The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-24
AMY OF vnsE POTOMAC.
IoUR ou,y CORRESPONDENCE
nrmrnrra. Oct. %. 1851

high life in camp, trip to Manassa was deci-
sied upon Saturday morning found us IN Il
quiet country farm house, not far from the
village. Standing beneath Il trellis, over
which sweet honeysuckles grew and shaded
the porch we waited patiently for g some
thing to turn up TO give employment to two
rowing pens. Suddenly a dull, booming sound
came to our ears from the direction Of our
batteries on the Potomac.
There's a gun said my friend Per
sonae,'' who was quietly smoking his Ea-
Yana "and another, and anoLher,f as the
reports reverberated through the air in quick
succession. Every moment the firing in
creased, until the sounds run IN TO each other,
producing a continuous roar.
+" They are rolling ten pins down Oh the
river, said L.
..Aud there $ n ten-stroie - was the reply,
n Columb bad beiched forth its Contents,
aud shook the hills with its Tremendous re-
port.
Shall we go down? ?"
- Agreed -
Ten minutes later saw lis in the saddle gal
Iopiag over the highway 10 Occoquan.
The morning was very wet and disagree
able. The rain of the night previous had put
the roads in a navigable condition, and al
though the ID ad Wa deep enough TO float
mississippi boat we concluded it fOrdabIp
and pushed on. Dark mass.'s of clouds hung
in the sky and at times turned ur their WGtel-
lug pots and sprinkled US, IS gardeners do
their growing yeSeta bies, until chased away
tv the sunshine. i}etwee.l sunshine and
shower, beneath giant elnls, through oak for.
ests, by dark perennial piHet, rode until
the shadows of evening f1g ,.d liz on q height
overlooking the Potomac. iAs il TO assure rs
Of Il fair " To- IGOrrOw, tutt sun set clear il the
y ST, and lit up the SKY, aiding the prolni-
merit cloud aud chan igE- the background
into the pink and rosy ghues of an ocean
sE al. Before night edIof we gaIopeG in TO
the ruined port OF enIry-s'EullrIts.
So much tor thc pueLiC;4 part Of the ride;
bat imagine two woe be- gone horsemen,
with clothtng covered "zth the ciTt3tst KIND
OF III I'D, faces Like that o a former ciassmate
we used 10 cali tCleahiSE ) dck, on the tfeas
n MN ltccEd0 prihclpif; aorses Jided and BE-
spa:tere-; shoes fu!i pr most abomiuahie
''slusA; Docies WCfhs out with fatigue;
stomdchs guileless OF 1000 since early morn
Ing; two ssed and. runaway chimney
sweeps, and Jou have fhe other side OF The
picture. Ia times Oh p'<tce the good people OF
pUnliriss Would have sr1eSted us IS fugitive
@ ''e3' IT. io1 IN 4ui.II - ,iiou
cid rules OF pIoprietys a. our oh,ect was
s.mIIy to hunt !. batcs Of news 10 serve uD
10 :. iarg,. party Of literary ,licilrrs tysrv
man vyon1an and cbilSl wa stn,-,,.d VI RI -
at,ir;rs The success that met or. IL b,s rs
IA ~, inverse ratio 10 the distance tr3ypieo
towards the point Of excitement The story
we had listened to IN IT. morning was GRAD
ually whitfield To a n,int rut,l we f;rtaG4.1
10 oIlpsticn turther fo3. ff.,r of b4ing fnrr,d
to ellscretit our own eass Presently a human
BENG, wearing y ey8ilItI:n-
airy white hat, ana II ing on a mule tlat
would have pissed in !; alanacerie for nnv Of
the wild beasts halted 19.ore Us. LikeStInl-
vuli Weller, your Ciscou,sola te town" worked
an Imaginary pura,a h ldlp in The dj rpctinn
OF his ifIesnd an " few. PAGES in advance
personne'' took 'lint.
- NY friend, what WAS TIA iiriug abo ut this
morning"
Wall [ dunno, reckon they're firing at
the Yunks / heain tafv landed down by
0acocuou
I.ut 30 Won know aelytlainr about i -,
III &. "a c,ti.~ .,, ,,.,a g. a., +l,a 49,.
I'ry tTis ,, f-.na1io,1g ct,
II "a MIST GROWN. . On TX as xrs roc trto
Drr, fries. but iuaaiEg ron. a cqsIsl C-iaT,ea
I shtn,id saw il is net - l4rcn no as
its nan, t..+I,e}r, tha on q ~ sot
Ian1 frna hotel was f,iU No., . Oft planl,
tt-as f3a4irt ns and W., 91$,sl,eJ tiIr,,iot tt,a
,.iilana rewards WA, sr1,,t SKA +ool, ring.
- a frre bo,sa qrnar n,o,T s. s1r,,i,ared
.,ra.12y5 an . white oal, H.nr
The hFASsPoRT BATTERIES
Hitherto nothing has been known Of the
inn 0rtaut batteries that have Keen COR
stcuctaa at Transport, AM, the opera tons
were carried Oh III The most secret manner
Il was known thai we had IL process Of con
>trEs .oa sc:Ae kind OF works with tbs view
II uIly.aHi3as the Potomac tat the location
T.; N II was : secret. The el;elay got Wild
of tie intention, ana sent stea1a-5ues cruising
up I'd down tie ShCTE 10 examine care nIIy
otery uoint and ha.diqnd Wherever anv
thin.- Suspicious was seen Q fazy ss,ois we're
Frqa e. " .telfrSt' Every sY,et from Ma
tai5s's Point to the OccoQu9a was subjected
% fl's tr%t except The right one. and it sigy!i-
iarty enough va passed bv .ith = cIerce.-
Hrt rev days since q steanl- tus ca1ne up and
ti'"Ar" c's't ciosa :'-2eT Inc guns, ana with
"a rifle distance Of them. Every day the
Federal men Oliver PASSED close by the in
significant ciCetFe O. pines behind UhIch our
Tea - guns were concealed, and steamed or,
satisfied that all was right in its direc tiom.-
batteries Ill other places drew attention from
this, and the works were completed without
mo1estation.
Although the enemy Ar" well aware Of all
the main facts connected with the batteries,
there nay be some points upon which they
are not Informed, aud hence / shall not pub
li4h the details fer their benefit. Suffice 10
in number, and are situated upoa Ship Point,
North Point, aha upon the leadiand where
DamIfe'F bay enters inc potomac. 1 may
say, however, that there Is chain OF battle
tl's from A9u4t creek 10 iresstone foiut.-
aAa} are very strongly constructed, with
Ecoc protection to the men, aau mount guns
enough to stop ennrely he passage Of vessels
Ga tie river, should Gen: Ir.lnble see fit
They have had frequent trials during the past
1sw days, and the fact has been cleaTiy &C.
Mons iTalad, mat 40 vessel can pass NJ or
down ne n, riFes unln]nrea, unlcss allowed to
70 50. me cisitnces IL direct line TO The
H1ry!dnt shore, IS mite aud seven tenths. If
ftiaeInbtr Fl9hltS, ant "ita 3 proper eIe-
YatIol', oars can De thfoWn entirely across.
A1e iiIiFS 20 tAi1> Win itItle "liISE4lJ ana
sven ne sea-codst ho"NEffs throw Fitelf
ponjeroUs snot over Inc belt OF water that
G'fi0e Siie Two 2Gttes.
ofAN-Nd or TIE BATTERIES
va l "es'' 4 tne aotN, ever ythlug was COM
- 't,~ u, ,S5'il.s
- I'm - 81 mi'i
tie pint. = soon IS within rang she was
H. 80 - 80 " - 80 '-t0 -
S1'tN,A - ' - CT @1tU 49, = ''' NC
FAR a5tjrn and her gr,s n',@ia ra:,,.~- for
a a $50. ~ net IL nt'loe fF'loy iot 4
it<1l1- go, :, s'V"'t "-oi4-' "'e+i tiAe