. . . has been furnished with grapnels, with which to grapple the Monitor and wedges to stop the turret from revolving and even chloroform to stifle the crew. Tatnall has been ousted from the command because of his refusal to attack some days since or, as others say, because of drunkenness, and is succeeded by Arthur Sinclair, formerly a commander in the national navy. The plan is, after sinking the Monitor, and paying a visit to Yorktown, to go to Washington and to New York.
– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, May 10, 1862, p. 1
– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, May 10, 1862, p. 1
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