New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-21

alluded to- and hearing concentrations OF the negro
hricade. we pushed on b the picket i'nc' HUI"
near the extreme right Of which sc had an TX
Gallant v,ew Of the Rebel Fort Clifton. on the
Appomattox. and OF the City OF Petersburg beyond
This fort mounts six guns four facing the river al
right anrles and tive looking and shooting dow" 10 JUG
bend The Rebs" were plainly seen grouped Oh '''o
.mhankmeut but In susll numbers ohly Ihei
main forcc mot more than 800 stronG behg
in tho woods 10 the rear From LOOKOUT
n vie,ant watch n kept and the npproneh oil
anv ounboots or hostile force on tho Cty foht
side at once brings the graybacks 10 their guns
The crack Of muskctry along skirmish line on the
oppos,e shore and the boom Of the heavy guns OF the
navy gunboats on the James the peninsula were
distinctly heard The spires Of Petersburg were plain
ly visible, and street. With its houses on either SIDE
opened like vista through the powerful glass Of the
signal officer.
From our position, tie scene OF the acton OF May y
when the runboat brewster was destroyed visible
AZ complete ~ that action has been printed
ct here furnish the seails. Gen. Graham was noi
fed by Gen. Butter thni . movement up City Point
wonld be made by Gen. links. and was asked to 60
operate with Lis boats. Aware Of the location and
strength Of the battery at Fort Clifton he requested
that tie Navy guntoai hokokan be sent mp to take po
sition of Port Waltta from which point, with her
heavy guns. she could command the fort. He then
moved I'D with the ark Brewster. Gen. Jessup, Cham
berlain and Putnam (hayy). in the order named.
On rounding the bend above Port Wathail
they came within reach Of tho guns Of Fort Clifton,
aud a heavy ere was Immediately opened on them.
II aving perfect range. The Rebels at Tie hih sho'
pierced the steam ehes. Of the Brewster. The pilot,
81 M IL. ri n hllfg
grounded Tey werc got off as soon as possible. and
pding that no assistance to be render cd from the
.hore batteries the boats ordered To retire The
Rebels fred 90 pound ont proectes, evidently Intended
for iron-elads One Of them passed through the out
WORKS of the Pnik and into the store room The
Rebs also sent doHn sharpshoo,ers along the shore
ard several Of the men were lit one II them having
bis breastIlate slot Of. Tho Brewster lost GFihth
HAYDEN private co. A, ID Pennsy lyanin Ariiherl
Jeremiah George private Co. L, ID pennsylvania AT
,iIlcry; and Graham Moore pilot killed. Geo. Eison
gnnd. corporal c.. G.. 81 Pennsylvania Artillery; kn
gene IIolonbeck second engineer; VIM. Foiman' IRE.
man. wounded IN, others escaped. Finding that tie
Brewster could rot b. gct ont irun under the guns
Of the Rebel battery, AMI fearing that she might
fan into the bends Of the Rebels Cen. Graham sent
CAPT Bladenbcnzor and Lieut.. Chambers - examine
her and II bet ~ blow her up. ILey found TIA, $40
was unmanageable and therefore fred her. Several
Of the army gunboats OF the class ouit under con
tract with u gentleman famed for experiments III
ordnance, sie Of light draft, with most aboiHinaoc
hight OF upper aud display Of water works nan IN con
sFucton with wrctohed machinery excellent erockery
ware ard superior bedding. and marked with no
armament adequate 10 tie service roquired-in si"ft
more like pleasure boats than vessels OF war Inc
Inspector who ACCEPTED boilers which l'abo to send
40 ,oul, Into eternity q, any moment and machinery
admirably calculated 10 break down. Ia certainly de-
serving u oonsnre IL not hanging.
Gen. KNf. As:sAfurned from his expedition to cut
tie Ddnvle road which - suooecdsd in doing In two
or three places Had hgh and lost number Of mem
came bach via Petersburg railroad which be again
toie mp and thence " City Point Captured n large
Rebel mail with money and postage stamps send you
a number VI the letters ". H.