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the Sea Bird, under the brave veteran Com. Lynch, when he took the Sherwood from the "Express," and was under fire of the enemy for two hours. From the first day the "Virginia" flung to the breeze the flag of our beloved Southern Confederacy we have acted as her pilots; and if we have shown cowardice, or an unwillingness to obey orders, or incompetency, let Buchanan, Jones, and others, say so. Now a few words as to the management of the ship: On the memorable battle of the 8th and 9th of March, when the wonder of the world, (the "Virginia,") under command of Buchanan and Jones, gallantly encountered the Cumberland, the Congress, the Minnesota, the Monitor, the St. Lawrence, and several gunboats, a crowd of twenty thousand persons, with many naval officers, united in one voice in saying that the "Virginia" is "splendidly managed." One of us (Pilot George Wright) piloted the French ship "Gassendi" from-Norfolk, with the French Minister on board, and had the high gratification of