The New York herald., 1864-09-13
G r "A N T.
The Eighteenth Corps.
Mr.. JOHN A. BRADy's DESPATCH.
HEADQUARTERS, EcHrENTH ARMY CoaKs
NEAR POINT on ROCKS, Va Sept 10. 1884

hvADQuARrURs, ECHrEENT1 ARMY CoREs
NEAR POINT OF ROCKS, Va, sept 10, 1884 !
BoaBARpnssr oR THE
The rebels yesterday Unexpectedly awoke from the
silence they have FOR time past maintained and
sauted our line with a most furious bombardment Ths
now signal tower opposite 10 Dutch Gap received the
tsntion OF the heavy guns at Howletps and tho
pound PARROTS a tho battery thoy thrown up
70 command tho bend Of the river above the canal
Numerous shells dew all around Il and h but forlu-
naely the enemy did succeed In striking their target
II they had the constructed that several Of
the supports could be knocked away Without iDnlcpS
material damage Every part Of the work is strongly
braced that three uprghts would DO amply suicsns 10
support the structure even 10 gale OF wind.
BATTERIES,
capable OF throwing she Ills with any chance Of eectng
damage to the tower are only two In numberthe How
lett House battery and the new one on the river bank 10
the right. The latter commenced iring at unusual
elevation about noon, and shortly joined by How-
letus The minute the latter opened with s two hun
dred Founders II replied by battery.
Captain Hubbard, Of the First Connecticut, who COM
mands here answered rapidly and effectively that he
absorbed the entire attention zoe enemy, Who
continued 10 shell him for nearly three hours.
was visible in all its details from the top OF the tower
where eutcnant Amsden. OF tho Signal Corps, calamity
maintained his position throughout. Tho firing Of Hub.
bards one-hundred. .pounders was splendid and every
time the smoke was observed rising from hts battery tho
enemy could be- running from their guns ther
gopher holey and other places OF security Sometimes
they resrcated with such precpancy that the sponges
were es 10 the guns Inc position Q. sne signal ocss
right into the muzzles Of the enemys guns see everp
preparation they made to shoot At him. and then hear the
shrek OF the two hundred poundor through the air appa
reutly only few feet from his head For nervous
It woaid have proved uncomfortable.
10 Us actually amounted 70 nothing further than severe
scare 20 she negro teamsters who laid the whp
ciuy upon their unfortunate steeds and vanished from
the scene rapidly as possible. With the enemy how
ever, II was quito different What material damkge
inflicted s At present. Of course, only known to them-
works bore unmstakable evidence Of hard usage Men
were busily engaged until DARK in repairing damages.
and could be seen, with wheslbarrows and snovss hard
at work.
accompanied by Major. Read, a. the water battery
throughout the whole Of the firing, where, they had
not safe position, they at least had that gave them
the opportunity Of seeing what was going oa.
Mr. w. ID. McGregor's Despatch.
HEADQUARTERS, ARnr OF PoroMAG
Sept lo-Evenlng. !
Firing kept up all day centre and right.
Tho rebels soem have got their temper excited by thaa
surprise Of last night and appear determined annoy
our pickets much az they can.
II was the Twentieth Indiana and Ninety ninth enn-
sylvania cavalry charge the rebel
limo OF pickets.
Lieutenant Colonel George W. Nickel commanding The
Twentieth Indiana shot through the hips and died
on tho field His body Is being smbalmed, and will bs
sent home.
Lieutenant Dsbrow, os the Ninetynnsh PsnnsyvaDia.
The prisoners captured say they we're asleep a the
tnc and that our men were on them beforo they mad
General Patrick Provost Marshal Of the army, was
day presented with beautiful sword sash, spurs and
shoulder straps by she enlisted OF the Twentieth
York whose original term OF enlistment has expired
those re-enised going hme General Patrick
Brgadier General Eagas arrived front yesterday,
having almost entirely recovered from the severe wound
he received on the 2ad Of June 10 front Of psersSus
served. He will have . command In the Second corpa