The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-12
FROM THE NORTH.

r-,a late Northern journals we take the
tauawlng
.,~r.r,cx" OF rWr YANKEE ARMY, A. STATED
ny THEMSELVES.
z..t.;,ae. we published brief extract from q
L.. y tAa New York Irteaae, dated Hafrisons
r.ns;ez Juiy e The letter shows very clear,y the
.s.,.t;c;, CT the Yankees after the fight, and we
rsva a.:leg extracts from IL
80 sopreaeheti the wharf noticed the land
i. ysss u dead level and was white with the
-. - eg,y baggage trains, which were here
- ~, IL an Immense solid body. which we had
- 20 ha tents SIS ssen from the fieamers deck
~, he r:zht shGSma rdfe gently from the river
tn :, reached an saesaSsn Of perhaps thirty fee.
80 .s~y or; sick ard wounded men stood shiverine
- ,,c yn.a, without tents or knapsscks, or assnns
" esI taere single Sihley tent was visible; Il
s1s5s spi.Rhiing Of whise-roofed baggage wages
r., s,ane ated as landed defies all desctf
ti.l 50
o-r ma were eyoueaoa. They looked as if they
vrere laore dead than alive; they were covered 10
,ss sresn of their heads with mud their faces and
;.kes were literally coated; while their shoes and
NJ. bad severaI pounds ef the nasty yellow stuff
s...k iato and al around them. Whole regi-
mests were immersed TO their knees. many up to
.:g,r waists ia tae yellow river. with branches Of
,ress ana pieces Of sticks, washing aud scrspipg
81 ~ d;rT Cavairv men were ont SO far trying
g., i ''c can wash" that the water reached their
..s-s. >sbi.e they vigorously seraped themselves
spa ts,.. weary s.eeds. Many Of ,ne men had not
t,a..-4 pl>cuit for twenty -fossr hours | met an
nc. \ 40 was wounded In ths eye his face GOV.
f-..i VIII. blood aud nud. = He vainly Offering
: i3r soiaetaiUg - eat. | moved up the hill.
,Gf9ush ~ al pools iand sinking down to the
An,. y every step. passed a house which had
TIE .peAraace OF having been deserted by its
oUne5 - ttcre were no doors or windows visible.
III. = r;ise was crowded with Sek and wounded,
moor luise rahle E.en, that doc;eT who came up
= -, was there could not possibly get In. A
crest crowd vas assembled around the doors,
who scented TO envy the more fortV,a.e ouas IL.
side
On The top oi the nil there was rather fine
kon-e. viii, plenty Of out-houses. This was our
gem raj ospiiA aud II crainmed full to its ut
most capacity. / coEvsrsed with many brave men
10 had fought their way with our army through
basis al Cuniederstes. They were not dismayed
OF frightened. Quite the contrary. In a calm and
cool potciD the torrents of rain fall.
ing the.r heads-there they stood telling Of the
vast hogGes of Confederaies by which they were
oGtuum6eTed- / stood in the centre OF many u
great sfoup of psiyafes who gathered around me TO
learn .le from the rest OF the worid-for they
saw by my clean linen that got among them by
suIae other route than Savage Station. did not
hear from these one single word of murmur or
compliant. They said. I'VE are ready when rein
icreeuenjs arrive 20 go al them again" At this
time there schooner at the end of the wharf,
snI gaBg Q: a. least three hundred con;rabands
-aoGlder earn ying them ashore.
Tac river along the wharf is very shallow, and
only ssei OF iignt draught cuu come alongside
The end Of The wharf. he portion Of the Supply
Flee, which had arrived lay scattered In the river
sc,a= distance off. The enemy were throwing shells
isto ou! lines while was on shore, which weFe
quickly EpspC nded TO by our men. About twelve
o.iJcs took q small boat. to visit the gunboat
feet ~ company with Lieut. Col Daniel klljott,
A. de CGmp. OF Maine and DIR Munson The
tu- famed M9ator lay in the middle Of the river,
and rs lie Lieutenant commanding was an old pu-
Tii Of 4oL Elliott, OF the Coloneps suggestion, We
visited aar first
J..! q re Lett General Mcclellan boarded the
G2.ena He GAME by hinseif, in boat which was
pulled by sixteep men He stayed only second.
tie passed close by the Monitor. and boarded the
sieE:lsr Express, which loaded down With an
Ea4it.onr aud which lay only short distance from
til ,1eena He then went ashore About this
ia3 ! zatiIed iwo separate gangs Of signal officers
tae top ol the high house On the hill One party
was mounted on the roof. the other the cave of
the Aoilss Those on the roof were signaling to the
4r.Ar iees in their rear, and those ca the cave to
tie gunt5cats on the river 4 general commo.ion
vas visible everywhere There was smart firing
esitpFe, sad expected battle every minute.
Tie Express, which General Mcclellan had visit
ii TlsvJl up and lay outside i've six
barge. and commenced unloading her ammunition.
The guHb0ats al shifted their Positions. The
Monitor moved down the river TO protect the rear,
7ui in quarter of an hour she and Others were
telcdls forth into the woods before them.
40-iock ?. N-The firing has ceased. the tran.
shipment OF stores and provisions OF all kinds is
going on vigorously, and large trans ports loaded
down with sick and wounded, are steanipg away
d3y,u -tream. The mail boat has received AN Or
Ger to he ready In hour. Ali the mails she
tft19hl with her she carries back, with orders 10
b!ipg ~ from Fort Monroe the headquarters mail
only The P6yrnRsters that came up all retufn-
- CTR Ieen will have to wait little longer for
tae.: letters ana their well-earned cash