The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-10

OUR POTOMAC RIVER CORRESPONDENCE

OUR POTOMAC RIVER CORRESPONDENCE.
UNITED STATES STEAM SLooP-oF-WAR PAwNEE,
Potomac RIVER, June 6, 1861. (
he Engagement at Aqa OreS-Tne Rebels Repairing the
Ba&eri<s-Sunday on Board IL Pd,vnee, &C., dc.
This ship engaged the batteries erected at Aqua
creek Saturday, the LIST inst The shoal water pro
tecting the shore prevented her from getting within that
distance which would have made her operations deadly
and permanent. Still enough done for moral effect
In showing these rebels that they do not possess all the
skill and talent Of the old navy The Pawnee was fought
officers exposed as they always are on shpboard, the
rapdisy Of her are stamped her, as far az her psrso
ready for anything. Her exposed ds'' machinery
and vulnerable points, Of which, thanks to Griths
has many, well known to the enemy and particularly
Lieutenant Simms who was frequently on board Of hsr
in Warrington, two months since, and Is at Aqua
This evde MT from their fire being directed TO her
stack around which are the etes chests an above deck
and at the forward ends where there other points not
necessary to mention The First Lieutenant OF the Paw
nee Lieutenant Lowry had not forgotten hts experience
gathered In the Mexican In the old "Sptdre, and
kept her constantly the move but always in range
Twice sbe was In ten feet of water.
from FredercSsburr allied with troops Sunday broke
upon clear ard ecorchngy hot Acontrast presenter
tsef In full view Of us on shore the rebels we're en-
gagged an unholy cause tomg TO repair their Injuries
oil day long they abored in the brong sum- and erected
new batteries. On board the Pawnee, with awnings
oe wne s nes
deep voice Of her First Lieutenant mplored delverance
from ell 'sediton piracy, conspiracy and rebellion ut
tered erven Of thanksgiving for the safety OF
all and begged that, embarked In just cause He would
be with ue unto the So the day passed calmly and
peaceably or board the Pawnee. On the next day an i'm
porsant reconnaissance was made by order Of General
Scott und the direction OF Captain Palmer Topographic
cal EDgnees assisted by the boats Of the Pawnee under
Saipgmaster Blue The Pawnee has been under arduous
and at many tmes trying, duty from the 9TH OF March
iast to this time she is ready for Of the sort
until peace Is conquered and rebellion crushed
INTERESTING FROM NEW ORLEANS.
gentlemen who left New Orleans week ago last
Friday informs us Of the following
Troops are being daily sent from Tennessee for Rich
nond and Norfolk Az general thing they are we'll
armed aud equipped, and have solderlike appearance
II sadly mistaken idea to think that tho Southern
soldiers composed principally OF boys and old
At least this is not go In Tennessee
Business s very dull In New Orleans, and from the
counts published in the papers throughout the South,
every city and village likewise situated the general
cry being "nothpg TO dol" Misery and poverty the
extreme only pervades the poor throughout the
whole Of the Confederate ates but the middle classes
beginning nd out that secession In not possession
away to support the bankrupt copfederacy.
Another grand idea to raiee the wind has been IN
vented which nothing less than insuring the
forwarding OF letters from part OF the confederate
ates to any part Of the United States IL is thus