The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-07-11

Our Naval Correspondence.

UNITED STATES soaiAa FIornIA,
orr vlcIsHuRc, Miss. July 1, 1862 !
TAs Fea OF Ready FIR Aci--The rrsais If Inc Cpuard
T1l-CaM Porter's Sqaaaron--The Flag Olfcer Passss
me 6ateries. &C.. dc.
The word has just been passed thes mss would be-
forwarded North, via Memphis end forty minutes
in which affairs Of our dotilla ~ tdoy now
stand You have doubtless heard OF engagement on
the morning Of June Is but not the fullest particulars
must not omit to state that had sGndry little en-
gagemsnts with the enemy on our upward trio. and
tho 10Th we commenced on hom, and tho n Of
the 9th tho Miami Captain Staral in command. had
pretty brisk time while lying under the iuthe point
the side Of the river; for the euemy's batteries
opened with the greatest energy, tt missiles
OF tho chivalrous Mississppsns dropped a over and
around yet. strange to say, without doing hir, aay in
jury.
On Saturday morning, June Is, according (, nsruc-
tons received the night befors all il readiness at
four O'Clock The sivsry hue Of morning Ma just dis
appearing in the gh. Of day whom tho passed.
alo the liz formed either gave the word
to get under weigh. few minutes q tcr,s ards the
"bummers' commenced thcir work good ctr nest fol-
lowing rapid succession and delivering their ire in
splendid style. just then the clearing aH4v uf the
mist enah ed US to see Our dangerous messengers
their rolling way. Thc steamers attached 70 Capuia
Porters squadron row wended their along the liver
opposite and Immediately under the guns the hi,y
delences and poured IL their shells in rapid and unsrrng
STYLE The enemy returned the tr0 briskly hut WAS
evidently unused the work. The front u vick
burg field Of batteries and here there. and Ia fact
in evory nook and corner, guns opened and
thus the fight continued without any ntefnssioa for
two and fifteen minutes But the objsc, vas No.
compsbed; we had snab.sd Commodore Farrgsut 10
pass by with the Richmond, Iroluos, Oroda VISA
hicko confer with Capt DAVIS the other side. The
soop Richmond her way d,d some lighting AID sent
In her bioadside with swim" Tho Wissahicaon
Captain De Camp also did her utmost the way; but
the great lighting was done by the r+er hotia this
OCCASION and the steamers deserve Tie ym1es II.
The only curious feature is that lew lives were ost.
cannot ascertain how mary, fer Il is difficult got
around and may DO needed board at any moment
Tho Clifton lost seven killed and one or two
wounded shot passed through her boiler and scaldsd
the greater portion Of those killed. One Loot
h.s leg board the jackson while standing at the
wheel. but doing we'll curious circuns,
was that Of the Miami, which remained ucaer the
enemys batteries during the whole eight and only
about three hundred yards FROM Of them, and yet
not soul Injured on board. She sustained sorae
slight damage b. shells striking her sdcs carrying
down some stancheons and she also received othsr
minor injuries. About halt past six A. NJ, when the
Flag Oncer had passed beyond the enemy REACH the
signal given to "discontinue action ana dropped
short distance down the river. TN the 29th the
tars did firing, but answered Yesterday
the same thirg was enacted.
To-day all has been quiet and await only the signal
for a attack. This weather here is Intensely hot,
and provisions Of q fresh kind very scarce