Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-07-02
rUR rHER OF rae kaeAaEuE-rs OF
THURSDAY AND FR'DAYLASr.

fFrom Correspondence Philadelphia Preal
Jun % --On last Wednesday Commodore
Rodgers ordered the Port Royal to proceed down
the James river to a point just above the mouth
Chickahominy here lsuncbes and small boats
were to proceed on shore and reeonnoiue inland
until the army pickles Were reached, so as to keep
mp communication with Fortress Monroe and our
Go eminent at w ashington, In view OF the prob
able advance Of the enemy upon our right.
Early on Thursdsy morning General McCaIl's
division, which was pfsted little below Me-
gainesville, commenced 9 rstrograde movement
Porter, In the vicinity Of New Bridge. Mccall
had scarcely joined Porter before the Rebels-ths
divisions Of Anderson, Branch, and v. Smith,
Jefferson Jsckson-pushed him hard and forced
him to halt and hastily form line Of battle,
which was done in excellent style; the Bucktails
deployed to the right and left In front a. skir-
mishers.
Porters division came promptly TO the support
Of Mccall, and, Aghting desperately, the two d.
visions fell back slowly towards Savagess Sta
tion, ON the Richmond and York River Railroad,
! when night came on, and battle ceased
Meanwhile Capt sawteIle, Of General MeClel-
lan's staff, had succeeded In destroying every
thing in the way of buildings at White House,
and, moving all the tran, ports down the river,
every approach
On Friday the battle was renewed with great
fury by the rebels, bat with different results,
Mccall and Porter being reinforced by most OF
about 10, 600 men The rebels were in turn rein
forced by Longstreet's division and division
| said to be improvised for Beauregard.
| Gen. Mcclellan was present On Friday, and
| personally man6uvrsd the troops, handling them
| In mastery manner, and especially supervising
| the artillery.
The cannonade lulled after about Eve hours
| fighting, and both armies seemed TO be recoiling
| for desperate spring at Zach other, when the
| rebel skifnishrs, fDding no enemy east CT them
| changed front and advanced some miles In front
| of their position.
Gen Stonenan new made dash ut them with
| nearly seven thousand cavalry, including Rush's
1 Lancers, creating great havoc and . real panic.
After this, StoHenan craf,ily whsel'd abou
| and, covering the rear Of our army - Il passed
over Bottoms Bridge and the Long Bridge, fol
lowed them with his main force, leaving sum len
| cavalry to observe the movements Of the BAN
| boozled enemy ~ he proceeded east.
| An hour later, and our gun boats opened upor
| the enemy on the line OF the Pamunkev. near tn,
| W hite House. The old battle ground WA ma 4,
to ring again and again with our floating bate
ries
| When Gen. SLOVENIAN heard this music b,
| turned his horses head towards the rebel capital
and smiling, said, GAN 10 well; now for Rich
| mond ~
| G"n Mcclellan has been at work all day, and
| In advancing, has driven the enemy back at ever,
point on the left and centre, with great loss {,
| { EN-, while ours was comparatively light
Gen Mcclellan remarked TO- night 10 the beare
OF disp tches that we were everywhere victorious
but the great battle had just begun, and he couIC
| not make report until the Job waI done