The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-27

IMPORTANT FROM THE SOUTH.
Operations of the Rebcls on
james River.
STATE OF AFFAIRS In RICHMOND.
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THE REBEL SITUATION AT CCRlNTh.
What is Doing in the Virginia
Valley.
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Rebel Account of the Fight
at Mcdowell.
OrrKArICNS OF TIE MISSISSIPPI FLCTILLA.
4peculations Regarding Foreign
1ntervention.
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TIE LATEST REBEL KILOGRAMS,
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Rebel Account of the Fight
at Mcdowell.
WrKArICNS OF TIE MISSISSIPPI FLCTILLA
THE LATEST REBEL KILOGRAMS,
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OPERATIONS on THE JAMES RIVER.
OperatiO ON james River-Nebel Ac
counts.
from the Richmond Wing, May col
PAKT or THE MONITOR a CREW CAPTURED.

Operati0ns ON james River-Nebel Ac-
counts.
(From the Richmond Wing, May 2o.]
PAKr or THE MONITORS CRKw CAPrURED.
PETERSBURG, May 10, 1852.
O'Clock this afternoon at City Point and surprised
upon landing by the Confederate pckss and ordsei 70
down their pistols and casasse. IN. others rushed to
she small boat and pulled for the Monitor Eight Of them
were killed the remaining one lost an arm me Monitor
opsAsd fro with heavy gum and prevented the capture
~ the boat and the survivor. Nine Of the prisoners
reached here At half-past six O'Clock, and marched
through Sycamore street TO Gen. Hugers headquarters
surrounded By great crowd One Of tho officers the
paymastsr, the others are midshipmen- None Of the
ate Northern papers report the sinking OF the Mound
CITY and Cincinnati Sunboats BY JEFF rhompsons cotton
TAs Benton was badly damaged. The Yankees as-
knowledge the loss Of 900 killed, $500 wounded and
900 prisoners NJ Williamsburg.
from the Richmond Dispatch, May 1911
During tho day OF yesterday the greatest anxiety was
anested BY citizens with reference 70 the approach
q the enemy gunbeais TO this city. Fairly in the day
The annexed despatch posted upon the bulletin and
read by hundreds in the ate Of the CITY, who
earnestly long for It's deverancs from the fate which
Aaa bsfailen some Of our sister Southern cties:-
WILTON, JAMES RIVER, May l4-10H A. N.
rAres gunboats have stopped about three miles be-
how the DISTRIBUTIONS They shell halpast nine
O'Clock. which fell Short and solid shot few minutes
later, which passed over and beyond the fort They
Rsvs range Of The three guns in the fort
and i've In pits ready for them when they get within
reach. The all nxous for fight.
Tho Thomas Jserscn the Northampton and the Curtis
boats me distractions not SO complete could
- desired, but the gunnsrs do their duty the enemy
No enc doubts that the gallant gunnsrs win DO their
lasy faathfuy and upon them depends tbs OF
loved capital We have reason 70 hope that Richmond
Late last evening We wsre informed that three gun.
t0ats within thrss miles Of the distractions In the
james river, with steamer 10 'front.' apparently feeling
ths way Last night they lay anchor II wss thought
that two ot the vessels below Transports; but 10
could nos Be- determined whether or not ney had troops
IN I'm IN ntU had thrOyv hat oDA
shell and three solid shot ct our batteries.
From Gsa. Johasesn's army we have nothing nsw.
The sqposng forces, but up 20 ten O'Clock fast night
tAses vas no confirmation Of this rumor.
(From the Richmond WING, Nay zo.I
FROM THE RIvxR DErKNCEs.
rns city was Mad with Saturday of the return
e the federal fosilla with achievements, but they
= =. cS = Pom. ss.urssy ssS ~ ssS bsd sca.
down 49, river. inc distractions In the emanuel a
Drsyys Bgn ere nov nearly complete, and the bate
thas dsssrter nom n enemy that nfty nias
Yaaksss were killed at ths rscsnt nghs a. She BlsG
The management ss Drevvry's Blur.
(Fr0m hs Richmond WING, Nay 49,
fHI xNGA0KAKNr At DREwRY's BLUFB.
a DrewryS Bua wss recsivsd BY sscrstsry Saiicrv
Thursday night
Hen. 8 r. MAH1oxY, Secretary Of the Navy
sn-rAe enemy came up the river At half past ak A.
H., che Gslsna ahead, the Monitor and small iron
WuoSi eou bxueAoS k0uoO4t toifoWtnx
succession.
when about four hundred yards from our obssruotious
batteries opened re upon the Monitor and Galsna
They did reply until the 6aena had placed herself
directly athwart the channel After which she and tbs
Noaitor opened . brisk fire, the other vessels keeping
underlway and at shout from quarter to q mile lower
down. and close under the opposite shore that only
four Of guns could bear upon them. Our Arc
mostly directed upon The aeua, only occasionally paying
q compliment to the others.
Several shots long range passed through aud
through them and they dropped oat cf range. The
email iron clad ard the side wheel gunboats baily
Crippled We attention 10 the Ga snsnesrly
every OF sh5ts telling upon her iron surface AT
Sisven O'Clock A. NJ, orc OF the Patrick Henrys
eight inch solid shot passed into har bow port; nms
diAtsly the smoke rushed ont OF her ports, show
ing evidently, that she fire. We gave her three
hearty cheers she slipped cables and moved down
the river Our piekcts heard her captain say TO Of
the other gunboats that she Sin sinking condi-
tion."
Our sharpshooers did good ssGyico, picking OF svs:y
mae who showed himself.
There doast struck ths,n hard blow. The
last that OF thcm they steaming down the
river.
Every ofncer aud. discharged their duties with
GOODNESS aud determnstion and would be dong iaus-
tice 10 many II should mention PARTICIPANTS
Captain Drury and his company fought tAeir guns with
great sfect.
CAuAInxs--seven killed, among them Mdshipman
Carroll, and eigh. wounded.
Very respectfully, your obsdicnt servant.