The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-07-25
From Fortress Monroe.
ARRIVAL or TIE MONTICELLO.

The United States gunSost Montissllo, Com
mandsr GILLEr, srrived at this port on Tuesday
morning, in thirty.slx hours frou Fortres,
Monroe, having In TOW prize schooner v.lasco.
The Monticello sailed from the Brosklyn Navy
Yard on the 2jth OF April. On the Goth, shs
arrived at Hampton Roads, and was ordered To
cruise In the Chssap,sks Bay, also james. Nan.
ssmond and Elizabeth Rivers. She captured
several prizes while up James River, among
which were the Haxall, Crsnshaw Tropio Bird
and Hiawatha.
Just previous TO this, tho Navy Dspart snt,
thinking she was proper muAnd for q cap
tain, decided 70 relieve Lieut.. d. L. BRAISE,
and accordingly Capt. EAGLE was ordered "a
cutiys onicsr. While cruising up James river,
in the mouth Of Elizabeth river, 'after chss-
ipg armed tugA" on the afternoon Of May
IS, at Siwsll's Point, her ofiesrs discovered
. NAKED battery without guns, and imns-
diatsly the Monticello commenced It's de-
struetion. After firing some fourteen shots
without extensive damage, she csassd, and
made fast 10 buoy, some eight hundred yard
distant from the battery. Capt. EAGLE sent
word 10 the flag officer 'SrRIsGHAM the nature
tfihe battery, judging be would receive orders 10
destroy n; on the next day, Sunday, 19:h, not
getting any orders, and hearing sounds similar
10 mai itg down beards, Lieut.. BRAuE asked
permission Of Capt EAGLE TO fire one thot, say
Ing he felt conddAnt they would return the hro
At first Capt. r. refused, but importunei by
LieutsnAnt BRAINE, gave him pormissi1n. N,
terry replied, and Instantly the action com
menoed, which lasted ono hour and quarter,
during which time tho Monticello, with two
guns, one q 1C-irch and the o,hsr q So
pounder. fired one Hundred and fourteen shot
and shall.
The rebels suffered . ssvsro Ioss, sixteen
killed, many wounded, and one company miss
ing. This battery was silsncsd, and the ~ on.
,ioello withdrew with only two men wounded,
though she wss struck thirtssn umss by rihsd
cannon balls, twelve FOUNDERS, and a number
Of times with musket balls. An action like
this has nsvsr been squAllod 10 naval warfare
at such a range, aad with such successful 70
suits. On the I'D, she again engaged ths
same battery at range OF one and a hall
guns had been increased, whom II was found
they had eleven heavy guns.
On June lst, Lieutenant BRAuE took com
maud. She was stationed OF the Virginia
Capss to Blockade, and f.r two weeks Il,
nothing, large or small, pass her, boardirg 4
some days over thirty vessels.
Flag officer PRKNDKRoAsT dispatched her
upon special duty, and while up the RsppAhan-
mock river she ssnt boat shore winch was
fired into by party OF rsbsls, wounding one Of
the odieers and one Of The mon. She msds them
pay dear for their temerity: she klllsd eight o.
the rebels, besides woundipg a large number,
and destroying the house at the place whore her
boat was fred into. Upon returning TO HamP,
ton Roads, Commander GILLEs reported I,
take command Of her, and Lieut.. BRArSE be-
came her executive officer. Since Commando
GiLLEs has bean In her she has boon up Jane,
river, above Newport Nsws, awaiting the com
shslled the woods on the banks Of the river
several times, with some injury 10 the rebsls;
besides, she has kept them conhnsd TO tsrri
hTma; nothing ventures ont from the land
She captured two boats belonging TO th.
rebel steamer Tsazsr, which were adriit. Ths
Moniicsllo now, after an absence OF niaety.
three days, returns for repairs.