Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series 1, Volume 5. Page: 16
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16 OPERATIONS ON THE POTOMAC AND RAPPAHANNOCK.
Report of Lieutenant Wyman, U. S. Navy, commanding Potomac Flotilla,
of the capture of three men.
POTOMAC FLOTILLA, January [11], 1862.
SIR: I have the honor to report to the Department that I have sent
to the navy yard three gentlemen, who were taken on the night of the
9th instant by Lieutenant Commanding McCrea, in attempting to cross
from Maryland into Virginia below Mathias Point. Their names are as
follows: Rev. Bennet Smedes, of Raleigh, N. C.; John E. Rea, of Bal-
timore, Md.; George M. Gormly, of Norfolk, Va.
I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
R. H. WYMAN,
Lieutenant, Commanding Potomac Flotilla.
Hon. GIDEON WELLES,
Secretary of the Navy.
[Telegram.]
NAVY DEPARTMENT, January 11, 1862.
Send a vessel to ascertain if the Pensacola has passed the batteries,
or any of them.
GIDEON WELLES,
Secretary of the Navy.
Commander J. A. DAHLGREN,
Commandant Navy Yard, Washington.
Report of Captain Morris, U. S. Navy, commanding U. S. S. Pensacola,
regarding measures for the safe passage of the batteries on the Poto-
mac.
Unofficial.] U. S. [STEAM] SLOOP PENSACOLA,
At Anchor off White House Point, January 11, 1862--2 p. m.
Sr: I left Alexandria at daylight this morning, as the pilots did not
wish to run her down at night on account of the tortuous channel, and
anchored here at nearly low water. It will be necessary for us to pass
over the shoal of Mattawoman mud at high water,
I shall leave this anchorage to-night at 1 a. m., so as to pass the
rebel batteries at moon down.
I have communicated with Lieutenant Commanding R. H. Wyman,
of the Potomac Flotilla, and made arrangements with him to anchor
some of his vessels at the buoys on the Mattawoman mud, with colored
lights up, to enable me to steer by, and also for others to attack the
batteries whilst I am passing them, to distract their attention from me.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant
HENRY W. MORRIS,
Captain.
G. V. Fox, Esq.,
Assistant Secretary, Navy Department, Washington, D. C.
Report of commandant navy yard, Washington, regarding the safety of
U. S. S. Pensacola.
NAVY YARD, WASHINGON, January 12, 1862.
SIR: The steamer which I sent down to the flotilla has returned with
news that the Pensacola passed the batteries this morning about 5:30
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