The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-05
FROM CAMPGAME POINT.
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HEADqrARTKks COMPANY "F,"
Mar Auuia Greek June % lsRl

HEAperAsrKks COMPANY "F"
Near Aqua Greek, June ID, 1851
Having leisure this norning, IL being Sun.
6a,. and enjoying respite from the enemy
va6 have harSssed and kept us on the gas
- for two successive days, I'll attempI 10
I've a brief soldiers account of our last or.
stcsmeut at Aqua Greek. Last Friday morn
tue about halt past 10 O'Clock, the enemy re-
or4aed their hres upon our batteries from
,bvea @: their steamers, the Pawnee and two
others Oar company was placed, and re.
manned IN ambush not far from the scene of
combat awaiting its issue. There We're about
"a, fires OF ball and shell from our batteries
sat probably double that number from ,hs
enemy none of which resulted in harm IN us
OF our batteries though they fell around ana
heyond us Eleven OF our fires were thoueht
20 stnke the enemy, two of them p:,ssIn0
through the sides OF the Pawnee
There arose from one OF the earlier fires
from our battery a thick column of snok.
which formed into a perfect and beau tifui cir
cIr, which rose, slowly appearing like the
halo OF light with which The mead of saints are
represented as being surrounded-and hover
~ over as seemingly at an augurs,iou of ssta .
" ana success. May IL not have been omi-
nous of the III ter pUsIiio of Prov ideuea i'm al
bchaHI We might SO infer from abe seq uei
toT MOI one of as We're injured r.c.lytno
either a mark OF scratch.
oar company remained in ambush the en-
uIr DAY, thoush the IRE OF the enemy only
lasted about Two hours and ouarter-rs
No signs OF II par pose 20 Reopen their fires
Yesterday Saturday morning the bomb hard
mrht was recommended by the enemy about
hait-pHSt ~ O'Clock, III reply to Il challenge
saot from our battery, and kept up incessant.
~ uHtii half-past +. M Five of the vess,is
@! HE enemy were eng3ged--the Pawnee and
four other smaller ones. Five hundred and
MY -nlhs shots were nred by them--3y2 from
the PI~nee and 2u7 from the smaller vessels
W. o"ly retained their fires from one of our
batlefirs-that on the Creek-nripv 81 ttrn.s
Striking The Pawnee seven times SONS Of
tar >hots damaged her sides quite seriously
Their shots proved AS inefiec tual IS regsrdsd 4
. INJURY ~ US, MS they dad ths preceding day
though, a. before, they struck around and
beyond. But-'ail honor, where honor "a
o"" we must accredlt them with some foul
poHp uSnatGe-an unsuspecting chandelier
anu ms thcnlIlX spouse picking near our bat
terry The poor fellow was suddenly hareft of
hAauAihe OiacE by fragment from 4 ru th SIS
SHeh' he, however, being of true Virginia
kIt "a something ui Il sopher-conclu.
H"u' presume, useless TO 'tcry over stiit
hlA, aud, doubtless being fired By a spirit
OF revenge, mounted elevation near and
rom aioil echoed back Il defiant crow al every
4ePol from them Iden from the Mary land
side report Ihs carrying ashore OF dead bodies
from the vessels of the enemy | cannot
yuHch tor the truth of the statement; but The
fa"hee was really damaged; tor, with glasses
tIls morning, we observed mat she lis Clreeu-
I'll on the SIDE, ana Is how undergoing repairs
she, steam tug, ana small sail vessel
are al now that are in sight
cur boys are DESTROYS tor an attempt on the
part OF The enemy TO land, SO that they can
lake a part III The tight, and not TO have. To he
inactive, receiving hot fire without being
able 10 return the compliment. They dis
played during the bombardment Of the pas
nFe days most comneudable GOODNESS each
"brglIstehed and each coun tenance ore an
ar OF courageous determination. There was
not 4 pals!rd hand nor bianched cheek among
ns-aiI were ready and eager. A couple OF
large cannon columbiads have been drawn
from the railroad on carry logs to a new bat
lrrJ OF ours, a mile distant, upon Il cousidera-
Die elevation, by our boys, with the assist
hhte OF some others, during the past two
Alsn's. Inc draIt was "A pretty heavy one
and our progress slow, but the bows worked
haufulIy, and III each instance by midnight
We had drawn them to their places There is
heavy draft for guard duty from our com
paHy uaIly--At least one third OF them being
delailed-out the boys OF "F'' are ALWAYS
ready tor all duty. A OF "F -