New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-02
TIE ADVANCE ~ RICHMOND.

SPEEDY oc,IPATIoN Of Tnr CITY.
The correspondent Of III, Pia1ie,,h'a Pes
with Gen. s,cnensn'- tight div.ion, under date q
.Jrne y, says:
The advance upon Richmond Us, commenced, with
a strategic movement on me part Of Gen. Mcclellan
which, if properly executed ~ II was udiciousl
planned, will rebound TO the credit o. on youne
commander, and place him IN as exalted pO-
siiion as a srategst as he j. now Acknowledged "a
hold - ali organizer Of large armies.
More than a week ago Gen. Mcclellan determined
70 withdraw from his position the right ut Ne
gainesville get out OF The swamp, get better under
cover Of MS parallels. prepare for any disaster and
concentrate hi- immense army for grand janS
assault upon Richmond This withdrawal was car.
lied on III such a cautious and quiet way that it wa
not until W edDesday night last that The enemy be-
came aware of the important movement.
This evident, from the feeling they enfeav-
orea TO execute successfully our left some DAYS
ago.
On ls.t Wednesday Commodore Rodgers ordered
the Port ROYAL down the james River TO point JUS,
above the month of Chickshominy. Here launches
and ANAL boats were 10 proceed shore and recon
nOer inland until the army pieae;s were reached,
- 90 keep up communication With FOriiess
Monroe and our Government a. Washington. IN
view Of tho probable advance Of the enemy upon
our Iight.
Early Oh Thursday morning Gen. McC.U's d.
vision, which was posted little below Mechanics
Vile commenced reirogTsde movement toward
the position held by Gen. Fiizioln Porter, IN the
vicinity of New Bulge. Mccall had scarcely Joined
Porter before the Rebeis-the divisions o. Ander-
son Branch and g.. V. smith under the Command
of " StOuewsll" ia hsOn-pu,hsd him hlfd and
forced him TO halt and hastily fem line OF battle,
which was done III excellent :. the Bucktails
deployed 10 the night and lett ia a, skImish-
Porter's division cane promptly 10 the support Of
Mccall and, lighting desperately, the two divisions
fell back slowly toward Sayaee's station on the
Richmond and York River Ealros1, when Night
came on, and the battle ceased
Meanwhile, Capt Sawtee Of ten. Mcclellan 5
s,af had succeeded IN destroying everything Ia the
g,ay Of buildings al While House, ard, moving all
the Transports down TIE river, had the sIlnbosis
stationed 30 as 20 command every approach.
On Friday the battle WAS renewed with great
nny bv the Rebels, bat with different results
Mccall and Porter being re-cn!orced By mos,
OF Kevcs's CORPS, making our defending ;oIce foot
up forty thousand men. The Rebels were in turn
REINFORCED by LOLsetleei division, AMI DIVISION
.aiI 10 be mproyised Tor Beuuresa-I
zen Mcclellan was present on fi!cay ana per
.epally maneuyered the troops. handling them III a
mastery manner, and especially supervising the
artillery.
The c.nnonaie lullcd after about Eve hour, fight
iuQ pnd both armies tceme1 10 DC ferOling iof
e-pefate srrug AZ each other, when the Rebel sklr-
misherr, finding no enemy east 81 them, changed
front aud advanced some uies m uon o. their posi-
ton. ..
cen. S,ouernaa now made a Dash n them with
nearly seven thousand cavalry; including ku'h's
Lancers, creating grea, havoc aud a ies panic.
After lhir, Sioneuan ciuitiiy wheeled about anu
covering the rear Of our army, as " passed over
Bottom Bridge and the Long Bridge, followed
them with Lis main force, leaving sufficient cavalry
TO observe the movements Of the bsmboozled enemy
as lac prooeeded east
Az hour later, ana orr grinboals onenei upon the
~ tIe
Ilous. The old battlefield wac made TO riDg again
and again with our iosting batteries.
When Gen Sioneman heard this music he turned
bis horses head toward the Rebel eaptal aud,
smiling, said, "Ail i, well; now Tor Richmond!
Gen. Mcclellan has been nj work all day, ana,
IN advancing has driven the enemy back az every
nont on The eft aud center, with great loss TO them,
While onrs wa. comparatively hight.
The transports, hospital ships, aud other vessels,
have al heeu ordered 20 report o. Jamestown Isi.