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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Merrimac and Monitor. (search)
The Merrimac and Monitor.
[Speech of the Duke of Somerset, first Lord of the Admiralty, in the British Parliament on the battle between the Merrimac and Monitor. From the Delta of May 15, 1862.]
The great naval set — to in Hampton Roads has set all Europe in motion.
The navies of that portion of the globe are all demonstrated to be no better than old lumber.
The British Parliament, in both branches, has had the question up, and the following speech from the Duke of Somerset, first lord of the Admiralty on the subject, will be found interesting and instructive.
The duke said, in reply to inquiries in the House of Lords, that—
He was much oblig had been attributed to him, stated that she was quite a new vessel, and that he had built her partly as an admonition to the British government.
He (the Duke of Somerset) was obliged to the people of America for their admonition, and still more obliged to them for their experiments.
If they would only make a few more of these ex
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 16. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Index. (search)