Q. When vessels are sent from one place to another, state whether it is not frequently the case that they take shelter in roadsteads?
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Q. Where did your duties, as flag-officer of the squadron, require you to be with your ship, the Minnesota?
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Q. Where do Hampton Roads commence on this map, and where end?
A. In my experience, I have always considered it higher up than where we were anchored. This is anchoring off Fortress Monroe, when anchoring there. When they go a little higher up, they go to Hampton Roads; and, before the war, small vessels anchored up in Newport News, in a gale of wind.
Q. Where did the Minnesota anchor, in respect to Hampton Roads?
A. We anchored outside, sir. I can only say this from the pilot. When commanding the Ohio, he asked me whether I wished to anchor inside the Roads. Baltimore pilots have permission to go into Hampton Roads, and no farther. That is considered as neutral ground for all vessels.
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Q. What is the width of the entrance to the Hampton Roads?