The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-07-01
THE SENSATION At WHITE MOUSE.

Tm KxcIrzxENr ovIR rHE RUxoRxD ADVANCE
HERE OF sroNxwALL JAcxsoN's RN-HAsrY
.DEPARTURR OF CIVILIANS, Suffers AND CAMP
HANGERs-oN Observation-Disclosures AGAINST
TEE REPoKrED ADyANcE-DEsrATCH STATION SAID
10 y TAKEN. AND WORSE COMING, Rrc.
wnnz HoU1, Vs., June ~, 1884
Thsrs has been the most intense sxcitsmsns here FOR
the past twenty.feur hours. The story abroad that
the ubiquitous Stonswan Jackson, with large flying
corps Garms, s approaching the White House with The
general dsa Of capturing the stores hsrs for the Army Of
ths Potomac. Of destroying them; Of breaking up
communication with The advance and thereby starving
out the army and c cleaning cut things gensnal BE-
sides killing al The troops, camp followers, &c. sort
Of bypAy what che sxcitsmsns u the feet that
gravel train that went up ths raroad from here this
morning has just rsturued and brings story
The taking ~ the rebel troops q Despatch station
down train Be this ~ may Il 10 certain that train
leaving before the captured had three army pay
masters board with about 90 900 900 between shsm
nis would have been good haul for ysd. Davis.
On the receipt q the above intelIigsnss orders were
given v civilians v leave. The fact q the taking q
Despatch station needed Only y b se,d v them 70 n
sure prsmp compliance witA We srdsr There -
bou, TOO, sudden diminutoa Of The fratsnity Of sat-
iers, who have sksdaddlsd in agony Of fright me
nail boat, Which IN very ass, ss~~ went swag ven
loaded.
There i general movsmsn, q slbths vessels snat
the mouth. Everything possible to be moved has
or will be sent down 70 Cumberland or West Point All
the and steam vessels have bean busy bss
things look exceedingly lively the water. The river
Ia comparatively free from vessels and the famous
stonswau Jackson does come he viii dad little In
the river 70 tempt his cupdy On the land there has
been quite general clearing out. Quartsrmastsrs ana
other officers have placed their ssess. private and on
ciL, upon steamers, ready for an instant start %
he ol,ul w..
lining the shores Of the river have been out down
to give the guns Of the gunboats . chance
70 work, and every prscaution has been taken
70 insure jackson . warm reception. There Ia
certainly "big scare" on with every one But
fancy there IL nttle reason for n Perhaps
a. precautionary measure all this general evacuation
may be well enough; but IL strikes me, iookerou In
Venice, that IL would have been AZ well 70 have sent
troops enough here TO guarantee safety whom could
have been done Il Is certainly singular oversight 70
leave . base OF operations, and . point 90 essen.
TALLY important this, with . force which
may not BE- deemed sufficient 70 protect Il
against raids Of small partixa, CORPS n m nv
have been oversight but, after the "scarsp which
the presence Of rowing band OF rebels caused some
weeks since, IL seems TO be blundsr that precautions
against Of tho movement should not havs
been taken. We stronger to-day or coursc but II
sems by military minds not to be deemed strong enough
Eight ten thousand ought TO be at this point
guarding It, well tho railroad to the front VIII
they be sonp
There undoubtedly hcavy nghting going
on on tho right wing OF tho army 10.
day. The enemy arc sndeavorng 70 turn
our right iank but from all they are not moot
Ing with success You will know better about IL than
me- as you have the news more correctly IN New York
than we can get here. IL is very generally believed
'nas ins grand battle 10 socn 70 como or, and may BE-