Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-10-15
LATEST NEWS FROM THE NORTH.
ACCOUNTS FROM TIfE ABOLITION


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The Federals have found another masked
battery and are getting alarmed about tHe
closing OF the Potomac. The latest dispaich
from Washington says: 49,.
Can't. Crommer reports that the Albany, when
left the navy yard yesterday morning. hal caSI
anchor, and was lying off Indian Head TINS sue
of Occoauan creek, being afraid 10 pass the
rebel batteries.
The following is the official report of the re-
counoiSsance that led to the discovery OF the bat
terry
SIR: have the honor TO submit the following
report: On Monday morning, about suHli9e'
discovered men Mt work, digging. etc, at Free
stone Point. ! got under way at $50 A. NJ
Nhayiur satisfied myself that they were making
h],tteries) in company with the Seminole, Lieut..
Norton in charge, l ordered her to follow my mo
tons. We proceeded to FreestOae Point, and ]
went close in and fred six shells, dispensing the
'workmen and receiving no return OF fire, l STOOD
ont. At that moment the Seminole opened HIe
with her battery, which was Immediately am
syered from the said point with Tihed shot, DIS
closing the existence OF a battery there Inc
Seminole continued her fire for some time, con-
tinually answered by the battery on shore
After she fired sufficiently long, IN my opinion,
I ordered her to cease firing aud return to her
anchorage. After taking "a curve by the nature
of the channel, anon standing up the river, she
was fired upon by the battery on shore WL!tu
she returned; and while passing the NalleyCby
she was informed that "a shot from shore bau
passed through the BOWS of the said vessel, and
not having sufficient steam to make any progress
10 get out Of the reach of the enemy battery
requested Lieut.. Norton 70 tow hlm toward III
dian Head. which was done. The enemy h1i.
terry continued their fire upon all vessels and
steamers passing up and down until = ,. w.. 10
-, - II -n- Indictment tblr0 nTr fDET runs al
said battery: one rihed gun, extreme range, as
MANY of their shots, during their firing. almost
touched the Maryland shore. No one was in
iurcd during the action. The officers and men
lired deliberately and cooliy.
have the honor to he vour ObcjIent servant
J.. p. MCCREA. Commanding.
To Commander JnO. l.. Gillis, Commanding
Division OF Potomac Flotilla.
The Washington Star has The following ac-
count:
Yesterday morning the Reliance came up 10
tha navy yard, bringing particulars OF the DIS
coyery of the euemy'S battery at FTeestone
Point, about twenty-five miles below Washing
ton. This battery at FreestOue Point Is a new
one. having lust been completed, and the brush
which concealed it cleared away. IL is believed
to mount seven guns, W Of which are nled.
Another account says:
TN L lGSlNN nlTuI 4 I OTli'tlFIfiIr tHltHI tt~fl Z
ed from the rebels and swan 70 oneof the steam
ers of the Potomac tlotilia. lie impaired 10
hem much valuable information in regard to the
doings of the rebels along The river, and inform
ed our officers of concealed batteries % Free
stone Point. Means were immediately taken to
silence the batteties. Accordingly, on Thursday
the steamers Seminole, Jacob Bell, ice boat, and
Valley City opened 6r- upon the batteries and
were answered from the shore. The firing was
kept up for some time, when the batteries Were
finally Silenced, without the loss OF a man on
our side. The rebel loss is not known. The de-
Sertinr officer saws there is a determination not to
allow the Pensacola, now fitting out at our navy
ward, to go down the river. The rebels have
prepared heavy guns at different places TO either
disable or sink her.
WASHINGTON, October 1.-The National Re
publican of this morning intimates that there
viii be a steady advance Of the Federal army.
Areport has been set on foot here tonight that
Gen. Mcclellan was about to starr Tor Kentucky
TO take command OF that department, under the
impression that there IS no occupation for the
army on the Potomac. There is DO foundation
whatever for the report, at least nothing is
known of suCh "a movement at Gen McCl'ilan's
headquarters.
This afternoon a party Of rebels making a re-
connOisance on the Virginia side near Great Falls
pINAhn Al' hlfh bAl l'ANfn OA Ah' nue. A'Ht
commanded by Gen. Mccall. 4 couple of Par
rott guns were Immediately placed in position,
and about six shots from each OF them threw
the rebels into confusion and pun them 10 Hight
before they were able 10 do any harm 10 our men.
Information has been received by the govern
mcut that the British steamer Bermuda, which
was several weeks ago reported 10 be fitting out
TO carry arms and provisions 10 the rebels, has
succeeded in running the blockade and entering
Savannah with a large and valuable cargo Of
arms, ammunition. provisions, clothing, and mill
/ tary stores.
The Hond makes the following statement:
The city is notget purged of traitors, and they
still maintain themselves unlnolested near officers
in high power.
An occurrence by which the night expedition
against Munson's Hill miseauied in It's main
| purpose demonstrates this iact. Gen. Mcclellan
Did NOT subject 10000 men 20 .a-nieht march with
no other obiectthan he Occupatonof anunimpOr
tauthi He had formed d planto capture siXor
! eight thousand TelRls Aho were in that vicinity,
and had arranged certain signals 20 be displayed
| from Washington in case any unforeseen occur
renee shoUld cause the expedition 20 be aban-
| doned "a The last moment.
Mcclellan did not conGde his plan to any
but q few very prominent officers whose eO-op-
GRAFTON was necessary. What was his indigna-
ton then, when he was on the field, personally
| experimenting the movement of the forces, TO
| see the signal from Washington requiring the
! troops 10 remain in camp The rebels had dis
| covered the signals before be did, aud although
he redouhled his efforts to hasten tn departure
| Of the troops, the rebels had pot beyond his
reach when he arrived at their entertainments.
Our troops ireakfasted this morning six miles
| beyond Alexandria. on the Fairfax road. 4
large detachment went 10 break up a nest Of
1850 rebel cavalry, who were plundrTirg the
| Union farmers Of the district and turning them
| 0Htof their homes. TIT rebels, bfing apVTiSed
OF Inc expedition, got into their saddles at day
breaE. just in time 10 receive tho lrr Of our head
files.
The wounded fell in numbers, bat were
thrown on their horses and carried of. Tho
| church was used as a barracks, the beds on the
door being yet warm. From the church for
MANY miles west, north and south. "a recOuuOis-
sance was made which showed that there were
10 large bodies Of troops this side of Occoguan.
The reconnaissance WAS pushed about nine
| miles further into Virginia in this direction
han any nade since the Bull Run r~ecounois-
Sanee.
A dispatch from Gen. Mcdowell this evening
to Gen. Mcclellan, says that Lieut.. Zeigler, of
| Stewards rebel cavalry regiment, has lust been
| captured by the pickets of the New York 2Jth.
lie gives but little information, bur says JEFF.
! Davis, Beanrrgard, Johnston, anu g. W. Smith,
| late street commissioners Of New York, now a
general in the rebel service, We're at Fairfax
Court House yesterday, reviewing the troops.
WASHINGTON, October6.-the following stale
ment Of the master of the army transport Fanny
| gives the particulars of her capture by the rebels.
She was dispatched by Col. Hawkins with cloth
inc, ammunition, provisions, etc, TO Chicko-
macomic for the supply Of the troops recently
| stationed there. After the news OF the capture
of the Fanny was received at Hatteras, Col.
Hawkins called upon the commanding naval
Offices in these waters for a force to 20 TO the
relief Of the troops. An armed expedition was
fitted out. which sailed on The morning Of the Sd
inst, but nothing had been heard Of it at five
O'Clock that evening, when information wa, last
received from thar quarter. The statement Of
the master Of The Fanny, dated Haiter-s inlet,
OctOb0 LIST, says:
al left i. the steamer Fanny at s o'clock, A.
NJ, for Chickamacomic, or Logeerhead inlet, ar
irving there at ] ?. VI; Ne anchored in about
| eight feet wafer aud waited two aud q hall hour-
before we got communication from shore. They
| then fetched a hat-hOat of and loaded her with
an assorted cargo Of stores, tents, etc. When
the boat had showed oil and got about twOtbiTds
OF the way TO sh0Ip, we saw q steamboat 70
| westward, about P. NJ, which proved 10 be one
of the enemy. She vas standing 20 cut of our
retreat, and in a short time two more appeared,
steering directly for us. The first one then stood
E-sA- IL 1900.