Ashtabula Weekly Telegraph

On Friday morning, before light, Lieut. Harrel of the U. S. steamer Union, at Acquia Creek having heard that a Rebel schooner was lying in Quantico Creek, and knowing that a large number of troops were collected at that point with the probable design of crossing the Potomac, set out with his boat and two launches for the purpose burning her. As the little force neared the vessel the sentinel in charge of her fled, giving the alarm. The light furniture was collected in the cabin, and the vessel was fired. The flames enabled the enemy to see the retiring boats, and a sharp fire was directed toward them; the boats were repeatedly hit, and even the clothes of the men were perforated, but no one was hurt. The schooner was completely destroyed.