Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-05-11
WELDON, N. c., EVACUATED
sewall's and Pigs Point said to be
Abandoned !
Gosport Navy Yard to be Burned



BMuMUEE, MAY The special CORE.
spondent OF The American sends the follow.
ing relative TO affairs in Hampton roads and
The peninsula
FOGTEEss MONEoE, May S--This has been
most stirring and exciting day at Old Point,
and all IRE anticipating the early fall Oi
Norfolk.
Al III o'clock the steamer Naugatuck wa.
ubsei we'd Taising steam, and about ] o'clock
she moved out to the side 0t the Monitor,
which vessel also cleared her decks for ac
jon taking down her awning, aud stood
form IN full fighting trim at 1880
The gunbolt Dacotah has Just moved mp
lu line Of bat;le, together With The slOOps-ot-
war Seminole aud San Jaciuto.
The flag chip Minnesota Was also uuder
steam at IL O'Clock,
The Naugatuck has moved up towards The
Elizabeth river, followed by che Monitor and
DacOtah, in line Of battle. The san Jacinto
z flowed slowly.
Heavy firing can still be heard in the di.
rcotion Of James river whore you have al
ready been Informed 10y telegraph the Galeua
aud other ganboats have gone.
The Susquehanua has iust gone up; in
the meantime the Dacotah, Monitor, and
Naugatuck bad reached the channel and Ia
ken the position Of Sewalps Point, and the
Dacotah fred shot towards Oraney Island
A second shot from the Dacotah struck the
beach 40 SewalPs Point
1890 The Susquehaunt moves up aud
takes the lead Of the San JscintO and Sem.
mole There wRs 40 answer from either Of
The rebel lorls, and the Da0otah and SEMI
mole are steering up Elizabeth river the
NsugGuck Is lying CU towards the mouth Of
the James river.
Presently the Dacotoh aud Monitor aps
proach Craney island aud SswalFs Point. the
D,c0iah firing every few minutes alternate.
ly al Sewalls Point aud Craney Island. the
enemy maklng 80 reply, although The butts
reached their intended destination. The
Monitor is now taking the lead in the
meantime the Seminole and Susquehauua
open On SewRlI's Point, aud two shots are
fred from lac Point, the latter falling short
OF the Monitor, which IS nov a mile above
the other vessels
- 4O.-Ihe rebels are firing rapidly from
Sewalf6 Point, principally a. the Monitor,
while q succession of shells are bing poured
ou the euemy from the Susquehaunah, DaCo-
tab, Seminole, and San JacintO, br0sdsido
after broads.da. The Rip Raps also throws
accurately shells iuto Sewall's Point.
l250--rho Suqu hanna, Dlcotah, San
-
| and The Monitor threw her Grst two shells
iull a mile and bali from the Point
/ 4 P.H.-Ihs Monitor is DOW within mile
I OF SeWalls PoIut, moving slowly forward
and firing The enemy are also firing brisk
/ j. from SsWalps Point az the Monitor, aud
shells are isllinglthickly around her. Crauey
leland Is sis0 joining Ia the light. and has
/ lust thrown several shells 90 the Monitor
one OF which exploded directly over her,
/ Tho hoanor moved steadily forward, coca.
/ sonally filing, aAd receiving ehol aud she'll
/ euce.
/ 2P.N The Monitor has fallen back and
/ llys alongside the Su,quehauna, probably
\ i0r The purpose OF communicating With Der
| The Naugat1ck, Ia tbe meantime, has been
1 throwing shells into Pig Point and tho nee
{ haa also utgn throwing tnells 10 che same d.
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