Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-05-27
LATE NORTHERN IRTELllssRgE,


United States papers, lately g;von in summary
by telegraph.
luz iolioWi"g are accounts 81 the engages
ment at Drury's Bluff The first contains
many m!sstatemenis, which the reader will
readily correct for himself. We accept ;Ae
writer's confessions against his own side as a
part Of the truth:
correspondence CT the Philadelphia Ihquirer.I
FORTRESS MONROE, May 18th.-The great
anxiety which has prevailed here for q week
past to bear from tho expedition up James
river, has ct last been gratlfed.
Tnls afternoon the little NangEtuck was de-
serted coming down the Roads, and imnodi-
ately the anxious ones hurried 10 the beach to
ASK whether tho Monitor was Smelling R;ch>
mond Z"
having conVersed with onc Of tue oh1ca Of
the NaugatncS,. / ain enabled to give you the
following interesting particulars:
Last Sunday morning tho Monitor, Gsiena
and Nangatuck started tor the rebel capital via
JamoH river. They were Immediately followed
bY the Aroostook and Port Royal.
They sieuc ID several of the batteries which
lined tho shore, and passed some With the mns.
contemptuous silence.
Tho Ceptain Of the Monitor stood upon tho
tnrret and waved his cup to battery which
ne considered unworthy Of the notice Of his
pei, although three balls struck the Monitors
turret with considerable force.
The progress of the feet was continued
SUCCESS until they arrived to within seven
miles Of Richmond Hsre tho river takes a
tprp ;p:fn tnfFf fall
nnndred and fifty feet in height
Upon tho top of this bluff the rebels havo
areclsd a most scientific and formidable bat
:ssery, mounting MANY guns Of superior range
and c.liore. This battery commands tho river
in tho most elective manner, and it soon bu-
came evident to our feet that ali engagement
I'm, Ordinary clarac Q: was imminent.
Oh lest Thursday morning, at seven o'clock,
our a+st formed their line Of battle ard COM
n'e iced tia reduction Of the rebel Strong
hold
From the unusual elevation Of the battery,
aid the difficulty OUT mon experienced in get.
ling the proper range, they were for time
unable to do any execution. In the mean.
tms The battery poured IN incessent ire IF
SheA and ball down upon the decks Of our
vessels, and did q fearful aoork
TIE Nsngatuck, after several brilliant shuts,
burst hcr uDehundrci pound ria ID Parrot
gun, killing the gunner and wou1ding several
others. Having no other armament except
two boarding howitzers, and being thus dis
abcd. she withdrew from the engagement
Inc Galena suffered seve-ely-lhs rebel
shots Kidding her deck with great case and
several Of the balls entering her side. F,ur.
teen of her crew were killed and thirteen
wounded; the maj ority Of the lsttrr, however,
will recover. Those who were killed wore t5r-
rie!y cut and mangled-pone beyond the hope
Of recognition. For oue hour the Galena vas
exposed TO the entire fire Of the rebel battery.
On account Of the narrown;ss Of tho channel,
she c>uid not "sprine" OF tnrn S, Al 10 work
tuHdvaEtsgs.
Tun> Monitor however, maintainca her CD.
perioi strength and invulneraolity. The ba'is
glanced harmless from her tower Of strength,
and fell into the placid waters Of tho river
F.,T sometime she labored under The greatest
";iiruity in acquiring the requisite elevation
for her guns. But. having once obtained it
she poured her missiles n..h fearful effect
upon the Eat,arr, aud TINS encouraging her
associates the fleet bolcbtti forth such an iron
hal that The battery YES s!lerced tor three.
quarters of an aour. At this juuctrre our
scsstls ran short Of ammuaitton, and retired
:ron action, Wills The Rebels remained their
guns AID 7guin commenced the cohhict. A
portion OF tho feet came d)wn the river to
jamestown Island, near williamsburg. The
Monitor and Ga!sna remained in order to keep
the rsbsi, awake, the Monitor firing regularly
enco in two minutes, fully sustaining The re
putotion Of the 'chees boz" Tho Aroos;ook
an, Port Rsyal were no. materially injured.
Tne action lasted four hours ard halt, con-
shutting one Of the most brilliant OF the var.
Alb nut quarter Of milo iurtutr up the
'er the robes have mule d strong bsrricade
to tho further progress of htsiil. 4 let. They
bavo sunk the Yorktown and JAM: s;"vn il
the channel, and driven immense Pills. from
one side OF the river to tho other, forming o
stockale similar to that in tho fntrarc: in
Nn.inlk harGor.
Tue guns OF tie battery are said to BIZ n1n
ned bv the remnants of the crews Of ths Msr;
mo, yorktown and Jamestown. The firing
xas excellent showing 4 great deal Of skill
Tho Nangatuck escaped serious injur% by
having her pilot house ard deck protected by
ren rails iaid trsnsvcrely.