Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-08-05

The Attack Upon mrClelisl,'s t,nn erd ErA-t

and We're comfortably AIRED for al III" lallr.
prS"n
The Attack Upon mcClsiisL's camp snd rls-,
The Petersburg Express" Of SATURDAY,
furnishes the following additional parts uiar>
in regard to the night attack upon ill.,, Yam
ier fleet and camp:
The guns intcndr,! To Operate :.aini tn,
licrt were placed III eligible po>iiIu,s :lh"ut
Coggin's Point, ami those designed 10 ru'!.,.
up the slccpers III the grand army. were i"-
Gated along the bank of the river nj ponr.,
below Coggin'a. The first discharge was
from Long Tom" Of Walkers battery.
which was the signal for General discharge.
and Instantly fringe of flame hn,l thu river
bank for a distance of three or four miles.
! he roar was dcaenilg, and the echoes rrv,r-
heratcd for many miles around. After the
first round from orr pieces, the many lights
which twinkled from the fnrrinaStS OF the
Federal fleet suddenly disappeared, showing
that the enemy had been aroused, AMI kn.;.
that danger WAS about. The eNLimguislin.: rl
the lights MADE bat little difference, however,
~ our gun, had been sighted before ,!1rh.
and all that remained for our brave b0r< t.
do was to load us rapidly As possible. Par
ties present say they distinctly heard "rlaai.-
i'll" On the river. bat neither r:!us,.L Il. Guy
haia. rr the c"Illlng ii Yankee craft IL lhcir
Efforts To get '.rit Of tE.r wa, Il Wa !m,~s.i.
BE la tell.
One thing is rrrv certain. that five Dc! not
sink or destroy ninI's al The rn'i"y'. trans
ports, %c certainly produced great cc.StcIna-
ton among them, n; Inc entire number, sap
posed 10 hc largely over one hundred. l,.'.
weighed anchor, ant were no" here IL hc
seen yesterday morning at Tia. .;.,lu. It. i,
thought 10 be 4 nalicr oi impDasi!,llItt. that
W" could have fired 81 many shots, into ;"
largd a number Of vessels and So crow dec to-
gether, without intiictina serious dunac.,-
l$hL Unless the enemy tells the truth. which
is something they rarely do, we shall never
knDS What dauagc our night attack inflicted.
The enefny'S gunboata replied promptly,
but were compelled 10 shoot al random. AMI
therefore did III nut little damage. One Of
The shells from 4 gunboaL exploded Among Il
portion of the mrn attached Ii Dalncy'S Bat
terry. VIM. L. Dalton, Of LOUISA county. Wa,
struck about the throat, and instantly Killed
Thomas Far1uiiar, Of Richmond city, wa;
wounded severely III the left thigh and l'at-
rick Graham, also Of Richmond, va, wounded
slightly in the left shoulder.
The only other casualties tlia. we have "}-
ccrtaucd were caused by the premature fin
ing Of gun attached to Pays Battery. The
piece becoming rather hot, the man whose
duty it was TO press the vent, Withdrew his
thumb whilc the men were in the act of load
Ing, and the gun WAS discharged. Alexander
II. Thachcr, from Hanover county, who wa:
ralnming the gun, mad both hands shock glv
.nanglcd. They were amputatcd subsequently
al the wrists. John Brooks, also Of Han
over, Was terribly burnt about the face
The wounded were brought up yesterday and
conveyed to the Confederate Hospital Oh
| Washington street. Some four others were
wounded, but very slightly.
Ii IL thought that such Of our Guns as were
! placed 10 command portions Of Mcclellan :
| ran:pS, must have caused great injury to III.
licsslans. They were nil sighted b.; dayilHht
| and the camps we're III fair ramgt. Enr, as
we have statc,! before, the darkness Of tin
might, with river more than a mile in widll
intervening, utterly preclndrd the possibility
Of aScertainug anything definitely. Such
must always he the result Of night attacks ii
long range.
The attack will be productive of ut least
ole good result. II will teach thu enemy tina
! his pTrScnt "basr OF operations" IS not Ell
tirey sccure from assault, rs much as he ha
bnaatc h. the contrary; and it would no
| surprise us /" hear At All early day that h.
mad removed TO safer quarters.
Al! was quiet in the river yesterday al las
accounts from there, but whether our author
Ties are content to allow matters to REMAIN
20, We have no lncanS Of a,ccrtarlIG.
! LATER.
. We converscd with gentleman last nlgh
whs spent yesterday at 4 plar" on the uthcl
sCsfoi james River, which commanded lint
! view Of NcCleiIans camp aud the fleet. lie
saws the licet has not entirely disappeared, .!
Il. counted ninety vessels there, after haYm!
counted iorty-Scyrn previously, as they
proceeded down the river. lie was mn
ahle to discover that any Of the vessels Dor,
marks of injury. Yesterday morning, At
! o'clock, gunLoat proceeded down the river
living white flag, and transport iulio"c'
immediately after, displaying the yellow iia.;
Strange to say, the gunboat, although show
Ing the white flag, was open for action, aa'
wien nearing the old Fort known rs Hood
threw several shells into the hank AZ i .rclc
| lor rebels.
Last night at 10 O'clock, n large fire va
raging, apparently III the immediate vicinity "
| Berkeley. Our informant was too Tar diSL:''i
TO be positive as to the exact Locality, bat In
fire was in that G;r"tioI, ana il is s:!s rrai":
| by some that the Fedora are rr0l'ahi: a'"n
10 eYacuate and are destroying Ya!Gaol's
which they lind IL soInsNhat announcement ~
carry oil.
Yankee Outrage. n Hsussnund AMI ls!e7' Wight
\ gentleman, who has just arr!'e'i III re
tersLurg. informs the Expires that Tile
| Yankees are roaming the c"nntieS oil Name
menu and Isle If Wight, stealing negroes, ha
con and horses. and arrestins every citizeI
whose LOYALTY to the Confederate States il
| known.
Inc following gentlemen have been arrested
some Of them Eanaclcd. and dragged of Il
the Rip Raps: James billiard, T. Eev. Hun
| ter. James VI. Holland, Vim. Lawrence, Alex
amber A:hburn. Robert R. Primer, Addison
Ashburn, Captain Charles Holland, >.
Council, N. Norfleet, Joseph 7. Council, ChaS
Sumner and David P. Wright. The two lat
ter were placed in irons, and marched Of
under flle of Dutch Yankees from Penn
sylvania-
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