The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-01
isS TELEGRAPH
70 THE FREEMAN
MORE AROUT THE RECENT FIGHT
NEAR RICHMOND.

hnOOl AAiA' ~sAS~
NEAR RICHMOND.
puIL.pxLPulA. June 80 The correspondent
- rh. Baltimore Amtrican thinks the object OF
Gen. Mcclellan was to abandon White House,
ma draw in his right wing across the ChIcka-
homIny, which he accomplished with little los
N comparison with the punishment he gave the
enemv and thus strengthened his position by
contracting his lines and changed the base ol
az opera tons 10 James River, where TIE Will
lave the cooperation of the gunboats. II the
re;rls attempt to intercept his supply ~ It H"S!'
or James river, they viii meet with promp' pun
lshlnent from the gunboats, and so weaEln
their forces III front of the city that 1t VIII IAN
I;o his bands with but slight loss.
Ntw YORK. June 80 The West Point, Va.
correspondents OF the Post states that 1t was re-
lorIed there thai oar pockets were drlVeh IN Oh
me ,ftrrnoor of the 26th at White House, and
maj the shiugrg had all been sent to west
p..r7 from White House. re0el anal! cap
,l.e, states th4t Bc"uregard hao arrived 70
kich1noud with.the mann portion OF BIS army
t,;i 10 O0G had been sent g. REINFORCE jackson.
and that the a;',r would AZ once attack the
right flank OF our army Whlle Lee "ou'" MAKE
l. desperate attack N iront
pNlIaGSIpuId JHf"F' e'"N1> '''''' ''''
>1.iers Nv the steamer State OF Maine, report
,s,vhpn they ,.lt " hlte House on Thursday.
II WAS believed tie advance guard OF jackson
,.4t. driven in cur picke,e i've miles of, while
i. main body was ten miles in the rear
. Union reolncnt and al the sick ut White
Htlsp able to bear aru,s we're AT once ordered
al " ORD was sent to CaSeys division. and
All the frees ON the Pa,nunky river cut down TO
eve pay to the batter les OF the gunboats. All
s;o-ts aud munitions were sent on board tie
t,n;eports winch "ele anchored out IN ;hc
4,rean. under the protection OF Ganboa's.
;nn.LDrlrnlA. Jane 80. IL" following it.
H., conclusion 81 the Baltimore .t"e'tcda & ac-
,.o,.pt 81 The recent affair before Richmond
WASHINGTON. june 30. Siucc closing my
i+1ie. from White House find myself very "n-
,xl+ ctedy in Washington city, and IN p1eses-
>.., u most reliable information from White
fiunse anQ other points o. she Peninsula nearly
i l.y later lI"n is cor tanned IN my letter,
Il appears tina; telegraph COMMUNICATION be-
tween Wntc House and tsan. Mcclellan Was
nj. nTuk"u ,ni. near one q CLOCK on Saturday:
aul the, he wire was cut ~ the despatch s'i-
,!pIs | miles out. Tunstails station. ! m!ies
u,.: wac in our rosscsson untl! ! o clock IN 'Ar
afternoon.
Al White House the operator heard :.
ttrapee signal coming over the wires. On gong
20 tae Inntrutnent he war heraided with "lIat
he Union soldiers called the rebel National Sa
lu;e.-" say, o you take noTicr Salute. cay
. sav vou, - OF q -
Tins was the sigral given for final evacuation
sr.r d portion Of the infantry forces nnmedl-
.tr.v embarked on board the steamboats, IN wait
.,c ior them. The las oE the transports We're
moved oil Nv steam tuge, and lew articles sea l.
.,r"0 about on shcre VI ere fired The whole wa-
", yerv smal value. aud thus OF the many NIL
uuIs worth Of property here II lew days NJ"
1tyhans not $1,000 worth was destroyed.
In the midst Of ;hir closing scene III the
seau:itul ChckahomlE.y region, regret TO have
!. state that some vandai set fire to the White
House and it entirely consumeI.
Fhe enemy made his appearance IN consld"Ta-
,ls ;orce at W mtr House about : clock Nlt-
u: ,.;.y evening. ana although he neither ionnd
,Yeau for man noY hay fox beast, Was wei
,.nIneG with heavy showers Of grape shot from
She three suntoa,e which were ranged along IN
front III the landing.
They were supposed t. he 80 600 strong. and
.,.ess they brought their hayeisacks well sup
V.leG. must have gone supIerl'ss to bed. In tht
Est u times found starvation staring me IN
iDe lace ut White HOUSE, and hope the rebels
IOBUn INC same IdIt IIlc az thc w III te
House guarded the departure 0! the las5 wager
and horses and moved off at the final AQUA
i.an and Joined The forces OF Gen Stoneman
who W re lowering IN the vicinity al! day.
&iter passing these trains If, and securing
tne.7 entire satety Gen. Stonemgn, with the en-
:1y. force. moved of In u direction that ! AIN no
st liberty to state Gen. Casey reports that IA
oct not il man, nor did be leave soldier behind
Iui even II contraband
1t 10 o'clock 90 Saturday morning Col. In
,,..Is aud Capt. Sawtelc We're before Yorktown
with An immense convoy Of vessels and steamers
80 their way to the new base Of operations OF
James river, They would doubtless move DOVE
lnmcdiately to Fortress Monroe and await tn
.intyuct;ons OF Gen Mcclellan. 4 number are
h"Never. already up the james river under III
protection Of the gunboats.
Since an carly honr on Saturday morning
4 sven. Mcclellan hus been deprived of his tele
graph communication with Washington. Ii
abandoned it's use several hours before tho wire
were cut, doubtless being fearful that the enem
might, by placing magnet on the wires roa
nls orders. Direct communication with Gen
Mcclellan 10 now being opened, however, by To
cunhoats NY the mouth Of the Chickahominy
;.nd al will soon be right in this respect
NV York, June 30. Rumor SAYS that som
ttbeers FROM Mcclellan army say that durin
H., retreat OF the right wing, Gen. McClella
advanced the left wing some five miles to IL loft
eD,jn,ncc where large quantity Of charcoa
was being used to heat hot >hct for Richmond