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The Daily Dispatch: April 18, 1862., [Electronic resource], Interesting from Europe. (search)
e, and, furthermore, that victory should rest with the party less versed in naval-tactics-and-construction? Though for a long time there has been mention of the Merrimac in the Southern papers, we were not prepared for the achievements in the James river. The Confederate frigate seems to have gained an easy victory over her wooden opponents. The accounts of the action are rather vague, but it appears that she disabled the Cumberland and the Congress in a very showtime, fulfilling in the m, and the gallant manner in which she was handled in action is a token that the Confederate courage it still as high as ever. But it is not by sea fights that the fortunes of the new republic are to be determined. The brilliant affair of the James river will, no doubt, do much to reanimates the Southerners after their successive defeats, but in itself it is of little importance. Scientific Deductions from the result of the battle — the Reconstruction of the English Navy a work of necessi
The Daily Dispatch: April 18, 1862., [Electronic resource], Length of the War. (search)
Another contribution. Scarcely a day passes that we are not put in possession of some new evidence of patriotism, and determination to resist the march of the invader into our country. We have frequently acknowledged contributions to the gunboat fund, and we have this morning to record the following letter from a patriotic citizen of Albemarle: Albemarle County,Near Strong Point, April 15, 1862. Editors of the Dispatch: I see there are responses for the building of an iron clad gunboat, and, thinking all should lend a helping hand for the protection of James river and our capital, you may put me down ten barrels of flour, if the Government will have it, or fifty dollars. The flour is ready when called for. I would like to know whether it will be acceptable. The gift is small, but my means are limited. Yours, respectfully, M. O. Douglass.
The Daily Dispatch: April 18, 1862., [Electronic resource], The defences of James river. (search)
The defences of James river. We shall not be disappointed if McClellan — that is, if he be permitted — should defer his contemplated assault upon the Peninsula till the completion of the iron gunboats now being rapidly prepared at the North for the ascent of our rivers. In view of this probability, what are we about? Are we strengthening the defences of our rivers as we ought? If we are not availing ourselves now of the bitter lessons taught by experience, we are simply courting our own destruction. The enemy's right arm is his gunboats; he can accomplish nothing away from the rivers, but we have it in our power now to make our rivers impassable. Shall we employ the golden moments still remaining to us, or permit them to escape foreve