The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-27
THE ENGAGEMENT ON JAMES RIVER.

Our James River Naval Correspondence.
UNITED STATES GuSBoAr ARoos1ooK, May 70 1852.
The Start from FORTRESS Nomroe-7he Days Point Bat
teyy Passed-TAe Engagement scath tie Second Ba1sy
at Point Of Shools-rhe Ga,ena Acvound-Fbrt Poc-
hataw Abondonsd-7Ae Arr,pai AZ City PotHt-Fags
of Truce Dispioyed-TAe CoHta al Wards BIs0. or
Fort DdrIine-TAe Bursisng Of he CSn on ne e. A.
Stesc. (Naugatsck)-7Ae Capture Of The Officers AZ CITY
-Treaehery Of ne Re,eis de-, DC.
We left Hampton Roads early Thursday morning Nay
g. and steamed up ths river the Gaena leading followed
by the Aroostook and the Port Royal As we passed
Sewports News loud cheers given by tho troops
there, and returned BY the vessels A. eight O'Clock
A. M we reached the nrss battery mounting nine
guns, Day Point. This siepesc their firing
doing harm Some Of the Birnoy shells from the
eleven inch gun OF the Aroostook the woods nre
and whom passed II had spread over considerable
space. ~ half past ten A. N. reached the second
battery Point Of Shoals This proved much more for
midab,e one, mounting Twelve guns OF then riaed
pieces Of great range We passed this battery in circle
three times the Gslsna leading followed By the Aroos-
took The third time passed up clear Of the range Of
the guns hs Galena trying draw Gre but II was
evident that from the time they discovered the 6aena
DO ironcIad tho IRE especially directed against the
wooden vessels Alter passing IL the Gaens lay from.
and completely slsnocd the soar gun that remained
The Aroossooy struck bya rife shot which
passed through beth buwaks. doing damage beyond
cutting the topmast stays The Gaisna was struck
three times; bst The shots gided or doing damage.
The Gasna started 70 join u.s. but got aground and
when she pulled or the engines were 20 choked
with mud, ewing TO the shaownsss OF the river that
they could not DO used rhs Aroostook then took tho
Galsna tow but the buoys which marked the chan.
mel having been moved the Gaiena grounded for the
second time and OF that stage Of the tide was impoe
.bIc 70 pull her on We remained thsrs all that night
aud the day. Friday both vessels dong their
" pull the Gaeps OF cher engines being sztrely help
Isss) at ali times Of the tide when deemed prac
tcable and during the remaining time tho Arooetoek
sounded and buoyed out the channel beyond Hog Island
bar Our efforts 70 move the Gsepa proved successful
on saturday, and her engines having beer cleaned
We steamed up jamestown and anc bored for hs
night On Sunday, tho 11th, made reconnaissance
far mp as od Fort Powhatan snd returned 70 James
town. On Monday morning all called 70 quarter
sary. Tho smoke Of two had been coming
down the river and fondy hoped they the rebs
Elnboats jamestown and Yorktown which escaped from
| US at Battery No. 2 on Thursday.
We we're greatly disappointed to And them "a be IN,
Curtis Peck and Northampton having on board eight hun
dred eighty Union prisoners their way 10 Fortress
| Monroe to no exchanged. We chsered them loudly
and they replied with great enthusiasm All were sur
prssd At the appearances OF the rsbs soldiers the
boats in charge, both officers and sppssrinx Iks
brys Of fifteen years Of aye In the sftornson s were
joined by the Monitor and Stevens battery whsn va
steamed up 10 Fort owhatan anchored for ths
| night. Tuesday, the 18Th, We took an early start
expecting 10 encounter strong battery the nsr
Of the river. and were greatly surprhsd And
We fers sbasdoasd This was the sssoassss peas W