The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-27

PoroaAc RnEe, Nay g. 1861.
Agroind al Washins,on-s.crs, Se4vee--Shc rtc..c.
Agousd once Nore-Loycty o. aar,lrrd,rs- Tea
steo,ars liSia ne Thomas FrseJoga- lie Tcslt Liyt
eaei--Daucgc 10 ne FrcebcTn, ara Breatirg Thing.
Gesra1y Achievements Of tie Icetozt se
Imcntored IN my last letter dated a. Washington
that the Thomas Freedom ordered FOR service
we left Tuesday evening at desk but groun ed on the
same shoa on which we detained Gag before
We remained there all night and ouiy 20, OF aext mora
Ing by the assistance CT steam,ug Down the river
past Alexandria aud beyond Fort Washington wo went,
landing mail beg at the latter place Theace pursuing
our course il soon became known that were 10 keep
in shore on the virginia side aai endeayor 10 and and
destroy any batteries that might be erected acDg tha,
coast. The "whiie House" few miles bcios Fort
Washington, was object or peculiar suspicion. Ao
cordngly on nearing IL, the fore and At; guns were
trained 10 bear the building, which soon within
range wh cupola conspicuous above the b,iy Of The
building Nothing dangerous there however, dc
spite It's bad reputation aud We continued on
little below Captain Ward determined 10 try the shells
ho I'D taken in al the Washington Navy Yard They
consisted OF iaree cskes ave. ten and afecn seconds,
according 10 the lime the rses Of each we're computed 70
burn before the explosion Each class Of shell sho ged
ris The accuracy OF the computation Of time thai the
iuse expected " burn without explosion
ma We sse :, M am ga ooae was on
special Instr ueton attack the battery there
and Of which tho lisRAto has made menton We, how
eyr passcd II without amp hostlle demonstration II
became known, though, that Matthias Point little
below, was TO be the recipient OF polite attention
But this was prevented by running shore In the
middle Of the stream just above Tobacco Point about ten
ocick In the moving. We were running at full apced
the time and therefore, got on 30 hard fas. that
became evident that II would require exrsordi.
nary Efforts 10 get her OIL. 1he OF her running
aground was the removal OF the buoys by Tho
lists since passed up on sunday
The 1rs e0ot made 70 get az on was by the ordinary
method OF koJge anchor sent out aseS by the ships
beat upon which tugged Intellectually FOR upwards OF
couple Of hours At the end OF that mo Captain Ward
The beat ashore In charge Of Mr.. Lee 70 make
qrits On returning Mr. lee reported that IL would be
high tide IN two hours, when the water would be two
feet higher than then He added that tho people
friendly disposed and that no had fallen with an
tfcer belonging 10 aryland Union regiment who
treated him very courteouey. BE added that he WAS
Informed that there communication between there
and the virginia shore although there az Tobacco
erected opposite ...
Some time after side wheel steamer was seen coming
up She proved 10 be tho iceboat belonging 70
tie city Of Philadelphia which had been placed at tho
dispos AZ OF the government. She armed with four
thifty two pouncefs--two asiern and two ahead sho
board In the form OF cotton baes 10 protect The
the use OF fmall arms boat sent OF TO her, and
In shoTt tine hawser was sent Oh board from the
Freedom and made fast The hawser fastened TO the
bits on the starboard side OF thu Freedom,
parsed astern 10 the starboard side OF the
beat, which lay astern OF us, on our port
quarter with her head al angle OF about forty Eve Id
grees ffom our bfoadside. The consequence was TIA
Shen the hawtor became tsut carried away our flag
sta Nth the American ensign, and. working TO the pog
sie, t1e aKAX khlse VI We GaAcAieNa thAt hAd heea