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The Daily Dispatch: May 15, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 25 (search)
the progress of the Yankee gunboats up James river to City Point: Five Federal gunboats in James River. Early yesterday morning Colonel. Avery and Mr. W. H. Harrison, two well-known Prince George planters, living in the immediate vicinity of Fort Powhatan, discovered five formidable looking Yankee gunboats lying abreast hazy so that we cannot distinguish their flags, though they are flying. "The small boats of the steamers, five in number, are now sounding the channel over Harrison's Bar" Harrison's Bar is six miles below City Point, and at high tide vessels drawing 15 feet can pass over. It having been ascertained that the fleet Harrison's Bar is six miles below City Point, and at high tide vessels drawing 15 feet can pass over. It having been ascertained that the fleet could easily get over, the vessels came directly up heating for City Point. Our picke's at the Point perceiving the intentions and nearness of the gunboats, fired the depots and warehouses at the Point, and left on an engine for this city. Several hundred hogsheads of tobacco and many other valuables were consumed. An e