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The Daily Dispatch: May 24, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
nd Exposed to the enemy! And even when the "Virginia" was not at the Navy-Yard she lay in the Elizabeth river just below Craney Island, instead of lying in the mouth of the James river, where she protected both Richmond and Norfolk. We now come to the assertion where Commodore Tatnall says, "The pilots had assured me that they could take the ship, with a draught of eighteen feet, to within forty miles of Richmond. " This we deny. We said with favorable tides we could take the ship to Westover, about three miles below Harrison's bar, which is about fifty-three miles from Richmond. But let us see what was the real object in lightening the ship. On the return from Norfolk, where they learned that Gen. Huger had retreated, the batteries been abandoned, and the enemy about to take possession of Norfolk, he says. It was about seven o'clock in the evening, and this unexpected information rendered prompt measures necessary for the safety of the "Virginia." Now, it's words are to conv