Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-20


constructed another battery with six guns, about
the same ealibre and character of those above men
toned. These batteries are respectfully esIzuated
shipping Point Blttery, or Battery No. /. and the
Central Battery, or Battery No. 2 About three
quarters Of mile below the Central Battery at the
mouth Of Chappawsmsic creek, We have another
battery, consisting Of three rihsd cannon, one Of
which is s celebrated English gun, manufactured in
Great Britain in 1861, and was landed st Savannah
. few weeks ago. This gun carries enc hundred
aRd twenty pound bah and has range Of SIX mica
In very few days other guns viii be mounted at
this place. which Is called North Point Battery OF
Battery No. 3.
The river st this point is about mile and seven
lengths wide, the channel running within three
quarters Of q mile of the Virginia shore. These
batteries, which now constituts Transport, have
been erected at heavy expense to the Confsdsrsey
snd vast amount Of labor, full portion Of which
hsa been performed by our regiment, but not in
vain. They were built in secret the small pine AID
cedar immediately on the banks Of the river
protected rs from the vision of the enemy, that
passed up and down the Potomac every hour Of the
day and night, and frequently within less than three
hundred yards Of our shore. When our batteries
were unmasked on the morning Of the 18th of Oc-
tobsr, the Seminole was coming down the river and
before she arrived opposite, our guns commenced
firing upon her, (the result of which you will find
IN the extract enelosed.) Since then ABRAHAM's
feet have acknowledged the power OF our guns,
and have not attempted to run the blockade except
couple Of tug boats, which were towing brig
loaded with hay, which We captured. Since then
nothing, from the smallest one INSISTED schooner
to the largest war steamer, has ventured to
pass by night or by dsy. So the Illinois
rail splitter has been beaten at his own
game Of blOcksding. The Confederate steamer
Richmond, (fcrmsrly the George Page) passed the
blOcksding sqgsdrsn of Aquis, and for the first
time the Confederate fsghosted in triumph upon
tbs waters ofths beautiful Potonac, and run up
the river to this place, distance Of about fifteen
miles, and now is anchored IN the mouth of oaant
co ready to run out and pick up any small craft
that may attempt to pass the river,
IL has been thought here BY men in authority that
trial of the efficiency Of our Bltteres would have
coma of before this, but no effort has as
yet been made to dislodge our forcss at
this point. A large federal force has been
sent from Washington opposite Transport
on the Maryland shore, numbering about ten thou-
sand. They are placed there evidently for the pur-
pose Of preventing cur crossing the river and going
into Maryland. DAN SIcKLEs, the celebrated New
York sICKIEs, Of Washington City and BARTON KEY
notoriety, is among the number, with Brigade Of
New York city rabble; and also has his woman
with him, who cost KEY his life, and it is said he
has detach ed whole regiment Of his best soldiers
as body guard for his wife, with strict lnstruc-
tols to see that her ehaste virtue is rot interrupted
and that her private property shall in no way be
mslested, or her peace and quiet disturbed By the
soldiery under his command. We can see their a. g
on the opposite side and hear their drums beat and
cSn even hear the commands Of their officers on
drill of clear still day. We can plainly see where
they have commenced throwing up esrth-works,
evidently for the purpose of erecting batteries.
think there viii be big fight here in a few days
whether it will be here or between Manassas and
Washington, we are unable to tell all depends
upon the movement Of the enemy.
Our Regiment is epiSying very good health at
this time the siekly season has passed here and
there are no new cases Of sickness no w. and those
who have been sick are gradually recovering. Tie
weather for the last three weeks has been pleasant
here like our Indian Summer in Tennessee, until last
night when the rain commenced falling and has been
falling ever since. think We viii have cold wealth
er when the rain ceases.