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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book VII:—politics. (search)
y under the direction of Captain Bankhead, proceeding under steam, and towed, at the same time, by another vessel, the Rhode Island. As was to be expected at that season of the year, she found in deep water, south of Cape Hatteras, a chop sea, causedt the Monitor was not in a condition to stand such a trial. The jerking of the tow-cable shook her violently, and the Rhode Island vainly slackened her speed to relieve her. The waves, breaking against the turret, shook it so as to detach the oakum mander, crossing the deck with them, while the waves were sweeping over its entire length, reached the launches of the Rhode Island, but some of his companions were carried off by the sea and drowned; some, being afraid to leave the turret, also peri officers were missing at the roll-call, when at midnight the sailors of the Monitor who had taken refuge on board the Rhode Island, beheld the red light suspended over the turret of their gallant little craft sink into the waters. The two actors