The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1862-06-04
The Gunboat Battle at sewelrs Point


BALTIMORE, May 9-The special correspon-
dent OF the American sends us the following
relative TO affairs at Hampton Roads and the
peninsula:
FORTRESS MoNRoE, May 8.-This has been
most stirring and exciting day at Old Point. and
all are anticipating the early fall Of Norfolk.
At II o'clock the steamer Naugatuck was OBJ
served raising steam, and about l o'clock ii
moved out on the side Of the Monitor, which
vessel also cleared her deck for action, taking
down her awning, and stood forth in full fighting
Trim.
ll:3o.-The gunboat Dacotah has Just moved
up IN line Of battle, together with the sloops Of
war Seminole and San Jacinto The flag ship
Minnesota was also under steam.
l. oelock.--The Naugatuck has moved up
towards the Eli2 beth river, followed by the
Monitor amt Bacotah, in line Of battle. The San
Jachto follows slowly. Heavy firing can be
heard in the direction Of James river, where YOU
/ have already been informed by telegraph the
Galena and other gunboats have gone The
/ SGsquehanna hasjust gone up In the meantime
the Dacotah Monitor and Naugatuck had reached
! the channel and taken the position of SeweTS
\ Point; and the Dacotah fred a shot towards
Cranpy island; "A second Shot from the Dacotah
struck the fieaCh at Sewell's Point
! l2:30.-The Susquehanna moves up takes the
.uer rro,n .i,Lor II ,Eo rohaI r,,Ihr,ts. o,J tbo
+ Dacotah and Seminole are steaming up Elizabeth
river. The N@ugatlck is lying off towards the
mouth OF the Jumes river Presently the Da-
cotah and Mouitora pproached Crtney island and
Sewell's Point The Dacotah fires every few
minutes alternately at Sewei's Point aud Craney
iSand-the enemy making no reply although the
baus reached rbrfr intended destination TIN
Nopftnr il pbr t,,i,o the load IN tha moan
time the Sr4oraharu3 and Seminole onan IN
Sewel's poiIt and two shots are fired from tbe
Point-th. hitter falling short of the Monitor
which /, now "a mile above the other vessels
I2IO-TBa rebels are firing ranidIy from
S4wplrs Point. prinaIp3IIv nj the Monitor ybHn
succession Of She'll. are being nourpd nnan tbe
enemy from tie Su>auehanua Darotab Seminole
and San Jacinto broad,i,Ie after broadsidn Tho
R;p Rams Aid. threw occasional sLalIs into Sa,r
ems Point
Iz.5O-Tbk Snsourbanna Ds,otah San r.
t.fnrn. ,Dd S.rafrn;, ,a r,nr,i,,,, st,,Ii. M II,
Monitor throw her fri txaI,. s,og, from r,ii,.
and a baIF frc+n +Ea poirt> = 0' = ''''''
IP.M-The Monitor i now yyirbin q milo of
Sewrlrs PofIt mogng sIoo,y forusrI ,,,,d t,>r,
Tie ENEMY nj ,Iso ti7ino b.isl, fro,, SAFE
Poiptat the Nanitar ma 9beIIsara FIling tl,ie,I,
around her. Cr3pcv island is also ininino n tba
Hglt and has inst drown several shaIrS A. tl,o
Monitor opa If rlirh evnIadnd dir.ntI,, o,or
her The Monitor moved steadily for,var3
occasionally firing ana receiving shaII and sho2
fror, NM rahnI h.rary 1 IN, n.ro,.t i,,5 a,,n,o,
, o,.lor, Tine NT,1ftor M. r,JIa, haai
9.15 v-Tha Monitor and n ,catah A.,
moving alone sJovIv ma the mouth of rh.
FGizabrth river darsa bIac, sn,ol,, has conn
mepccd 10 arise r.nar S4welI. Paint tbarehy in-
3irarino thar air f.,ran,tf,rr shaIIs frown t,aro
have fred the bsrracE. The Darotah continne.
to throw her shells directly INTO rba Poiut Tba +.