The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-08
FROM THE NORTH.
INTERESTING DEr.lLs or sEgs.
The Evacuation Of die ssHyhtse Iiouse'' The,
imprisonment er asinisssrs at Nasfs file
AYotheriUs up the cws-NltsxellsncaIt
tfeyuS

imprisonment Of Ministers at NaShs file
AYotheriUs up the Observation-Disclosures
ltenss
our Norther files furnish scme interss ing mat
.s in addition 10 The full details up to tl,n 81
inst. which we published yesterday;
RVS EVACUATION OF WHITE uuusE--THE con
fLAGkATios.
7'he.corr--pon,ien, OF the New York Times fur
nishes il,c following additional psrtulsrs of lte
evacuation of White House:
DIR. Uunstcrs. medical director OF Transports ton
at the White ilouse, began ;!e removal OF tbs sick
and wounded soldiers ftom the hospital Eats on
beard Of the steamers C. Vanderbilt sts.9 ct Ma!ne
Ke'mehec, John Brooks, and LousiaDs, a. III O'Clock
en- Friday morning. Al +. NJ. not an Invalid re-
manned d. the White House depot. There were
l,630 sick and 70 wornded in all.
PREPARATIONS FOR LEAVING
The PaniIckey river mad become crowded with
vessels o. all glasses and sizes, principally charter
ed by the Government for transporting stores, for
age. ammunition. De, Sc. On Thursday Colonel
ingalls, issued an order for them to prepare to de
part for West Point and Yorktown. Tugs Were
sent 20 tow them down the river fast possible
The store houses and piles OF colhmissaTy stores
the landing were covered with hay and saturated
with whiskey, with bomb shells placed under each
pile, ready to be fred at moments notice All
the valuable effects belonging to the Government
in the different Offices, had been removed on board
Of steamers The large water-ssnk, newly built, at
the fsilfoad bridge, aud the bridge also, pre-
pared for destruction. Bags of oats aud corn Were
placed on board of barges, ucd as temporary docks
to be towed away by steamers.
THE Suffers
Teams belonging to the suffers were loaded up
and dispatched to Yorktown by the Williamsburg
road OGly few of them possessed teams at the
HO1sp.
porting their stores to the regiments at the front
On Friday morning, suffers made rush to Captain
Sautelc for passes to Fortress Monroe, leaving their
tents aud stock behind q few chartered small vcs-
sells, and succeeded in saving something from the
wreck. Ga Saturday morning the excitement be
more intense. The enemy were reported as
being within four miles Of the White House SUIT
iors' Row, ty : T. NJ, was entirely abandoned to-
sether with those lining the shore nj the PaInuukey
and their owners went on board of the steamers.
The soldiers brought away boxe, OF tobacco, tea,
cheese, and cigars i'll large quantities, aud then set
fire 70 the tent, with the resi- uf their contents Th
loss OF the suffers must have been SluJ,tU al least,
some having large stocks on hand
The rebels took possession % the telegraph AT
Dispatch Station and received some OF our ,aes-
sages, telegraphiug answers back t" the White
House. The trick WAS discovered before they hdd
obtained any important Information.
TIE STORES FiEkD.
At about ; =. NJ on Saturday, Col Ingalls, order
ei the tank and bridge be fired first after that
the cars, engines depot houses, teuts, forage,
hniks, stores, hospital teBts etc, sNteudug from
the bridge to the edge of tbs woods. ETerythin :,
WIS destroyed systematically ana i'll order. While
the destruction was tsping on Gen Casey had his
troops together with the Hauiiin cavalry, formed
liue of battle to receive hsgeieis II they should
come to offer battle. 1t was d grand and imposing
sight TO witness the cODbdgraiion, the bombs burst
Ing scattering the fire iii aii directions.
Mf. John Farrell army agent h adj his place fired
before ha hE,e.v anything about it hiu,seif and Capt
keil and Mr.. Smes, of Batimnre tried 10 save his
store, whci, WIS tiia very finest 1T " bite House
bat their efforts did ao avail. Mr. Farrell d
few days before cent $50 worth nf goods to
sick aud wounded. His loss slcne is over
SIpptW
!,ESTEuCTIoS of THE WHITE HouSE
Al j Y. NJ, Il dense yo!ume If smoke was sec,, 10
;.i-s frou the southwest corner of The reef the
Nlite liouec 81 tvs; glance il appeare.t ~ e
proceeding from pills OF comuiis>ify stores burn,
ing about two hundred feet fto,n il toward the
raif2ad> lu few moments, however flames AS
cendei Instead of smoke, ana We longer in
doubi IL iiie locality cf The htu "Tite White
House is burning" exclaimed almost every nn. On
board OF the steamers yus at tie caaa! boat docks
Som" eXpres scd extreme satisfaction at the sight
while not few regarded tie destruction ;s wan.
un p2 uuD.t essarr. calculated to i.l9sc tI..; ~,
tels = add additional cr1Icitjes TO our men whom
tb" fortunes ut a;lr made then n,'oTcrs.
The iire was tils woik ui ineenj;afv, ear.
having tesit taNeu TO prevent the Hanes iro,n the
stores reaching lis enclosure.
The main house was rcveYcnccd for lis early as
suC;atiOns, tcJg the identicui hpt.sc where Wash,
iHto.i irs; saN sli} cou,vd ile widow Cus.is aud
'viltr'; he spJt small portion OF his married life
Latery ii had become the theme of discus sion in
Congress relative to its dis posa aud 4 degree of
censu:p was attempted 20 bv thrown upon General
Mctieilan for protecting from being converted in-
to depot for suffers stores, and rendezvous for
lille civilians aud soldiers toconglegdte Ii had been
assigned to the Sisters OF Charity. They had re-.
t..in
was discovered.
Whatever it contained in the shape of furniture,
paintings, bouks--and, 10 doubt, there were many
relics e,l;eared 20 its owners by 4 thousand Ties
ieii Ii prey 70 the fury Of the flames In two hours
alter Tue smoke WAS seen, nothing, remained of the
White House save the burniu; enluers and smoking
ashes at lis base and Two old Id ioned chi,nneys,
which stood on each side OF the gable ends. They
looked through the openings CT the trees. like t"o
grim giants reviewing the scene Of desl lalon.
ENBA.ikiNG THE LAST TROOPS.
Skir;ug the woods North of the railroad Stone
mans infantry came marching in at =. NJ. The
Vanderbilt, knick.rbocker. and the John Brook
Were iyin, al the sanitary dock to receive them on
board Ia their rear WAS the cavalry. A courier
came down Gen. Casey from Stonenl.u desiring
him to be oft immediately, the rebel videttes
were then in sight The 18th Massachusetts, 11,h
New York, and ID part OF the 9Th Pennsylvania
composed the force. Nc time lost in their en-
baTkation. StoneEan. with his cavalry then werd-
TO the road and followed the rear OF our wagons
sent to Yorktown.
Two aplbulances and dseveral wagons were hurled
over the emhankment into the river, breaking into
pieces by the fail. Some five mules aud horses
Were left running around loose; with this excep
toD there was n3 property of any consequence re.
manning behind.
At :. o'clock r. NJ the Vanderbilt blew the whis
tie and cut the ropes by which she WAS fastened
and with her consorts steamed down the river leay
ing the gtulboats in rear, with decks cleared
ready for action. The rebels, however, did not
venture TO occupy the evacuated site Of the White
House
The line of defence before Richmond covered a
circuit of thirty miles to defend il required force
three times greater than Mcclellan possessed In
abandoning that line for front OF but nine miles
with only one faux to guard, and even that pro-
tected by an almost impassabie barrier--ihe Chick
ahoniny- y-proves that Mcclellan has now advan
taSes OF position impossible tor the rebels 20 re-
gain
OUR Loss oN THURSDAY Atu FRIDAY
Oar loss in the two days fght--ki.ied wounded
and iiissiDg-~iil approximate to near four thou
saAd. Ampuianees were carrying the wounded 70
Sdyage's station, aid but traip containing
wounded from this fight reached the White House.
This was on Friday evening. They were sent on
board of the Louisiana The capture or The railroad
which much facilitated the speedy removal of
cur sick and wounded, IL a sad blow TO our suffer
lag soldiers. They will now have 10 be removed
to City Point, the James river. where transports
have been sent
The NEW YORK PRESS On THE NEWS.
The New York Herdtd, Of the III instant, gives
the following editorial comments the news from
81. Ciel.aD, as t;lr rs it hal becn received;
In the absence of any later definite Intelligence
we can only give our own cenctsions of the most
probable eQnditicn of th.aEs near Richmond since
Saturday morning. ~ the cloee Of the hard fight
ing on Friday evening. the forces OF Gen Michel
ia the nurta side Of t.pc Chick kahomips were