, 1879-02-11
MONlTOK.MERKIMAC EIGHT,

ff0W an Old ticrp nlsul,cYft Orders.
VIC rc,'rint from Hur1sr's I'irtty the follow.
fnts Interesting letter frutn that distinguished
o'sl tinynl leEt, CoIanrJoru John Msrotpr It
Is we'll that 1t stutl always Ia remembered wis,
1t WAS that sent the Littlv M4ntor to meet tbs
serria,ac, aud who, In doing so, .|l.obcye,l
nr'lcrs At the risk Of his commission, >tnt VITO,
by sn dDing, saved the great srab,'nra cities Ut
the North frUm obstruction. Too much ,t,nor
saslilos bu given To the brave, wise oil Sailor,
whose courage aud Intelligence put lEc Monitor
''wherc It would d0 the uIt,st gus,l y:
No. 4u.5 CnE.rSur srnErr, PmttApgirul.,
Jun. Iii loiU.-7u n: Etiitsr II Hurytr'4 lit4&y
-s1M: sly attention llu. bcun drawn tu LID
Frhr'lary hlstnlitr " Ihtrner'@ .uHJasne. ct,t,-
tainins rs does sketch ii tie t,:c II t! la,u
AtlntrAl PaNl's1ng; n,nl although wn,tLi in
l last IL rtrlet, In the must distant nl,itur,
from 1hc rrrt!it tinc 10 tile gallant Admiral, y.t
there IL onc lnt.t IN that Bkrtrh which Is 80 cst-
transaction that feel unwilling tn nlow It 10
pass uanutic,s cs,mrialts, us VIZ .atlors would
say, ~ takrs the Wind nnt Of my sitls."
III thu artelu ahuyr nlilsted to II Il suItl tl.,t
II was entirely due IL hIa (tomnutluru paul.!.
lug foresight tllIt the Monitor MAS kr speedily
ttiuippc'! Ior survive. Th!s IL undoubtedly ,hu
tase ,na iM much r'e.l's ca!'not ha
aware,, IT, III" ,.,, vr SO a"ns, 't L W.
!la: sr.;Ar Of the Susy Department dire>tIn. ,,4u
Mu.Atnr IT, nrE'cru 10 H,.AhIn.tun ,,i,,."I,l os
Ila,uptn l!oaaa. Tic iuets o. ile ,psc wrru
these. <4'l .c.rivch i1ls:n from l!,c Admiral
lIitlscIt: Culnnusuru palldlng had h'tp nr.
tI,reI hy 'hr Department to send tlM Mnultur
to llantun Rhnls, Ed she it}t .Sfto ,urk H,.,i<i.
htAe "ffets, the, lMwcvcr, had been .:nflc In: !
lev ho,ira when al'other nrsier was rrct!vrd by
C,In'uotlorc l'lul.l.n. from ,u Secretary Ut ,l,s
:Hayy directing lin, tn scn1 lhr Munitor to
Washington. totn'liudurt fautllng i1u,ueIi.
s"nor, with onlcrs to p!nscc.! to Washington.
li1if II Nus t1o latc; The M1tnr lind eaneti tu.s
great hlstaileo to b1 oyertakttI. and thu tt!s-
latc!l.yessel returned to Scw York wi:huut AZ
CuiIIHllslih. her Ubjcct.
-. .At tits .!nu was In command At Hampton
kuad+. eoias two Or tl'ren LAys hcIorv Ito
aitrritunc caino down from Nurtnlk received
fru'n tiiu Navy lle,mstsnent toar trsegraliss "r-
uerIhE inc n.usl If4rM}h.rhH tu "sel:I lie Ann!-
lur u Washington immediately HN her arrtyaf.'
TN itu night Ut tlr s,ll ~ Marv!l--;Er ttay ~.
wL,'i. the Alerrtnac callc ,ltwD aud sunk tho
CutnherAnd "t,l tlle c'',i:rrss WAS hurnvd-at
ut'ont . o'clock The little Monitor hrtivt,i.
Eapt. Woldsu aIu,n.rliatriy eaau OIL hoard tho
isnanf'kn aInl reported himself 10 luc Inquired
blu cue; hlr n.r" were ull green; tileY knew
aSsa''s .isa on s's ' si's ss'a: ,,uu''o1. as''S"t
few n"t''entt' reflection, however, deter
informed Cant. Wosaen thai my uruers wero
very ,oslt,yr to keul lhu Monitor to Washing
ton, hut that WAS galnE. Mt ths Ftsk ot my
snI, @ m Il, :" ,'sS .o,1 y, e,lsf. ss ~, ~ ss,d
~
Mtrri'Aarv In this Capt. Worlen most cheer.
Iuily ue4luiesgc1. AMI TIL the following duy 1ll.,
result viz known to m astonisllcd unl atlmsr-
luz wurlt.
hsye s,,aiu this correction Ut tbs sketch Ut
my n,syh valued ls!cnl Admiral Vaultlius for
lie tenson ttGtt, nitcr J scrylcu III tisc navy VI
Inoro lha1l stxty:bix .cats, laoIs back on no
part vi lat sefyscv with The plaauru anI satis-
tastiun 10 on NY having vi tiiat memorable
OCCASION llsobi:s I'd my orders.
4 rcerIst writer Il thin!t) In tho United Sersee,
speakin. ol the Introduction ot new means VI
Marlatst asks the question, "WlleEc WOULD .ls
United atatca Ut thus 1uutseuk have beau II
Ertca.oH had nut given ID the Atm,itor!" aut
may not ask the gur.tion, Where wuuli tl'u
United Statrs at tuls moment rave Iecn "
haA pot dtsohcye1 my or,itFs!" Ihere WAS
nn.hlng TO prevent thu sfe1tttuar going 10 tntl-
utlelphia, New York, ar liostou, nnd tue full Ut
either ot taose pitIea would haye bScn tho 6tg,,al
fos Europe, but especially fos Enelauu, tu ~
know ledge tht. tl1deDthJsncc Ut the South,
May trespass - far nn your Kindness II to
ask yon to give tho Foregoing I'LL Insertion In
yuuf llalert iuur pDritcnt servant,
Jouk AIARsroa,
Comn,olofa United Stale4 Na1J,