The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-05-21

zion On n eievrsicn Il sbcA ~ sssA ~ah ss-srs,
smeilsr bsesete. sn FooMsly m"n.iss g,sns q
shs h.svie@ sssbre. AZ hs foos q q blu1 p ne
sis and asamav secured viii chains, and the
shallow water piled eusss The hve. The Galsna
having andpred - about iee0 yards distant from
70 pess ahead Of her and S,ke on sssas Of the Ere
st found that my guns could sot be elevated SUI
nciensly 70 pont Al the fort. I Tics took position
% the line win, the GaiesA and m>nts,ned . do
libsrsis FIRE until TIE ecas u the action, when in
company with the other vessels I drop.
Cd down 10 The snchorsge. The. hre q
~ ,s sa', ,0, "" .r.5s M ;.... ven s's
struck eight times, one splid s-inch shot struck
s1uare on the turret and two sold shct on the side
arrnor forward Of the pilot, house. Neither caused
any damage beyond bending the plates I sm hap
py 10 report no casualties. In conclusion permit
70 say that the action WIS most calamity fought
against great Odds aud with the usual effect against
esrthworks. b. long "a our vessels ters up
rapid Are, they rarely returned our FIRE. but the
moment our fire slsctoned, they renamed their
guns. II WAS impossible " reduce such works
except by the aid Of land force
Tue following Is the report Of Lieut. q. C. Gusts.
bee, commanding the steamer r. A. Stevens,
tNsugstuckl, In the scten. The report Is dated.
May Istb, and Ii addressed, s ere tie others. to
Commander Rodgers
Sir IL have the honor 20 report that In yes,er.
days attack upon the snemy's battery st Wards
der my command in the position assigned me ny
you In the line Of attack, aud oJened FIRE upon the
battery. which continued until che bursting Of our
COMMANDMENT, and whiio falling back wnR TIE
squadron, this vessel WAS under quito q
heavy fire Of musketry, which was CONSTANT
from our hight bro.dsids guns. have ike.
wise 20 report 10 you that two of my crew are
wounded. one by inuskct shot through the arm,
tsat OH, he M f,r iral
treatment. Ny officers and behaved 10 my
entire satisfaction. ! would respectfully requesi
that you appoint l,sri Il officers To examine into
| aud report upon tins cause Of the bursting u our
PARROT gun.
The following Is the report Of Assistant Surgeon
Van Gieson Of the Galena giving tho account Of the
killed aud wounded In tho late action al wsris
Duff o.
Ga,end.-K llled-Thomas Ready, captain OF the
fretop; James H. Weber, third class boy: Michael
Nancy, Martin Mibery, John Smith, Robert BOYD,
Richard A. Adams, John BiDgoy, John Russell,
W. II. Horton Josoph JOHNSON, private, marine !.
Jared d. Boorim, gunner David Patterson,
| wounded John O'Connor, third clOs hoy. burned
| aud wounded In the ankle joint VIM Stevens, not
| seriously: George Mcdonnell slightly Thomas
| Finncgan, arm seriously injured Henry Watson,
| slightly WIN. Harrison, slightly Thomas Clark.
| slightly Diederch Wiser, slightly Andrew Nc
Cicarey. Acting Masters mate, not .sriously
owen Doherty, coal HEAVIER, MORALLY Frederick
| W. Johnson frst class boy, not seriously.
| Port Royal-George u. Norris Commander
| Fleet. wound of right leg.
| NAugatuck-James Wilson, musket shot, mol
| serious Peter Dixon, not seriously.
DISPATCH IRON DOM aoLpsBonouow.
The follow ing has been received al the Navy De
psrtmont
Us. FLA0 Sur srseurnAssA.)
| JASrs RivgR- Virginia, May Is, 1902 !
srH In conssq fence Of . report from Com
msnder Rodgers, that there wers two batteries oil
tie south side Of this river, ono 81 Rock whar
Landing, and the other Al iIsrdns duff OF Mothe
Pines Landing, which required reducing In orde
W open tho river u get supplies up 10 him, o
which lac was ahol, W stand Ia need movc'
up T. them yesterday with this ship. the wschu
sett the Darotih, Mauritania, aud the brig Youn
America, but found that 18th Rad been rcccut
abandoned. aud len comparatively Ia usclos
condition. A. II,rdiny's BuG tho guns wer
spiked, carriages burn, and magazines blown uT
but . little below II, n solitary gun remained IN
tact, and this wo I-it out u use. A. IJek whai
Landing, tho guus were also spiked aud tie cai
,iagcs burnt, but neither tie rlsgaku,s nor BON
proofs had been destroyed, This was ordered to /
done, and II was o.:cctuty accomplished. II
James RIVER is now open from Its mouth up
Wards or Driry's BluG, or In other words, ,
10 eight miles OF Richmond, where, as you vi
perceive by commander Rodgers report Of Ii
h,ht, II is seriously ob.tructcd.
am very respectfully,
Your ob-dent servant
I'M OuLpsnoRouGu Flag Oncer.
Hon ClppoS WnrIs Secretary of the Navy.