New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-17
Arrival in Camp Attack. on the Gunboats.


Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune
CAMP NEAR HARKisoS's LANDING, Va.
Sunday morning, July 49, 1862
Once more ordered 10 join the reporloral ctaf OF
THE TRIBUNE, and report myself at Harrison s
Landing, hereby report accordingly. With pass
of an old date from the Secretary Of War in my
pocket, arrived in Baltimore and went to the boat,
where was informed my pass was Of no use, as no
correspondent any body else but bona dc members
of the army or navy would be allowed TO 80 to
Fortress Monroe. Here was disappointment.
rode to the Provost. Msrshsls Office lie was rather
an awful and to me dignifed man. l asked for q
pass to Fort Monroe, and told him who i was. He
tossed his head, and said, Impossible, Sir" But
have pass from the Secretary Of War in my
pocket" "Poh, POLL don't show it, Sir; no use.' !
went to Washington City, but, faring no better,
returned 10 Baltimore my way home. On rcHec,
ton, however resolved to do something desperate
1t needn't be mentioned but came here 10 balloon
after ifty-tvo hours sailing, during which l bad
very rough time, and dropped down last night when
all the camps were asleep. Even the General him
self does not know that -enforcemen's TO the
Der of one man had arrived during tha night. hope
that Mr.. Secretary Stanton will fit to order that
all accredited correspondents Of respectable Journals
will not be made TO run the risk OF an aerial voyage
like mine.
evening, met the mail-boat Nellie Baker at James
town labout midway between this point and Fort
Moproe), which informed the Warner that there
WAS firing going on up the river between some OF
our gunJoals and the Rebel batteries. An officer
from the gunboat Genesee soon boarded the Warner,
and said he should lie by him until another qnnboat
would come down to escort him. As his own boat
was disabled owing to q break in her machinery,
sbe lay 10y for some time, when another boat ar
rived, and conveyed her and the New. York ferry
boat Chancellor Livingston to this place. II Is
rather singular that the closing paragraph OF my
last letter, under date VI July was TO this effect:
" The Paymasters tbst came up oil return, go our
men will have to wait little longer for their letters
and their wellesrned cash. Now in THE the first
letter rinoe my recent arrival have TO announce
The pleasing intelligence that they have oil returned
ON board the said Chancellor Liviogston, which left
Washington City Oh Thursday last, at o'clock ?.
H., aud arrived here last evening, at z o'clock
making the passage in s. hours. ] send you in
closed list of these psymaser., and also the rep-
ments they are TO pay off, AZ | have no doubt such
news will be welcome 70 many of the friends of our
soldiers at home.
have Just learned come further particulars con-
corning the firing on the river yesterday. Lieit.
Bean, Mail Officer Of the Warner, informs me that
an officer from the gunboat Togs boarded tho mall
boat before she reached Fort Powbatan-wbere
the Rebels in rifle yitsend told him they had u
man on board who wss shot through the side frvn
Rebel riiie-pn as be was standing on the deck oil
brig which was being towed down half an hour pre-
vious. Three gunboats sbelled the fort and bauks
Of the river adjacent, ss they proceeded up with
the mail-bost aud Chancellor Livingston, and not.
wiihsanding, Just Ms they parsed the fort, one
whole company of Rebel riemen fired at the two
boats. Most Of the balls fell short. and were seen
~ fail in the river; sone Of them, however. went
through the upper saloon Of the mail-boai. Lieut..
Bean pointed me out where one went clean through
the panel of the saloon. The gunboats were Q, u
sheliing the place when the Inhii-b,at left Tue
Rebels getting holder every day along the bank
OF the rver, and II Is feared they VIII prove great
annoyance. The weather here ia very fine Just
now, and Harrison's Landing Is beginning to look
clean and comfortable Licut-Coi. Is. L. Duiler 10
acting Provost Marshal; aud, owing ~ his indie
fatigbe exerlonr the greatest order reigns in and
about the Landing. Tie troops generally arc IN
the very beet OF beath and spirils. Nothing Of
Burnside or any Of his forces has been seen here
yet d. J. r.
+. S.-Tbe Chancellor Livingston had four balls
put through her. Great praise is due TO Capt j.
Coen of the mal-boat Warner, for the spirited man
ner in which he put the boat through while under
fire. as also for the precautionary measures be adopt
ed Tor the safety Of the passenger who are loud III
their thanks TO him. d. X
LIST oy P.YxlTYRs Ao arrr>d at Hsr'ons Ldndiag on
saturday ist"1g July IL, o'da L"'@ fa' R's'"'""
Maj f. Robe pays Gen Dsyia.ons Brigade viz: 3d 18Th,
and nth New oTk, aud 1th Maine.
Mel Haston pay cath and bsth hswfo and lOlst Penn
,yvania and HoSars Battery. ~
Msj Potter psy, sh ino. Cavalry sd Pcnnylvan. and
57h 63d Goth ard Sh New ora and Company b. Is, New
YORK Artillery Capt. Pettitl. .
Moi True pays 9Th WiscoDsin 9Th Maine, tJd NswYork,
lsh Pennyivans 3h fenn,yssnia Cavalry and Company
r. Ist New-l orb Artillery.
Mai A. II. Freeman pay. 9Th Vermont Ayers aud Mot,s
Batteries (BroOks's BIigad.).
Msi Bill pay. 18th s7th Pennsylvanis (neades Brig
sde). and 10, PennsJvsnia Reserve Cavalry ,,
Ms. Hutchins pays 18th Penp.ylvsnis AID va Newfos
Moi Eewa pay. Jsrnesons Brigade lO5h Pennsy vanis,
5t and esd Pennsy ysna 9Th New York. aud Let New fort
Light Artillery, Beams Battery NewJer'ey Artillery and
! ennedy's Battery hew-i orb Artillery.
Ma Kinze pays the regulars could not learn the names
OF the regiments.