New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-24
ARRIVAL Or TIE UNITED STATES GUN
BOAT MONTICELLO.

The United States gun-bost Monticello, Commander
Gilis arrived Gt this port 1uesfay morning, In 30
hours nom FOurees Monroe, having in tow the prize
scbOOber NeascO. The II. equipped in lt.le over
"a hour being changed from merchsnt chip into an
armed cruiser Size was placed in command OF Lieut..
Brains, L. s. NJ, Of New-York ard sailed from the
Brooklyn Eavy-Yar zoe 9th April. On tbe Goth she
arrived NJ Hampt Roads und was ordered 70 cruise in
tho Chesapeake Bay. the Jau e. Nans8mond and Eliza
beth Rivers. She visited Annapolis and detailed
for conveying troops 10 Fort Meeury, but Gen. But
er chspged his plane, and the Monticello returned 10
oceupy Hampton Roads and cruise oG the Cspcs uf
Virginia She kept he then active rebels in consan,
fear, aud beoane from her activity, dread 70 all
6illoya parties.
She captured several price while mp Junes River,
Gmong which were the Hs2al, Crenshaw Tropic
Wind and Hiawatha. Just previous TO this the Navy
Department thinking SIZE wa proper command fora
Cap,nin, decided TO relieve Lieut.. d. l.. fraine and
accordingly Capt. Eagle was ordered TO the vessel and
Lieut. Braire became her executive officer While
cruising up James River and in the mouth OF Elizabeth
River she often chased armedtugs On the afternoon Of
My IS, ut sewars Point, her ofiieen discovered a
marked battery without guns, and Immediately the
Monticello commenced i,s destruction. After firing
souc Is fho,s, without any extensive damage she
ceased and made fast TO buoy, some 500 yards distant
from the battery.
Capt. Eagle cent word 10 Gag officer Stnnghnm Of
tie nature Of the battery, judging lie would receive
orders 70 destroy Il on the reXtday Sunday, 18TH not
receiving any orders, and hearing sounds similar 10
mailing down boards, Lieut. BrGine asked pernssion Of
Cepi. Eago ~ ire oEe shot saying he felt confident
they would return the fire. At fret Capt. L. refused,
but imporuned by Lieut. Braine o, last gave hiu per-
mission. No sooner was The gun fred than the rebel
battery replied and Instantly the action commenced,
wh,h as:sd one hour and quarter, during which time
tho Monticello, with two guns-one l0noh and the
other a 3t-ponnder-arcd ia shot and she'll The
rebels suffered u severe loa, 10 killed, many wounded,
and one company mfsing.
Tie battery was sileneed and the Monticello with
drew, with only two men wounded, though sho wac
struck thirteen Imes by Ied cannon balls, l2Pound'
ere and number OF times with musket bahs. An ae-
icn Ike this has never been equed in naval warfare
OF such range and with such successful resuiIs On
the I'd she agn engaged the battery ht range
" miles, in order to asoeTain Il thoy had nerea ed
tho number 81 gunS when u was found they had III
heavy guns The Monticello continued cruising 10 and
aLoul the Roads and number OF times conveyed Gen.
Butler on reoonpoisssnocs She landed the int troops
q. Newport News, md covered the handing Of those
that followed in the steamer Catiline and oshers AZ
this time she required rpnrs and was seDt to Wash'
inron City, Tut the press Of business was 20 great that
shc lsit only partially fitted out.
Capt Eagle was detached and on June l.ient.
Braiao took command. She sailed from Washington
on VIC l0.h, sHd made Reconnaissance 81 the lower