Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-24
The Batteries on the PotOmac--The
Potomac EfectuaIIy RlOckaded.

The Frederick, burg Recorder of last Fri
day, 18th inst. has the following report of
the operations on the Potomac
The firing on Tuesday was enormously
stated to have occurred at Aqua Creek.
This was not our fault We cav a dispatch
from a naval officer, high in position, to the
Quartermaster at this point. which was sent
from Aqua Greek. That dispatch spoke of
the action, as between "our batteries and
The steamer. 1t turns out, however, that il
took place at Transport batteries. gen.
tlcman who saw the whole afftir from Glass
cocks Hill, two miles blow, says that about
nine O'Clock the Pensacola came down firing
shot and she'll along the shore as she passed
Our batteries Were not quite ready, and she
was allowed to pass unmolested. About
eleven the DIcOtah, as some have it, and the
Seminole according TO the Opiuion of others.
came down, feeling her way rather more eau
ti0usly. So soon as she got opposite the
batteries they were opened npon her. She
at once hauled TO, and for while, responded
with some spirit, but soon concluded to
leave. In the engagement we fired about
thirty Shots and The ship about the same
number. One Of the enemy's shells entered
Oac of our earthworks and bursted, but did
no damage. 1t was the impression of our
men st the point of attack that they failed
TO strike the ship, but our informant says
he distinctly saw riehOchet shot enter one
of her port holes. and that she shortly after
put down the stream. Information has since
been brought to the commander of the Po-
t0mac river department that she hauled TO
about ten miles below the Creek, and that
the sound Of hammers and all the noise Incl
dent to repairing could be distinctly heard
on board. So soon as this firing was over, a
couple of tugs, who were observing the en-
1r.1,- from. ali NUT oh nd
ed to Washington to report the gratifying in
telligence TO Abraham the First.
On Wednesday morning, about an hour
before day, the celebrated Pawnee attempted
to pass up. But as she came abreast of the
batteries they were opened upon her. and
after very few shots she required the aid of
couple of tugs to take her down the river
to position off Maryland point, where, on
Wednesday evening she was lying. and it
was said that from battery No. 2. Aqua
Creek, by the aid of a glass. workmen could
be seen in and about her who seemed TO be
quite busy. The impression is that one of
our shots went through and through her.
On Wednesday evening we were over at
Aqua Greek aud saw no less than fortv yes
sells, sail and steam, merchantmen and ships
oil war, just opposite Simms' Point. There
was an unbroken line of sloops and schooners
lying at anchor and guarded by three men-of-
war. While below them were some six or sew
en- men-of-war scattered about. We think we
can safely say that the Potomac is closed at
last. and, if our readers will remember, this
is the first notice even of the existence of any
regular batteries on the Potomac other than
those at or near the Greek which has ever
appeared In this paper Those nov command
ing the river are some ten miles above In
the action of Tuesday very many of the balls
fell on the Maryland shore. The reason we
did so little injury on Tuesday is explained
by the fact that it was the first trial of the
guns. Better aiming next time.
young gentleman, who arrived here YES
tesday about P. NJ, Informed US that several
sail vessels essayed to pass the batteries about
III O'Clock Wednesday night, but were forced
back. The effort was repeated about O'Clock
yesterday morning, but with like result and
the addition that bomb frCm our batteries
burst just above one of the vessels and its
pieces fell upon the deck of the same causing,
he said, in the opinion of the officers then
present, considerable damage. Strange to
say, there were above and below some eight
or ten war vessels who watched all this. but
made no attempt to interfere.
Another informant says that the vessel fir
ed into on Wednesday night was very much
damaged, and that the gun used was one of
the columbiads riaed at Mr.. Scott's foundry,
in this place. The latest adyices confirm the
belief that the vessel injured early on We'd
nesday morning was the Pawnee. 1t is said
that she has ruu aground near Maryland
POiut in order to prevent sinking and saving
her armament Yesterday evening there were
moi less than ffty merchantmen, men-of. war
and transports off Aqua Greek, and we have
Information that there were fully as many
above Evansport waiting TO come down.
Looking tn all the Surroundings, we think
another week can scarcely pass without wit
Messing grand land aud naval fight on the
Potomac