Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-09-26

Indescrib"bly Important From Iov.,s
Co1vert,d into Day by New Lsnk.. III wight
their WiGs---P.sr Phalnn .aa s Hta Out q,
Willie Figure Prominently PSmbv
Inc Richmond Wing of yesterday hos the fouo-.
highly important special from Lovet,an;," owing
date of Sept. 10: uOGer
The news from Lovettsville is of absorh;n
Late yesterday evening Gen. Mcclellan ordaTod ",erest
pertinent to be made with Prof Morses Calcun an tx.
sil' oers -Four companies. numbering 1856 msn o0arp-
with 1873 pairs OF double-barreed Csrnn ~ armed
trial Photoscopc Brantines 1.-THE rAoa.. spec
illuminating iuv' non OF the eminent tent war
left Washington at P. M, and proceeded Ss'r)
ble-qnlck to point On the Potomac 81 "oQ
Lvetsv;lIe, reaching their destination shnrE GtPste
midnight. A secti"n consisting of 81 uipcao y aler
lessor Meram's (he distinguished Meteoro I VI rfO
Brookyn) sui phuretted II ydrogen Battery waS OF
to support the Calcium Shsrpshooers the
being III der the command Of Major Ayrs WV "rce
telegrsphed ny tie President and Gen Scott ~ Was
Ills Cherry Pecoral factory Tor this special We
Owing to some delay in condensng the SnInbn"y.-
Hydrogen and introducing it into the IorG ~ Wd
the Battery did not leave Georgetown un,iI ~ oeS,
past 10 O'Clock, and the roads being heavy WIKI e.
alter the recent rains, did not arrive on The grnnd @
3 A. NJ. uuu
Major Ayres having distributed gill Of Pa,,o..,
the officers and privaes of his command. to cooU 70
the effects OF the night air and river togs at
ed the Calcium Sharp-shooters to the front, and %
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limbered and placed in position On rising gronnd % uf
rear of the Sharp-shooters. The Double-barrea C e
cium Spectral PbotOscopic Brliantines b4irn H. "a,
aud carefully aimed, threw food of terrific i9bt @
the opposite shore of the river, and over the Who'll vu
and environs of Lovettesville The spectacle was Ivy
nfcently sublime. The country for miles aropnd ~
lighted up with dense and splendid poon.daD l "9'
discovering rebel tents literally innumerabe in npS sSn
The effect upon the rebels in strict accordance MI
General Scott's programme and Professor Morsa's %
sanguine expectations. Their pickes wee dr;ra"
10 and completely dazzled. The long roll I''1 pal
sounded, and fully 10000 rebels swarmed out Of tt"
tents and hurried to the river bank where they ro;
huddled in blinded and stupe6ed mass forgetting t
arms and being too frightened even to shriek ,IonI
The Suphuretted Hydrogen Battery Immediately oneu
ed fire upon this immense and amazed crowd with 6
rible tfect-a perfect hail storm Odori6c shells h
ing exactly in their midst Three of the rebesono ~
them believed. to be Beaurt gard IN bis night cob,
were distinctly to fall, and the destruction Of E
must have been enormous. The rebels bling ept,rn
blinded by the Calcium lights, and aspbyxiated ~
the contents OF the odori6c shells, remained stand
ing, and it cannot we'll be denied that the last or
would have fallen, bad not squadron $4,000 RrsoS
Horse become alarmed, and by their repeaJ
neighng, uns'eadied the nerves OF the SulpburplsJ
Hydrogen eunn rs, thereby impairng their aim ~
a considerable degree It happened, uuforlunatplv
at this moment, that Professor Phslon who was svaH
biDg the m"Zzle of gun No. 49, shook bands with
f. Willis, who had volunteered to assist at the cssen
of gun No. 6. his congratulatory hand shaking prov
ed to be fatal mistake. Some of the Professors soar
getting on Mr.. Willis hands igned the shells in the
caisson, to which he had repaired, aud violent exp
sion ensued, blowing off Mr.. Willis LEFT thumb, cea
ting an extremely unpleasant smell, and doing Other
damage, full report of which will appear as soon as
Maj Ayres has recovered from the utgues Of the battle
A retreat was ordered and conducted ia good order.
with the loss of only l3 guns whose great weight broke
he carriages during the jolling incident to the rapid
march.