After tea we had a magnificent view of sunset upon the lofty snow-clads above us, which fairly glowed in a halo of rose-pink--a beautiful and indescribable effect.
To the rear of these, overtopping all at intervals, lofty snow-clads lifted their white crowns into the sunshine.
We have three iron-clads and rams here above the obstructions, which will probably be of no use at this trying time.
It lasted all day; during which one of the iron-clads retired, perhaps injured.
And our iron-clads are to go below the obstructions if they can get out.
If the city be taken, not only will the iron-clads be lost, but a large proportion of the army may be cut off from escape.
This he deems necessary for the defense of Richmond, as our iron-clads may prevent the enemy from coming up the river and landing near the city.
I understand one or more of our iron-clads will certainly go out this evening, or to-night; we shall know it when it occurs, for the firing will soon follow.
The fleet has sailed away, several of the iron-clads towed out of the harbor being badly damaged.
Our little fleet of two iron-clads steamed out of Charleston harbor, and boldly attacked the blockading fleet.
The iron-clads went out this morning and proceeded down the river, supported by Custis Lee's brigade of local troops, including the Departmental Battalion, marching a dozen miles in the sun and dust.
It is said one of our iron-clads is out--the rest to follow immediately.
They will see that their monitors and iron-clads have lost their terrors.
But our iron-clads are certainly going down the river--they say.
On the other hand, several of the iron-clads and monitors of the enemy were badly crippled; one of the latter, supposed to be the Keokuk, was sunk.
I got on bareback, and rode up the levee, the sailors coming out of their iron-clads and cheering most vociferously as I rode by, and as our men swept forward across the cotton-field in full view.
At the same time a large naval fleet will be assembled there, and the iron-clads will run the batteries as they did at Mobile.
In ten minutes every one was aware that the iron-clads which were to annihilate Charleston had recoiled, beaten and wounded.
The truth is, that the failure of the iron-clads was so complete, that it ought to furnish some useful hints for the future.
Cushing, who drove a tiny torpedo launch over a boom of logs under the fire of forts, troops and iron-clads and destroyed the great Confederate iron-clad Albemarle.
They pulled up the bay, while the rebel iron-clads and vessels were in flames, and the city itself was burning at various points.
Iron-clads without spars not to | be allowed any Captains of Tops.
Iron-clads without Spars are not to be allowed either Boatswains or Sailmakers.
Iron-clads without spars not to be allowed any Captains of Tops.
Pope was anxious that the commodore should send one of the iron-clads to him, past the Rebel fortifications.
Some time after, he sent an officer to Washington, asking for three more iron-clads and a large quantity of deck-plating as indispensable to the preparations.
The Rebel fire was very severe; but he determined to vindicate the iron-clads or to sink them in the Tennessee.
Our iron-clads were struck scores of times, but few men were injured.
We had five iron-clads and several rams, which were then experimental.
The low, flat, black iron-clads crept down the river like enormous turtles.
Instead, they found two of our iron-clads lying in front of the town, and learned that Pope held the river even ten miles below.
Two or more iron-clads will be ordered to report to Admiral Farragut.
Only iron-clads fired at first; the object being to draw the fire of the enemy's guns so as to ascertain their positions.
On the 24th the fleet formed for an attack in arcs of concentric circles, their heavy iron-clads going in very close range, being nearest the shore, and leaving intervals or spaces so that the outer vessels could fire between them.
She has now a strong fleet of iron-clads and other steamers in the sea, but the actual strength of this fleet is unknown except to herself.
On the 6th the news and the orders were signalled to the flag-ship; but the God of battles unchained a tempest which countermanded the order and hurled the iron-clads into outer darkness.
Looking the other way, he saw the smoke of the iron-clads down the river, and he also caught glimpses of the Mississippi, gold in the morning sun over its vast breadth.
You're to go on foot, and you're to take this dispatch to Admiral Porter, who commands the iron-clads in the river near the city.
It was between two and three o'clock in the morning, before the crews of the iron-clads were all safely embarked on board the wooden gunboats, and the iron-clads were well on fire.
The reader has seen that the Federal Secretary of the Navy himself had endeavored, not only to build an Alabama, but iron-clads in England.
My fleet consisted of three iron-clads and five wooden gunboats.
In the mean time the iron-clads had been preparing for the fight.
Happily, better counsels prevailed and arbitration by the English government was hurried forward, resulting in 1902 in a settlement with which both parties are in reality satisfied, and the fine iron-clads building in Europe are now for sale.
Somewhat crestfallen, Porter remarked, that he "never knew what helpless things iron-clads could become when they got in a ditch, and had no soldiers about.
The river was too shallow for the war-vessels to go up to the point where the ram was being built, and the channel at Hatteras Inlet was not deep enough for iron-clads to be brought in to compete with the enemy when finished.
Bushnell by name, had ever since the opening of the war been trying to induce the Government to build some iron-clads after a pattern designed by Ericsson, and which afterwards became known as the "monitor" pattern.
The sides of the iron-clads were then greased, and the guns loaded with grape, and elevated as much as possible.
The heavy iron-clads made but slow progress, and were scorched and blistered with the heat.
As they came up, not a sign of life was to be seen about the huge black monster that had so long kept the iron-clads at bay.
But the tug did get away, after all; and no one can feel sorry that men plucky enough to take an unarmed tug into a terrible fight of frigates and iron-clads should escape with their lives.
Frank had charge of one of the guns, and an ensign attached to one of the iron-clads commanded the other.
The iron-clads replied, and under cover of their fire the transports passed the batteries in safety, after which the gun-boats also ran by, and assisted in carrying the troops across the river.
It was a weird sight to see these shore-going armour-clads flying down upon the enemy.
These were the eight little armour-clads of the “Ægir” class, drawing only 18 ft.
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