New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-30

Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.
LAVE. RIVE SQIADEoS June q. laf

Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune
JAMES RIVER SQUADGoS June %, 1871
send you the official repor. Of the affair ~ Wat.
kins Bluff on the Goth inst, and il speaks for IL
SELF we shall offer 10 comments. We have had
some changes here within the last few days. Tie
Wauchusetts, our flagship, Commander j. NJ Gillirs,
commanding, left on yesterday afternoon, for Hamp-
ton Roads. There was general regret by all the
squadron that this gallant commander should leave
James River and the kind regards OF tboee who
main will follow HIM wherever he may 20. COM
mander John Rodgers, commanding the United
States ship Galena, succeeds him IN command and
we have no question that his urbanity and thorough
discipline will make him. like his predecessor, very
popular in the squadron. Oar squadron is lying
this p. m. off City Point. Contrabands bring the
intelligence that the Rebels claim TO have lost but
one man killed, aud one man arm shot of III The
tight of the 10Th, az Watkins Bluff. Ii that il ALL
they came Oft very lucky. We, RI ! stated before,
had no one injured in the least although they claim
to have killed 20 men, as We are also Informed by
cOntrabands. b.
USIrsp STATES STEAMER JAcoB PErr, JAMES RIVER,
June a. 1862.
SIN: respectfully submit the following Yesterday IN
obedience your orders proceeded with che Dispatches ~
q. Watkins, Bluff oP-oed upon by two batteries
three pieces each OF Rpoanders, and about y" sharp
Tie channel being very narrow being obliged to 20 ws
few feet of the ut suffered severely Inc BAL OF pn-
spending having coverngfer men ~ tie baeries
4 would expose thegI to tie heavy tire
shot hoa ever aud carried away my ruider chaiu
vessel ssoe In front Of the batteries wss de
a.uned by manned guns sieamins on and .oesc
her The batteries wee NAKED ths cogd not see
diem until opened upon though The upper battery Tssed re
a. headed toward (which from the nature o. -he river
had 10 debut stood under thor re for ahol Eve min
utr which considered better a. hsd 10 idos Of Ectresns
until nay duties pedfmed and A. long A. NY osse
lasted
AZ .ooa as got up to the upper battery he oso battery
rakea att doing damage 10 my upper works thas
tho other 90.
thnk should not have been damaged much bod
for my getting ashore dir ely ia front Of them syis
them but a few feet between and ther gins.
Tue officers behaved with their accus,omed cool
and efficiency and promptly responded ~ the order 70
the battery, thou Oh uuce heavy hro OF Dlshe1
has pene rated the tsnge Of the port wheel CRACKING
It in several places it Will not DO or tOoe IN ss sea"Ay
81 Will lose wheel.
The sarboad side Of the potholv was carried sway TO-
gether with two iron plates IN fact. ny upPl tt az con-
petely dded One shot struc me see1 NsNe .'ll!S a.
which slowed down-fortuatoy not Stopping zee engine
As YOU ordered retvn after 'eNes the -les,
passed the batteries ags. at gn ou "as ot urea a. Ten
shots struck the vessel ALL 70 es nos Vi tne oes az
the woodwork from tie shsip-shooteis.
~ x,rv ,s,1ectfuliy. your obedient servant.
L. McCREA, Lieutenant Commsrdng
co,or ,pJs, 81 GLLIs commanding Naval forces James
River,