, 1861-06-05
Official Report Of the Ho1nbardn1ent
at Aqu1A Creek.
FlATlLLA STEAMER FREEBoRS,
I2,1.o,. 1r1.s, LINN i isei ~


sm:-I hare the honor to report a renewal
Of The bumbatdc,eut Of Aquts Greek, com
1ncncing at eleven o'clock and thirty minutes
III thc furp3oa this day, and terminating from
atiguc OF the men (.hc day being very war11
aru tic firing on our side inccsEant), j: four
thirty in the afternoon, being duration Of
i've Aours~ The firing OF shore was scarcely
rs spirited ut any time SIS yesterday. The
lei.hia were abandoned, the guns apparently
having lcen transferred 10 the earthwo-ks ut
t:ic railway terminus, in replacement Of the
batteries there sileneetl g us yesterday: Da
rig The lis: hcur If lie engagement oaly TWO
IT three shots ,Fe'e thrown from the shore,
lt IL f.w Individuals steai1hily now and then
enle1EiEy irsanl oneea'ulent, aud who hastily
loaded aua lied ss.:g!lc gun The bulk Of
the la1'y had left tait all hua: before, aud
*1aads Htre o!,sfr7ed from time to time tax.
}1g tc tl..ir hee1s along the beach, with
rpccd ard bottom truly com,ncndao1e fer its
p11ltIcc, ard bigs;ly amusing to the seameu-
i, did not seam advisable to permit to permit
50 feeble 4 fire. to ,ser ont my men. There
fore Gis& oi,l, ,.u.u Tue engagement.
E.vc.:.i sbots uS1,.e s:u boArI Of us. cansiay
:Le yt{sc' t. leak badly, and, besides other
i,juriaa clipping the port wheel, the wrought
i!os th,te i':1;.. .tel1Scd by stlEt which would
Lave hiatt tcre1 i. ii 1t had been Of CAS-. iron
:: l'ci,,t considered (,y me- iu selecting this
neither killed n.r wounded 70 report, though
t.e hEot Il: LINES FL Thick about us, testing
tic rat;ui:t:v ;.-d sttxiinass Of my people,
wa:rh con='t.ern Ii sta,.iafd prooflorta5 c1ner-
gency l.1.c. ed to Washington to rrpAir
sa;. :.:r: refill my cxhu :cd magazine Ihe
l:.9.,<c I'll, pins, meantime, below, TO supply
NY place il ti.c blockade. Captain Row1n,
f,Lst ehil', j,:nc: me last night, rcp'cnshinss
by tArars. I'd slCrcs, and most gala2tly
ules:d tie 1itu Iris morning, lla7ius followed
lny lcaG Ill :.'t,,e toNa:tl5 the batteries. His
ship received p3:ll.rua. wounds, both bcl0T
~, f. i3tf h1t* nfoaf CfNf In
:tsG.u::i I'll li:r siZ", Sire being more easiy hi!,
IL: II; t.:,:: 10 BE- their fayo7ite mark, anil
:E1 N:r, Ev--.!; nfisu a sh:et Of fame, OWN.
10 Ire Ial:n:'y Ut her repeated charges. l
Iaye ic7!rsticT Ia!sc i'll Rowan to report Cit
Ct !, stani;a],, t!ir&ct 10 the department.. The
s1er.y s.t lire 10 the large passenger aud
fright t!:i,t.t "n ::'c c1d Of tle long ricr, ~
ScWc.e a!pro:.cL.rx, l.o5a3iy to Remove it
az an cbe1:n..;icn u their aim, but were
,t,s permitted to tAtinsuish the flames dur
ing :lc whole FIVE hoI1s csnnouade. Come.
tiE:n''y Esa:ly !tis whole pier is destroyed,
l:ayspg urly Tia. tl:arr.d piles reusaiutug above
iLc sS::t:r to nlalE It's FORMER position. My
l. .uE carriage cntIres it's continued test adm
! iat.;s. TIT: rivotiI. arrangement Of The after
! s.c gayc cut ii the last hour If the action,
| "l.u tie, sua ":.s fought o;l lis TRUCKS, which
| lad HcIi..t7 bctG removed Eor IN ..2y E1au-.e7
:i.:t rftEtd HiF1i in :ilc construction. The re-
tc:}, .o', t., CT, became severely r:ckir to the
1v:st!; :!le .nn TaA strreA more slowly and
Mi. X: accur.ty, Al: with greatly Increased
::Ni1"asu:.c>s :s Will rs faii.Ic 10 the mca.
Ihccsh rtt cssansiny to be 4 proper judge OF
| my t.wu inyenticn, il is rcseiRIc the officers
::,ao lien, tflcei-!}s tlc guns Crews, a7c com
ccE:Ett tcEt % si'eaS, :s:.:F tie SGyeraI cannon.
1ls IN Dlir' We aavc been engaged, amount
I icg aitos sctI,cr, III t.e tso weeks We ar,. com
1lissic.sd. to 10 Aours, :cf it ubaer Gre retuzs-
ID uIon rs vita 1uorc OR less v:yo7 and elect.
7'iore 1hau one EuElTld shot3 haze fallen
xtSard and around l;s, any ouc CT which
would i'syc stc-ct 4 fr:cato. VIC Rave had
1l.u1e tA..:, {: thousand shots DISCHARGED at us
within rage, as4a l:aye ourselves fired upw:rls
IF iLzce hHnar; 4 slot usd shells, with seven
le. IL hundred pounds Of powder. WHIST dun
age p;c Lave Inflicted rc,lsins to be seen. TIA.
wc La7e received Aoae, rot easily repaired, /:
:r,Jy r.n,arkaE1c~ Tie Anacosta and R:!i
:;acc we1e not permitted 10 come under dam
@gjrg fire, their support haying been necessary
IL enlhclticn those engaged, BY giving Their
.c1tI5cucc that If disabled in the mach;ncr,
assistance was al land 10 drag them out.
I an, sir, very respectfully,
Icu7 obrd;crt servant.
JAMES IL WARD,
Senior Officer on the Potomac.
10 Lon GIDEON WELLEs, sec'y OF the Navy