Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-19

Moore, with an exposed walking beam
engine, went out AID attacked each anC
every one of the formidable ships OF the
powerful fleet OF Admiral Farragut and
this skilful and intrepid young officer
when his bow-gun was dismounted by the
enemies, actually selected the United
States steamship Varuna, Commander
Boggs, as the nearest, ran head into her
and sunk her there and then-and then
with his guns disabled. his crew generally
dead and wonderland surrounded by
enemies ran his ship on shore and burned
her. refusing 10 haul down her flag.
Look again AT the gallant Isaac n.
Brown. on the Mississippi. with his single
vessel (Arkansa) spreading dismay and
destruction among the powerful Federal
fleet, many of whose vessels were far
superior TO his.
Come nearer home and look at the
brave Buchanan in his untried Virginia
Merrmac) going down to attack the
powerful Federal fleet in Hampton Roads,
whose great strength. armament, and
discipline he thoroughly knew sinking
the United States steamships Congress
and Cumberland, and driving others in
flight and CONSERVATION under the guns OF
Fort Monroe. and again, at Mobile, on
the Tennessee. battling with Farragut's
a
Barney, Parker and others aiding in this
wonderful dash in Hampton Roads in
small, vulnerable vessels. and afterwards
going right under the Federal vessels.
cutting out chartered supply vessels. and
bringing them 10 Norfolk. See the brave
Tattnall. who finally succeeded Buchanan
after he was wounded in command of
the Virginia, which had driven the boast
ed Monitor in abject fear into shoal
water. where she could not follow, and
held her there trembling. while these
prizes. which they were to defend, were
captured and taken away amid cheers,
from foreign war vessels in view of the
dashing, overwhelming courage.
See again the same noble old veteran,
Tattnan, with Richard l.. Page by his
side. go from Savannah with the single
improvsed gunboat Savannah. with two
guns. and attack the whole powerful fleet
Of Commodore Dupont at Port Royal S.
C.
Look at the distinguished Semmes. who,
I'm the Sumter ana Alabama. swept the
ocean Of merchant ships, defying the
Federal fleets and sinking the United
States steamship Hatteras, sent out to
catch him, and which indiscreetly, got
too close TO him-a mistake not often
made.
Thomas Jefferson Page who, near CO.
runna, Spain. was followed in the Stone
wall, Of three guns. by the United States
steamships Niagara and Sacramento, ag-
grcgating fifteen guns, sent out especially
TO destroy him. See him turn upon them
and offer battle TO both, and they re-
manning in neutral water and declining
so abjectly that the commanding officer
was tried and suspended for failure TO
give or accept battle
See the gallant Waddell in the Shen-
andoah. taking the ocean in compliance
with the judgment OF his officers with
crew of only 10 men and % officers, when
ner full crew would have been from l25
TO $50 men, cutting ports, mounting
guns, building magazines and shell-rooms
and changing his vessel from a merchant
steamer to an armed cruiser. See
him out on the ocean, going around
the world into every ocean cn
the globe, save one. and utterly
breaking up and destroying the whaling
fleets; carrying the crOss-crowned flag
around the world, defying the Federal
navy, and finally surrendering his ship
to the British Government voluntarily, in
the harbor of Liverpool, seven months
after the war was over.
See the gallant "Tacony" &C.. WI Read,
who was put from the cruiser Florida on
the prize brig Clarence off Brazil with a
small crew and one boat howitzer, using
spare spars, painted. mounted consplcu-
ously in sight as dummy guns, to deceive
the enemy. He swept the whole Atlantic
coast, capturing and burning as he went,
and spreading CONSERVATION ashore and
afoat and. as a rule. transferring 10
bark C'Tacony'O, then to cap
tured schooner (Archer), and so kept on.
being passed by steamers sent out from
sundry ports to destroy him. those who
looked for him as brig passing him in
bark, and those who looked for him as in
a bark passing him as a schooner, until
he actually ran into the harbor of Port
land. Me-. cut out, boarded, and captured
the United States revenue cutter Caleb
Cushing, and would probably have es-
caped in her but for want of wind And
while towing her and the Archer out
with boats he was pursued and surround
ed by steamers. Having exhausted his
he blew up his prize, and
was captured on the Archer
See, again, the gallant Captain General
r. l.. Page, our venerated townsman, in
Of Fort Morgan at Mobile, re-
peling and holding in check Farraguts
feet and the United States
army with comparatively a handful OF
men, and after long siege only sur |
rendering a dismantled and burned-out |
fort.
See the dashing Mafiitt sweeping the |
ocean on the Florida, and again running |
the blockade scores of times in the gov |
eminent blockade-runners with much !
needed supplies See the brave, calm |
Wilkinson, Fry, Gayle, and others, SINH |
larly and successfully operating. See |
the wise, clear-headed Bulloch. to whose |
fine executive and business ability and |
resource was due the building and getting
to sea, while surrounded by spies and
difficulties the Alabama, Florida, Geor-
gia. Shenandoah, Stonewall Rappahan-
mock. &c.
See the gallant navy at Drewry's Bluff,
repelling the Federal fleet. See them at
Sailors Creek, turned into infantry, cav
airy. and land artillery, bravely repelling
an outnumbering enemy in one of the
hardest fought battles Of the war. See
them, wherever placed, bravely contending
against superior forces under most I'M
heard of difficulties, and sweeping all
before them by their superb courage.
born Of pure patriotism Their ingenuity
was shown by the introduction and ope-
ration Of the first torpedoes, by which
some forty Federal vessels were destroyed
Or disabed-in many cases, as by the
gallant Glassell, by attaching the torpe-