The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-06-28
Iet,esa Of San vois.,eors.
On board Steamer phiiad. iphid, !
NAsHIaoIOH, June ~ 1851 (


NAsBIsoIoH, june "a 1861
DEAR Sra lit Is some tine since I have
had anything OF interest to record from this
quarter, but will nov giv' you an account Of
our last trip TO Fort Monroe. Oa Fdiay sf,
tornoon last, We tosk aboard about 500 ahalls-
the greater part bsiIg 0 and 10 inch, aud the
balance 30 FOUNDER, . lot Of eantstsr, = II
poundsr riaed howi.zV, 90 barrels Of posasr
and wagons. The day was quite hot, ana
the she'll not vary light--ths inch wsighirg
near 100 lb. each but We worked with will,
making the sweat oozs out d svs,y pore, and
in few hours our task wss fin shsd. We lot
the Navy Yard at p. n. Our first stopping
place was of Aqua Creek, whsrs we came
alongside Of the Pswnss, and put the large
shsll and powder aboard this dsne, We COZ
tit tued our trip do IN the river. About five
O'Clock, next morning, wo saw q small pleasure
boat drifting In the stream q boats crew was
Snt after her, nothing WAS found aboard but q
jus not Of ~hkksy, as might have bsaa, but
OF wstsr u limo WAS maue fast, and she was
room towing sstsrn.
After q pleasant sai1 We reached the fort
about L. N. Our officers Immediately bo uds
the Cumberland and Minnesota, and on their
return We commenced TO land our cargo on the
doek. This 6ono 80 thought that We cor
vuy prt6tably employ the little time vs bad
to spare before sailing. by hauling . sstn.
which lay idly upon the beach. IL was soon
IN the water, ~ H sr half an hours work We
ludsd hundreds Of lively Hsh upon the sam
ahalf barrel had bsep secured wh.n We heard
he Whitlo Of our boat ard hurried aboard.
having the Iost for tie soldiers Of tho fort.
Next mornins We had an agreeable addition r.
our N sss, which !, not general y sv.rblest with
vA'ie'y. At cusk we startsa for W Wsahington,
tskiDs ~ pasea. es two Aisvss-man md wi's.
Ih.y hsd iv, d tn q lsnts ion 70 miles bach
nom ITO n, with hUhdIsd o,hsrs; tbsir
master hAs gone ii, and they, folio ~inx his
e,smp,s totk French leave aud entered tn.
hr. Gen. BuILBB s.nt them 10 Mr. CANS
sos I'D horss savsnts. Ia the ssriy part
the morning va took . sop .ih load Of dsb
In tow. the Wind being very light and t6sy
fearing The ro%ls, who have an udp peasant
habit Of bOsrciug these craft, wSon becAlued
tina schooner from Annoy, N. j., a fos nights
tIcs.
Aboht Q o'clock We reached the PAwnss and
took OF = lot Of powtsr-ksgs, ard over 300
supty boxes which had contained the shell
thrown In the engage msnt oG Aqua crock. -
Our nan went atoaid the s.esmsT, and l mad
an opportunity 10 CLEAN few itsms Of IN err
est. There Is ss.ssrtsr from the Aqua crs.t
camp on board; In oonv,rsstion with him |
learned that his nams 10 JOINS DowLIso,
He has besn living In Montgomery Cosnfy,
Ala Fearing that he ~ould " pressed into
the secession army, be attsm pied TO laAvs the
South. After many difiisultiss he reached
Richmond. and b,ing out OF mo Asy he worked
on the building intended for the CJnpr.ss D.
tue G. 3. A. for which he goE no ps, al
being suip.ctsd and wa.chsd, was iore-t 10
JOIN . RIhs Company which wsA ssnt 10 Aqu,
creek. Wstcains hls opportunity one night.
no tock 10 tbs river and attempted 10 sNi n to
the Pawpes, was SEN and fred upon, out e.
cspsd; the tide running very strong carried
tim . long distsncs sn ,hs river, bat he saa
csasd IN reaching th Mary land shore wait
pg till murniog 10 took u the wsJer again.
was soon from The Ptwpss and takon ABOARD
He states that toe troops 1t Richmond
are poorly provided for, tat no IN ,n.y
or bsr than shhplastsu Ia in eircu alton, sni
that svsryttio u dssi. Thsr,h hss be. n q srsst
deal OF sickness 1m0rg ths troops At Aqua
Creek. rnsy have terrible hatred md tear
for the PAwnen whose scou'ipg parties vs OUT
every III. t. log them much ni.ehiaf by do
stroying their boats ard stores 81 uTdsJ
night tbsy burned q storsnouss about ~s,ys
m'lss above the Igssk IL cs.iai Cd, auons
other things, . la'ae lot ef Oh 90 sad shuksy
Ou passiCg up, next morn,ng, we c,u,d see
Ibs ,mbers ST I, scn king Wi'h pl1ss from
| otr boat 90 could count, In ons bagtsry st the
crtt, IL gurs In snolhsr4 The dock which
was burned hiss hsen par, tally rsplirsd.
We net the Frssoorn here. Shs had lot he,
| Iu' Ter b.. running aground and had tsmpo-
rnry enc OF sfat riyg.d IN IT, pace.
About The tniodis OF tho n'erno Don ~
re'ched 'hs Waite Hcuss, a no'sd watering
place. Here W. lsndsd snd rsconnoitfed asou
ths hills for batt-rss but were not TO sardss
with ths sight Of any.
The cnIy occaoaLts OF the buildings are
c, lorsd family, who have be care VI th. IN
Soms me siDcs Captain DSHuoRSs, In ou,
boa, troh 70 rdiugs al nS the whole front Z
n. backs hrs with IN some place. rise b
ovsr . hundred feat above the waxr. Ih41s
| good depth clcss In shore.
We returned to the Navy Ysr1 In tbs sven
Ing. 70 had things in the ams po.id.n I. y
lsft them. l. W. Y.