New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-02

! ters soon silenced heir gnns after they opened.
| A few of our vessels were struck, but no serious
damage was sustained by any of them.
With this exception, nothing has occurred worth
mentioning.
Attempt by Rebels 20 Capture a Schooner
The New Merrimac Daily Expected
Down the River.
FoR1REss MoHRoE Thursday July 81. 1872.
The Rebels lasl evening attempted TO capture
schooner which YVES lying ct anchor above Harri-
son's Landing, bat foiled in The attempt They
came in two boats fiOm the opposite shore, and
were discovered and fred into, when they beat =
hasty retreat after firing some half dozen sho,s.
Some twelve to f teen sbots were fired at them, with
what effect is not known.
The new Merrimac is daily expected down the
river.
ComnIofion in Can,p-The "New Merri.
mac" Expected Down the Jomes-The
Rebels again Try 70 Burn and Destroy
our vc-sei.-They get Fired anto-Thcy
then try The Confidence Game"-ReP.
resent themselves az our Provost Guard,
ard Get OG-Conirabsnds on "a Hecens
uOissancc.
From Cur Special Correspondent,
CAaP AT hAKKs0S's LAsDIss. JA,Ps RIVER. Vs,l
sjly Morning, July 81, 1902.
Yesterday was very warm oay III calnp. Alter
the departure of the mail-boat | struggled up to
Headquarters TO see If there was anything going ON
in that locality. Everything as usual the quiet
appearance of business being transacted, unaccom-
panied by excitement of any kind. Finding it very
Improbable quarter Tor one looking for news, [
quietly retired, having first obse we'd thai the Head
quarters Post.Ofiee was changed 70 what ono
Of the atfaches called " more permanent loca.
ton" ! loitered on he way, called in to see -
new establishment which, Ike a mushroom, grewup
in one night. The large tent the green, with ak
its boxes of claret preserved meats, and hundreds
Of boxes of deli, aces, was informed belonged to
the Pennsylvania Relief Assoc ,tion and was pre-
sided over by NJ. Kane of Wash ngton City, q
Young gentleman who at the request of the Aesoca-
ton was appointed by nc War Oilce 70 distribute
hs relief net only 70 eoldiers Of be Keystone State,
bat 10 any that woul need them. VENDING my
way along the river bark, my attention 1as al
tracied By the appearance Of large bodies OF heavy
artillery approaching a new hospital pad been
established ahout TWO Gay ago On a biSn dun aooH
midway between ~ mail Ock and the long wharf.
The lo6g dock is n polite the II rrson Home. To
Til point the artillery approached ard ba.ted.
Tie hospital tents were soon removed, as also the
few patents, the OranCLes OF tDe trees along ITO
river for Il great distance Gu, down Ia double
uuck lime by the brave boys Of the Isl Connecticut
Arlllery and Col Jylers ST. ge-train occupied the
grounds 70 isrely ueed as hospital, the monster
guns were put iu position all poIniog up the river,
where cOud be seen IN the distance our gunboas
feet which that morning had received accessions
from below. The cIif here IS about eighty feet high,
and the guns could play delightfully."- Oh anything
they could get d chance On.
However, there was nOthingt 70 be seen, and all
l.,.r No.
are not goiug TO bive sham battle with on fleet,
are they" sold AN In,aniry officer who stood hear
me- "Nes' said an oihc Oi the battery, with a
wink in the corner OF Bis eye, we were sent down
20 get mp little fun OF that hind, everything has
been 80 quiet OF late.' l switched OF 20 learn ex-
a. " what they did come Tor. so0u learned in the
proper quarter, that il WAS reported The " New
N,rtimac" w,s seen below the distractions oppo.
tie Fort Darling, and IhHt she was expected down
at ANY moment. ! Travelled home, and when uear
the mail dock, encountered another monster bait
ferv. a little below the dock. | thought would
lay or until heard the ir-t gun, and then would
re there "or therelb0uls' 70 see what was going
on. did not hear that gun, bot did hear other
guns.
ATTEMPT TO rURS CR VESSELS.
At 10 o'clock last night, ~ ! sat In my tent, L
heard q riie-shot. Il appeared TO come from the
other side o; the river. In minute or TWO was
out and on the bluh and then distinctly sas the
hish and heard the report Of about ten gaus hred
/. l
few minutes after, five shots were fired and by the
flash We could tell It WAS response from some OF
our vessels. len minutes aiter | was On board the
tug Ajax, with the Proyost-Gaard under Lieut..
VIM. Randall. TIE Gusdo' gus were ready load.
ed aud were stationed The eide of the boat facing
S.,esh Fret Lituf. Waters ". Bramsn. armed
can d-pic, was also On hand. Lieut.. Randall WAC
officer OF the night, AID received II written order
frm Capt. FOrsy tle Pr0yOs..MaTshal, 10 ascertain
the cause Of the firing.
We Travelled round for some time before we could
find the exact spot where the firing took place; how
ever We soon came on the 'arse tug Achilles When
hailed aud asked II she knew what that firing was
about she ssld tic first firing vas from the point
OF land just opposite her and as none Of the balls
did tbem harm-tbey being the nearest 70 the shore
they could not g. what was the OBJECT OF H. but
in lew minutes they noticed boat ste ,ithiiy ap-
preaching on their bows they bGled the boat, ask
log three distinct times who they were, and each
time receleed no answer. The Captain Or the 'ue,
with a determination which 0esegNes prLse, gave
he order 10 bis ucu 20 Ore. T,ey fired FIVE shots
from their riie- and Sec,sh called out lasiiy noii
on, for Heavens sake hold on; in tue meat tuio
the boat d oped behind tie ,hlles, anI ore" IA
tue Delaware transi Ort steamer wiico t"1 a'.i"e'
thought wa "a gunboat The Delaware n.i',u 49,
VI hat boats are those T. Tor me peia " 80, 49,.
two boats Tley answered, q" Proves oaiN ooa.s
NJ 4 ond y" INA wss rase. Our PfoYost-
Guard never travels on water on any mug suuer
than a tug but the Delaware was bo' 9s'su ana oe
cesh escaped. l ieiurnod VII we uu"o AZ -
o..i,,cl L.t mini. They reported to The Provost
80 10 'nose of firing, and all has since been
qaiet. ,.,,. on ~, ;,,,,,o- an, -o.or-
a.; - v,.terdny to certain quarter. They es-
,''',.d mo our lines by making good noe OF their
IeS,. and brought with them valuable Information.
Ne'' ID. J. X.
Volunteering i'm Pennsylvania.
HAR,IsBUkG Friday, Aug. |, 1926.