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The Daily Dispatch: March 24, 1862., [Electronic resource], From the North. (search)
ampton Roads--official report of the Commander of the Congress. Washington, March 12.--The official report of Lieutenant Pendergast, addressed to Commander Marston, has been forwarded to the Navy Department. Lieutenant Pendergast states thaLieutenant Pendergast states that owing to the death of the late Commanding Officer, Joseph B. Smith, it becomes my painful duty to make a report to you of that part which the United States frigate Congress took in the efforts of our vessels at Newport News to repel the attack of The men were knocked away from them with great gravidity, and slaughtered by the terrible fire of the enemy. Lieutenant Pendergast first learned of the death of Lieutenant Smith at half-past 4. The death happened ten minutes previous.--Seeing t having fired several shells into us, she left us and engaged the Minnesota and the shore batteries, after which, Lieutenant Pendergast states, the wounded were taken ashore in small boats, the ship having been on fire from the beginning of the acti