The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-19
= TILL. l. 4 4 L. II,
Another Installment of Northern News-The
Skirmish on the Potomac-FirinE at Aqua
Creek-Affairs In Olissouri--Lnter from
Fortress Monroe, &c, &c, &c.


skirmish on the Potomac-FirinE at Aqua
| Creek-Affairs In Missouri-Lnter from
| Fortress Monroe. &c, &c, &c.
| The special express yesterday brought
! files of Northern journals, including New
York dates OF Friday, and Baltimore dates
OF Saturday last. The following is a sum-
| mary of the latest news:
| OFFICIAL REPORT OF THB sKIaXisB ON THE 20.
! ToAAo.
The following is Capt Budds report of this
| affair, made to Capt. Craven, commander of
| The Il )tilIa of the Potomac
| U. S. STEAMER RRsoLUTE, Aug. l6, 1861
| SIR In obedience TO your orders proceeded
| down the river 10 make an eXaminat on OF
| Matthias Point and the Immediate vicinity.
| Nothing indicating a hostile m cement could
| be discovered at or about that point Hearing
| that schooner WAS ashore AT lower CEDAR
Point, thought it advisable to go down 10
| her and get her OIL II possible. y boat WAS
seen on the Virginia shore 4 short distance
| this side OF PersimmOn Point aud dispatch.
| ed an officer and i've men III a boat, tor tEe
| purpose OF capturing her. They had lust
| Teached her, ana We're In the act OF making
| last To her, wnen voilay of musketry was
| fired from The adjoining bushes, not more than
hve or SIX yards distant; instantly killing
| three OF the boat crew and Woundins ano Their.
l immediately opened fire. throwing sueii
| inlo the cover that sheltered the enemy.
| After four or live rounds they were driven
| out, running i'll parties Of three and tour in
| different directions, some OF them running out
| into some dwelling houses ON the right. The
| survivors o. the boats crew succeeded in
| getting her Oft from the shore while l was
| nring. The Reliance coming up ct this mo-
| meMt, commenced throwing she'll at the uv-
| ing enemy, and also sent boat TO assist in
| getting my boat OFT. Nothing was lett behind
| My boat Is completely r'ddied, particularly III
the after part. The attaching party number
| cd about thirty Leu5. Mygatt renamed
| WIN MS vessel III the vicinity Quti! | con Id
| report TO you.
Foe following persons were killed and
| wounded
HsIted-John Fuller, masters ate; George
| Seymour and Thomas TUIley, seamen
| Eo~aded-Ernest Walton, seaman.
The men that escaped state the beat On the
| shore NAG TWO casks III her. We were unable
TO secure her. Very respectfully,
] WIN. BUDD, Com'ds Resoiute
From another account of the affsir VIC copy
the following:
| The scere on board the eniS,l boat is de-
| scll"eu rs near sicAenng, the dead lying out
! stret"h6@ III 1t, covered with their own blood.
Inc boat was lowed a short distance from the
] shore by one of the crew named Sanderson,
! who quietly slipped il the water for that
purpose, and thus concealed imself from the
| enemv.
The other "nin.,u red man, it is said, lay in
! -" Goat, h orrifed by the scene through which
he had Just passed, while the wounded man
helped Slnderson to row the b 1at towards the
| Reliance, from WAich ASS islaECe was inL1s-
| diatey rendered. The enemy evidently con =
graduated themselves that they had killed
the entire boats crer.
| The Re solt3e reached the Navy Yard last
i night, ri II O'Clock, bringing hither the dead
and the wounded man, Who has been sent TO
! the ospital
! As The woods skirtng the several more inn
| poTtant crossings CT the Potomac afford fine
| aInbuscades tor the enemy, those who are
| best acquainted with the geography OF The
| rlv "a III 10 OF a
| effec .Ual means of destroying the present as
| sailing advantages OF the disurlonists, Is well
as other measures TOR accom- psishing that par
! pose.
The propeller Resolute again went down
! the Potomac this afternoon. The stes Tner
| Mount Vernon, which came up, reports all
| quiet on The river.
AxoruBg PROBABLE RyGAGBAFyT ON TEs 70
TOMAC.
| The Star has also the following:
Early this morning cannonading was heard
| on TIE potomac, apparently taking place at or
near the Aqua Creek batteries OF the disun-
ionsts
We have rumors from Fort Washing ton
| and Alezandria, alleging the capture OF the
| &c )rge Page ey the faWnee.
The Page lies mp = creek, tour miles from a
bar impossible for tie PaWnee, is very heavi-
| iy armed and has long bean surrounded by &
! force of some 2.0O0 disunion land troops.
E'e either of the smaller steamers of the
| faotilla could reach her with their guns, the
| Aqua Greek batteries must be demQiiS led
| and the enemy driven from them
1t may De that this was done this morning
If so, the large humber Of SCOTS ana fcats
| collected By Lha GiSuni0nisrs about aqua
Greek have probably been des :roTed or cap
| tured-wIth, it nay b., the batteries; hardly
| the George Page, as small as she ia.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Ia This morning many
rumo's prevailed as to the effect of battle at
aqua Greek represented As having taken
place early in the day. but an eli er just re-
| turned from that vicinity, stated at the Navy
| Department this afternoon that the secess ion :
lists there had red several shots at the Paw
| nee, probably lrcm rifled cannon, which she
returned. Tbs distance between the two
forces was, however, too great to infiict any
damage, and this is all there is in the story.
Az 'sP0RrAsT GENERAL ORDER.
HzADQ'ss DIVISION OF PoroMAc,t
Washington, Aug. Is. 1851 I
All passes, SAFE conducts. and permits here
} tofore given 10 enter or go beyond toe lines OF
, the United States Army on tha Virginia
side OK the Potomac, are TO be deemed re-
voked, and all such passes will emanate from
, | the War department. the headq uarters Of the
I United States Army, or OF this division OF
from the Provost Marshal at Washington
Similar powers viii be required to cross tbs
| river, by bridge or boat, into Virginia Strict
ilitary surveillance will be exercised within
, the lines of the army on the Northern side OF
the Potomac, and upon al thu avenues OF
every kind, by land and water, leading to and
S | from the city of Washington, as we'll over
r persons holding passes as all others.
Passes will not be quired at Or within the
1 lines OF the army \ orth OF the Potomac, bat
{ disloyal or suspected persons will De liable tC
' arrest and detenti lion until discharged by com.
petent authority, and contrGband articles viii
be seiZed.
Officers and soldiers of the army Will OBJ
| tain passes SIS heretofore ordered
All complaints of i'm proper arrests seizures
7 or searches, mSde or purportiag TO De mad,
, under military authority, will be received BIZ
the proper brigade commanders or Proves
I nj no " hn
, same and IN each instance make report *
headquarters.
BY comm and of MAJ. Gen. McOleilan
: >. NiLLIAas, Assist AdJ's Genn.
THE ORDER READ TO THE sEvsErr NINTH!
E The following Is the order read to the 7otf
Regiment on Wednesday,:
The General Commanding has heard with
the deepest pain OF the acts of insubordina
! ton Gu the part of the 10Th r agiment. With.
out attempting 70 enier into Il discu Saion OF
the causes, II is SUN Gent to say that they are
frivolous and Sroundeas.
, THAT these acts have thro wn disgrace upon
{ the regiment and the service, and taking place
at this time they give rise TO the strongest sus-
{ picions OF the most cblect cowardce. The
| regiment has forced upon the Compani a.
!, | General an issue which hs is ore Mred &c
, | meet.
The men are ordered to iay down thsi,
arms and return To duty. All those refusing
70 do so Will be fled ppon Immediately. ii
. | bhcy Voiupty Will the lUe TlugleSue!a
| only will be punished
| 1.-The colors of the regiment are taken from
! them, and will lie returned only when their
condac. in camp shall have proven that they
understand the first duty of q soIdier-ohedi-
| ence and when, OH the fed OF battle, the =
shall have proved their bravery. The names
OF the leaders Ia this revolt will be sent to the
Governor OF New York, to be placed in the
archives of the State. A court marital will
| be held forthwith
| FURTHER FROM MISSOURI.
| ST Louts, August Is A feet of 10 steam