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otomac flotilla — Cannonading at AquiaCreek and Mathias' Point. From the Washington Star, of Saturday eveneries. After the affair of the Resclute at Mathias' Point, the Freeborn went down and shelled the place ehange, of Monday, thus alludes to the affair at Mathias' Point: The steamer Columbia arrived at her wharf learn that a battery was distinctly visible at Mathias' Point. The Federal flotilla which visited Aquia Creethat the Confederates are erecting a battery at Mathias' Point. The decoy boat which led to the sad affaihich resulted in the loss of her boat's crew at Mathias' Point, her object, it is now well understood, was, afery positively, on Friday, that Aquia Creek and Mathias' Point had been taken beyond a peradventure, and that the Resolute, of the nest of sharp-shooters at Mathias' Point, and of the long range of the Aquia Creek guns,t a land battery on Cedar Point shore, opposite Mathias' Point, will, with guns of the longest range, effectiv
Old Point. Last Friday morning the U. S. ship Cumberland arrived in Hampton Roads from Boston, where she had been undergoing repairs. The Penguin has left Old Point and joined the Potomac flotilla, now lying off Aquia Creek. The Mount Vernon blockades the mouth of the Rappahannock, and the Louisiana guards the Eastern Shore, near Cape Charles. All on board these vessels are well and in good spirits. The seaman, Earnest Walton, who was wounded in the affair of the Resolute, at Mathias' Point, is lying quite ill at the hospital, and it is thought will not recover. A mistake. The newspaper story, alleging that Commander William D. Porter, U. S. Navy, is on his way home (from the Pacific side) in irons, by order of the Navy Department, is untrue. On the publication of his letter, encouraging his son to fight in the oligarchy's army, orders were sent to the commander of the Pacific squadron to take from him the command of the sloop-of-war of which he was in charge, and
The affair at Mathias' Point. --A correspondent writing from Shiloh, King George county, Virginia, August 16th, gives the following account of the late skirmish at Mathias' Point: Yesterday morning a steam-tug, supposed to be the Resolute, Captain Budd, came down the Potomac on one of her usual marauding expeditions. Mathias' Point: Yesterday morning a steam-tug, supposed to be the Resolute, Captain Budd, came down the Potomac on one of her usual marauding expeditions. On rounding Mathias' Point, she fired a volley of rifle balls, intending, I suppose, to wake up any pickets that she presumed might be there. Proceeding a little further down, the vigilant freebooters discovered a small boat, with some barrels in it near the shore; supposing the boat to contain valuables just arrived from MarylaMathias' Point, she fired a volley of rifle balls, intending, I suppose, to wake up any pickets that she presumed might be there. Proceeding a little further down, the vigilant freebooters discovered a small boat, with some barrels in it near the shore; supposing the boat to contain valuables just arrived from Maryland, the valorous Budd immediately dispatched a boat, containing an officer and five men, to capture the coveted prize; but, before they succeeded in their thievish design, they were seen by a small squad of our militia, in command of Colonel M. Arnold and Major H. B. Lewis, who opened upon them with their "Virginia Cornstalks," an
ing and organization of our reserve militia in all the arts and branches of war. From the Potomac. The Washington Star, of Tuesday afternoon last contains the following: Fifteen or twenty vessels have arrived here within the last twenty-four hours, and with one exception the crews report all quiet down the river, having seen no batteries and no men on the Virginia shore. The exception is the schooner Charles West, which arrived last night, and reports that while opposite Mathias Point the Captain had a fine glass, through which he was trying to get a peep at the Confeds, when a shell came whizzing over his head and dropped in the water about 400 yards beyond his vessel. He made no further observations in that locality. At Potomac creek — below Aquia, and above Maryland Point — he noticed some commotion just above the old steamboat landing, at the mouth of the creek Taking his glass he saw the "men as thick as blackberries," apparently throwing up entrenchments, and
nds, fathers, sons, and brothers, serving under the Stars and Stripes, will thus soon have the ready and safe means of relieving an immense amount of suffering which could not be reached with coin. Alluding to the condition of things at Mathias Point; the Star makes the following characteristic statement: It is undoubtedly true that the enemy is not now in any considerable force at Mathias Point, and that there is a scarcity of powder and an absolute dearth of lead among them there Mathias Point, and that there is a scarcity of powder and an absolute dearth of lead among them there — their missiles to be fired from their small arms being of whatever they can contrive them, except lead, of which they have absolutely none. The Federal papers say there is but one drawback to the results of the naval demonstration upon Hatteras Inlet, and that is, the departure of several privateer steamers from the inlet a few hours before the arrival of the fleet at that point. The Balloon Experiment. Since the last ascension of Professor Lowe, when he was fired upon by the C
From Washington. arrest of spies — a New York correspondent wounded — more "Masked batteries "--return of Gen. McClelian, &c. Washington, Sept. 16. --Three spies were arrested here to-day. F. W. Walker, the correspondent of the New York Express, has been dangerously wounded by a prisoner, who afterwards made his escape. Commodore Porter has been assigned to an important command on the Mississippi. The correspondent of the New York Tribune says that the Potomac flotilla reports new batteries five miles below Aquia Creek; and also a large number of soldiers at Mathias Point. The steamer Pensacola will not be able to pass the Point without a severe fight. General McClellan has just returned from a visit to Gen. Banks. The proclamation of the Captain General of Cuba, regarding ships bearing the Confederate flag, occupies the serious attention of the Cabinet
eries that have been constructed at Evansport, and the operations were carried on in the most secret manner.--It was known that we had in process of construction some kind of works, with the view of blockading the Potomac; but the location of them was a secret. The enemy got wind of the intention, and sent steam-tugs cruising up and down the shore, to examine carefully every point and headland. Whenever anything suspicious was seen, a few shots were fired as "feelers." Every spot from Mathias's Point to the Occoquon, was subjected to this test except the right one, and it singularly enough was passed by with a glance.--But few days since a steam-tug came up and burned a boat close under the guns, and within rifle distance of them. Every day the Federal men-of-war passed close by the insignificant cluster of pines behind which our heavy guns were concealed, and steamed on, satisfied that all was right in its direction.--Batteries in other places drew attention from this, and the wor
t intimation to them of batteries in the several localities. May be there was nothing of "virgin growth" about those tall sons of the forest. "The City of Richmond" was under command of Lieutenant Simms, C. S. N., who has been indefatigably engaged in the service of the Confederacy for months past. No wonder the enemy are at their wit's end. Monday evening and Tuesday evening they had quite an entertainment, altogether on one side, in throwing shot and shell in the vicinity of Mathias Point. The timber and undergrowth may have been riddled to some extent, but no game was flushed! If there are any Confederate soldiers in that vicinity they had a gay time in listening to the salutes of regard, which the enemy proffered in such number and with such warmth of greeting, but to all of which they were stoically indifferent. Early Wednesday morning a large military force appeared on the Maryland side, opposite Evansport, intended, it is supposed, to prevent gallant Marylande
along the Potomac. That a part of the "Big Fleet" is to be used in this connection. A landing of a large body of soldiers with artillery, is to be made below Mathias Point, and this force and the fleet on the river are to move upward together, attacking in the rear and in front simultaneously, whatever force may be stationed at MMathias Point; next the batteries at Aquia Creek; and ultimately the batteries at Evansport. The Sickles Brigade are reported as part of this force, It is stated that Gen. McClellan has said the batteries at Evansport must be taken without regard to the cost. These are the main features which Madam Rumor bears to us tng which was heard on several occasions towards the close of last week, and on Sunday, proceeded from Yankee war vessels, who were firing along the shore about Mathias Point, in order to discover "rebel" batteries. In the vicinity of Evansport nothing of interest had transpired since our last until yesterday afternoon, about 2
, in Northumberland, on the chesapeake Bay, they took six negroes. Landing of troops at Mathias Point — out-rages of the Yankees, &c The Fredericksburg Herald, of Tuesday evening, has the following particulars of the landing of Federal troops at Mathias Point, and their subsequent retreat therefrom: The enemy made a landing at Mathias Point about two hours before daylight on MondayMathias Point about two hours before daylight on Monday morning, in numbers reported at from 60 to 200. They immediately moved outward into the country, but so quiet had been the landing, that our pickets in the vicinity were unapprised of the fact.esterday forenoon reports that Col. Cary's 30th Virginia regiment were within eight miles of Mathias Point, en route, when he passed them, and that Col. Stokes's North Carolina regiment were pressingoint. Later.--We have just seen Col. Arnold, of King George, who was in the vicinity of Mathias Point yesterday. He states that the enemy had all re-embarked, and that their vessels were lying