Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-05
WASHING TON CITY, June so.
Cohy Of G LeterJr Com. CAsSIN 90 thc
Secretary Of STATE.
NAYf YARD, G0short,
T,,n, 1910
SIR,
June IS, 1873.


.NAYf YARD, G0Short,
June 23, 1913.
have the honor to inform you that on
the goth the enemy got under way, in all
thirteen sail, and dropped up to the mouth
OF James River, one ship bearing a fac az
mizen At p. NJ. were discovered max
ing great preparation with troops for land
ing, having number of bnats for the pur-
pose FINDING CraEcY Island rather weakly
manned, Capt iar5ell directed Lieutenants
Nea!e, Shubrick and Sanders, with one hun
dred Seamen on saore, at IL p. M to a small
battery on the n. w. point of the. Island
Tuesday 22d at the dawn, the enemv were
discovered landing round the point of Nam
semond River, said TO be four thousand
troops; and a Il. NJ. the barges attemp-
ted to land in. trout CT the Island, out of
reach of the shot from the Gunboats, when
Lieuts Neae, Shuhrck and Sanders with
the sailors, and Lieut.. BRECKENRIDGE with
the Marines OF the Constellation, one hum
ofco ana hfty III number, opened the fire
winch was SO well directed that the enemy.
were Giad to get Off, after sinking three OF
tNsir largest boats. One of them, called
the Centipede, Admiral Warren's boat If
ty,teet IN length, carried seventy five men.
the greater part of whom were lost by her
sinking twenty soldiers and sailors wcrr.
saved and the boat hauled up From the
boats that were sunk, presume there were
iorty prisoners. Inc troops that were Lam
ded tell back in the rear of the Island and
commenced throwing Rockets from M
Wise ii use when Gnnboat OF threw few
few shot over that way, obey dispersed and
wen back.
We have bad all day deser,crs from the
army commg in; haze myself taken IN
Iup ,I c;e-
ing to the Centipede.
The officers ut the Constellation fired
then eighteen FOUNDER more ike Rifemen
than Art'iierists. never saw such shoot
ing and seriously behave they saved he Is
and III the evening their buats came
r upd the p5'hit OF NanSemond and a. SIM
set were seeu &c uining to their ships full of
men. At dusk they strewed the shore along
with tires ~ arderto runaway by the light.
have the l'qnor to be,
Sii, your nose hUlkble servt.
The lion. UM JoXzS,
Secretary 81 ihe Navy
PS. Captain Tarbei has this moment
Come mp, and informs me thar The enemy
mas ~lthdrawn his troops from Craney Is
end ahd landed at Newport News, and is
hrns Copgreve Rockets &c.
NSkHr1 " 6ilied and zpounaea y. board fhe
" =" <l1Sate CheSafeake, Jauses Lazy-
'eHce' E@?. CAPTAIN in The action Nth lhe
6TfI'sh friSaEe Shannon on tie lst Jt.nc
1913. iss aes,
KILLED. y. s.f
Edward J. Ballard, aching Lieutenant
VIM. A White, sailing MASTER; Pollard
i1opewelI, mldshipman John Evans. do.
Courtiandt Livingston, do. Abraham Cox.
oy' seaman Geo. Crayton, boy; Sterling
Clark, seaman Daniel Burnam, ouarte,.
master; Alexander Mariner, oy seaman
Thomas Evans, do. John Miller. seaman:
DANIEL Martin, do. Rob. Bates, do. James
woodbury., or. master ; Wm Russell, sea-
man Harris Ball, oy seaman; Andrew
Wlilams, seaman /; Joseph Simonds. do.
John w. Duggin, oy seaman; David R;ae
seamen Henry Munroe, do. Josi;,h ST.
held, do. John Philips, do. Benjamin Fsslav.
o. seaman John Reed Cd, seaman; Michael
Kelly, or. gunner Samuel Mullin, oy sea-
man Michael Sawyer, do. James Betton.
seaman; John Carter, bo. mate John
Crabb, seaman Samuel NJ. Perkins n. Con-.
man; Joseph Judith, seaman; John Jones
do. Christ. Houston, do
MARINEs.--James Broom LIST lieute,. M
marines.
lhos Wheaton, Benjamin Morrison. Inn
Milllgan, John German, John Pluntress-
"d'hCS Iedhars IdCOO Preston, Phil Brv-
ant, Redmond Barry, Robt. Standlev. ana
Delaney Ward, prIvatcs--Total killed 40
WOUNDED.
flames Lawrence Captain; EAurnstno
Z. Ludlow, Lieut.. Geo. Budd, do. William
>. Cox, acting do. Sam. Livermore. ac,ino-
chaplain Francis Nichols, Walter Abbot
William A. Weaver, Edmund Nj. Russell
WIN. Berry, mdshipmen; sPeter Adams
6oatswain James Spour, Sylvester Stacv
John Appleton, Peter Quantin. James PM
Ter, John Johnson, John Peterson. Thomas
STERLING, o. seamenj Jefferson Girl filth, nr
master Peter John, seaman James a
Lewis, Or master; Jehu Smith, seaman. To-
seph Weyland, o. S. sFrancis Symonds, sea-
man; *Forbes Della, quarter gunner; John 4
brlce, o. S. Elapbaiet Carr, Thos. Flanagan
John Rollins, Charles Seargant, VIM. Met.
cat, Charles Thompson, seamen: Ann
Richardson, o. s. James Durlee, searnen +.
thomas Smith I'd, John Weary, or. gunners
Lewis Hanscon, o. s VIM. Hubar, seamens
lohn Giles, Or. gunr. Benz. Sumner, William
MCafferty, seamen; Thos. Rouse, or. pun-
1er; ~Marcer Mansell, John Dezink. john
Peterwing, VIM. Peterson, VIM. Stewarf
Asa Newhull, Alexander Brown, seanen
Maths Douglass, o. S. *John M'Neal. John
Orutchet, Thomas Jones, 2nd. John Ca1d.
vel, VIM. Gardiner, seamen; Thos
Jackson I'd, qr. mr. John Kegan, John Uodg-
nan, seamen Fra Frask e.. Henry Hyds.
AleXr. Grant, Enoch Hachct, o S. And Me-
;esr' John Pallman, James Parker, seamen