New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-09
.,.,, ,opu n.1ty rR,BuNE. MONDAY SEPTEMBER 1851

Mnen We got in full view Of the Creek the rebel
age seen lying at anchor short distance
up h.i' IN. IL is said this yesfel, which originally
ID as u ferry.boat 10 convey passengers betw~
' ashington and the Richmond and Fredericksburg
Railroad is now lined with railroad iron, fitted out
with twelve guns, and crew OF eighty nen' ~ was
tue property 0i the railroad mentioned above. Near
q Virginia pungy was anchored. short distance
from he PAGE was hlack scow used for The trans
portation Of rebel troops Abreast Of Adquia Creek,
and on the Maryland ride Of the chaunel, vessers
Inas's were to be protrudipg above the water.
W. did not learn the cause Of the sinking Oh lhiS
ves Ell.
We had scarcely got fu abreast Of the main battery,
still at distance OF five miles oil, when everybody on
board our vesse was somewhat surprised to hear the
rrp0rt OF rebel gun. On turning our glasses toward
the battery nothing was seryable but The smoke ere
ated by the discharge This shot crossed our bow in
close proximity that detected lie presence bya
whizzing noise From this peculiarly il was judged
to have bsen rled shot. No notice was taken OF
this, except that Capt Chadsey gave orders TO have
the vessel kept right its course regardless of any
thing that might hapIen. Subsequently another shot
wss fired; this falling short ule less Than one
tr the distance between the battery and the steamer.
During the whole time OF yaseing these batteries the
greatest curiosity and excitement prevailed on board
tie steamer and many were tho neeks stretched and
el es strained to catch glimpse of thing In genc
r;d. III any OF the vessels 10 the Government em.oy
Transports should happen 10 get too hear The Vigl-
MA rhOre a warning gun would be fired from our guD
bOns and If this did not have the desied elect Of
causipg the vessels 10 lay oil Shore il is moe than
probable more C,rctbie method won be psed.
At Potomac Creek, two nlles from Aequli Greek,
there are more rebel batteries. On hero, it is said,
are mounted some Of the largest kind OF guns, and
these are OF the newest pattern. Owing to the peGu-
liar formation of the hills and the thickness Of the
woods we could not rec bese batteries.
Laying at distance of five miles off from this creek
were the steamers Union, Pembroke, and the Phila-
delphia lceBJat, now 10 the Government service as
q gun-boat. boa boarded us from the Pembroke
70 procure copies Of TIE InteHigeHcer which Capt.
Cuadrey significantly termed the ships papers. In
answer 20 what the condition Of things at
Mat bas Point, the officers n the boat rel lied, all was
well and Qniet We then proceeded on our cruise
without further interruption.
When ~ n lies from Washington and 20 miles from
Acquia Creek we got abreast OF Matthias Point,
which ia thought to be dangerous locality. Stories
circulated that the psople who live in The neigh
bOrhood are noted Secessonsts and seek every favor
able opportunity TO pick off with firearms those VINO
pass In yessels belonging 70 or In The em 10y Of the
Government. That such thing could be done Is trne,
for the river ia very this point All vessels
In passing here hug the Maryland shore a. much rs
possible. II il reported hat 10 miles from tbs place,
ibland, there Is rebel eneampmeDt aud thar strsg-
gleTs scattered along the shore from this force.
The point all round is covered with dense woods But
two or three houses are visible aud these very
considerable distance from the point proper II there
are batteries in this Deighborhood, they could not be
seen owing to the denseDess OF the woods.
Port Tobacco which lies directly opposite Matthias
Point, on the Tyland shore, s saio TO be the rem
devious for numbers of Seeessons's who lend aid to
the rebels Blu, perhaps this Is only OF the thou
sand and one st1res in circulation all along the river
AT Cedar Point channel we parsed the steamer
James jerome OF the Miriam g. Rhinehart line,
asbore. The Government steamers Yankee and Lance
wrre trying 10 yet her off aud lending all the aid
they could well knowing that if they left this steamer
alone here over night tho Virginians would como OIL
a. small boats and do all in ther power 10 burn IT, for
this had been done before. AZ ,he ghtboats ~ this
place have been burned up by the rebes the navlga-
non Il rendered positively dangerous at night owing
60 The exsience OF ats in the vicinity. All yessels
arriving hee in the ubt generally lay over TIL morn
inP uuder protection 81 the gunboate. The renal
of { bou.e blrnei by order Of Lieut.. Budd, In 10
tlialn for tho burning Of one OF our schoones WI lh
run ashore is stl visible, but the place vicinity
shows 10 signs of he.
OF Washington Point, or at Kettle Bellows, we
passed the Government transport City Of New-York
bound TO Washington, with supplies.
A we approached Blackstone lighthouse, 99 miles
from Washington, we came in sight Of large number
OF trading vessels, heading up stream, aud ia all
instances giving the Virginia shore a wide berth.
OF CAGE Lookout there was one Government guu-
boat and number Of trading vesoels the latter head
ing up the Chesapeake.
At o'clock D m, the Potomac was left behind
and all excl ement began TO subsde. As the light
houses on Capes Charles and Henry are boh in Vir-
gna these not been lii since the secession Of the
Stale.
AT Rsppahannock River we found the is. steamer
Monticello on watch.
After a VOYAGE Of rs hours we reached New-YoFk.
So little is there now doing along the coast that we
did not meet one vessel between Cape Henry and the
Capes Of Delaware.
We would return thanks to Capt. Chadsey and
Harbor- Master Morgan for facilities kindly furnished
and promptly accepted.