Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-07-04
Events bafnre Richmond.

Is about 20 miles north Of james river.
White House, one of the main drpots
for commi-sary stores, on Weducslly
week, a fleet of boats began to Remove the
stores down the YCck river toward City
Point. TLis was done very privately.
The sick aad wounded 9erc also safely r.
moved, and the few troops at the White
House ordered to be ready at any moment
to leave.
During the morning, there was arePor,
abroad thar 4 division of the Rebels, the
forces Of S,Jucwai. Jackson and Gen.
ESel, were aFproaehing aai threatening
to open the way by the right faux for
raid on the White House. Meantime, the
trains On the Kallroal were kept running
night aud day, carrying forward nothing
but ammunition and munitions o! war, aud
siege and rocket trains, and field pieces.
The las: event of Wednesday night was
the arrival Of nearly hundred wounded
men Of Hooker's division, who ha,! parti
cipatcd il the mysterious movement of
Gen. M'C,eilau on that morning, securing
Tavern Hill (;hs ''importaut point in
Gen. M'C!eliau's Dispatches which coin
manis RicLmold. The evacuation Of the
White House was complete. Gen. Casey
SAYS not even ! c0u,rabaud was left behiud
-swarms Of meu, women, and children,
with what they could take with them, were
carried away. Nj lee hundred d1llars of
property WIS left f-r, the ReheI-, who have
rr.b.b'y extended (rud weakeued) their
line to that point. Some stores were burnt.
Nothing Of great Importance occurred on
Thursday morning. About noon, the en-
emv made their FIRST attack in a feint upon
Gen Stouemau's forces, near Hanover
Court House, North Of Richmond, but
about >, p. ~ crossed the Chick bomiuy,
sJutL-oas,ward, making desperate attempt
to drive hack oar mru. The Uniy tJrca'
euca.al here were NJ Calls division, who
were located on the opposite side of
swamy ravine, about mile and halt back
from the Ch.ckahominy River The bat
tie lasted from about uu,ii =. VI, when
the enemy drew Of, renewing the attack
at the bre of dug on
LIa Fidqy, when, after several hours
of hard fighting, Gen. MCalfs division
were ordered to fall back. Tac Rebels
had overwhelming forces, and as soon rs
they met cne repulse, they returned dou5Iy
strong. They came il such dense masses
that the she'll and grape poured into them
made great gaps il their lines, which were
Immediately filed up, aui they moved
forward most deiermiaeiiy. Their artil
lery was so poorly served that the damage
done to our rauks was light in proportion
They still moved OF, and exchanged show
ers Of Mimic balls ; but when Gen. Porter
ordered bayonet charge, they retrea'ed
in double quick, though he pursued
them but a short distance. The enemy
again rallied and approached our lines,
when the same terrible slaughter ensued
This time their artillery was more effective.
On coming TO close qIlrters they were
again rcpuIsod, and driven back still
greater distance, the twice fought-over bat.
tle-sround being literally strewn with the
dead aud the dying, Gen. Porter a Sec
onl time fl back to bis position, aud
waited nearly al hour for the enemy to
renew the assault. They inaIly came on
in increased numbers, having been largely
reinforced, aud were again received with
she'll and grape, causing grea. chasms ln
their ranks. \ third time they bore down
most determinedly on our.,lines, aud this
conflict was the most severely contested of
the whole, but when the biyouet was
brought to bear he fell back, and was
pressed toward Richmond fully mile be-
yond our original lines. Again, for the
fourth time Gen Porter fell back to his
first position, when an order was received
from Gen. M'Cle..an TO continue his retro
cade movemeat slowly aud in order. The
enemy again pushed forward bodily, when
their advance was checked BY the entire
reserve force. This fresh force held the
enemy in check, while the force which mad
previously borne the brunt of the battle
moved back in good order, carrying with
them their wounded and dead. The ene
nv made fierce attack on the reserve, but
cannon were posted at various points OF
the route By which they were retiring
toward the Chickahomny, which OCCASION
aiIv pourei in shot anl shell upon them,
and checked their movements, and enabled
the troops TO move back 10 good order
At one time in this retrogade movement,
the reserve force Of Gen. Sy kes charged on
the enemy with bayonet aud drove him
back nearly a mile. This is about the
substance Of the Gghting, which closed on
Friday night. Our loss l. estimated ,2to.
The object Of Gen. Mcclellan, long be-
70 "a. nd "a