The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-07-04

House. and subsequently, al the way along.
sbove and below Pamunkey bridge. 30 as
70 give them free play fer the use OF Their
guns On the same evening We had re-
mort from headquarters that division Of the
rebels. the forces of StonewAll Jackson aud
General Eweli, were approaching and
threatening % open the way BY the right
aank Tor rail on the White House. In
the meantime the trains on the railroad were
kept running night and day. carrying moth
Jog bat ammunition and munitions Of war.
With siege and rocket trains and field pieces.
The down train of cars, due at Z o'clock
on Wednesday evening, had not arrived,
which added 10 the excitement among the
suffers and camp followers. AZ half past
10 O'Clock In the evening. hswever. the train
arrived. bringing down about ninety wounded
men, u having been delayed for their &C
commodation- They were nearly all Of
Gen. Rockers division. aud had participated
in tho gallant advance on the left OF the
center on "Wednesday morning. driving the
enemy from their ahe pits. and reporting
that they had secured and held what is known
"a Tavern Hill. an important position. com
manding the city Of Richrsond. This Is the
important point" alluded 10 in the dispatch
e OF Gen. Mcclellan detailing the affair
be about two hundred and twenty wounded
and sixty Killed A large number of those
wounded were, however. very slight. most
Of them being able TO walk from the cars TO
the hospital boat Thus ended the events OF
Wednesday.
In the meantime the work on the con
struction OF the railroad bridge owes the Pa
munkey. Just above the landing. was stead
ilv progressing. a large force Of workman
being constantly at work. This fact in con
junction with the evident movements to
wards a speedy evacuation, oewildered the
speculstions OF the uninitiated. but Col. In
gals. under whose direction the evacuation
vas progressing, moved about As coolly a. a
summers morning.
The morning train brought down the graf
flying news that the forward movements OF
Gen Hooker had been entirely successful,
and that he held the enemy's camp and rifle
pits. About one hundred more OF the
wounded arrived, and were removed, with
their large corps Of surgeons. and the nu
| merOus Sisters Of Charity VA attennanee. u'd
| all in their power 10 render the poor fellows
i comfortable.
DOiNcs on THURSDAY. "a.
The fact that the gnnboats had taken posi-
i ton in front Of the landing with their guns
| out and shotted, aud the sweeping away oil
| the trees. which Was still progressing, gave
| renewed activity TO the rush of the camp
| followers for passes by the mail boat 10
/ Fortress Monroe. and our population com
menced 20 be rapidly depleted.
The down train from the front reported
l all quiet with the exception OF certain mys-
| terious movements within our lines thai
/ xers not understandable TO civilians. The
| immense stock OF stores and forage at Dis
patch Station. eleven miles from White
4 House. we're being carried of with rapidly
and subsequently, 10 learned that an I'M
| mense train of WAGONS had been running
| from that point all day. With forage and
stores, aud that the greatest activity in their
removal was being observed. In the even
ing II was announced that not n bale OF hay
| q bushel Of oats. a barrel OF beef or box OF
crackers was left.
Throughoutthe day at White House the
| greatest vigilance was observed IN aud
l around the Headquarters Of Gen. Cpsey, who
| had pitched his tents on the beautiful lawn
l 10 front of the the White House, the buid.
| ing itself being occupied as the private quar-.
ters Of the Sisters Of Chanty-and here let
me add that IL i quite small building. hav-
ing not more tia six ANAL rooms in IL, the
outbuiIdings and servants quarters being
separate from the residence General Wash
ington himself could not complain OF the use
Of IL by these ministering angels Of the sick
and wounded soldier. An immenso'train Of
wagons was also moving forward from the
subsistence and commissary departments
throughout the day, and the immense stocks
on shore we're being rapidly diminished
The trains on the railroad were still steadily
moving forward with ammunition. and con
tinued throughout the night. Cavalry
scouts had also been senl out in various dir
ections during the day. and preparations
were made for obstructing the roads.
AT dusk new panic was occasioned, by
the discovery that bales of hay had been
piled over and about all the large masses of
subsistence aores on the landings. indicating
the probability that Il might become neces-
sary, during the night. 20 apply the torch to
them, 20 prevent their falling into the hands
Of the enemy.
Whilst all these preparations we're going
on, indicating tho probable intention OF
evacuating the landing on shore, the numer
Gus steamers and tugs. probably hfty in mum.
her, had been busy towing down the river TO
West Point. distance fkfty miles, through
is torsuoas winnings, long lines OF briggs and
ft"""t'
we're scattered about IN the vicinity we're
also collected together in separate groups,
and anchored in the stream, where they could
be easily and rapidly taken IN tow by the
steamers when the time for their oval ar
rived And in order that tho reader may
imagine the scene here presented. il may be
proper for him 70 understand that rot less
than seven hundred sail OF vessels we're. tao
Jays previous. al anchor al the White House
aud landing and stream along. Tor eight or
isn miles down the river
The reports from the front on Thursday
evening continued favorable. heav.s skir
mishing having taken place on the ri1bt. re-
sulting in The repulse ofthe enemy and a
few more % the wounded arrived. Who re-
ported everything progressing most satisfsc
torily. whilst all the Indications wsse that
general battle along the whole Ito, would
take place nrxt day friday The trains
were kept In motion ell night canYing for
ward munitions 81 war. whilst ihe wagon
trains were stsll lining The roads With com
missafy stores
rHs oRKsT kLAKn.
On FRIDAY morning the first item OF news
from the front received 81 telegraph sas a
gratifying announcement that Stoneuall
Jackson and fwell, IN attempting 10 turn
the rlsht hank. we're rcpalsed bs Gen. Nc
Call sith his Pcnsy lssnla reserves. and driven
back eth grea, slaughter This a,lemp, Of
Jackson sss made AZ three O'Clock in the
morning. aud bad closed al o'clock, With
signal victory This rcpalse a said 20 have
been Que Of the most decisive and destroc.
tive Of the vaf. The ensmy being Pat 70 =
complete rout. with very light loss 90 our
iorces Although AZ night. and intended Cor
a suprse, TIE gallant Pennsyltaniaus we're
found 4, he ufde aw.ka Thar - haw