The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-31

In the Of al that Ia stupid cannot certain news
paper gentlemen keep quiet about subjects Of which they
tho river beng only mile and hroe quarters wide at
shipping Point He authorativey lays II down being
Tour mica wide and dednces from this s, srrons.
Ipht can do very little damage over ON the
Maryland shore. ] made IL one mile and three
quarters. II seems however that was wrong, but on
tho other tack Captain Williams, Of the Typographical
Engineers made atrgonometic survey of the spot yes.
efdny when the river there found to be not one aud
hloo qua ters, but one and onequarter mile. Poscys
hose, somewhat inland, Is mile and threequartors
nom the nearest battery. No wonder then that shell
how comes It TINT they constantly being dug up in
MafynnaY Let me make suggestion 70 these paror and
easy chair ciiics is 10 beiweon the two shores
during cannonade and judge for themselves
IL tho easiest thing In the world sit down. nfter
good dinner and your plat OF caret and dogmacay de-
eide what was AMI what was notwhat should have been
and should not have beon done by naval commander
exposed TO heavy re but II is different thing know
how act and see what occurs when YOU are under
IRE yourself II has been roundly asserted tina, chain
was stretched across the channel said the river
mark you) when the esolute the inlet the other
day, with two schooners in tow and the proof is
person or other did not ". II Is II half
q dozen witnesses should swear that they
Brown strike Smith, and the Judge should dia-
miss tho complaint becal JONES' whose back
happened TO DO turned on tho parties, tosties that he
did not the blow given. or course nobody the
chain, not the commander of the Resolute he
said he did. But let reject tie chain story alto
gether is il not ungenerous not to say spiteu, 70
at Capt Foster for sandwichng his steamer between
ror TO tow up the two vessels ana wouh like " know
how he was to perform that duty in narrow channel
and right under six miles Of formidable batteries wAc
taking each sidep Suffice IT to say, he SA~, -
beautiful little steamer TO the United Stalss ~ ms Is
the scIIooners; and suffice 1t, too, that hho, n,o
rty in the 1oa says If Capt ostr had vorad 70
save the hay schooner he s have been sunk with the
other schooner by batteries This is no random
assertion, obtaneo ut second hand but speak by the
card IN wD.d Capt. Foster acted precisely as his
highest superior would have cone This matter settled
what does matter whether the schooner separated from
the steamer through the obstruction OF chain or the
cutting Of the hawser by q shotY
There is another fact for consideration II 10 settled
that the ri,or at Shipping Point ony and quarter
mile ac1oss Well, The water shoals abont enc third
nom the Maryland shore, 1t follows that The Resolutc
was, at fathes threeQuarters oil nile from the bat
teres. This was the position Of the iawIe when she
ran the gauntlet. The Yankee not m ch ar her or
and II had be- arranged that the Pawnee sbo I'D rot
return the Gre unoss she disabled, upon which the
Yankee to open fro draw the tire Of the
batteries from the Pawnee.
Assistant Secretary Fox, accompanied by two cavalry
officers rode to the beach yesterday opposite where
are lying. boat sent from the Harriet Lane and
took them on board where they had interview with
Commodore Craven The officers left horseback but
Mr. Fox went up to Washington on the Reliance.
This morning Commodore Craven board the
Yankee, when she proceeded TO Matawoman creek
whore the Commodore went on Shore accompanied by
Captain Eastman, and visited tho encampment OF the
Sickles brigade