Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 456
tory : * When the commander of the Merri-mac said to an officer apparently idle : •Why do you not fire? Our ammunition is precious, was the reply ;and after two hours incessant firing, I find I cando her about as much damage by snapping mythumb at her. But the Merrimac got off the bottom, and… … THE WOUNDING OF LIEUTENANT WORDEN. water, while the Merrimac required twenty-three,and the depth of the water was constantly varying;for the bottom of the river is as uneven as theland, — it has its hills and valleys; and every now andthen the larger ship would strike one of those hill-tops below…
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