrsts'tss "r-
tsrlnt: me tH"Af Is'eHirt",y t. "scE NY Mimi.
uH tho hight III lt.t' s:t ut MAEcla-lir tIay IN
wtistl 1.r Mcsrilnue ram. ,ii,wn a'i sunk tht
Cumberland "!nI tic C"n.r"ss WAS bltrnGti--At
ahuut o u'tuv!l The IfIe MuHus arrived.
Gapt. Wotdrn lnn!r'lialr.y came "a board liz.
ilnitink,: lu rrju,rt=l hatnitlT u tue. Inquired
trtn hl4 ct'nl!tfin. which wis n"t very iuvn:a-
llu us,r; his Iae1, were uli g9ecn; they knew
"" .i,sn on bar.l tbs Monitor. i
few moments naecliou, however, deter
mind Ine " III il!s cs'lrec SHOULD iHlrsur. !
informed Eaps. Wufasn il'at tnY ur'iSra wers
Lon, hut HAL was RoHG, Ut the risk u my
r.l.ll,.Is,;l,', tu ,iisbey iosu orders aud send
Inn up 10 Newport Scwe tn it,'s out for tisv
MrrrituArx In tllis Capt. W0rdrm must cheer
fully a.l.itesccd, amt un thr io:loainy day llso
re-. ut wis kltuwn to III aaluulslIcd alI a.lutr"
ing wnrlL.
llsye !,la1c this correction os The ekescl, Ut
my un..li valued tFtrud .isltl,fal laulilns fur
tur trassn. tiGll, utter service iIl t1c navy Of
nlure than etxty.six ,cars, l lool1 back OH M
part vi mat service with tic peasatu anl satis-
lattun AO uIl u,y having uti that memorable
UsClstUn l!sobG,t.l thy nr.icrs.
retcIIt writer Il tlslni) III thu thlleI Serviee,
spcaIIn. ot tic Introduction oi new nra,is Ut
Marlats, asks tbs question, "WE,erc wonlt tile
EniteA States at thsa MtmAens have btsn y
Es!csot'n hal mol given Us tl!e M"nsort' uItt
may not ask tlle question. ''Whctr wuuia .iis
United statcs At thls snoHcnt i!arg brrn II
hatl not Itso1tyel nj. otdsrsW Thurs WA
no:hing to prcyrst the Merrisnas gotns to tAis.
aelp,sa, Ncw iurk, or lsostou, a'"t ~ ia!i u
either IT tLosy cities wnult have. been tho sGat
for Eurute, hut rsper.la!y iur Englan&, ~ ~
knowledge the iustependence VI the south.
May trcspass ~ 1ar III your kill4rtss Us to
ASK ,uW 10 g.sc t!s foregoing an Insertion IN
your fapcsi Your opcdlent sctrant,
Jouk MAKsroS,
Com1,odo1e Cpltel Statss EatJ.