Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-05-21
ELEVEN MILES FROM RICHMOND
The Railroad and Telegraph G. sst,.
ef1n2 Around Sheir Capital-Magrr.ier's
order Of Retreat-The Army Within ,ne
Days March Of Richmsnd An Gees
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Order Of Retreat-The Army Within une
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Correspondence Philadelphia Asouirer.I
CHIckAHOaINY RIVER, Sunday Evening. Nav
ls-here we are, within about eleven miles of |
Richmond. Before US anS few hundred wards
70 our Ieft are the Ret<s Piehets sitting quietly
down the railscad, and end itin good order. with
but two eSesptfons-smsil bridges (about twenty
fsep saJng been burned The one near the sew,
eIteer mile poss Wa burning as we came up. bsy
ing been HFed last night.
Only twenty-five feet Of the bridge over the
Cblckahominv has been burned The last train
evening the bridge was tired by some infantIv |
who were picketing. The bridge VIZ, abont
thirty feet high upon this side where q leaves
nigh oinr, ou' on the other side "A a long low
marsh or oog, perhaps quarter OF MIL, wide
The tresse!-sVork consumed can soon be replaced.
Bottom bridge has 40tyet been fred, nor has
me bridge upon tn old stage road to the right Of
the railroad soe three miles; both remain. as the
enemy have aotall crossed
Tners are put Two sta:i0as Of any account be.
t E,, me psnnnksy river and here; the first,
EInstels' Is loaf MIKES from White House Point
ana has fms watp. tank i'm GOOD Condition. a
neat stauon house and warehouse; store besides
mo,aS Ss .een vacated and all the goods re-
-oms " ear the seventeen mile post bridge
10 yenty-hve feet wide was fred last night
- the Rebel cavalry, who were picketed In u
wood close by, In the rear, and who fred their
camp and left this morning. The dry leaves and
rails Of which II was constructed Set the woods
on Are and II has burned all day.
At Fair Oaks 10 hne saw mill, With hundred
thousand feet Of good oak car and bridge timber
cut and most of II piled and partly seasoned The
sewn have been taken out Of mill, and good
mart Of the machinery removed, 1t VIII soon be
IA running order.
10 called Baltimore Cross Roads. IL was here the
Rebels red upon Col. Gregg's Eighth Pennsyi-
vania Cavalry yesterday, with seven different
batteries. We lost no one killed or wounded.
General Magruder passed over the road running
across the railroad at Despatch station, on Friday
and Saturday. He had near SO pieces Of artillery,
tended to enter Richmond by the New Bridge
on the old stage road, d sc miles above here. Hil
retreat has been conducted In nne and masterly
manneri he keeps up the strsgglers and baggage
guard were last night, and the tracks OF his vi
dettes, are all we can find. A stray piece Of pap
picked up, was found to be a general order, read
Ia ths Field, Right Wing Corps d'Army, near !
Baltimore Cross Roads, May II, 1852.
"Commandes Of Divisions, Brigades, Regi
ments and Companies, are required TO impress 4
strictly upon their commands not to ever march
their men without their knapsacks and haver
sacks; every man must consider himself an In
dependent; and no man must ever stop to rest
loiter on the road, or TO get his baggage careless
ly left, nor 10 IL to be at any time considered a
all certain that the same position will be Occu
that the same road will again be traversed.
"By order Of General MAsRUDER.
ga DICKINSON, A G.
"Omeial.-S. 9. MclNIosH, A. ID. C..
"Oncial.-WM. w. PAGE, A. A. G.n
This was directed upon the back to the LII :
tenant Colonel Commanding Twenty FIRST Ella
sissippi.
The country along the ChickahGminy Is sim
liar 10 that along Bull Run. IL will not do 70
US TO 20 plunging heedlealy-we must feel on
way. Better slow and sure, than q rush and
retreat We can drive them from here wheneve
IL Is ordered, bnt we must have up some artiller,
TO shell them out Of their ravlnes-to drive then
from the cover Of the pines and the oaks Be
yond this marsh and the billy gorges 10 an opel
and clear country, where we can give them a fai
Eight II they want IL.
The railroad could be put in operation In on
day, for thirteen miles, IL we had rolling stool
here. Where is Col. r. A. Scott, or his assist
ants! The iron 10 q heavy new rail, the chain
wrought iron, the ties large and laid In q bed o
gravel, and the track Is In excellent order, ant
Nc f1 heavy trains at rapid speed.