Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-14

whenever our steamers drew to lend assistance the
whole Of the enemys foa eIcep, three In Shore con-
centrated their FIRE upon them.
About four O'Clock in this afternoon the Curlew yrs
disabled by shell from the eaemy and was compelled
TO make for shosl water, where she sunk.
During the cannopadpg the enemy bosilV en-
ployed 10 landng their troops below Pork Point Bate
~. Two of their steamers ran into Z sl9ugh In tho
nsghborhood and succeeded in covering tiels inding
The enemy continued the attack until about dark, when
they withdrew.
It'll, after o'clock the smnuni;ion OF orr rdron
getting Short application for supply was made to
upper battery, but the commanding oi:er coull spa-a
only about ten charges AZ II essena, tia, amru.
milton should be had aud a5 there no mcra to 30
obtained from the batteries, seimfr sent the
upper battery with dispatch to The ofser In commune
informing him that the feet was without annu lion,
and that il would repair to Ely bah Cdy--ihr G 70
miles distant-for the purpose Of obttnin.' supply,
ard that IL would return without delay. Previous
leaving information received by the feet iom Cap
tain Tayloe OF the Navy VITO hal been at Pork Point
Battery during the day, tba, hey hsd only one kid
and three wounded aud there every 10 b.
eve that they would DC able 20 hold cu II the VI
the batteries was not tnTned.
The fleet reached 81 z,be.h Ciy on Saturday mara.
ing and finding very lLe anmnaiIo lon there, ssnI al
express to Norfolk for It. On Sunday afternoon, hsv.
ing put all the ammunition ard fuel which could be OBJ
tanned on board the Seaord aud Appomstox these tTo
steamers were sent forward 20 RjaIoke Island "a ar
irving at the mouth Of the river they met bost and
learned from II that the sa I'd had been pdec ard
shortly afterwards discovered FIVE OF the enemys gun
boats standing for PAsq otsnk river They returned i'm.
meda.ey to the battery at C0bos Point, ssou. mile
and half below Elz beth City, aud, after sending IA
express TO Gsnersl Hsonngsea, dis rbu;ed all tbs
muuition amolg foug ard scho0ntr eud form
ei line jus. Cove the ta,fery. company lad boen
detad the dsy previous tor dnty at this battery, AID
the obi .ct of the feet cooperate Sith item.
Shortly after daylight the enemy appeared Ia sigh!
and messenger from The feet sec,rtain tho
condition OF the battery. Fiddiag Gully there
AID supposing that the enemy would irs attack the bat
terry The officers and cres Of The Bsaufor: were sent
ashore to two Of the guns-ihese being many
they had ammunition TO supply. THe aufot vas asnt
to the mouth Of the cIna where The Raleigh had beea
previously sent.
Instructions wero given by the Comnoic Ter, 10 the
commanding officers OF all the vessels that when all
means of resistance ll5d aud they found themselves
unable to escape, they should into shos wae' set
them on FIRE and save their crews
The action com lepced at forty five minutes pa
in the morning and resulted In the enemy passing tie
battery and overwhelming tho Seabird and Alice Toe
last mentioned vessels the only known lsvs
fallen into the hands Of TIE enemy. Toe Fanny was
burned by her commander and th- AppomAttox is be.
lieved TO have escaped up the river TIE Forrest
the wsys at Ell zibeth City, rep4iriUg damages and
the information received yesterday be correct che,
too burned prevent her falling into the hands of
the enemy. As far az known, there OILY Fix / H.
and three wounded nopg the entire naval force wtci
had IL the action.
We omitted to Ira. the guns at Ccbbs Battery
were all spiked before bsiog possessed By the enemy