... Russel Soley, professor United States Navy, who is the author of a little book entitled The Blockade and the Cruisers. A careful reading of the official reports of the ever memorable engagement in Hampton Roads , on the 8th and 9th of March, fails to show us that Professor Soley was a participant on either side in that remarkable battle. A glance at the preface to his book, however, enlightens us on some o...