Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-05-11

moving along again slowly up The mouth Of
Elizabeth river. ff .ttIN
A dense black smoke has commenced to
arise from SewaH's Point, indicating that
our inoendary shells throwed thce have
fired the barracks
The Daootah continues Oh threw her shells
directly into the Point The vessels by Goa
stantly changing position, destroy The range
Of The rebels gunners Is y are, however
making quite determined fight from their
works giving Us almost she'll Tor she'll and
Eh0t FOR shot. The Monitor has laid out or
action for nearly au hour probably cooling
her guns. The Rip Raps battery has the
range Of vessels perfectly,
2:45 2 81 The MeIrimac now makes her
appearance on the scene. She hes just pass
cd from behind Sewall's Point aud is slowly
running down towards the Federal feet.
simultaneously with the appearance Of The
Merrimac the Monitor started from behind
the wooden vessels and moved up to meet
The enemy The larger vessels have drawn
aside and left The Monitor. and Manga.
tuck are now in the approaching path Of the
Aerrimac. The vessels of The feet had been
lying quietly 90 anchor for the last half hour
when The signal from the flag ship ordered
them all to return. The Susquehannah aeads
The way, followed by the San Jacidto, Semi
mole, DaeOtaE, and the Monitor bringing up
the rear al apparently using the greatest
speed towards The tort. 10 the spectators
tots seemed rather mOrilyiny.
But as they moved down ia line the Mon.
ltor was run to halt and the san Jacinto
aud Dacotah also followed her example.
leaving the Susquehaunah and Seminole
moving ahead, The four steamers and the
Monitor having taken their position. the
herrimac also halted, and the i've vessels
stood thus, not more than mile and half
apart, the Merrimae apparently unwilling
to come further down and the Monitor un-
willing to go further up.
The Minnesota also steamed up in front
OF the fortress wharf, followed slowly by the
VanderbuLt, when both stopped, After lay
Ing Ia this position, the Minnesota turned
around ana steamed back, and the Wander
ouilt, without turning, slowly backed water
down the river
Whilst the maueuvering was going on,
hrlng hau entirely ceased from all points.
$50 7. M--The Merrimac now moves
round and steams back towards Norfolk.
vita her rebel flag flying. The Decotah again
proceeds up towards the Merrimac, and the
Monitor starts towards the mouth Of the
Elizabeth river. The Decotab, within easy
range Of Sewel's Point, but the batteries
there do not open on her. She and the Mon.
ltor have both stopped, and the Merrimac il
lying stationary about mile from the Cra-
ney Island batteries Here commenced the
Important movement, which canuot be made
public just now. The Vanderbilt and Ara
go have now returned up In front of the
wharf. The MerTimac has run back under
the guns OF Craney Island, and the Monitor
ls steaming OF towards her Ut full speed,
The Minnesota il also coming ND again at
fall speed, lhe Effort being to draw the YES
sells out.
or the past two bours the feet has been
moving backward and forward. hut the
Merrimac sill Lies under the guns Of Craney
Island. lhe MiHneaota, Arago and Van
derbiit have gone back TO their anchorage.
and there is no prospect Of a fight Tonight.
lhe troop rrg soiug on hoard the trans.
port, and The war vessels. irclnding The
Monitor have al returned TO their anchor.
age
The President viewed the fight from tus-
boat, lying about mile in rear of the n se..
He has just returned, and as he passed up
the wharf was vociferously checred by the
troops, our fleet having returned.
The Melrimac isHgain steaming OUT.
The Monitor, D cOtah and Nauvatuck.
80 W. sun l|A NDrlIiDu OH DtMtIl 4
foint An officer of The Seminole states
that the rebel flagstaff on Sewelrs Point
was twice shot away during The lombard.
ment. The first timelit Tell il was picked
up and rebel in q red shi { Jumped on the
ramparis with stump Of ibe STAFF and the
nag and raisdd it, when another shell struck
him. Killing him, and it is supposed others
near him. or the many sbOls fred at the
fleet by the rebels, not one struck any OF our
vessels Some went over their masts but
most fell short The rebels could b., dis.
tincily seen from the vessels carrying off
their dead aud wounded,
WASHINGTON, May 8.--Tba following des
patch IL from the commander OF q CORPS In
our army on Yorktown Z niu.ull TO biz wife
in this city:
Williamsburg, Mqy 6 --Wchld hard Ggbt
yesterday IN front of the rebel works cover
ing this town. Gen. Hooker sept Gen.
Longstrcet in check till about o'cloez p
NJ, when Gen. lSaarney's division came lotto
action and The engagement continued until
after dark. & moment before cur reinforce
menis came the men gave way, being oaL 81
ammunition, aud wo lost SONS Guns. ~
afterwards recovered our ground and hsld Il
during The night. The reb Is retreated, aud
at A. NJ. we occupied their works. G .o.
a. T.. Hin commanded q rebel brigld aud
Longstrect the whole We Loot between 500
and 1000 killed and wounded We found
600 wounded in ibis town besides other
prisoners.
Our dispatches 10 day from Fredericksburg
contain little news Of importance. The
merchandise Fredericksburg, who are large
~ indebted 80 the North, aresellng ont their
real estate and personal property with the
sy0wed Intention okdeiraudiug heir Nor
thern creditors Anonymous letters have
been sent TO neatly an tie Union men OF
Fredericksburg, threatening their lives and
property after our army leaves. Guerilla
bands are iniestiug the hills with The inteu-
ton Of capturing piUkeH aud Union msu.--
Nov lhat We occupy Fredericksburg rebel
pckels no longer gallop through she streets
by night or day. C0utrabauds are daily