Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-06-04

The LAST BoMBARDMENT AT AQUA CREEk-
The following particulars Of this affair will be of
interest:
U. 8. STEAMER PAwNKE, June !, 1861.
Editor STAY AT noon to-day the Pawnee and
Thomas Freedom stood In towards the steamboat
landing at Aqua Creek. When about two miles
on battery opened upon the Pawnee with two
riflsd cannon and a heavy gun, supposed to be
6S-pounder The two steamers stood as near q
the shoal water would permit and opened upon
the battery, the Pawnee with her Dablgren guns
aud the Fieeborn with two heavy 80 Founders
The distance at first was 2 600 wards but Captain
Rowan, finding that his sh.lls could do little
harm at that distance, pushed the Pawnee in till
she touched In the mud at ,7U0 yards, and
showerrd the shells upon the battery. As soon as
the fight commenced, the enemy set fire to the
railroad bridge, which has been consumed We
knoC ked the depot TO pieces and dashed the earth
about the ears Of the men in the battery, but the
fed guns were too well protected 10 be injured
at such distance, and we have not men enough
for a boat attack.
The Pawnee was struck several times with rifed
shot, but only four shots struck her hull. Com
mander Rowan and one of the III en- were slightly
wounded by splinters. The Freedom was struck
three times, and had her port wheel house little
injured NO one was hurt on board The enemy
paid their compliments particularly to the Paw
nee. firing almost all their shot at her The rifitd
guns were well served nv the enemy. Nearly
every shot was a good line shot, but they gen.
orally few high, missing the hull and cutting US
up aloft
u0uL continued WIN lOprmlSSlOn8 until
near O'Clock p. m, when the falling tide CON-
PEELED US to haul OF, after expanding all our she'll
fused for long ranges.
The practice was excellent The men are we'll
drilled, and seemed to regard the action as .
frolic, laug hing at the sharp hstlng Of the
shot that few about US, and damning the "se-
cessers, cordially for getting into such an mac
cessble place. They can only be dislodged by
landing party Of men and attacking the battery
We cannot tell what injury was done to the en-
envy, but IL not well protected by their earthworks
they must have suffered. We could see them
running from the guns when our fire was hottest,
TO the great glee Of our men.
The Pawnee viii remain for few days to guard
the river while the Freedom and Anacostia return
to w asbington. The latter vessel had but one
81 FOUNDER, and fred only few shots for the sake
Of having a hand In the action. The Seventy
frst on board are always ready for work.
CAMP sxwAHD.-The New York sixty.ninth
Regiment are working gallantly at their fortihca-
tons, and have made great progress towards CON-
pIetng the safety Of their position. Several hun
dred are at work cutting and hauling heavy logs
together and heaping up the pile Of earth works,
which already enclose several acres ditch
about twelve feet wide and from four to six feet
deep surrounds the breastworks, rendering Il
almost impossible for an enemv to mount them
On the inside they are faced up in fine style, and
look as II they could stand pull With pretty
heavy guns. Other Notifications are going up
down at the side Of the canal, near the aqueduct,
and through the woods in the vicinity.
BAYoxErINe Last night, little di niculty &C.
CURED at the Light Infantry armory between a
sergeant and a guard, growing out Of a trifs
which ght have been easily understood but for
the nomentary excitement Ii resulted In the
guard striking the sergeant with his bayonet on
the head, inficting slight wound, not sufficient
to unfit him for service
Young man named Shackelford got into
dificulty on Tenth street with a German soldier,
and was bayoneted by the soldier-the bayonet
entering the feshy part Of the thigh, infiictng q
slight but painful wound.
TROOPS STATIONED AT ALExANpRIA-Th
garrison Of Alexandria now consists as follows -
Michigan First, Col. W ilcox, $50 men; New
York Fire Zouaves, Lieut. Colonel Farnham,
1.l57 men; Massachusetts, Fifth. Col. Lawrence,
$50 men; Pennsylvania Fifth, Col. Mcdowell,
LOLA men; Capt. Ricketts, Light Battery, (r-gu-
lars } six pieces, 100 men; company E, second
cavalry, Lieut., Sweet commanding, 70 men