Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-03-30

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o,,,u.C NAVAL ENGAGEMENT.
.,cuT BETWEEN FISHERMEN.
ror some time back troubles have existed be-
,be OILERS who fish near Liverpool Point
VI , narty of Phadeiphians who gill IN Nan
.,r Reach. The difficulty arose from the
81, that the Iatt having a better outht, larger
,;nss &c., we're enabled to fish across the
-hnIa channel Of the river, thereby allowing
tsw fish TO reach the nets OF the other
vino were several miles above them.
Yesterday morning the Llverp :ol Point party
l'rr.rcd the tug boat Smith Petit, Gap ).
" Depty to tow their manned gill boats TO
ya,;emoy Reach, with the intention, II is said,
:, Liner persuadiug the Philadephlans to
S,vs or running them off, The latter, how
"rsr eypccting the visit, bad procured, 10
W..hiuptou, supply of arms and ammunition,
rr,;ch was carried down TO them yesterday 90
~. INK boat Samuel Gcdney, Capt. ). II.
Snruz. When the Smith Pettit's party ar
r;r.d % the grouod there were collected to-
,s,h.r the tugs Samuel Geduey and Johnson
Rros the steamer Harbinger, aud the Mary
,,I police sioop The johnson Bros. and the
lIr,ngcr have been running fish from the
oilers at other points along the river, aud the
Samuel Gedpey those from Nanjeuoy. The
H,r,Ioger had on board MIR. VIM. j. Chlles,
VINO IS the leader of the Liverpool Point party.
As the Smith Petit came abreast OF the Mary
land Loice sloup, Capt Geo. Carpenter, the
commander OF the latter, VINO is part owner OF
The shore on the Marylaud side, where the
PbjladeIphiaus are located, ordered the tug
boa, 10 stop. Capt Duty says that be was
in the act of turning the wheel OF his boat SO
A. % turn about. in obedience to the order,
when shots were fired from the police sloop toto
he gill boats, which were being towed by he
petlt, and which were filled with men, some
1t whom returned the fire. As soon as the
firing commenced the men IN the smail boats
became frightened, cut them loose and started
for the Virginia IRE. Quite high sea was
running at the time, and Capt. Deuty, seeing
their danger, changed the direction OF his boat
aud picked most of them up, Being again hailed
BIZ Carpenter, be replied, telling him to wait
minute, and he would come alongside OF the po-
lice sloop, which he did at once. Two Of Geo. Car
peutsr's sons, named William AMI Webb, were
with the Liverpool Polpt party, and when the
Pctllt came up alongside the police boat VIM.
tarpenter stepped from the tug to the sloop,
for the purpose, as be says, OF expostuatlng
with bis father. He was met, however, by
Col. Thomas A. Millar, also OF the Mamie
moy shore, aud who, with his son aud several
others we're On board OF the sloop, who struck
him on the head with the butt Of guu aud
badly hurt him. Capt. Denly then imuedl-
a,eIy started his tug up the river, and just as
he left the soop minnie ball was nred through
the side Of the pilot house where he was stand
Ing, striking hun on the right shoulder blade
and gsnciug along his back, iuhlctiug painful
and severe, though DOT dangerous, wound.
The tug SamucI Gedney, which was lying along
side of the sloop, was then boarded by Capt.
Carpenter who pursued the Petit 10 her to
Ouautcv wharf where Captain Denty being
ga tt weak from loss of blood, left his boat to
have his wound dressed. While be Was absent
the Gedney was seen coming into the wharf,
and the engineer left the tug to hurry up the
Captains return. Before he could return the
Gedney ran in alongside Of the Petit and cast.
lug the larter's tasteuiDgs off from the wharf
took her in tow and carried her, together With
Master Joe Dcuty, the Captain 500, and the
fireman, down the river some distance below
Maryland Point, where promise being exact
ed from them to appear if called for they were
luTUeu lOQSts MY aSoeSA WV
boat or home, aud, although both quite young,
succeeded, unaided, 10 reaching this city shortly
al er one o'clock this morning. Capt. Denty
aud his engineer came up trom Quantico on the
steamer kryport last uig!t Wine he firing be-
between the Petit 5 party aud The sloop was 90
iug 90 the steamer Harblnger advanced towards
the latter, and was also fired 90 by Carpenter,
the elder, one of the balls entering the pilot
house and striking Capt. Gregg. her comman-
der, in the abdomen and ittllctlug, what was
feared would pr, W fatal wound. The Har-
hlnger then put over to Stuart wharf, 90 the
Virginia shore, where Capt Gregg was put on
board the steamer John w. Thompson, and
carried TO his home, III Washington His boat
was, afterwards, brought up to the same city.
The mate of the Samuel Gedney, whose name
We have been unable to ascertain Was alsJ shot
in the lex, during the fight 1t is said that
one of the younger Carpenters Was shot at,
while in the gill boats, by his father, aod re
turned the shot, without effect. however: The
l'rut, on her way up, stopped at Smiths
Point, aud put # some of the Liverpool Point
OILERS, who, as the Gedney passed there IN
her pursui: of the Plttit, fired on her. The
Grduey did not stop, but returned the ire.
The steamer John W. Thomps, 70, which was
Cd her way up the river, happened to be III the
midst of the firing, being at times between the
combatants, aud having to stand the GROSS hre.
Her nate was grazed by stray ball, but DOT
hurt. The passengers 90 board were very
much alarmed, and sought places Of safety 10
the STEIN and below decks. Several OF the
Liverpool OILERS were taken off at Siuarts
wharf last night and brought up to their homes
by the steamer Express. Only two balls struck
the Smith Petit. one Of which wounded the
captain, and the other passed through the at
Ter cabin, doing no damage.
Upon the arrival Of the steamer Thompson
Il, this city. last night, d.. R. &. Powell was
eaIedupon aud went with Capt. Gregg to Wash.
ingtou. He examined his wound add found
that the ball had not penetrated the cavity of
the abdomen, but had passed around the out.
side and lodged under the skin. DR.. Powell
removed the ball, aud this murnipg be again
visited his patient and considers him severely
but not dangerously wounded.
ALEXANDRIA WITNESSES. In the trial of
the Ouwao case in Washington, yesterday,
the following evidence was given by two wit