Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-08-18
AFFAIRS Down RIVER.

aa's AFFAIRS DOWN RIVER
Army Movements at Aqua Creek-Burnsids
W. Stsnewnu yaekssn-McClsilan,s Re-
cent nisvemsnt-I he Tragedy eff Ragged
Psint-Piney Psint.
PINEY PoINr, Aug. is, 1854 Editor Stas
reached this place to-day, per steamer Keypor',
stopping at Aqua Creek on the way down. The
Keyport ID now In Government employ, having q
partial chart.r In Government capacity, at the
same tins that sf carries passengers and private
freight She has large freight capacities and
great speed. making % miles per hour with ease
on emergency, and with an excellent commander,
Cant. S,ackpole, fwell known to visitors at the
white House for many yearr,) Is Just the thing
fer the service.
Aqua Creek has Of late grown to be quite q
busine.. point, Just now there ia no marked ac-
t,v,tv here. but at the time the Burnside army
'apded here the river was full Of transports, and
ouartermaster Glenn. West, energetic az he II,
had his hands full for the time being.
The City Of Norwich, the Cossack, and one or
two smaller transports, are now unloading at this
point, but the public, In supposing that any con-
siderable portion Of McClellan's army has as yer
landed here, Is considerably In the fog.
Undoubtedly one Of the best he pt secrets Of the
var has been as to the precise disposition Of the
bulk Of the Army Of the Potomac and Its mate
rIel ut any time within the last week. OF Whist
[ hear "a to the probable future movements Of
McClelian's army, It would not be proper to men,
tim.
Burnside will do to put against Stonewall Jack.
son for executive capacity and rapidity Of move.
ment Landing here but fortnight ago, he 10
supposed to have the bulk Of his army now at
Culpeper ready for action.
At 3 p. m, we left Aqua Greek for Piney
Point, and OF Ragged Point saw the smoke stacks
of the sunken steamer West Point emerging from
the water, amelancholy sight, indeed. The w est
Point lays about mile from the Maryland shore
1 a long distance from the ordinary track Of yes.
sells going up and down, and It 10 evident that on
/ striking the George Peabody and finding herself
in a sinking condition she ran for the Maryland
| shore, miscalculating the distance. Had abe run
| for the Virginia shore she could have been
beached apparently without difficulty and all
/ lives saved.
The scene Of this terrible tragedy 10 likely TO
be ghost haunted az ghosts walk In these matter.
of-fact days) for all coming time Il 10 near by
1 where the Federal boats crew were decoYed
l ashore and murdered by the Confederates, and
| also where the gallant Captain Ward met his
l bloody death.
| At Piney Point am agreeably surprised to fnd
| 20 large q company In these troublous times.
| Our courteous friend Marshall 10 catering again
| for the health and pleasure seeking community
gathered here, and has added to his old aiherenti
Of last season quite circle Of new faces. l find
on his register, here or latslY here, the name.
/ OF Lewis Johnson and family, Of Washington
| E. Kingman, l"lon;'') the Hoovers, Botelers
Wilson's, Bradley, Drurys, and other we'll known
Washington families; Major Williams; Dr. r
Finley Hunt and T. Galligan, (Galligan and the
Doctor are Drowned to a rich coffee color, through
much fishing off 81. Georges Island. be 1t known
| to theiI friends;) DR.. Wood and family, and 8
c. wroe and family, and others.
The Keyport also brough down quite numbe
| Of Washington business men, some OF whom
propose to stop, and others design to enjoy sniff
Of the salt water air and return by the Keypor
Tomorrow night
There 10 also gay sprinkling Of smart uniform
from the guneoats (Reliance, Freeborn, an,
others) OF the Potomac hotilla, which vessel
".Ie up" over night occasionally at Piney Point
whereby the ood.looking young oacers ar
enabled to take part In the nightly hops at tn
Point.
| T. M. Harvey, OF steamed and splced oyste
fame, IL now the owner Of the hotel and two O
three hundred acres OF land, more or less, know
as the Piuey Point Property. Next year he pro
| poses to erect fine hotel here and otherwise IH
Prove the property TO make It a FIRST class water
ing place, such a. Washingtonians will be eIa
to have here. He also proposes to give the groun
and Offer other inducements 10 parties desiring
build cottages Of their own here.
Meantime number Of neat cottages have bee
erected, and Mr.. Marshall, the present lessee, ca
comfortably accommodate all visitors for til
season. The great need 10 for a tri-weekly {
daily boat communication with Washington,
desideratum not perhaps attainable this war yea
The Keyport, however, makes weekly trip her
which Is the next best thing.