The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-23

sooner lock q. tre vae thar all tae feies of wav-
busy therseves ia the woods and be happy, but give
BIN the open Son. or at least Large river Ike tho Po
tomsc.
While this conversation In progress, We reached
the house and shortly after returned On board, With
good supply Of milk, quantity Office, Sc.
Shortly after eeyera, schooners were seen and they
were al brought to. one BY enc, The skppo,s GIL
on board ard their papers being examined and found
ton to keep clear Of the Virginia saore and not 70 move
at all at night they would be liable be made prizes
Baltimore bound 10 Washington with hay FOR the govern
ment. These were allowed to sail as night, and their
licenses endorsed 70 that effect.
Wnhe all this was gong on, the Reliance, OF
iiotia, under the command Iieuenapt Myga,t, which
hat parted nom US after tho Gght OF the LIST
within haii, towing schooner which, on cnnug on
beard, he said he had captured of Point Lockout the
entrance TO tho Potomac. The captaa frankly tod him
no wos from BALTIMORE bound to St Marys, aud that he
believed What he had board intended to DO
over 10 Virginia for III seceionists Ia OF
the f-aakness Of this ,nap who declared Indeed for the
Unmn, have been requested not 70 oarne him his
vessel on his coming on board the Freeborn Captain
ward told hun he intended to take his vessel alongside
the Bailey with strict iuju1coas not 70 communicate
with the ehore ard that his return in two three
days, he would teli aim how he had decided
Lieutenant N. quit further stated that some day last
week he had boarded schooner of Az ala Creek hut let
her go. On Wednesday however Nc overhauiod the
shore yery snrpcous as With 40
INTENTION OF keeping oyer 20 Vrgmn As that part OF The
river bears bad r'Ae Lieutenant Mygatt Told the cap
knote thu, he inte2dea burn his vessel The sgippsrs
CONSIDERATION wes extreme on hearing this ana he said
"to Goo fsxe. Captain DON'T 90 that It's all have 10
This world; all want 10 TO brig swsy my wife and
children woare over thctc, pointing ~ the Virginia
shore Lieutenant N. gait made Inquiries OF passergcr,
who board, ana repor, he made favorable
Not quite aashcd as Tie old man ssid no wsacqrsin,ed
with tho Lighthouse Keeper Blackstone Island, he
went there and further inquiries When he told
that the old fellow was simple, honest sort Of person.
tie skipper shat he would take him to the opposite
shore and that If he found has etosytue ne would bring
Of his wife aud family, but that if be cAgsht him in
"a tn opNau
the ola man gratefully consented and very econ the Re-
lance was within the ia,ow OF biscuit, and
IN two ia,Scs water CT The virginia s'de, whom, sure
enough, 'here was hs wife OF the skipper, her young
daughter 1wo sons and aod auo,ber woman with guam
tty OF furBure, Wcng on The ryevs bank where they
| heo neeh all hiept num'ef o. perseps we're seen
dodaing ancng tho bushes nut whetae whte or black
however, to repet IN attack, Should be made bat
there no suca demonstrated, aud tho party WAS re-
moved AMID NE most irofase expressions o. gratitude
Oh the pnt OF tho ia skipper acts Ike these speak
for themselves. sid The mon who talk 81 hanging
thceo who ptfo them must be lost 20 every sense
| only Ct justice, but Of common decency.
And here few REMARKS the recent energetic acts
Of Captain Ward not DO out of place, tho several
atecss Aqua Geek ha reg produced the sora effect
intended by theia-that when necessary TO Civ the
action Of the ioa otee and effect IN sartsug Oh III N
| ,ercourse win Virginia from Mary iaud--Captsn Ward
has 70 further motive TO nduce his again mciestpg tho
batteries Probably 'her experience OF The power OF his
guns viii make the eecessonsts II that quarter quite
Wiling to enter into the boys barganto let him alone,
had almost forge, to meu,ion tina. the Old skip,
| per Just spOkeD OF saJs that he bad cued vita
tie engineer OF ste ferry boat George Page,
at Aoria Creek, atser the fshts there ard shat ne
was told tn the boat was not armed IN reference TO
peoie being killed in battle he eays ne knot that
horaea wore, bat he IS not so cer.a ebout men. Ho
quite sure however that none OF she Tennessee TROOPS
were for they cut snd hard as they could peit
into the woods, nj The very commencement OF the
faeement, leaving none behind to be killed Certainly
We peore running with energy that warrants
doubt whether they nave stopped runuirg set
We cre OF once more running down tue Potomac, aud
-heis pause, till have some further adventure to ro
iais
PooMAc RfIsTi, June Is, 1861
Erlsnits of tx Re0,uts--A RoUoat Destyoyca-Daring
Aa # The Rcsott.'S Seolnm-7aey Cross awan,p and
Burn stctssio,s SshOcn.r-.ScampSingo t. ViroDiGT
! so.di,g'-nasc Of tie Steamer 81. NrholQs-ye az
! Suspected, Esomi1od and ResasaI-2hs Resoiutr Caa
tpses Yno Pri,onys7heir Account Of tn. Atfu, State
| Of Trims in Vuginia Reign Of 2sum-S Secession,
! Soldiers &arehinq Metsias Pcin-Tae Rs,sl; Rnrn
! O &hcon<r B,,on9a9 to Perth AmJoV dc, DC
Al daylight this motaog, While the Trceborn lying
in ST. Mary Bay, The Maryland side, the Resclute
;oned her. Lieutenant Butd reports the burning of
secession schocner, By his order IL coroman creek on
THU sdoy night Lieutenant EGdd, white e-ais!og of
| Persinfuon Pcint, the Virginia sbore small
ano which had tue appearance Of signal As the Cir
crmstrce was Suspicious no stood ia towards the land
lie .erc found two rowboat evidently ready to pat Oh
! NOBODY was board, tho having evidently led on
the approach Of tho Fcsouto eutensnt Budd destroyed
Of the boss, and sept tho other ior future use Next
morning at Daylight he saw smali schooner far up
into CorioDan creek on tho Virgins eide, opposite
B,etcns Fay, Maryland, from which 1t is distant
I about sis and half mites. Between the schooner
and the river is deep swamp, with encal water
considerable distance out towards the Eescute which
! prevented her from approaching near. Tho entrance
to he creek also iu OF shoals rendering 1t oss
ole to psss that way get at the schoouer while all the
way from the mouth of the creek 10 the schooner was
dcnee wood on the mainland in which number Of mou,
in the Uniform OF the Virginia gray horespun,
moving ebou rendering II act OF icnegs "a send
row boat by the mouth of the creek Two
panies OF soG'ess, clothed already stated dig
timely vaite. Leutenaot DaGd, nowoFer, resolved
on The destruction Of the schooner ara DO breaking ap
of that rendezvous for rebel vesses nad he took MS
Inessures accordingly
Re began by opening Orc into tho woods, where the
men Hesn, from his heavy pound riaed
non which he had 5slen poarl ut Washington, IN leu
Of bis smooth bore piece, when therc general
scaneripg through the woccs. After no bad expended
nfteen or sixteen rouI as Judging thai 10 taGght
them bc.ter than to etagd there staring the
delicate cpNStlon he was about 10 pc TORN, bs sent two
bcats-a heavy and ish: one-iled with mon wcl
armed 30 The swamp opposite tile schooner, fse larger
hos. remained tie swamp ITO Operators Of
lie OF the ohee, who, shoaeriBg the hshet boat
ter Of ma, while the I:escIute stood OF mia and
half from The schooner, Lhrowing n shot Sbe heads
o. her mfu 70 Pse'ehI suy htedos from h eh9oy, Sno
however aid not scetn 70 relish the peculiar whistle OF
| the rifled cannon shot
The peD with tie fiaGli boat soon crossed the swamp
ana launching her, proc -eted 10 the schooner. which
they fouad be the Abbey, se was wei found in evory
,sitenlar, with salts and running rigging They Sci
her IRE immediately, while croads we're gathered on
the NUS beyCLd without caring 70 niortefc Having
performed this bold exploit, tae men rowed To thu
swamp again, soouldered their bost marched across,
alta IN short time beth crews were once more safe 90
board the Eeao!Ute. The men who performed ths neat
Job deserve the highest credit for the cooness and
rage theT displayed in It's execution, especially as Lieu
Budd had Informed them % the knd intention Of
the seceesionists to hsrg them II they fell tato their
bands Had they been attacked tfcte " doubt there
would hsye been conflict, the deter-
noed 10 eel Their lives dearly poesole, ad not to
Gle lie dogs or defending the honor Of inf counirYa
Gag, ago cnceavorng TO suppress trees "a and rebellion
The ecDsts may be well assured that s1ch 10 the
| feei;ug tia. pervadss every ncan In tho otila
Ibe .,escGte brought with hey the steamer a.. NCho
TN,fts, Vagt,t ruth, Sl,a nn.