Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-30
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ptrs Ery, every thing remsined l.. an an III.
p1oDs of an iu mediate action ,utsIiaired Bntl
Thursday e,enir 6, when Col. Gesy fent orders 10
be particularly on the alert TIE nigh. passed aSsy
qu1ly. however rr
o. W. sday mouirg at oeleek htavy Ct a oEa-
dug and starp uik,try fire. In the oiieo len Bo-
var Hight, told Us Il at work bsud. bat cry
OF four gups' stationed LoudoHn Eeiehts also
opened With she This Immediately rtpicdI0
and subs. quently sil need by section OF tS. y
Rhcde lslandF.rst BIuery, Which, On koaGay moip-
Ing. 18th Inst had been withdrawn from Es posi'ion
at Bolivar aud stationed on Maryland H,gh's. al h,f
past nine, A. NJ, order from Col Geary arrived TO
take my piece nedately over the river ~ rror 20
him. Previous TO doing SO, by order OF M-or u's
OF tue Thirteenth Massachusetts, Volunteer hEc .i,
graphed TO Point OF Roots Tor the balance Of the u
Will crossing the Ever brisk fire opeIe us
by rHsmen stationed or Loudcun Heights bo, htplHy
doin; no jury We imm stately passed no h .ess
which 10 amodt direct hne from ,1c destr0, cd
Government buildings, TO Bolivar Heights, nn3ef &
scorebng f'e Of shell canister and fphefcsl SLOT
waioh the enemy poured In upon ui froma thisgeen
pcuad rihsd gul and iron tbirlytwo p -Fr se-
toned on the street runping d Bolivar HHg Hg5;s.
The eremy's aim was Remarkably scturste Eot oIo oi
their prceciiles striking than tseny ite ircr "a
while ccmirg into battery; cue of their shrlis tel bI.
two feet in front Of the lead horses Of the eUn end %
ultaneously another passed over tho ammuIiiol c.ts.
the linber. While loading for the irs. time 81 ua-
EXPLODED canister Passed just over the piece aud bwesa
tie eaunonserL
Aft ahiog pciitlon in the middle % the stree.
We tpsred.a sharp Gre on the enlmy with shell aEd
news rsched Col Glsry, who bot fe~ pic fotl
on the right, tbat the enemy falling baCr, 10
der me 10 advance, hring a,we d q 30. We Tay.d
forward about hutdred and ff yards, sh the o
der to hting and move forward 10 RciTar Heig
Ieaehrd o. oar movement 10 t5at poct, plss,d
the 32-pound gun ("hco, 1 subsequently, ascer sinac.
siier ced second round, the shell srkuc r q
exploding Ne body OF the csrisge) Ia possession
OF tie inspry, and or which Coloael GsSsy waswilt5
hi arst dispatch.
IA sooa as made Cur appearance on tic bTov Of
the bill the enemy again opened on va uith shell rrri
tho rfed gun, which they hal posted lte Es!t Rn
road a. pont where enters, aud s screened b. hs
dense woods through which it passes The ID rd sas
frcm gun struck their piece tho fac O. the
zt, and, llotiGg tore the entire whee f,ctla.y
silencng the piece Tee essmy's cavalry we're sy
20 be dscerned 10 the woods, buI few shell d
pesed them. Being notified that The other gun of tto
section coming up the s.reat Col Gesry ordered
me il, and take position the Sheasldolh
where could bear upon Loudoun Heght or I.s.t2i'c ~
ry stationed there, and the niGltry stslouGG tLg
woods Oh tho heights, threw f'e shell, without tos-
ever. eting any respoIse.
The gun then ordered 10 BoiveT Heichis. With no
rest of the section. At II O'clock p NJ Ess orde,i
to throw q shell into HaoHn and mmedatl l. marc 10
the rverthe firing Of the gun being tie signal To- hs
remainder of the forces to fall into toe line ct raTce
-Four hours were Consumed in transporting tn on
over Potomac, The only iseity tcE crossing h,
scov eu led ty cablea stretcbed from bank t. tank
The men under INV commai ac.et noOy sn1 un,i ely,
both duspR the action aud whilst Transporting the
tion They had food rect for t"enty-tour to7is
ber with the eutire foc well heard no comps NJ.
Il was the hour for the morning nealT the iralie
top Of the section cont lsted and, alter trs !us
thei- first & oi sircS tho preceding morning they Tet"
csd their guns attack being locked Tor from ;be
Loudoun rosd At IL O'Clock, NJ to-day, received cr-
rs TO return BY rail this ice, and srved heTe nj 4
tslock and they are enjoy yirg the 5, rest WI c
they have had stree Tuesday uisbf, the l6:5 instant