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Foreign News
June 17, 1862
The Nevada Democrat
Nevada City, Nevada County, California
What is this article about?
A French newspaper, Abeille de Orient, expresses bewilderment at the anxiety in England and France over the USS Monitor's exploits, dismissing it as outdated compared to advanced French ironclad frigates and akin to Crimean War floating batteries.
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A Frenchman's Opinion of the Monitor.
To the Monitor.—A French paper, the Abeille de Orient, says of the Monitor:
We cannot comprehend the uneasiness which prevails both in England and in France with respect to the exploits of the Monitor. We regret to say that such uneasiness demonstrates how little the efforts of our seamen and the science of our shipwrights are appreciated by the public. What is a floating battery like the Monitor, with her small power and moderate speed, compared with our powerful iron-cased frigates? She is a misshapen attempt in presence of the most wonderful result of experience and science. The Monitor is a repetition of our old floating batteries used during the war in the Crimea. The iron-plated frigate is a happy imitation of our fast-sailing line-of-battle ships. To speak of the Monitor is to go back eight years.
To the Monitor.—A French paper, the Abeille de Orient, says of the Monitor:
We cannot comprehend the uneasiness which prevails both in England and in France with respect to the exploits of the Monitor. We regret to say that such uneasiness demonstrates how little the efforts of our seamen and the science of our shipwrights are appreciated by the public. What is a floating battery like the Monitor, with her small power and moderate speed, compared with our powerful iron-cased frigates? She is a misshapen attempt in presence of the most wonderful result of experience and science. The Monitor is a repetition of our old floating batteries used during the war in the Crimea. The iron-plated frigate is a happy imitation of our fast-sailing line-of-battle ships. To speak of the Monitor is to go back eight years.
What sub-type of article is it?
Naval Affairs
What keywords are associated?
Monitor Ship
French Opinion
Ironclads
Crimean War
Naval Technology
Where did it happen?
France
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France
Event Details
A French paper, the Abeille de Orient, criticizes the overreaction in England and France to the Monitor, portraying it as inferior to French iron-cased frigates and a repetition of outdated Crimean War floating batteries, while praising French naval advancements.