The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-16
The Success OF the Gniena.
WE AT SIZE ACCOMPLISHED IN THE PASSAGE OF THE
JAMES RIvpR.

GUSBoAT lArsSA, May IL 1se2.
suppose by this time you hive heard Of the Gsena
leaving Hampton Roads. was glad OF IT, for such ne
ship as this ought bo kept idle in such times
these and the boys all anxious for nght. We got
under weigh and left the Roads fifteen minves past
O'Clock the morning of the sth, and not long
til passed Sowals Point without shot being fred
al us. AS We passed Newports News hailed by
loud long cheers from the of the FORT
glad make TO help their brother soldiers
But had only passed them about twenty five minutes
when to our great JOY battery hove sight
seen by tho well experienced eye Of gallant captain
He gave orders TO Lieutenant Newman 20 call all hands
quarters which he did In his usual cool way for he Is
always cool and This order promptly obsyed
by the crew, who thought every minute an hour
so anxious they to try their skin on the
rebels They had chance. for fifteen minutes 20
ten O'Clock the ball opened by pivot forward
The shot fell snort The second and third were red but
thore was no reply. We in under their gun range,
and then they opened from six eight guns; but
ali Of the shot fc harmless dga't oar iron sde hard
ly think they knew what was coming at them. We lot
y from our whole battery and mado il pretty warm for
them We sailed back and forward by the fort three
four times and soon lcycled thcr ag and made u dag
In the dust. After action OF forty minutes they
like cred snks y as they always do from the well d.
rccted ire Of brave sailors. Nct shl damaged
np 10 TIE end Of he engagement
The action at fort No 2 commenced about one clock
threcquartere OF after had scncsd the first
battery In this ortwe found more formidable opponent
fifteen minutes bcmbardment eleven Of them were
sicnced The remaining fought us FOR an hour after
ward, making this bombardment OF two hours and
fifteen minutes duration. The gunboas Aroostcok aud
Port Royal with but did not take an active part
In the engagement though they did somo execution with
their long guns.
The rebe gunboats jamestown and Patrick Henry wers
living undor tho guns tho second FORT Dut instead OF
its defence, hoy got up steam and ran away
with all speed towards Richmond. our damage IN the
engagement was small one shot struck the Aroostook
and went through her bawarks under the hammock metz
tnQs No one was Injured. One or hco shct arsck us,
ba tev ogfy efi their max iron mai ana gaSo W.
After passing the second fort started up ths rver
hut the saoys had been removed, and there We Stuck
hard and fast, waiting for sh toe. Inc pe,telies
senced were called tho Upper and Tower snoal Dale
r1es Grea, praise Is given to Captain Rodgers, First
Lieutenant Newman aud EDgneer. n-thiei thompson.
PRESERVATION on A SWORD TO LIEUTENANT MAormr
stsry.NiSrp REGIMENT, N. 7. s. M-Just before the
presentation OF the magnificent rebel trophy 70 the Sixty
ninth regiment on Tuesday evening, pleasant little
a,r tcok place the large drill OF the regiment.
Cap,an Thomas Clarke, who commanded Company ID,
regiment, AZ pu run, presented splendid
sword sash and belt to Lieutenant Michael Mcguire ~
mark Of the respect and esteem OF his friends Lents-
nant Mcguire Is the second IN command of Company u,
aud the compliment paid him by his friends is richly
merited. The sword 10 :he gift OF members OF his con.
mand many Of whom in sstsudancs s the prsssns
taton.