Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-13
I-por,.n, from Loves,.viIIe.

WASHINGTON, s pit. l0.-Tte news from Lovettsvillc
Is Of absorbing interest Late yesterday evening Gen.
Mcclellan ordered on experiment to be made with Prof
Morses Calcium Sharpsbooters Four companies num-
beriug $50 men, armed 1913 pairs Of dOubs-bsrrelled
Calcium Spectral Photoscopc Blliantines (he recent
war Illuminating invention Of the eminent Professor left
Washington at z p NJ and procet ded at doublequick
to point the Potomac opposite Lovettesvile, reach
ing their destination shortly after midnight sector,
consisting Of ~ pieces Of Professor Merisms Che di'.
guhsd Meteorologis. Of Brooklyn Sulphuretted Ely.
drogen Battery was detailed TO support the Calcium
Sharpshooters-the whole force being under the COM
mand of Msor Ayers who was tegrapbed by the Pres-
dent and Gen. Scot. to leave bis Cherry Pectora factory
for this special duty. Owing to some delay In conden-
sing the Sulphuretted Hydrogen and introducing it into
tire Oiori6c Shells the Battery did not leave Georgetown
until 90 minutes past 10 O'clock and the roads being
heavy With after the rains did not arrive on
tho ground until s 4 II.
n jor Ayres, having distributed gill Of Psctora to
he iii GERS aud prvaes Of his command to countersct
the cts OF the night air and river fog at once order
ed the lcium Sharp'hootss to the 'front.' and stimuli
taneouly the SulphuIeted Hydrogen Battery was III.
numbered and placed in position rising ground in tie
rear Of the Shar shooters. The Djlb-barrelled Cal.
cium specrl Phototcopio Brillsn ines, bebg lighted
aud carefully aimed threw od OF terrific light upon
the opposite shore Of the river and over the whole city
and epvirops Of L,vetesvie. The spectacle was mag
nifi ;eny sublime. The country for miles around was
lighted I'D with dense aud splendid MONDAY glare,
discovering bel litera ly innrmersble in num-
br The q ct upon the rebels in strict accordance
with Gen. SCOTS programme and Professor korse's
most ssuguiue expectations. Their pickets driven
in and conpl,iey dazzled The long roll was sounded,
and fully 90 900 rebels swsrmed out Of Their
ielts and hurried to tie river bstk, where they
remained huddled 10 blinded and stupef,d mass,
forgetting their arms, ard being too frightened even 10
slr,k aloud Tbs Suphuretted Hydrogen battery in.
m .diately opened Ere upon this immense and smay
crowd with horrible eff.cs-a perfect haiStom OF odoi-
tic shells bursting exactly in their midst Three OF the
reb.ls-one of them believed to be Brauregard In ID
nighclotbes seen distinctly to fail, and the &C.
sruc,iou Of life must have been enormous The rebels
psng entirely blinded by the Calcium lights and sspbyI
il,ed by the content, Of the oior6c shells remained
standing and cannot be denied that the last one would
have fallen had no; fquidron $4,000 Black HoIse et-
come alarmed and by their repeated neghing unsiesd-
led the nerves OF Suphurteted Bydr gen guuner there
by inp.rng their aim considerable gree. lth'p-
peaed u fortunately, st this moment, that Pfofessr
Paalon, who was swsbbing the muIa Of gun No 10,
shook hands with n. p Willis who bad volunteered 10
a,,,, at the Gals on of gun Nc. TIL. congratuatoy
bsadshakng proved to he fatal mistake. Some Of tie
Professors soap getting on Mr.. Wils's bands igDed
the shells ia the caisson which he had repaired and
violent explosion snsued, blowing oG Mr.. Wliss LETT
thumb creating an nelly unpleasant sme and doing
other damage, full report OF which will a. soon
az Maj Ayrss has recovered from the !agues OF the bat
tie Lretrt at was ordered and conducted in good ord'
with the loss Of only IL guns whose s'eat weight btke
tho carriages during tho odng incident 10 the RAPID
marcl.