ɪnðə sˈʌbsᵻkwənt bˈæɾəl ʌv dɹˈuːɹiz blˈʌf, ɪnwˌɪtʃ kənfˈɛdɚɹət ʃˈoːɹ bˈæɾɚɹiz dɹˈoʊv ˈɔf ɐ jˈuːniən nˈeɪvi fˈoːɹs hˈɛdɪŋ təwˈɔːɹdz ɹˈɪtʃmənd, ðə dʒˈeɪmztaʊnz ɡˈʌnz wɜː kənsˈɪdɚd ðə mˈeɪn fˈæktɚɹ ɪn ɹᵻpˈʌlsɪŋ ðɪ ˈɛnəmi ʃˈɪps.
In the subsequent Battle of Drewry's Bluff, in which Confederate shore batteries drove off a Union Navy force heading towards Richmond, the Jamestown's guns were considered the main factor in repulsing the enemy ships.