. Report of proceedings incidental to the erection and dedication of the Confederate monument. ogood guns replaced those shot in two, wrought and chilled iron, steel-pointed bolts replaced the shells, boarding parties with sledge hammersand malleable wedges for the Monitors turret, the cable coiled forwardto be taken around the turret and shackled, the most combustiblematerial to be broken through her turret and ventilators and fired,and lastly a gang with a tarpaulin to envelop her upon a cry for the Merrimacs return to Hampton Roatis on the iith of April, noone on her doubted t
. Report of proceedings incidental to the erection and dedication of the Confederate monument. ogood guns replaced those shot in two, wrought and chilled iron, steel-pointed bolts replaced the shells, boarding parties with sledge hammersand malleable wedges for the Monitors turret, the cable coiled forwardto be taken around the turret and shackled, the most combustiblematerial to be broken through her turret and ventilators and fired,and lastly a gang with a tarpaulin to envelop her upon a cry for the Merrimacs return to Hampton Roatis on the iith of April, noone on her doubted that she would either leave the Monitor at the bot-tom or bring her back to Norfolk. The Monitor was then lying at the mouth of the Elizabeth river,pulilishing to the world that she was blockading the Merrimac. Unfor-tunately for the Merrimac the army steamer White (flag of truce boat)deserted on the day before (.Vpril 10) and the Merrimacs prep-arations and plans; so when the Monitor saw her coming on the morn-ing of April 11 she slipped her cable and hugged the shores at Fortress. 199 Monroe. The Meriiniac signaled her tenders, the Jamestown andRaleigh, to go in and cut out a brig and some schooners lying above theFortress. They did so, took them in tow. and were heartily cheered bythe British ship Rinaldo and the French ship Gassendi as they passesin with the prizes The Monitor antl other powerful ships did not inter-fere. The Merrimac remained in the roads the whole da}, and after-ward returned at tre(iuent inter\als, until the evacuation of Norfolk,caused by the advance of McClellans arm}- upon Richmond via thepeninsula. The most daring of the Merrimac was on May 8, 1S62. Shewas on that morning lying at the navy yard preparing to ascend Jamesriver in obedience to orders from the department. She had her firesbanked until about 1:00 p. m. when a terrific bombardment was heard offSewells Point and the shells were seen streaking and exploding overthat battery
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