The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-14

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/ Tie correspondent 81 'hp New York eaEd
! xith General Housrr dj,i In rear B"dd's
/ trrrS. writes under dee vi - ctnhef t.h
| The lover Potomsc was "1liven-t IN
! mutniug ny gnu ool;> at thf upper Hohtta
{ sb.ltiug the woods and bum irG tho bIHld-
! inss AZ Freestone Point. white hbon' tue
/ same tllAe Tia re wa n iine review of NJ"
Jersey troop on the mary land side. III rlue
oc'o. X ~ the morning the New Jersey brig
! AIDE recfuitv arrived ia - IN Hooker "iti-
! sion va rcyieT II aud tnSfe, ed hV hllH --
! The ia. ga. one OF the finest ever known Ut
! HaryIaht AT this srr~DH. 1t wa Ike 2 de-
! ighjtiI day H. he early Indi"g SnmIdar---
I Ihe brigade, consisting OF the ruin. SlN'ls
Sever n. and Eighth regiments, - uucoI
{ command OF Colonel Starr. OF the tii!h, al
. officer OF extensive experience ia Tue regular
/ army.
/ The morning being calm and cla3r made
! an ascension in the balloon I, draw sketch
/. Of the rebel CSmys on the Virginia "ide 81
/ IL e river Sfv StcafnhJNLs belonging "a The
: upper Hn liza were ~ rear the mouth CT the
MataWUman creek. }rv emily, ~ hatf-plTt
! ten O'Clock the Jacob Bell, Lieut. Actrea
/ commanding, got under weigh aud vent
/ wltEIn about a 1ht ustnd yards OF fre"stoue
| POINT. She lil ed five tel second shells intO
( the Woo.s, and then put about. Sever
;
/ inyS near the Sarre whore h rebels I'd me
/ ~.or,> I.ieut NJ .rca, OF the Jacob Bell,
! communicated with Capt Austin, command
! ing tue Auac, ~.ia, and both vessels then Stu0d
/ OF FreG>tone Point, where they commenced
Smelling the woods and buildings
The Harriet Lane, II i--Shlp O1 the i0tiila,
! Capt. X. Wyman commanding, was sta
! toned u mile or more behind. She fired two
! ninety six POM! shots. Tn n lioe with her,
/ Il little lower down the river, were tue Re-
! lance and the Herbert, with the Stepping
/ Stones Immediately behind, all IN me month
| OF Mitawomau creek. TINS vas the position
! OF the steamers, with a siOOp lylug mar,
when the Cannonade commenced. r OF al
! hour and q naIf the two steamers poured
! shell into the woods. From the balloon !
could set the shells burst over the toys OF the
! trees and near the surrounding butlIihss.
Some struck the residence OF MIR. Fairfax,
, sltuat,d in q grove upon the hill. Fairfax Is
said TO he Colonel in the rebel army. The
! wagons moved away IS quicka s possible and
/ sey eTal mounted officers scamPered on Is
well.
| The booming Of the cannon aroused the
! camps and hundreds Of our men covered the
! hills on The maryland side, from which the
! whole action could be seen.
! While the vessels were firing into the woods,
our guns at Budd's Ferry sent Il few shells
/ across. The rebel batteries directly opposite,
at Shipping Point, returned the IRE SeN eral
! OF their shells exploded on this side without
! doing any damage, ard one OF ours oUlsf
, rigi. in their upper battery. The ebels ran
/ IN every dire ClIOU.
La the meantime I had descended in the
! balloon anu embarked II 4 boat which Lieut.
! - Vetls ccnmandirp he FIRST NlaSSa-
! chnsattx Hsr:mprt had f.ndIv placed nj
~, (,is,o-aI ,.,jth = crew under lieut. Car
NH ana wa on nv wav I'D 10 the aoti!la
| rha Anacostil fired twenty .hrapbel. one
! fy-r.za.Cnd and Two ten second shat The
,lti q -.t e.vap+aau six.iuch ana Gfttrn
/ = 80" ,nCh she'll IIfty-e-ven were tired al
/ e1,nthar Vha Iacob Kali than went chose T.,
.oset me- - It.rtararf NIcl ,rea win four
w 80, IIr1au hnat aoromrauied Inv another
ne, - the Anac6sti;, landed and set lire
80 t,Ii1Iinog near lbr yyYrer.'. p,!ra ygb,rb
- tie (n,,Gaiuad stores b-loc .lng to ina
ny t9, :, o rnnf.ininr euntv h1rrpIe was
| Ie"st>, rae othar buji,,1paS yrare soon
! nv 49, !, 81 aat of C.,rp-. The. were,
Eh'eioPV" -, - a -fsh. house and ron tsl, to,.
! I3rh'eIIS S,r3 i've hf,na~ad dollars nor an
! IiFt7 - ,,,ss.otlv ra,,,rltaC 70 CIV
h'.ii .;...toar7.Ts winch then tan bacb nrf,
| Respective ''eoit''- -, ~ - S''> x ''A
/ anchored near tiir t14Aiie. : I-tile'
The renee tiou ~ tle 90 80 "i me v
touht. "tii," 80 ~. 80 - ~ ~ 80
/ InrT evening t0SeLHFi p" IN 'n'' - ~ y''i|
! ing buttelhaS' iV''e'e" tue SNe'0 AZ eS'i1'e'S