, 1864-08-12

Latest From Gen. Grants Operations.
Thrilling Details of The Explosion III
the Ordnance RuAt-AppaIlIug Ht.
Bults Of sile Casualty.

WASHINGTON, Thursday, August 11.-A
letter irtm Grant's army. Of day before yes
t'rdsy, Eays: Considerable firing is going on
at The 1runt this morning
One Of tie euhbuats opened Its fro last
night and threw number OF shells ut what
was supposed to be moving rebel force.
WAsnIxG1oS, Thursday, Aug. II A let
TN account Of an explosion OF boat loaded
with ammunition. Buildings were denol-
isbtd, tents scattered, and horses killed in
every direction Tic new depot was mass.
OF ruins, ardta pumber Of persons killed
acd wounded. The boat was bsing un1oaded
supposed shell must have dropped; which
communicated fire to the whole lot Luck
| ilx most Of the shells, ttc., struck the steep
bank Of the lsndlug, Or The loss Of life would
have been very 1aSse. The Pest Office aud
Adams' Express Office were nearly thrown
i'g them mlracnlonsly escaping with slight
bruises
C1TY Po1Sr, Thursday, August 11-A boat
1oaded with stores lsyi6g alongside another,
VAS torn to pieces; large portion of 1t being
rajRed completely out OF the water and
thrown through the storehouse on the
dock
CAPT Benedict and Capt Ames, OF the
Commfesa9y Department, were In the build
iEg at the time, and were buried In the rains.
after considerable labor they were ext'icat-
Cd neither biting fatally injured though a
good deal brutted.
C.pt D. D. wiley was in his tent, quite a
distspce from the spot, end was struck on
the head by q piece Of shell, and injured,
though not dangerously. Mr. Mckee, his
clerk, WIS 90 seriously injured at the same
time that he cannot recover:
.Lfeut. Lane, Of the Navy Department, vas
| Slightly Injured. James Thorp, q clerk in
the Ordnance Office, vas killed.
Mr.. Fay, Of the Sanitary Commission, was
slightly Injured; Mrs. Spencer, relfef agent,
| 1eeeiyed slight Injuries: ..
The casualties are believed to be At least 81
! killed aud about 150 wounded.
| A nnmber of bodies of colored persons
| have been found. besides those above men-
| toned, and there are sixteen in the boat hos
pita), while others were scattered IN different
jo:a1iiite. Twenty-Five colored men, more
o. less wounded, were taken to the coiored
were performed; Fire shells passed through
the Sanitary Commission boat: NO one on
it was Injured. It is believed that many ';I
bodies are blown into tue river which WILL
ntver be recot ttred.
Capt. Schuyler, Provost sarshal, who Wai
sitting on TOP Of the bank OF the riEer, "at
lifted up and thrown distance Of ten O O.
twelve feet, receiving shower OF sae1i
around him, but escaped without scr4tcn q
oar lOes is put down hy him at ano1I y
killed and 10 or 20 wohpdeo, twelve Of th'
killed being soldiera,
Nothing baB Jet been discovered as to th'
cause Of the calamity. In the Commissary Pc
partnept eix men are known to be ktlle&
and some $50 wounded. Three men be1oug
ipg to the railroad were injured The loss o
property is not kno"n, bnt viii prove vcr:
large
seventeen wounded. The 14th Ohio los
| ttree killed and four wounded.
i The boat Lewis caught fire, when q wreck
lrg tug1 ashore and extending her hos
threw six streams On the fire, putting on
the flames, and thus saving large amount 0
ammunition.