The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-12

truth, that quito a large number OF t "a 70
CAPTURED sailors Joined the Confe1erates.
a number Joined my ship. the Jelnesto wn IN
ffot shot was fired into tho Congress-
sho was set oil fire and her maya emo ex x.
pioaed about 12 p. Nj, thus completely
destroying The grand old ship. Thus eng.
ed the Saturdays fight. tho Minnesota .
being left hard aground and supposeu 70
be al, easy victim for next days 1lgh..
along WITH the ST. Lawrence md Roanoke,
whici, hnd fallet, back to Old Point.
8trhe entire Confederate fleet ut ~ +,
NJ. retired under guns OF Seven Po'ht
Battery.
TIrn SECOND. DAY. 5
Next day (stinday), K the Patrick Henry mr. !
having been disabled the jamestown was
!, ordered to openg the fight. From our
anchorage to where the Minnesota lay
was about four or five miles, ana WHe q
We came within one mile of where si,e
lay. we saw what appeared TO 10 q p .,s.
ftrvjnr 10 pull for or the shore. our
captain, after a careful survey Of the
newcomer, saw that she was mo mere
tug but Il formidable craft Of a new pat
tel,i, from any ship he, had ever seen.
signal was made TO tho Virginia. winch
was then coming ,,p, and we. were OF or
dered to drop astert. x " X, III i. !,
The Virginia nov took the advance diva &c ana
the Monitor pro,nptly$came out to meet
her and for several llotlrs the two SHIPS
were In desperate conflict-no doubt tho
hardest tho world lad ever seen. Broa D.
side after broadside was given and re- J.
ceived and each rainmed' the other as y! u
determined on tho complete destruction 4:
Of Its adversary, Both ships seemed m
vulnerable to shot and shell, ana OIL
giver, thrusts scarcely produced Leakage
far less destruction. ], I'LL; . n, 4. !.
finding she could produce NJ good results,
backed or several times into hallow
water. where hcr adversary q could mot
follow her, and finally gave up the ign.
ana remained where she was-out OF
harms way. Ct i.
K, WE WATT.
The virginia waited as long as an hour
or more for tho Monitor to ronew ne
fight but she did not come again from
the shallow water, whore she had Sought
safety, q 5tt 5 . Nc. i, !,
S1S The Virginia was unfortunate IN osins
her iron prov In the Saturdays 'lsnt.
I1nd she possessed It IN the Sundays fight
she could have used full steam and either
crushed or run down tho Monitor. III
nor then conditions with her metal PROV
gone had the Virginia used full power
in rammlng sl1c3would likely have injured
or disabled herself.. s33t ~
After waiting in8lvain for the Monitor
to come out in deep water and renew
the fight the Virginia and her flotilla
steamed back to Norfolk to make neces-
sary repairs. .
( The Virginia IN this one single battle
DESTROYED all the navies Of all the coun-
tries, in all the world, for few or none
OF the naval ships then in existence we're
ever afterwards used in naval warfare.
IN THE DOCK.
II saw tho Virginia after she was locked
at Gosport and placed my hand on hef
PROV. 3. 1t felt to n great extent like q
niece OF coarse sponge, having been spin
tered and battered by the repeated ram
mings she gave the Monitor.
The Virginia remained at the Gosport
Navy Yard only long enough to replace
her iron Prov and make some improve
ters that closed her port holes to protect
her guns, two Of which We're broken anu
damaged in the Sunday fight.
When all was In readiness the Virginia
again made steam and proceeded down
the harbor to look after her old enemy
md reached the Roads about 10 o CLOCK
"A, NJ, and found to her surprise that
the Monitor had been reinforced by three
new ironclads-the Galena. Naugatuck and
Aristook.
85 UNEER PROTECTION.
II ia indeed a singular fact that has
never been satisfactorily explained that
not ono of these formidable iron ships
darad to come out from under the guns
OF Old Point to do battle with our South
ern Joan. I,
s 1,, IL oia ,o5 mi
Roads. Inviting combat, frequently going
rs near as a. mile Of Old Point where the
iron clads were anchored or made fast to
tho wharf The Federal ships made no
show OF fight, though greatly superior
In point OF numbers and In caltbre OF
guns. III,
There was but one shot fired during the
day, and that, as 4 remember, was ny
the Naugatucle: 1t went across the Roads
over Sewell's Point and out In the coun-
try.
failed to give battle, and the query arises
were they ordered MOTTO do so, lest the
Virginia, flushed with victory, should>vis-
1t their capital and great cities and lay
them in ashes or under con tributlon?
Such n move by the Confederates. on
the principle OF Twin the horse or lose,
the saddle" would have produced money,
enough to bolster our currency for a,
long time to come. & 4
CAPTURED SAIL,
Mention has been made In one OF the,
accounts Of n schooner under sail having
been car tured in the full view Of vessels
of foreign navies, &c. I nm confident
Tint there was no vessel under sail any
where in the Roads or captured In sight
of vessels Of foreign navies, but 1t Is a
fact that there were two briggs and ono
schooner lying at anchor loaded with hay.
They we're ordered to he taken by tho
Jamestown (ny ship).I They were ca Pr
tured or taken possession Of, their FLAGS
lowered and Confederate flags run up,
and were taken in tow and carried to
Norfolk by tho Jamestown. The men
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL,
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