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SECOND ATTACK ON AQUA CREEK.
WAAfnseIOs, June 4, 1851
From messenger direct this morning at ten O'Clock
from AQUA Creek, BY she steamer Anaocsa the feov
ing facts are obtained relative to he contest yesterday a
Aqua Creek
Tho engagement commenced On Friday, ~ heretofore
stated, and lasted two Tours.
Yesterday Saturday II renewed, and continued
twice that length Of time The lower or beach battery
which had been so essentially damaged the day prev,o
had in the meantime been repaired by the Oonfedraes
in force, 1t "a supposed, two thousand strong.
Tho Freeborn yesterday approached 10 within about
two miles from the shore, early in the afternoon, and
fred four or tive Shots when Pawnee entered INTO
the conflict taking position 10 the land For the
FIRST two hours the fire from the shore batteries was
very brkk, but returned with moro expedition by
the Pawnee During the engagement abe fred one hun
dred and sixty Shells one Of which 10 explode
Immediately tho heads Of the Conyedera.es who
were working the battery. me observers, through a
telescope, saw numbers OF bodies carried away on
wagons.
During that time the shore movements were exceed
ingy brisk The Freeborn lodged three shells In succes
sion In the beach battery, psrceptiby damaging the
works, which had the effect Of greatly diminishing the
fre. The Feeborn received two shots, one Of which
parsed through the cabin damaging some Of the crocke
ry, but not the vessel except making passage through
the buiwaSks Of slight consequence. The Pawnee re-
ceved eight or nine Shots but all too high to nct much
damage. One struck tha msntopsan yard, which was
thereby unslung another grazed the mzzen masthead
and paused through the hammock nettings.
IN "a mil Nf thoo
rebels been provided with god gunners the might
probably have been sunk. Some Of the Confederates
shots passed over the masthead the Maryland shore.
The Anacosta returned here this morning Tho Pawnee
and Feeborn hauled OF beyond the range Of the
fire. The Yankee, which went down on Friday with
dispatches, fred few shot only she not being prepared
for q long contest.
The railroad depot and buildings the shore at Aqua
Creek all destroyed The damage TO the beach bat
terry not considered permanent Confeerates can
soon repair II.
is cafe TO say that At least ten twelve killed
the part Of the Confederstes but not known bow
many were wounded.
All the officers engaged in the fight concur in the
opinion that the Confederates have rifed cannon per
haps several, 10 all 1t is supposed about eight guns
OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE ENGAGEMENT
AT AQUA CREEK.
WASHINGTON, June 2, 1861.
By permission Of the Secretary Of the Navy, am per-
mtted TO copy the following official despatch from Com
mander Ward detailing the second battle at Aqua Creek
which took place yesterday
FroTrAA STEAMER FREzBoRN,
PoroMAo RIVER, June ], 1861. !
sn-I have the honor to report renewa, of the bonn
bardment at Aqua Creek commencing at eleven o'clock
and thirty minutes in the forenoon this day and term
mating, from fatigue Of the men the day being very
warm and the firing side necessarily at four thirty
in the afternoon being duration Of five hours The firing
shore scarcely spirited at any time yesterday
The heights abandoned the guns apparently hav
ing been transferred to the earthwors at the railway
terminus in replacement of the batteries there senced
by US yeser lay During the last hour OF the engage
ment only Two - three shots were thrown from tn,
shore, by few individuals stcathy and ther
TO emerge from concealment and who hastily loaded
fred single gun The bulk Of the party hal left hall
hour before, and squads observed time
time taking to their heels along the beach, with speed
and bottom truly commendable for its prudence and
highly amusing to the scamen. 1t did not advsa-
BILE TO permit 10 feeble FIRE TO out my men
Therefore discontinued the engagement Several shots
board fus, causing the vessel to leak badly
and, besides other injuries, clipping the port Wheel the
wrought iron shaft being gouged by shot which would
have shattered it il Of cast rona point considered by
in selecting this vessel for purchase Fortunately have
again neither killed wounded report though the sho
at times fell thick about testing the gsantry and
seadiness Of my people, which consider Of standard
proof for any emergency proceed TO Washington TO
repair damages and refill my exhausted magazine The
Pawnee remains, mean time, below TO supply my place
in the blockade. Captain Rowan Of that Ship joined
last night replenishng my exhausted stores, and most
calamity opened the ire this morning, having followed
my lead in shore towards the batteries. His ship re
ceived numerous wounds both below and alo inflicted by
the enemies shot On account of her sze she being
easily HIT she appeared to be their favorte mark and
was herself often sheet Of Game, owing to the rapidy
Of her repeated charges. have instructed Captain
Rowan 70 report Internationally direct to the depart
ment. The enemy set FIRE 10 the large passenger and
freight depot the end Of the long pier ap
preaching probably to remove it az obstruction u
their aim, but not permitted to extinguish thu
flames during the whole five hours cannonade. Conse
queny nearly the whole pier destroyed leaving only
the charred piles remaining above the water to mark ts
former position Ny gun carriage endures s continued
test admirably. The pvoting arrangement Of the after
one gave out In the last hour Of the action when the
was fought on its trucks, which had neither been
moved nor In any manner interfered with 10 the
sructon. The recon however, became severely racking
TO the vessel the gun served slowly and with
less accuracy and with greatly increased awkwardnes
as well az fatigue to the Though not assuming To
be proper judge of nay invention, 1t is possible the
officers and men especially the guns crews competent
to speak, after the several cannonades in which have
been engaged amounting altogether in the two weeks
we are commissioned to ten hours, nine Of it under
fire returned upon with less vgor and effect
More than one hundred shots have fallen aboard and
around us, any Of which would have struck frgate
We have had more than thousand shots discharged a.
us within range, and have ourselves fred upwards Of
three hundred shot and Shells with seven
teen hundred pounds Of powder. What dam
age we have inflicted remains to be seen. That We
have received none, not easy repaired s truly remark
able The Anncosta and Reliance not permitted 70