Washington telegraph. [volume] (Washington, Ark.) 1839-1871, 1862-07-09
Telegraphic.

Beach lei The advance Of the Confederate
troops yesterday down the Meadow briu-e
road, with brigade of North Carolinians-
At the crossing ho was reinforced oy
other troops and Gen. Iliiis DIVISION
Numerous tia,d works aud batteries nP
posed our advance. which were a~SaiIeI
I'D the coolest manner lmaginao'e 'ahu
captured with great rapidity. The enemy
has no doubt been driven back several
miles in the direction Of tho White House
| Our forces across the Chickahominy, were
| led ~ Stoncwall Jackson. Gen. Long
street and Gen. s. j. Hill If Bethel i1me-
On this side VIC are aching ~ the deien-
eivr. Our los il much less than could
have been expected. AL the heights ID
the vicinity of Mcchanicsviile are our
possession. Longstrcet's division crossed
thc Chickahominy ID the MechaDIcsvlle
road last night. ana lie blttle was icsum
cd this morning, aud continued fereely
until 8 O'Clock, when the firing slackcned
and became les audible in the city.
LiTEU--Further Pgrlicnlrrs.-FlrIn-
| has MT been heard il the city except 10
\ intervals for several hours, the enehy
| having been driven FIR miles ID tic dIrcc
I tioa NJ IT, White House on Pamunkey
river Columns uf smoke have ban an
ceriine from the cncmy's cncampmcn'S-
iulicIting The. destruction Ut his stores On
prevent them from falling iEto thr hands
o. Tie Corf-dcratcs. II il reported, i'9w-
ever. that large quantities. have beea cap
fnred One vi the batteries captured
This morning IL said IN haFt been tic
most f,rm;llble in the Yankee army ID
consisted yf l3 pieces
Tie community continues composed
but All are broyaut wi;h Gle cnnvic in
that The God of battles has vnuchsafed M
complete victory over tho in>niant fae.
who has Nd long threatened thi- city.
The wounded are constantly arriving
and IRE receiving very attention from tLc
indies ~ the various hospitals The f,r-
liiuie they exhibited has nerer bsen snr-
passed.
LArfsr-Thc victory c9rfirrol MI
rcrn-ts from tho battle field crulr.n thg
pr-yailiG@ belief that MeCl, hu's army
Ivy bfyu thoroughly defeated /: nat iquf-
a. Fhe 1clk river railroad xfl ihe ia-
;crir- q mmandiug ii ha, been rkcn iy
thG Coitcicrafe-.
Richmond. Jla- nv On Wcluc-l 3.
N.,,haw's -su-h Carliua brigade wa-
ardcrel .orTari rs Gcn. MeihT~ fr a &
purpose Nix -eaiing fha rnemr 1l ii,4 Misc
mile s1ai Thy al.aue but b shas-
distance i'm the woods, whrl brisk fire
commenced a'DG- 'h4 lir. Tue crgut
rls drives back our uen pressed r.
ward TUX iAcir cai1p. ard hra1-h, ua
4,ercolts. ans. g. H. =lf nr4.r. ta.a.-l-
w.ra wound i i#c.a.i.u@ G 4. G1 hbrH
cf thc 3l Is utA ClrI.-ul lc-.iuI .H.. ia tac
arm. ana Cape. Walsr4 y. t.u Ji .fyu.
Carolina, IN thy shoulder.
Northern i5prrs w ,Le ~ irsiarf
a~e hern r-c-i-f4 Ee.c-
Ihe L.nl'n eurr- -rlrd-Hi uf h- fh
iaGelphm s"qniraF 'lys inai f-r refusal Nj
4. the hn-.irii-'' FErfHHt--i ~" -i'r HP i-e
-i"a .irr .-. ~ ol. ..lerr" !- ~. .'c'''f. ii.
+. terms approaching, w Lti F-ac.... Z i..-"
ie. ct aal iaslt
Iaa s.-- r.n-l-nt --1- i-it"f
+. ioiy tehtaa Whi be E.aae- Nj M I'M r.'i W.
ready tnir-irE ih- iei'h-- mai r'r istr.arl W
. hh ira i"- "f ih= i-M-+i~" l.cur5", ii'
ilfileF say, is ai.-ys- "-o-. wlh t..e
south.
LI'.iFa1. '-irs So ile a.-i L1rn b.r.
f-er''e-- Inl lnlihIt MAJ N -ws Jhai !,
+, hlb.i-A.aa rri'a Ha "u-a'lrg MIA l.".-.H. ii--
tarisi-
l"'trn ilas advanced rHr qI''t.
i"r ll-",c correspondent ..i ''le ~
...... I..!-I ti.r 'i i..e lJ h. 'i-- i'f-
s''y Ias tran a-'ia.rt- i"i tftra "r .Hl-
tafs pns', win wonderful rlra.r- uf
4 an 'r arrival Md large a'i.t- "f runr-
lr"". Greet britain i..e 'rg4r'> 1.r Ky.
i-FyI i' n certain 'S'-rt, a-'l -.c-.
-'u...7 afe ini. e1 IA.eE.ti.ii"h an ,Nita
III Mi '"t rfp'Hf. NH ''e N a..E Ai irif
iA 'hi bi..H"ilr 'hl n...i p'>-.u
1'I,.5 'i ff.Nh.t "li0 .'.a NJ 'i'sN >.i'c-
lltAH'1n' JAAe -J tt 'Hurt ~!
l"Grry coIFoI.d Try "rI-f Ky ihe 1l:t
DeIaIth u', io investigate i"e Il. -ira;'i fn
.l '"- >i''--l HI i'-iiii- ra.'ni -nai i.f
4e-il ul.ilh M iih' a'elilf. N-7 -t iAs
"H'H'oh " 'ho ''uTl unnecessary 5' ihe
'.'ne "no ll@ca " Ml' Gil .eiel' " beng !"
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