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obliged 10 forbid their coming closely undcv ars 70
which they Gould not reply With even an spproxrna.e
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Ihave the honor 70 be, SIR your ebedien. -eyvant,
JAMES WARD.
Hos. GIDEON WILLIS, Secretary Of Navy, Washington,
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OUR SPECIAL REPORT OF THE SECOND
FIGHT.

ElGHH.
WASHINGTON, June I, 1867.
Yesterday morning the Thomas Free born supported by
the Anaoosa and Resoate engaged the batteries ct the
entrance Of Aqua Creek. Tho Feeb0rn opened ire q.
quarter past ten with round shot. The Page
In Shore fired two, but fell short; she then fred
ten second SHE'LL which burst IN the air over the railroad
depot. After the proper elevation was obtained Captain
Ward, at the bow gum poured IN shell, whi,a had the
effect Of driving the soldiers ont Of tho barracks into
which the site had been converted.
When the sixth shot Of the Freeborn had been fred the
Anacosta, which had joined the fotia with twenty men
Of the Seventy fret New York regimen, under com uand
Of Lieut. T. B. Prendergast, Thursday night, opened
fire; but her shot fell short
The Freedom had cred seven rounds when the enemy
opened from battery the depot the shot sur
about thirty feet from the Freeborn on the port side
The next shot from the Free5orn WAS q shon, witch
went right into the battery and must have done grea,
execution. The enemy returned the nre with round
shot, which ricOcheed along the water ami sunk h,y
feet from the port side Of the Freeborn.
The round sheA now poured In from the bow gun Of
the Freedom with great ehec striking the PIER depot
and battery After seventeen rounds from the gua
the after gun opened with grea. effect.
The Anacosta fred shell right into the psr completely
tearing of a corner Of house there.
Soldiers were now on shore dragging field piece
10 the hill to the left Of the battery the depot ard
shortly after the battery the blu opened fire. but
shOt fell short. Having improved in Practice a shot
the Freeborns deck and went into the water
beyond.
The engagement soon became general, and gun after
the bow gun fred on the battery in shore which
was soon slenced.
The enemy at the hill battery fred IN voueys from
fine rled capnons, and the shot rained thick as hail
around the Freeborn. Two shots DO ard. One
OF them tore away small piece of the bulwarks at the
bow, and struck john vieSrs ordinary seaman on the
wrist bat s force was spent, and the shot made no
abrasion.
The engagement ended at ten minutes TO twelve the
Freedom having fred forty -four shells and thirty FIVE
round shots. During the engagement men on
shore carrying away dead wounded, and by aid Of
glass great portions Of the depot and pier be
carried away, principally by the FREEDOMS Shots
The Anacosa fired thirteen Shots three OF which were
round and the rest shells.
The bow gun Of the Freedom was rived by CAPTAIN
Ward himself, assisted by Masters Nate Gray. The
after gun was served by Lieutenant Cash. assisted by
Masters Mate Lee. All the men behaved calamity.
The Resou.e lay close to the Feeborn render assist
anoe, but her guns too small for tho range dis.
lance of twenty five hundred yards
The Reliance is in search OF the rebel vessel The Re-
eoute was sent 70 Washington with an account OF tho
action, TO the Secretary Of the Navy.
II was expected that the pawnee would be sent down,
but found arrival here that she went down
night. Tho Pocahontas is anchored oil Alexandria The
Freeborn has gone cruise the mouth Of the Rap.
pahanncck The Anacoeta and Reliance blockading
Aqua Creek and vicinity.
On Thursday eighteen men from the Freedom and
Resoute, under command Of Lieutenant Budd command
ing the Resolute, made reconnaissance shore Ma
thas Point there batteries the Point
troops In the vicinity. The expedition in two boats
the first in charge Of Lieutenant Budd himself the second
commanded by Masters Mate Lee Of the Freedom They
visited several farm houses and had long talk with Mr.
Crimes, a strong seoessonst, and his wife. They In
formed us that 40 batteries being erected, and tha
there were troops in the negbborhood They found
this statement TO be true The battery turned out to be
wood pile Captain Ward came OIL with two men in
boat and helped the woods and having settled the
the point that there batteries his satisfaction
returned on board