New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-05-27
MONDAY MORNING. MAY 27, 1861.
Important from Norfolk.
SIX MEN KILLED AND SEVERAL WOUNDED
AUTHENTIC PARTICULARS TIE FIRING AT sEvEI's POINT

AtfhhHnc PARTICULARS or TIE FIRING sEvELLs
Correspondence of the Petersburg ErpressJ
h3I3LH Nay 70 ls5 The ball has been opened in this
Of negro ab2reIs complete ftfcniion that had been con-
emced on He%elb Point which ia 81 mated immediately the
nlms , river may be coInmanded The had impro
M kahSbee peTeeiyng from certain the
G nGG nat Wo"d be nsne to proceed TO e deet
n h' tde Of sewes where small battery had
o rheh "sa0 s I ssf he 's'1 "g
battery Boss BloG Which had the Greet Of cang 70 y H
Monticello to elnQuish the chase of the Kaokee crop
s %ns"s Hy Es G@ 'o de M
took effect but no serious damage yss dSne wo
eom"nies Of soldiers the Point with Hundred
the shes feel about hein but there campern among the
DaEing the ngh several heavy pieces Of artillery addi
Of 9 n" m e r. 0 By sd o h nes
noon three short 32poundeTs and rifle 6p0uders
Si efG On: Tay 5aa s
ha at he Sp cpned 3 o it, sbe
mounts sX guns Of the heaviest calbe and
oen'itnt8 M Win great precision Our returned the fire with
@ "s s e pm @ @ rife se5y do T se no
ana no2ut igta the steamer was Obliged to draw off. ev
% I sss ss?s sD9 from e 551;,sTy suet the
sending rocket Later sent up another
rocket when two steamers the Yankee and Young America
,'sf WIKI s atsa Al @S her s@FSSi dssf
a f o R5yfH ydsv b ss pes
tp steamers The Toneeo making headway slowly and
u.s. L p5p ln h in our victory win
Gus Ga Cap cq!qui and Woods Ess from ths place
GsP s n aG h M T of the M noT Ries Of s aes
the c9oneso and courage Of No could have
When the affair ended, Caps Coqutt Lamb both
GALLANT and soidiery beanE cem %yn WIN HEN wna on
nesenLt T. daGHg part Of the enlightenment also spoke high
usual the battles bavg ihs far occurred during
on d seept Who GS SiS Saed shin nf d psS
TFaXment Of shell and Col Collier aid Cen Ciwynn Who
splinter to damage his hand somewhat. These believe
ss iy the only casualties great small that occurred
On the part of the the list hoped presents
Last night Tour Of the heaviest guns force of nearly
thai york would there this morning up to the
Among troops moved lat ngh, eTs qst the five Petersburg
sonpa9tes herstoors stationed Fs5y Pant he ieh
Soy ys e.: shnnGc and @ hsy yt stys good
wsn the oe 9" Isn @ Tsv bs s he Mae5 M and
Ycho Lewshs rscGs compans asfs are at Caney
SSa Bf" sy e RSF a"s vie" Of the fray
Hosd ] a5ont Stee ssi ies dssn ffo
will keep yon Td 2ysed By telegraph should anything %
's hsrd hd P55 by 9 Rf Rfo "s vert
r0Ggs9nE 5 al % nE ED are now gnProyided with selte
g9oa II @ but dspponted at having brush They
The Latest.
Special dispatch to the Petersburg Express}
EoEEolKi Nay 70 g NAH is quiet here tonight.
Between 1900 and 2 Conte troops concentrated
at Sewes Point last night, but the ercenaries did not
return appLchended and men, who actually eager
for the fray, lad nothing 0 do. e-
Tie steamer West Point, Captain Rowe belonging
York River Railroad line, left Railroad wharf al Pers
mouth today under lag Of truce visit the Federal
Old Point Comfort for the purpose of
lion AL ne women and children who desire Join their North
friends The steamer accompanied Captain Thomas
]. Hunter command Of tha Virginis Navy.
Inc west Point having accomplished Its mission has
Captain Hunter reports yitg G,rcd yery
badly in her with battery Sewes pon. yes
ter1ay The boat Is seriously damaged both hui
cinery and is thought that it will be before She
can indulge in another bonn nArdnlent.
Six killed board several badly wounded.
have been urnbe to learn the the killed or the
extent Of The ijuries Of the manned.
Som ebody hurt" Al last.