The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-05-31

~ STA have The honor 10 report that ,hi, , 80,
= tho Atu' took, tie Holt,r aud r,u Roy Al, wil
. &c N.u.:i'r \, ri"ved up the river rs,,I.t rom,
4 ,cial times, bat meeting ~ ariid,ll iupcd
, mcn's untilwo nrrvcl a, Ward. Ban. about ri. 4
miles from Richmond, where W. encountered
heavy battery and two separate barriers formed ri
spt',s and steamboats, and siil ,cs-n's. The Mo,
tot Any that they anw the jamestown aud Yofk
town among tie uu'at,r
Tic banks 1; ia. river We mIni h,,: with rf
~, fr)m which sha7, sioters ammo II the % a
tie guns. These would hl iof the ,oinnyal Of tis
90. tons, un!css driven away ~ a land force
! Tic ,,acun ran within about so0 ysrls ~ the mt
tory, uonr the sple' az II WA deemed proper u
3D., 1T 20 ter anchor, aud witt spriug sprung
across the stream. not moro ilan twice wide A.
the ship ls H., and then at 40 A. NJ, opened NJ
upon Tie battery, Tho NJ onitor al harci noar. aud
81 O'Clock shc passed JUS, above tie q, icna, but
| found her guns could ut be elevated enough To-
! rcnrh the battery. She then dropped little Leloc
-. and mode her ell Z effective At i've n,lpu,.s
anct eleven Tie 5ia,cna hs1 cxpcplcd
Le.ry al her smuua'ti,n, auI tplJo
signal u tsc1ntuuc tie acton. W. haJ
tg's ra'r1't charges, and IT,, atu,le G.icd nine.
r.h ,Lell We had thirteen k..ici AM eleven
inlci. 1Lo,inod iOo.pounior Of the Nm,a,rck
burst, half nf the par, nbaft the trunons going
overheard. she ia, therefore, disabled JJcu,
newman, the Executive Oiiccr. was conspicuous
ar us ,'tsnt aud effective services. Nj. Wash.
turuo, 4 eng M,stet, behaved admirably These
rec o I'D hou among the number The Arna
T. d, y G.atp tui pot Royal took the stltiou-
frv,,'I, MSS, ned thern aud lid everything that
Sr. 70. ,'lho. The Monitor could NJ, have lone
5-nor Toe Barrier Is such that tie vessels II the
OIL. even, # they have any, canno, possibly pas,
ont ,li pIr cannot pass in.
have this honor u he.
Your obedent servant
Jons RoDGKns, Com. ". y Navy.
Tie following 10 the report Of Lieut., WIN. ~
Jeiiers, commanding tho Monitor In tho lnts en-.
sagemcnt near Richmond. Nis .dlrcssed to Com
mauI'' Rodgers;
IRos CLAD srEAxEa-Mps,rcal
JAMES Rivha, Va. My fIh, 1852.
stH'--1 submit the following port Of tie move
nen,. of his vessel during che action Of yesterday
Mostly after weighing anchor from urposltion near
K.ngsland Creek, q sharp FIRE OF nuskc,ry was
eomnenc Cd from both banks on all the ships Al
half-ptst eleven discovered an extensive fortinca.
tou on I'll elevation OF about 900 feet with several
smaller batteries all apparently mounting guns Of
the heaviest aaibre. AZ the foot OF the buH In the
river there In MI obstruction formed VI sunksn
ies anl Steamers secured with chains, and the
shallow water piled ,cross the river. The Galena
having anchored at about 1000 yaris distant rom
T. pass ahead OF her and take on some II The FIRE,
w, fornl that my guns could 10, be elevated SUI.
he!en,!y 10 point At tie fort ! then took position
"a .he 'ine ki,h tho t;aena and maintained a de-
libera,e fire uni. ths Close Of the action, when In
company with tho ether vessels, 1 dropp.
81 irwn Ia the anchorage. The FIRE Of
the enemy. was remarkably well direct
cd bat nnlnly against this vessel She
s,ri'6 eight umcs, one solid s.uch shot struck
sluar" on the tirr,t nni two solid shot on the side
arnor 'orwarl of ue pi!ot-house. Neither caused
IA hoe q
ny Ia report no easunl,es. In conclusion permit
me T. 4ey tia, the action was most ehlnu,'y fought
against great od Island with the usual eject against
| oarthwutkr. f. long o. our ye-soH kept up =
rapid FIRE, they rarely returned ON FIRE, hut the
m msnt our FIRE snckcned, they renamed their
| .p.ns. II was impossible b. reduce such works
EXCEPT by tic aid u alend force.
The following Is the report Of Lieut.. u. c. C'tas-
bee, commanding the steamer u. A. Stevens,
tSauaatickl, In tho action. The report IL dated.
May 10TH, And IL addressed, az ARE the others t.
| Commander Rodgers
Sir II have the honor t. repor, that la yes,,r
days alta i upon the enemy's battery Mt Wards
I'M, near Richmond, Va, placed IN. vessel un
der NY command ia Tia. position assigned ue by
You IN til" line u attack, aud openei FIRE upon III,
batery, wlioh continued until the bursting u oui
guu. Wihlht getting into position, during tbs
bOmhardm,nt, i.Ld while falling back with IT,,
squadron this vessel was under quite
ly rs,urn,d W us with shcM and cani.Ie
from ou, lgh, brosisids guns. I have like
, wise =, report !" you that wv" o' my crew al
.nJ No. n,,n, $500 c',','uHm rt.. n
y been son, Oh board the Port Royal Ef aurgicr
" treatment MY unhc.fs aud crew DELAYED 10 N
q ,ha, CO., a,,,ir, hoo,, az s,,,r. ., T:yinai ,,
II and ropor, upon the cause OF the bursting u on
1 f"rrou gun.
h the following IL the report ~ Assistant surge
van "ltsoh ~ ihe Hileuh, svinS N" account ~ IN
|, Killed and wounded III the lAto acton at Ward
BUN
"H'NH,-h",,H - H2ln't READY 'iiaIh 81 u
Nuoy Wa,,i, N.lb.r,. 4 iH s,,i,I n Ic,, "a yJ
Richard a. Alsus, John Bugley, john Russel
W u Iinr'uh Joseph Johnson pnNH''' marine
Z onnd,I J,hn n'r n',n", ili,j '',. i t,,,
and wounded IN the ankle Joint WIN stevens, IA,
z ,,et'usiy u'oise M,l1uheil, sAi.,F ih.ln.
r. su,,ht'y WIN Harrison. niiyitiy. Tr'J,,s Ci,,l
. slightly Dod,r.ch visscr slightly Andrew NJ,
o nltaiey, ,hethR masters mate ~ seriously
~ Jj,s", s,., LAS 80 ,, 49, ''''''"
Port Royal-Georgo L. Norris, Commando
fIr''' wound o. rsif ~
Serious p,ter p,S"n, NO, ssriousiy '''N Nv
m-p,r.u,p,. CON. ao,rsn5ror
Thu C,llovyiny L.s b,c, received nj, ,., Mo-. "A.
,..,,,r.,,,.
| JAMS Rivrn. Virginia. M, is. 800 I
sa.-m consequence Of a report from. Com
,,.,l.r p1i,.,a tho, a. yrara 49,,