The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-09
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locality, which was deaignated BY the
Major General Commanding a the posi ii.ii
ii0n he should assume the coming lay
Saturday came and the line IN front Was
unusually free from cannonading, picket
firing, and skirmshing, which was gem
orally INDUCED in more of less each iAvl
The Rebel stain were no doubt retsivinr He
proper burial, and u was q sad tbought
indeed, that ny. friendly band was near
10 perform this last act Of humanity gor
our dead, or administer 70 the setletints N
of the brave men whose efforts f0f thatii8
day had been So lily repaid. Y. sai
The enemy kept up stcady fire, but
without doing material damage, aud, as
we had no infantry 10 land and hold the
earthworks after clearing them, il SEEM
ed Of little use TO waste time and pow
der on them. Several attempts were
made by the different boats to get up the
deepest channel, near enough to fire the ("
bridge, but they proved Intellectual, and, ael
besides that when The Island Belle was
engaged in the feasibility Of passing up .
the bridge, she grounded, and all attempts
TO relieve her were unavailing. 80
The enemy soon observed her condi-tl,
iion, and having brought their guns 20 lu
bear on her commenced arapid Gre upon
her All feasible means having been ap-
piled to remove her, but il vain, she was
fired, and the necessary quantity Of >
powder placed whore its ignition would
insure the complete destruction OF the
vessel. In a short time she was beyond
utility, and the crews or the balance OF
the vessels having fred coal Geld and q
a large depot. building returned into,theal
Jameseiyer Tho Island nelleWaa quite
a fayorite little boat, and was well known
last season ss doing good service 0hthe
Potomac, Her armament was light, az /"
is usual with vessels Of her size, carry, d
ing about enc 32-pOander and couple Of
howitzers. 8 ~. ,.'.i..
ATTACK ON NoNDAYu-THE REnEIs ROUTED,
The Captain OF the Jacob Bell sub
stantiates the report that the Rebels
tried 70 press in between General M6CIel-
lan's left and james river on Monday a.
afternoon, but the gunboats hRring fsitls
them out in the timber, opened heavy
fire on them, which being Joined in BY
the infantry, routed the Rebels with
great loss. p .i'
THE NUMBER on GUNS LOST.
In the disturbed state Of The camps
.
any two who would agree about the va
riOus items Of news floating around. Acc
cOrdingly there have been various errors.
put aAoat which will NOT bear iuvestiga-
tion. Ii has been stated that General
Porter lost all his batteries, but that ii
not the case. Perhaps there were some
twenty guns obtained from u.s. aud not
more. ea Hsf isifo tst
Captain Easton (who was killed. lost
his battery, while Dehari, Kerns aud
others lost several guns each.
/ While the Eighth Pennsylyania Caval
ry were scouting about the country be-ai
| tween SaYage's Station and the neareat
point thence 10 the James river, last Sum
day, they fell In with a North Carolina
cavalry regiment, and, after a brief skir-
mish, succeeded in killing several, wound
ing quite a number, and taking thirty
prisoners. .4IH
AN EXPEDITION UP THE ArroNArroX RIVER.
Last Saturday, the Monitor and Island
Belle, Stepping Stone, and one or two
other gunboats, went short distance up
the Appomattox In order TO ascertain
the probabilities attending an effort 10
destroy the erailrOad bridge at Petersburg.
The Rebels were well prepared with bat
teries to defend the approaches TO the
city by either channel; bat . short and {"
thorough cannonading compelled them to-
beat a retreat and leave thsir works,-r.,,
They were supported by some 5000 in
fantry, who were scattered about so az
TO do as much damage be possible by
picking of the gunners, or anybody who
ohanced TO afford them an opportunity.