Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-06-13

The Iserriet Lane Drawn OF.

below the Ferry would share the same tate.
ENGAGEMENT AT NANsEMOND RIVER.
| The Ise,riet Lane Drawn OFF.
The steamer Georgiana, Capt. Pierson, arrived
Thursday morning last from Old Point Comfort,
and brought intelligence of another attack on a
Virginia Battery.
On Wednesday morning the U. S. cutter
Harriet Lane Capt Faunce, appeared off the
Federal forces. on Newport News-point, and
shortly after o'clock began an attack on a bat
terry erected by the Eirginians at the mouth of
Nansemont. She first fired her largest gun,
which was plainly seen from the portico of the
Hygcia Hotel, at Old Point.
| The distance from Old Point to the position
of the Harriet Lane was about eight miles, but
the booming of the first gun attracted attention,
and the result of the attack was watched with
eager interest. Immediately after her first fire
the battery responded, and the firing was regu-
larly kept up on both sides for half hour, when
the Harriet Lane drew off. But one Of the guns
of the Harriet Lane, it is said, could reach the
battery, while those of the latter had range
beyond her position, and were fired with re-
markable precision. After 5he cutter withdrew,
she steamed out to Hampton Roads and anchor
ed near the Cumberland. Information derived
from those on board the Cumberland stated that
one man was MORALLY and three were seriously
wounded on board the cutter. The extent of
the damage sustained by the vessel could not be
ascertained, as she communicated with no other
vessel than the Cumberland after her return
| from the engagement.
During the day ship with a New York reg-
ment arrived, and as she passed the Harriet
Lane those on board gave three cheers, and the
band struck up "Eal Columbia" but there was
no response from those on the Harriet Lane.
The battery at the mouth of the Nansemond
river is said to consist of eleven inch columbiads,
with several rifled cannon.
Nothing had been heard from the company
Of one hundred and twenty-five Zouaves which
went out on scouting expedition on Monday.
All the volunteers, except a single reg iment,
have been removed from the fortress, and are
now encamped in the vicinity and between
Hampton and Newport Newspoint.
From some conversation of party with Capt.
Faunce, it was thought that there would be an
early movement of troops towards Norfolk, as
it was intimated that the navigation to Norfolk
would be opened during the present week. The
land forces, however, have not yet made move
ment, or if they have, it has been by small de-
tachments, in the direction of James river.
| The batteries of the Confederates are said to
be well supplied with men, and every approach
by land to Norfolk and Portsmouth is thorough
ly guarded. 1t is not probable that any effort
will be made to get into the harbor with ships,
as that is deemed inspfacscable if not impos-
sible.
The feeling Between the volunteers and regu-
lars at Fortress Monroe is said not to improve,
and there is very little amity existing between
them. On Wednesday party of volunteers
made an expedition inland, and captured eight
or ten head of cattle, which they drove into
camp.
A Virginia Account Of the Phillippi Affair.
The accounts that we heretofore published of
the Phillippi affair, it will be remembered, came
to us through the Republican Administration
sources. We find the following rather different
version of the fight in the Richmond Examiner
of Thursday:
a government messenger, wh9 a5gixea ,rja 9
our troops-patriotic volunteers of the neighbor-
ing counties-were attacked at the place called
Philippi, in Barbour county, on Monday morn
ing, about daybreak, by three thousand of the
enemy, whose forces consisted principally of the
execrable submission party of the northwest.
but were mingled with regular troops of the
Union States Army. The attack was surprise,
and our troops were thrown into momentary
confusion. But they reformed in excellent or
der, and retired without loss to place called
Sperm's Hill, about two miles from Phillppi
Here they were again attacked by the whole
force of the enemy, in regular order, and here
they made determined and successful stand.
After considerable struggle, the enemy were
repulsed with a loss of seventy killed on the
spot, and among the MORALLY wounded was
Col. Kelly. We had only 800 men engaged on
our side in this combat. The enemy made three
well organized and determined attacks on our
forces upon the hill. They were each time met
with valor completely repulsed, and finally
compelled to retire as above stated.
The Examiner states that Col. Porterfeld and
Capt Richards, Of the Confederate forces, were
killed, and young man named Dangerfield
MORALLY wounded-one of his legs was shot of
by cannon ball. The accounts from Wheel
ing make no mention of the deaths of these
two officers.
Important Military MOvements-An Ad-
vance ON Harper's Ferry.
Washington, June 8-There is military a,l-
thority for saying that the first regiment Of
Cavalry and the second regiment of Dragons
United States Army, have been ordered from
the department Of the West to this neighbor-
hood.
Capt. Palmer, of the corps of Typographical
engineers, has returned from a reconnaissance OF
several points on the Potomac river. He land
ed at several places on the Virginia side of the
Potomac, and attended by two officers and
twenty marines proceeded considerable dis
lance to White House Point, where company
of about sixty secessonists had made their APP
pearance only a few days before. At Aqua
Creek two small batteries with some 500 or 600
men were distinctly seen by the party
Washington June 9.-The Rhode Island regi-
ment will break camp at midnight and leave
per railroad direct for Harper's Ferry early to-
morrow morning. Their marine battery was
brought into the city and taken to the railroad
station and loaded on the train, together with
the artillery horses and the field and staff horses
at six o'clock this evening.
Professor AIKEN, of Rhode Island, this after
noon brought into this city large balloon,
which he inflated at the corner of Massachusetts,
avenue and Fourth street, and afterwards load
ed it down with sand bags for more convenient