The New York herald., 1864-09-17

to-day. Tie was . mere boy, bat seemed posssssed o.
remarkable Intelligence He described the enemys po
ston with great cIeayDess The greater part OF bis
story wss amply corroborated by observations OF abe
Signal corps Among other items OF he stated that
the rebel batteries would simultaneously open our
towers a hafpss, four P. ~, and that battery
had been butt by the behnd the friendly shelssr
ciump Of trees. twenty FOUNDER had been planted
here, which. II was expected, would completely annibL
late Amsdeu'stower Accompanied by Major Cook, com
mandng the siege tran the deserter tower
and ponted out the locality Of this gun which,
owing to the shelter OF trees, could without
assistance have been discovered.
oua teEPAaAross
soon made. Some heavy guns were trained thh
masked battery, aud che event awaited with much
impatience Lieutenant Amsdon was Informed 10y both
General Gibbon and Lieutenant Patterson, Chief sgosi
Onoer Of corps that there would ocosson for
h,s remaining after the hring commenced
but w,lh ssrgean. and two u his party, who vol
unteered their posts he continued 70 occupy
his elevated position throughout ths erce bomb lrdaent
that ensned, and thus enabo 20 o0taa fine yiow
OF the movements u the aud The ELECTS os our
shot.
THE y,psT snor.
About four o'clock working ptrty OF tue enemy ~ao
observed busily engaged cattug down the rees in
dicated by the deserter and Ia nour Battery,
having oeen completely uncovered, hrod swanY pound
Parrot shnt al tue tower Ihe smoke OF .s l-st dis.
chasre had hardly risen from tue ~hen our heavy
pieces, trained for the purpoe cropping then sheiH
around Il. Tho enemy norkug his piece evidently
rsed at our rg upon II sach accuracy al ooes
BOwthrrs BAnERg,
and the others 0f the renels ell devoted their attention
the at frat scarcely 70 need the rapid
replies from LeWs', Dimnick a,d Pratce frSt Lobnec
ticuts heavy guns. Sxty fhes glodeG Ia tn nelh
borhopd ot Amsdsns tower wth0nt 81 klng IT, Par
trdgo's lookout the waer erv re- Dved Two very
calls from Howlalt's hut, tb -gh struck once oo
eight tho up platform, sostoutly Il n
built 'hat the damage uDcted repaired IN iew mia
Fortunately OF tho signal cor - we're IN urcd
The enemy satisfied that ney could not hurt tho
towera AID commenced efing tho Ire OF our bat
earnest not 10 no reciprocatei. noisy artillery duel
followed which tho rebels betrayed their proverbal
inaccurGcy Of ire; and, after Ealing IN doing NJ
dam and having their works pretty well Knocked
about aud their rather tired dodging N and Oub
OF their gopher holes they rng 81 half past six
just two hours after the lirst snot.
AIroMAr1Ox TOWER,
the extreme left ed by heavy battery,
dSst about twenty Eve houdred yards, and urousIy
cannonaded crossece "as struck W piece OF shell,
but damage OF any Kind WAS ex crienced. The gun
boats opened this battc ~ aod their two huudred
silenced the Ore.
Tho rebs mortar which has kent mp 20 constant nre
Iuicn Gap canal removed rom its position, 10
ciunp trees further to tho encmys Left and during
the ght opened the working party but wAs sisnced
mortar battery.
TUE HuNBRn
fired by the enemy along whole line IN OF course I'M
known, but certainly gave them tho oeDs0t OF rom
hfiesA to twenty tons Of iron yesterday. AZ we can
lch better afford - use NJ ammunition than they,
iadse artillery lights ars matte u course, not un
welcome us, although they hsvo so lar been almost IN
variably commenced ny them