by John Beauchamp Jones
AUGUST 6TH.—Hot and dry.
The booming of cannon heard yesterday evening was from one of our batteries below Drewry’s Bluff. The enemy answered from their batteries, the existence of which we had no knowledge of before. No one was hurt.
About the same time Gen. Beauregard sprung a mine under the enemy’s mine, and blew it up, no doubt destroying many lives. This was succeeded by heavy, but, perhaps, harmless shelling along the lines.
Another raiding party has been defeated and dispersed atMadison,Ga.
But we have been unfortunate in a naval engagement in the lower bay, atMobile. We have lost Admiral Buchanan’s ram “Tennessee,” and several other steamers. One of the enemy’s monitors was sunk. They had five vessels to our one.
Battles are momentarily expected atAtlanta andWinchester. We have nothing additional from the North.
