The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-29

could pever any and Captain Ward was beginning 70
doubt thor presence they took such good to keep
out Of tho way At length, however, they we're fools
enough 70 Indicate their whereabouts BY rtag on us
with their muskets-a sufficient cssw bsa Since then
we have passed there without giving them taste
Of our quality.
This morning. In passing upwards, the fellows
for the first Time At 6rst one soen coming out
Of small wooden building, near ravine which we had
examined on the 20 utimo, when We msde tho recon-
noissance on shore. Soon another, and Afterwards
several more distinctly, with the naked
eye, for not more than quarter OF mile from
them--a distance quite within rife shot. Tho men could
be seen moving about among the trees and fellow
distinctly lodging behind larger tree than the
rest. At that inst ant bayonet to giisten In
the SUMS rays, and from Its apparent iength seemed
to be sword bayonet. Tho men were all dressed Ia
eroy clothes. Whether from want OF decision, pru-
DENTAL considerations, the fact OF their pieces being OF
inferior construction and incapable Of carry lug fer
sry other that may DO assigned not snot
Cred at us, although With good weapons aud skiLlfm
marxsmen many OF Is might have been picked of
The sight Of tho shore and the gli,se OF the
yonet together with tho undensbe fnct shss they
we're quartersd the wooden house determned Captain
Ward how to act. He geve 0rders for the gun
open tire the nouse; but before tho order could be
oscyed the Captain had pointed ward gun, loaded
with rourd shot and Cred, the ball striking the
high bank which tho house is bCa and iittle SO
right Alnost Immediately alter the after gun spose
In thunder toGes, and the shot was seen dis
tinctly to strike the water, and ricochetting
right through the roof Of the house It demolished
the ohlney coming out the 500 stirred
cloGG OF dust beyond mey remark tn Il the after gun
wGs pointed into the water by Captain Wards express
ders, with view TO s hitting the mark by the rooohct
This result seems 70 have jussied the Captains caicuia
tion, ard to demonstrate that such short range
rioocbet shot NJ more iiSeiy 10 do execution than
lrec poin. blank. Several ehcss followed from boto
guns but principally from the az of them
over, while otne,s fell pretty nsar The house all
this tune the Ereeborn sackenea speed for
ment, and when the atraacy E she chsnhe there sbea
together with tho oiiicp'ty OF keeping gun fsss
roaming steamer wtem rapRe is oonaice ed the taots
must be regarded VERY good Indeed II I'D gcoe
on shore there the rebels provided Ihes could resp
rclperiDg Us 10 ,her hearts contest As II
eiear cSso OF "tonch ard go.' Stl Captain Ward kept
up TN nceeeant cannonado varied wta oirect the
plos how put the helm At length passed By, both
guns let,irg by three shots parting besseg,
stirring up the dust ali 0le 5hot-the isst bu
oter, the after gun, to strike tho let; corner
Of the wooden building, 10 went By this time
We bad considerably Increased C.aoe and ricoohet
shos were abandoned, and POINT blank range. aad after
waz6s the paraboc curve substituted with great judg
mcDi
All this time rot robot could DO seen, for they hsa
wseiy made themselves Scarce at ihe first shot. go
now continued oar course 20 Napgemoy, wncre, after
communicating with tho Dana, We turned round aud
soon were oEce nero abreast OF Matthias Point ~hero
the gittteriDg bsYones agsia brought tae rebels
ano her oh ,stuemeEt.
1hs tine tie gun only uscd epa five second
shell the missile selected for se,.es OF experiuonts
1T short rDGo. La orcer to the explosion tue
ST. at short distance Captain Ware reCuced the full
charge Of powder from four 70 two pounds and aimed
the wooden building The shell burst over tho land and
1T distance beyond the object aimed at Aftor one
two trials different elevations The charge was
shore and wthcu; exploding greater elevation caused
another TO burst in air. ccse over tho house Tie dis
taDcc was now Increased, and ono and heE pound
chag wvrc used with various SUCCESS Some Of Saae
were cot aimed at any particular object, but simply
thrown over tie land and otter few had been hug
pended, Captain Ward obtained data to JUSTIFY hm In
oroer.ng quantity OF small charges for five eocond shoi
to he nado up, adapted TO different sbort ranges
The effects oC the hTst cauaoaaoo TO vessel
curious Several windows Of the pilot house eud not
OILY the glasses, but :te WINDOW franc iselr OF the
captains stateroom adjoining, were completely shat
tered by the corcuson Of the nospheo caused oy tae
discharge Of the bow gun piece OF deal board upon
hinges that served as writing table torn from the
hDgee and the ~ashatsnd visa split IN two. Atern the
report the after gun had the effect Of starting several
boarcs OF the Mushroom. On irourips how II was the
conclusion bad rot such effects at aqua Creek
formed tina! N consequence OF the fccborn beirg deem
In the water at the time, the shock not great
Che ia light and therefore tho jar has this destruo
tive eisc, In iaa the Pic: hoaso and Captains state
rotm locked MS II they had received tho shots OF the
ereny instead OF having been thus Injured by the dis
charge ct our own gun.
We have piece of living ebony Gu board the Free
BON He says he belongs TO major Stoddart OF West
Baddon, Maryland county, Ad Hs ststs that bis master
has two large farms stocked Win upwards hun
dred tlavea, without counting Ia Children Moroover the
Sejr Is rank febel, aad wants a. dis servants "
60 TO Virginia 10 fight for The Southern coneaeracy
Our piece Of human property how .ver not seem TO
Ike nGbtipg, especially In not calculated TO ad-
varce lis or interest 50, when 'rassea made very
noeest oposal to pIopo7ty property most pereiaorY
tereropious Al this "nasaa' got par ica nrty
savage. and teTontdned 30 shoot property or st 81
10 berg him. New Ikea to DO either han eod
she., and this no,hod Of eeaing With our ebony
it nd was something like jumping ot OF tho frying
rto the fire. he suddenly rerne bered thai hs had PAR
OF legs, ard, Ike Leunce,ot Gobbo Concluded thai. In
bsiancrg between tue pronptiDgs OF tho an who sdg
eeGled W bin to run and conscience whichu him to
stay Il w"e beet, on tho ~hoio, % obey the uend who
seemed to give the better counsel nDo to And run
he did, in boat which tie abstrarted from the beach,
nnd vent ~ The river, till brought up with round
r Fly has hnded him over 10 the Ftee0orn, where ho
is NOW cogsgec bepi9g she cook, How he viii be even
tuaily d'srcsed o. romans to DO seen
Since wriscs ka above nave heard further parslcG.
arg OF the csnpa Of or ebony friend, wEo BY TIE way
ie rot by cny Geans GO back ebony He says, vnen
ho refused to dght his mastoc the house for
gvn TO shoo hin IN example to the Other niggera
upon which be into tho weeds by the time his
master could have eot the gun he vac Ell. He
NAMED out IN to woods all ngai, en-. next mornipg,
finding nost or the beach without ''bT your lcave
os caring tc whoc eclcaeed, he left ia II, and was
That Major sodds is il The hebi Of sentine armed men
~ t6o huDhcy OF about eight at snsc n cpen boat.
ovsr to sao viigna shore. 1hs statement 10 confirmed
by White irEp Ne hsro on board
just az vas accrs 70 pat this IN en- envelope Pu-ses
Wslas into the wArdscom and told me that
lte Sleep naslea tho Il Day, taken prize by the
Damn few dsys ago, and which rs towing alongside
G 10 be sent on cruise under the comcspd OF Thomas
Fsntay, Que o.our qaar.efmasters. kinay Is young
sco,chnan ard q Thorough He will have suf-
fceht number &C hands with him, and his lte vessel
VII he well armed TIC crnGe viii be tor week on ths
Lover Potor,aT.
An affair has jus. come of which, though unsuccessful,
bog tepded 70 display the vaor OF ne fellows, as
well as 10 illustrate the story Of our runaway uegro CT
psope beng nens from Maryland to Virginia to Join
Tho rebel forces there We steamtg up tno pOto-
mac, On way f<or ITO W'oomoc r7er, in Maryland,
towards Nangemoy, when, en- nearing Cedar Point.
largo ooen boat fiisd with men, OWING rapidly
across to Virginia Aul head Of steam Wa put on the
Freeborn, su6 ehe proceeded with great speed up the
river hot the beat was too far OF aud bad made too
much be&Gvay ac-oes or To intercept it, and by the
time got abreast Of II the shore nearly gained.
Captain Wasd, however, sent two rolad sts after it,
bat tho distance so great that neither tsok eact
but from The elevation Of tho gun 20 lie utmoz capacity,
The shots went clear 10 The Land By tho time
tho bow Gun could be ought TO bear tia third tnea
difficult matter es the BOAT In the wake Of the
setting egDhc men bad landed, aid were seen, BY the
aid OF elasss, mailing the best OF tholr wag TO wards
vii Gistfrca thu wiJe the h,