The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-07-04

rcink hs<ured pf CoI. ingalls, th1t they rouiu
not be leit bchins 10 meet the vengeance Of |
their masters. went TO work with renewed 1
energy. Stores and munitions everywhere |
disappeared from the landings With great
sAPidiiy. and were being packed on the wharf
boats aud vessel< contiguous. The wives
aud ehildrea OF the eontrabands also coon
made their appearance. and with bundles
and babies took position on the canal boats
a. they were hoaied out In the stream
The mail steamer. which should have leit
Tor Fortress Monroe at seven O'Clock In the
morning. was ordered % be detained. and Nd
nine clock dispatch was received that
general battle vas Progressing along the
"heie iihe, the enemy having renewed the
attempt 10 hank General Porter position on
the right wing Ateleven o'clock a second
dispatch announced that Gen. Porter had
driven the enemy before him and repalsed
| them three times sith terrific slaughter.
| and was then or1ered by Gen Mcclellan 10
tall back. This dispatch was signal Cor
renewed energy in the work Of evacuation.
and all the QuArtermsstet' papers aud valu.
ables, and the chests of the Psymasters
were brought on board the maiIboat. The
family OF Qnartermaster Engle was also
brought on board. with bis horses and carfi-
age. and the horses OF Asst Quaftermasier'
Sawtell The household furniture and the
servants Of these officials also soon followed.
which increased the excitement among the
suffers aud army followers. Some Of the
suffers became 30 panic stricken as 10 sell
out their stocks az hall price. aud FASTENED
on board the boat. whilst some determined
10 hold ON and take the chances. Thrt there
was an Intention on the part Of General Nc
ClelIan To eyacuafe the White House as
soon as his movements Ia front should be
perfected there was no doubt. but whether
as necessity. or a strategic movement
could not at THAI time be foreseen.
rak PANIC CHECKED.
Daring the afternoon the panic increased
| until half past , O'Clock. aud the steamers
and tugs were busily engaged in towing
down tho transports. AZ 3 o'clock dis.
pach Was received from headuarters. 10 sub
| aance as follows:
I'VE have been driving the enemy before
Us on the left wing for the past half hour -
Cheers are heard all along the lines.
This wa the signal for new change in
the programme. All the Government valua-
bles. and the property OF the officers. was
taken OF Of the mail boat aud placed ON
board the steamer Camonico. and the order
given for the departure OF the mail boat,
which left OF O'Clock Tor Fortress Monroe.
taking with her in tow ts-o heavily laden
steamers. with directions Tor taem 10 be
dropped at West Point
Two OF the large hospital steamers. filed
with sick aud wounded. also left about the
same time, aud moved maiestically down the
river The steamer Commodore was stll
lest at the wharf tho receive any new arr.
walls from the battlefield, and she Daniel
Webster and the Elm City. devoted TO the
same service, soon after arrived Ii was al.
so announced that General Stonemao, with
with 6 900 calvalry and artillery, was within
six miles Of the White House, 10 protect the
work OF evacuation IL a dash should BIO made
by the enemy in that direction.
scrxK on rHs RIVER
Tho scene presented on the river was a
most interesting one. Ten miles below the
White House, about 900 brigs, bsrks and
and schooners were at anchor, with any
quantity Of nanal boats. loaded 9Th imple-
ments OF war. commisssry aud subsisten CO
stores On the whole routs down, steamers
and tugs were passed, having large numbers
of vessels in tow, and =. West Point, forty
miles below the White House, not less than
800 vessels were At anchor, whilst the nu-
nerous steamers and tugs which had brought
them thorn down we're preparing 10 starr PIP
the river.
STATEMENTS on rHE WOUNDED.
About &C lock on Friday evening. mum
bers of the wounded commenced 10 arrive
from the front Of the lines. with few of the
most intelligent Of whom had an opportu-
nifty Of conversing. Those engaged in the
repulse Of Stonewall Jackson represented
his rout as most quick and disastrous.
He came down on them expecting sur
prise but found them all momentarily ex
pecting his approach. having been informed
| by Gen. Mcclellan two days previous that he
was coming upon them. Instead Of a sur
prise, the enemy received the first shot. and
after two hours fight. retreated in confu
| sion
The wounded from the fight which imme-
diately ensued represented il TO have been
most terrific encounter, the enemy coming
out from Richmond upon them ia such dense
masses that the shell and grape poured into
them as they advanced made great gaps In
| their lines, which were Immediately filled
up, and they moved forward most determin-
eddy Their artillery was so poorly served
served that the damage TO our ranks was
| light IN proportion. They still s,oyed on.
and exchanged sewers of Mimic balls. which
we're destructive on botn sides. but when
! Gen. Porter ordered a bayonet charge they
retreated in double quick, though General
Porter pursued them but a short distance
The enemy again rallied and approached
our lines a second time, when the same ter
rible slaughter ensued. this time their artil.
lery being better served. was more effective
In the ranks Of our men. On coming 10
close quarters they were again repulsed and
driven back still greater distance. This
twice fought over battle-ground being literal.
ly strewn with the dead and diving General
| Porter then second time fell back to his
position and waited nearly an hour for the
snemy % renew the assault They. hov
ever. finally came on in increased numbers,
having been largely enforced. and were
again received with she'll and grape. causing
great chasms in their ranks, and one poor
fellow who had lost his arm assured me that
he saw the loose arms and portions OF the
bodies OF the enemy making gyations
through the air A third time the enemy
bore down most bsaYely and determinedly on
our lines, and this conflict was the most 70
verely contested oi the shole. bat when the
bsyonet was brought 20 bear he fell back.
and NJ pressed toward Richmond fully a
mile beyond ouf original lines.
Again. for the fourth time. General Porter
fell back 10 his first position, when an order
Vas received from General Mcclellan 10 con
tinue has retEogsds moFensent slowly and In
order So soon a II became apparent 70 the
enemy that Il wAs the purpose OF General
Porter a. retire. the eneny again pushed for
ward most bolaIyand bravcly when their al
vance vas checked by the entire reserve
Colonel Dur,os, the New York Tenth. Gel
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