The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-21

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t.psrial CORRESPONDENCE OF The DrsPArcH.1
NoRroLx, May 20. 1861
The steamer "kahukee,' white attending
90. s,n,e errands AT Bousb Bluff, about one
..lork on Saturday, was Hired at by the
..a-,ar Monticello OF the blockadng fleet -
sFa rr<t fired a blank cartridge across the
- ot the kehukee, 70 warn her 20 lay to,
which she alsregarded and ran Immediately
,si,r the guns of Capt. Goungs Ia ttery at
I,u.h'< B.uT The Monticello then fired n
thr,. which did not take effect. Captain
ycurg's battery then fired one or two shots at
me Monticello, one Of which 1t Is believed
.,urk her. The Monticello then backed out
go running down to Seweiis Point, 4 shOr.
st,t,uep below, opeDed her nre. and after
rr,nr about twenty or more guns she left.
A. mere were no persona present at the
r't,e4 anon which sh" wasted SO much pow
t.rand ball, OF course no one was Injured.
The Monticello, accompanied 10y two small
,tA1rners made another attemp. TO demoiisA
49,. works on >>e wells Point, yesterday (Sun
a4yl afternoon, about o'clock, bat Ilet with
49,. iaftrr success than she did on the day pre-
IONS. in fact, this time she caught a Tartar.
Tha bXtteTy returned her fire with spirit, and
considerable effect The Monticello was
rloored at only n short distance from the bat
try and threw shot, chain shot and shell
r.pttIy INTO IL, bat without doing the least
iu1ury 10 the tort, or anybody in il; In fact
nobody was hurt while on the contrary,
tie guns from the battery ii Is supposed done
considerable damage 10 The Monticello. Five
sAa,--sone say six-throWn from the battery
are Known to have pierced her one striking
near her bow, passed through and through
LrT another STRIKING her autdShlp, IL sup
,.-rd 10 have done the same, while one cut
SWAY the nag staif of one OF the small steam
rrs that haI dared 10 venture Il little nearer.
TGs Monticello, after little while careen-
cI over 70 Que side, which was caused, 1t 10
thought, by the removal OF the guns, or some
other Weight, 10 one side, in order 10 proven I
her from sinking. She then, In company with
The tWo saaIi steamers, hauled oil and made
,aeir way towards Fort Monroe, thinking they
bad got enough, and perhaps little more
than they had an tici pated.
II was not ascertlined whether any was
Killed or wounded on board of :he Monticello
Seyera! were seen 10 tall at the firing of one
OF the guns from the battery-whether il was
lsdodge the shot, or whether they were struck
by II, lie not known. Perhaps they will re-
turn to day and let us know II so, you VIII
hear from mo 10 morrow.
Another fresh ARRIVAL OF troops came this
IUrning-A few OF them occasionally drop Ia
~AiurdHy morning, over three hundred SOL
dlrTr as line AS the world ever sh" arrived
from that glorious Cockade town, PeteTso uTg,
ana again last evening, one OF the finest com
paHies Of cavalry from the came place. Inns
company, In command OF Captain Fisher, Is
certainly the best / ever saw. They are All
mounted upOn splendid horses, and every man
# them fully equipped with il carbine, CaYal
~ sword and brace OF elk rifle barrel shooters.
some have even more than this. Every one IL
C1pdDtS OF lIiHR lulI TEEN epiIie ohct
aud then, II lac has not time to reload, eau
draw ln- sword, aud deal death and destruc-
upu - the foe.
K A WorrelI, ESD our City Collector died
Yesterday morning 1T 3 clock, after a long
aud painful attack OF consumption. II few
months since ne lost a daughter, Il most ac-
coup!tshrs and charming young lady, In the
lull bloom OF health and beauty, by tndt tai
most in every caseJ fatal disease, dIptheyih. -
Sicce that Tune he has been falling oil, and
RAPIDLY fading away until this morning, when
h. was remoV ed TO Il world which, hope arc
hr!teve will prove his eternal gain. His
friends eHd surviving relatives may re8l De
surrd they have our heartfelt eympathtes.
M~j6r WOOL has received orders To proco6
20 Fort Nunrur, and at once take command
there, IN place OF '"' biUnick. POWDER.
l.oArsAuurH, May 20 1861.
The Federal steamer Monticello, hich fire.
At the unfinished battery at Sewers Point
nm saturday, rene tRed the attack yesterday
She received In return some well directed shot
which seemed to cripple her 40 as 10 require
the help of a tug from Old Polnt. no hafI
y-gs done to tho battery or 70 any person
Them. ara various additional statements abou
ta~ affair, but prefer TO state only the gen
rrai facts. =,
SOM OF the Louisiana troops, under the
cummgnd OF Col. Blanchard, came over here
Yesterday, and are now quaTteTed At the
Je,ter station. about four miles hence. The
t3.oruit troops, who had just gone into camt
Lrer the Navy. Yard were ordered oil last
NIGHT to another point.
col Roger A. Pryor and staff are stationed
a. lhe Hos pitli. / am sorry that so noble q
fellow should pa placed by his Supporters IN a
position which exposes him TO nnkind feeling
on the part OF 40 many OF his regiment. Inc
occasion of this is that he was made 10 su
y4rrsie Col. Hodges, whose excellence as a
soldier and ~ a man il felt warmly by all un
der his charge 1t is Il great blunder 10 cause
such "A change when everything was moving
with such satisfaction.
The churches here were well attended on
Yesterday. Large numbers of the volunteers
from Georgia were out. Many of them are
professors of religion, and seem TO maintain
muCh OF it's spirit.
The Court Street Baptist Church, whose
iate pastor NJ. Z. Watkinson, treated then
so shamefully, has secured the services o
Professor L. Hume, Jr. AT any time The
change would have been very desirable
uox. they are pariiculari, fortunate in secur
ing one 20 taIan ted and. in every respect, reila
ble The man Watkineon Ia, or has, an
told lulucd i company At the North, Tor IN
purpose OF coming on here, and to nght III
desr hr.t hran ANON.
NoRFoLg May 20, 1851.