The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-22

aishly Inssssstiss frsa HeasacsIs Par.
ticuia.s Or the Firing On the FEDERAL
Launch.
Corr OF the Mobile Advertiser and Rsgister.l
rsssAcoIA. Sunday night, July 1.-THE
Advertiser and Register WIS telsgraphsd Las
eight the fact, that n de tachment of the Mont
.omery Mounted Rifles had fired 5pon boa
died with Federal sailors. The Rj1es, unds
lapt Ulanton, have for some time been per
,ormiDg the laborious and dangerous duty O.
Suarding the coast in the neigh oorhood Of tn.
t.ss. Pass of Santa Rosa Island, but withou,
Incident until Friday morning. About sever
A the morning Of that day, detachment O.
he company under Capt Cianton dscovere,
spproachiug thu Island ashore, q small boa
r launch from the blockading steamer lying +
nile or two distant
The men Immediately concealed them sci yes
behind a mound Of sand and avail led their n
oroach TO within very short distance of thu
lmbuscade, when they were discovered by the
rev The launch Immediately stopped, anG
attempted to pull round, when Capt. Clan-
on demanded their approach to the shore
For moment 1t seemed the intention of the
aunch 70 obey bis summons, when the office.
Ia charge OF the boat drew his sword and or
tered return to the ship Capt. Clanton 3
second time ordered their approach TO tn.
ahore, accompanied with threat to FIRE o.
nem if dsobeyed, which was disregarded
The Rifles then opened fire at a short dis
tince, when the officer in command-supp os
I'd TO be dShipman-reeied aud fell across
the guards Of the boat.
be is supposed 10 be killed or desperately
wounded. Several others in the lannch wers
honght to be hurt or killed, the BOAT (ap
light cared onsl got out of tbs scrape with
ne assistance of only two oars. NineteeI
thots were fired 81 no. over hundred yards
Some OF them, it is thought, must have beeG
killed. The gun Of one OF the n al missed q r.
ths hrxt volley he claimed the privilege OF q
hre, however, which was granted, and i, was
thought with success. These are all the par
iculaTs of the affair l have been ubls TO
gather.
these fellows, it seens, have been in the
aaoit OF running about in their boats, for
some tlme near the shore, with the purpos.
II supplying themselves with alter as we'll
Is dropping the lead, and Capt. Cianton de-
termined to put stop to their aUdacity, ana
set the trap into which they came very near
marching. Molten lead M st have been a-poo1
substitute for the cool spring wafer with
which the rascals have been in the habit OF
shaking their thirst. The result Of this som.
think, may be a serious matter, and tn at their
small boats may retatiate on our coast guard
Let them try il, if they want Captain Low
slls little n7et TO make 'em scratch gravel 4"
Inere has been no addition to the 50 uadrou
LOT IN. last day or two at the anchorage
Like old Patterson, the feet is inactive
LATRR .-Capt. Clanton, with nearly all his
command, has returned 10 this side They are
confident of having killed five or six The,
fired at about one huacred yards. The fiaga
OF the steamer were at haii-nast Wnen tney
lett their retreat for camp. Three guns wer,
discharged from her, which they suppose
were summons to other launches 10 return or
look OUT