The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-06-03

boats were seen cpr ing from Washington
10 communicate with our fleet, aud we saw
the practice of the Rebel guunrry on
them with Intense interest. They were
about twn mics from the battery. merely
>klffs Dirrct Shuts failing to Int tnen..
the, lrird rickWhng them. then shells
bursting over head /: bur all tn no pur
p-se they came through safe u here
were now 65 vessel, on our anchorage.
and towards night the gun boat Hunrh
Back came up from Ne@6erne She is
IA powerful wooden vessel. earring nun
Der OF monster guns She took esItion
n little in advance and 10 the left OF Us.
and opened on the battery at a range of
nearly four .niles. with her 100 Founders.
The water was calm and the evening
warm. aud we all louktd upon this scene
silent and breathless. while the yelling
messengers went on their way. Other
boats joined in the cnncr,t, >helIng camps
in the vicinity, aud it is reported thai
the execution IN me places was terrible ;
but the real extent If it We shall never
know But three sho. were returned by
the battery. but their terrible precision
at the great distance told MS Of the i'm
possibility uf approaching W a>hingt"n by
water until the battery wa, carried. a
flash trrn the battery indicated that tGry
were alive there yet aud onlY bidIug their
rine. After what seemed long time,
as we held our breath in inten>" curiosity.
the huge shot plunged about 200 YARDS
square III front of the llunch Back. al
then came The report nf the Gun ard the
screaming Of the bali, like ii note OF u
Fry'> music In few minutes another
shot came from the shore which rmng 'd
IN me with the first, but 100 wards
nearer the boat. and an"ihcr quickly t"i
lowed, but luckily, a IrIfle To" high. pa
>luy ju>; over The boat. and striking the
watrr few yal,i> br,und We luukrd
with brearhlc>> anxiety fnr the next. but
il did uot come. Early the neat mnin
Inc We were put on board the steamer
E>cntt, III pm >uance of orders frum Gen.
Foster, aud returned to Ncwberne to try
IL by lard the gunbuats remaining to see
To things BY water.
Tie next day, the 9Th, we were ordered
rn hold ourselves in ieadne>r at no
menls warming. with three days ratinns.
Al miunight we were called up and crns.
>rd the river t" Fort Audrrsun. nile
above the city THIS was tie scene of
the late Rcb,l attack on New bcrne The
rents around the Fort were riddlrd like
selves. and Cat holes cut through the
buildings in all diIccliun>, bat uCDndy
was hunt on our side therrab"utS Tie
effect of the huge shells fIuu the lunch
Be ok, aS seen in The earth and timber,
was tremendous
Oar force consisted nf sunc 5000 men.
with appropriate, cavalry aud artillery
\ fiet nom we Goa nrncrd It afclrin", and
at night uamped in field oi grain al a
place called New Hope. which CONSISTS
of very pretty plantation with h"bb.- :
man>iun house, run down >aH m!Il and
still house, and dIlapidatcd gti>: mill
believe | saw here the origlnal mlil
spoken Of III which, ''two wuren >hould
be grinding. and one >hunld b. tak krn aud
the other left. bur did not examine it
very cl"~rl ewing to the guards stationed
around bv order rt Gen - T, e place
is owned by rebel >coundrrl named
WhlI worth. "f whom | shall have occa
sion I" speak further The yards and
gardcnS we've bloc ing over with the vel
low Car"li'a rose, hnwrIing almonds.
pinkS, vi"letS aud dafodil> while the
fruit trees were filled with blo>snms of
their kind. To-day >aw corn up Tor The
first. The enen y pickets were stationed
at this place, one of whom was shot by
our ad,aHce cavalry. We expected td
encounter The Cnemv a few miles fart her
on. at l3enuerts Creek, and started tor
there early the next 'norn'ng. the 9th
Our forces encountered then in Il battery
on the farther side Of the stream, whe:. a
brisk cannonading en>ucd Several If
our hnrse> were killed aud about ii dozen
of our men wounded. among whom wa>
Capt Bel ger. cnuI'nandiug battery The
purn\ was silenced IN an hour AID IA half,
but having destroyed the bridge. and for
>one rea>, u unknown. but guessed al bv
uS, we were ordered To about face, and
w"re taken back to New Hope ABOUT uld
night Oar fire had dI>.nonuted their
guns aud killrdand wounded good u,an,
of then. and 81 iinbrrrd their legs that
they never slapped until they reached
their general canp ~ miles distant Bn,
their rickets flIuwed Us back and Staid
at New Hope the next nigh; after "" left
: \ sergeant uf the 10th Pa Milirea. vi hiIe
relieving the pickeis in the night. was
She: by one III his own men aud Instantly
killed, A nu'nber Of prisoners were
taken, one "nigger in an orderly ser
,r.aut's H. mu.t,p ,