The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-21
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isth, wstake the following in relation to the
recent engagement. which have taken place
on the Potomac:
led 10 nave occurred at Aouia Creek We a "
usfiten from naval officer, high in posi-
ION, 10 the quarterm lster at this point, viii h
VIZ sen rom Aqua Creek. That dispatch
sF"he VI the action as between ''onr battn-
Ties aud the steamer. 1t turns out, how,
ever mat 1t took place at Transport batteries.
! n gentleman who saw The whole affair from
Tiasscocks hill, two miles below, says that
apont o'clock the Pensacola came down
! ming shot and she'll along the shore AS she
! passed Our batteries were not quite ready
ana she was allowed to PISS unmole sted -
about eleven O'Clock the Dacot h, Us some
| nav" 1t, and the Seminole, according TO the
opinion OF others, came down, feeling her
way rather more cautiously. So )on she
got opposite The batteries they We're open ed
upon her. She at once hauled To-, and for a
! Whtle responded with some spirit but soon
concluded to leave
IN the engagement we fired about thirty
shots, and the ships about the sumo numb-r
One or the enemy's shells en- tered our ear IN
F.! WORKS and bursted but did no damage 1t
vas .he impression OF our men at the point
! OF atIack that they failed 10 strike the ship
| put our informant says he distinctly s'w q
| rlo"cnet SHOT enter one of her port holes, and
| xn;st she shortly after put down the stre;, m.
| loiorEatlon has since been brought 10 the
| commander Of the Potomac River Depart
inent that she hauled 20 about ten miles below
| the Cr"'k, aud that the sound OF hammers
! and All the noise incident 10 repairing could
| BE- distinctly heard on board So soon as This
! hring was over, couple OF tugs, who wrr.
! Observing the eng cement from above put
! about. and returned 10 Washington to repost
| The gratifying Intelligence 10 Abraham til.
| First.
GA Wednesday morning about An hour 10
fore aty, the celebrated q Paw 81 - attempted
! 10 piss up; but rs she came abrel st OF thu
httteries they were opened upon her, and
| after very lew shots she required the assist
| aice of a couple of tugs 10 TAKE. her down Ih,
river to - position off Maryland point, whtre
/. o. wednesday event < she was |, ing, and il
| was said that from tt~ry No. =, Aqu,t
/ Creek, by the aid of glass, workmen could
! o. s,eli IN and about her, who seemed to be-
| quite busy. The impression is TIL = Que Of
our shots went through aud through her.
! On "Wednesday evening We We're ovsr at
| Aqua Greek and Jaw no less than foYiy YES
! seis, SUI and steam lnerchan tInen and chi ps-
oi war. Just cpposi - SimIns's Point there
was Al unbrOken liue OF siOopS nd schO8uCrS
| wing at anchor and guarded By three men
ol-W"r, while below them were some SIX Or
seven nlan -oi-War, ecatIerrd about. We
| thin. We can safely say that the Potomac Is
closed AT last; and II our readers viii re-
mem Der. thir is the ErsL notice even OF the
existence Of any regular batteries Oh the Pc
Iotnac, other than those 1T or ne,tr the Cree :
WulCb b IS ever appeared IN this paper -
| Ihose now commanding the river some
| ten miles above. Ia the action OF Tuesday
very many OF the balls fell the MARYLAND
shore. he Reason we did so little injury on
| Tuesday is explained by the ftcJ that II Vas
! The frst tri.d OF the guns Better aiming
next time
a young gentleman who arrived here yes
| terd>iy about two L. NJ informed rs thet sew
trAl saIi vessels essay 10 pass the bat
| .eries about ii O'clock, Wedn. sday night,
| out were forced back The effort WAS re-
| paated abcu Gig Int 0 clock yesterday morning
| but with like result, aad the addition THAI
| | bonn o from our batteries burst just above
| one OF the vessels ana It's pieces fell upon the
~ II hu ..id h.,
opinion OF the officers then present. consider
| able damage. Strange to say, tnere were
| above an0 below some eight or ten war YES
| se,s, who watched all this, but III Ide no al.
| tempt 10 interfere.
Another iniornianteays tn the vessel fired
| into Oil Wednesday night was very much
| damaged and thi the gun USED was cue OF
| tne toium biiids ritled al Mr.. >cotts foundry
| IN this place. The latest duyic confirm The
| "eief thai the vessel injured early Oh Wed
| uesdly morning was the Pawuee. 1t is lid
| thai SHE has run aground near MARY lana
| point III order to prevent sinking and =. ". her
| Armdment. Yesterday evening, there were
| net less than MY merGhanJlnent. mer-ui-
| wax, amd transports, OF Aqua Greek, and we
! many above Evansport WAITING to come
| Town. LooXing to all the surroundings, we
| thiuh ano lhei Weeh can scarcely pass without
| witnessing grand land and naval fight On
| the Potomac
FRog coLUNBrs--AERBar OF FEDERAL SPY.
The Mem pms Argus II . the following let
ter, dated 81 Columbus, Oct. 10TH
Yesterday 81 Federal was captured and
| placed IL close confinement H.. reur, sents
himself deserter, and wears the EniioT III
If the Eessi ms. He Is q very iutellge ana
| Inc looking young ma,l, Possessing an agree
bic manner, and would, 40 doubt, be 4 very
efficient and dangerous spy. He s.tya he j.
| ,stonshad nj hi- kind aud gentemaniy treat
| ,uent also the pe,soaaet Of our troops.
| From his account, We are WoIuily sian
| ,!eF+d ;.t Cairo, The officers in command con
| SANITY reminding Inc drlRded creafur' Ia'ier
| tneln Of our shabby appear tnce our defence
| less coHdlliCp, and UCr shooting OF prisCnpTs.
| Ii is by these statements that many we
| been induced 10 join the army. What v!ill be
"one with the amiao!e genus has not trans
pired We have now quite 3 nuInonr Of 'hlue
bellies, who make : IL sorts of prof ssioas but
| aye closely guarded and kindly cared lor.
THE movements Of our army are conduct
81 with Potomac secrecy, but it is evident
something is going on The appearance OF the
| gun 90 its Wls hailed with de;fening shouts,
aud the engagement with them his renewed
the eagern.ss of our boys TO cope with the
invaders. l will venture 10 sly that the en-
| 'husiasIn and eagerness @Ahib ted here on tn
It'll would have disabused even old Abe's mind
OF the IDEA OF sublnStlIou, II he could nave
witnsss it. On the next visit of his niggfr
eteaier. we win be better prepared, rs We have
| now several guns mounted that range some
| thing less than q hundred miles
| "Mucn pleasure is eX pres" "a 1T the appoin Z
ment OF Col Munford on the staff OF Grner. !
| Johnston He VIII undoubtedly prove a val
| liable aid. Several Shots of new invention
were tried to-day, and / believe the expert
| ments proved very satisf 'Ctory. The II
would he AN ugly customer to meet, and will
| certainly leave it's card wherever ii cais.-
| Weare fully prepn REQ for the vindais v9h-n-
| ever they choose to come. / xpect a gtHer ii
| attack will soon be made on u.s. az the lying
/ :un boats, l understand have reported an ia :
mtGae mum Der killed by their firing, and our
| batteries rs efficient. II they can only con-
vince their victims of the truth of such q
| statement, forward movement III " soon be
| made. There are several arr i"ace men Is
| Gaiked OF, but it would be i'm prudent TO pub
| ash them at present"
| IMPORTANT PROM rExAs-sgRIoCs ILLNESS OF
| GEN HOUSTON.
The Houston Telegraph, of the eth inst.
contains the following items of news:
The report that Gen. Houston is dead is
| not true. He very ill., and it is feared vii
uot RECOVER. We s,ncereiy hope that cirefu
| nursing, and the aSsiduOuS attention o { ply
sicians and friends, will restore him TO health
| again.
| Gen. +. y. Herbert makes stirring ppeaI
to the people OF Texas for aid III the prosecu
| ton of the coast detences. He says let every
| man clean his old musket, shotgun rife
| run his bullets, nil his pnwderhorn, sharper
| his knife, and see that his revolver is ready :,
| his hand, in the trying, yet glorious day
when Mexico was your foe
The San Antonio Here!d contains the follow
ing particulars of riot in that city
-Four men, belonging 10 Captain Lang,
company from Falls county, ctme in town
last Wednesday night, and attempted TO kici
mp "a apparently for the tun of the thing
fhey rode around some Mexican fruit anG
! vegetable stands, jumped over them with
| their horses and defied the police. They
shot 4 quiet, respectable Mexican, in III.
! street, with their six shooters, without pro
| vocation, wouudiug him severely in both
! arms, then rode through the town yelling
| shooting c1f their pistols, and bidding deii
| ance to the people. Marshal b rne undertook