Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-07-10
RICHMOND WIG.
,HrRsnAY MORNING, july y 1859

:, y.szlSsr,s ARrILLEAr At WORE-DANAGI TO
r,ryy's TsANsPoEIs.-Ol Monday and Tuesday
"a Frs. Company Washington Artillery, Of
o.l,,ns, Captain SQuires ',hsr With two squad
: s,u,rFs Cavalry, made & delour Of heClelah's
-, a. Wss,ovsr, aud proceeded dove james river
"a ,cheors Point stopping At all the inter nedi.
.,i.ble points, aud INF citing serious damage 70 the
~. Transports The artillery aud cavalry were N.
~ ,saeral control Of Colonel n zlugh Lse, bu; the
~ 5s.AHs we're under the direction Of Clptain
-. A. WjcOK's Wharf or SNynard's Reach, they
.,rl gug ere into steam transport, doing her SO
.5r.y has shs had 70 be tOEed OF by a glaboat
!, e,ps 70 her relief Yankee deser,er sJa:ss tha,
eighty 10 ore hundred men o. board this trans
:. .sre killed sd wounded.
,-,s,iss their position to WylnOke Neck, below VII
%, ga,rL they opened ire upon another steam trans
% damaged her severely, aDd caused her to throw
.,,,ri Der cargo and pa. back dOWl the river. II 9
..,,-s uoS cane up aud dO-n the RIVER, beichirg
,5sir huge shells n the most furious yet harmless
sr Tley shslsi tie VoAs. right and lef: Obrqi,ly,
10 every other way, making the woods rescued ald
res fall in good style. TIE arillgris's again char /
rsifsr, L cut JJhn G ,iioraish tkjrg one section
"a. Slr.ces' BAT cry 10 point ncAT ven Nile Ger
i 49, Re O., and Gap. Sc hires aad CApL RCge :
iJ-- BNtyl aklng q position above, rear Ssy-
a, tasse poiats ne transports Of The enemy,
sa.-s On oonuissa'y sores and arms, aid no
sssc % IN considerable numbers, bus convey ed
81 9,,s. A fsvur,els caancs presenting, Ere wss
81 simultaneously isom the above points Iae eS,.
b .i,s pissed.
s,l sls G,lorsi.h's guys stean-tug cut lpcsa
,lrgs oftEo scLoouers and PUf-d aad 'skedsddIe6i
, 20 " s.0ge,. Thl JE0 sshoogsrs soon became 81,
Id By he Sc u The Wsslir g,on As,iery, and the
-. 10. II % tae South, side Of tie giver under a
,,l.fl,s, or really Ebi's pceks, ha1dkerchisf.
10 minutes this section OF the Washington Ar.
az VS. opened upon BY he 6erCess sort Of a gun.
s1,a ca up TO the rescue OF the almost ST. king
d. rs. The Arlsry he'd lis petition, the ca
eos auusr Themselves 10 the blackberry busl es
.sas y. k.e shells sen, high snd hrSusy.H o ?
~ &c e convinced that gua6OA;s are BY no means 50
t-5s as reported, PArtecluly ia such modes Of a;
S5t-s tas o.UH, are high a0d our men 10 clOse
~. A. Iolg range, however, the case IA G.rsaL
r. l- J. 10 GlHo5aish was thus eugAgsd, Captains
S-sadRg re 81 the point above indicated, we're
z 4. sgr-c1On 70 eight transports, toT,d up ~ a
-,s,t Of Jhess transports 5s we're badly damaged,
.'e vlols iolos Of guaboals hrCC ia this part Of
/ rssr we're b5oughs 70 ts. Of their ,fi,iercy.
= b5urs they vraIhfu.iy expended their shells, but
10 osaer res1l; than rlist Z some tus, ard fslrg
,rses. Alter 4 hos tine Of t in marching sid
ne C0uiedsfa.ss .ocs position ia farther down
liver ,o4srds Bachslors Point where they await the
.icg Cslussary stores TlJs in the rear and to The
,t Of A.Ussu fer three days they have been giViUg
troublesome t,ns, both On land ard water, for the
v4sy we're ,glAy active in airrassi1s BIN At The Va
1s points th, bed On tie river road, near Wes'Over
A5ou, sevsa ,a1s21-s have tau' far bsea disabled,
lsl Of 'hsr ergo los. alt The enemy ,errisd NO
By hurt" cr orr s.is.