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The Daily Dispatch: March 14, 1862., [Electronic resource] 1 1 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: March 14, 1862., [Electronic resource], Late from the North. (search)
Late from the North. We received last night a copy of the Philadelphia Inquirer, of the 11th inst., which gives full accounts of the recent battle in Hampton Roads, as reported by the Federals. Official Dispatch. U. S. Steamer Roanore, Hampton Roads, March 9, 1862. To Hon. Gidcon Welles, Secretary of the Navy: I have the honor to inform you that yesterday, at 1 o'clock, one of the look-out vessels reported by signal that the enemy was coming out. I immediately ordered the Minnesota to get under weigh, and as soon as the two tugs appointed to tow this ship came alongside -ripped our cable. The Merrimac was soon discovered passing out by Sewell's Point, standing up toward Newport News, accompanied by several small gunboats. Every exertion was made by us to get all the speed on the Roanoke that the two tugs were capable of giving her, but in consequence of our bad steerage, we did not get ahead as rapidly as we desired to. The Merrimac went up and immediat