Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-07-04
POS T s CRYPT !
THE BATTLE NEAR RICHMOND.
jackson report'd Killed
New York, July .

New York, July 2.
The correspondent of a Philadel phia paper
dated evening Of 2Sth, states that we are still
fighting. Fort Darling will be ours to-mor-
row, and probably Richmond will be occupied
and the rebel army cut to pieces before the
4th of July Gen. Mcclellan remarked to
the bearer Of dispatches that we were every
where victorious, but the battle had Just be-
gun, and he could not make report till the
job was done.
The IriJunes Fortress Monroe cores
pendent, under date of afternoon of Monday,
states that the gunboat Dragon had arrived
from the upper waters of James river with
dispatches for flag officer Goldsboro, who i'm
mediately consulted with Gen. Dix 1t is
understood that Gen. McClellans right was
attacked with great impetuosity by Stonuwall
jackson, whose men successfully charged our
artillery, sustaining loss of not less than [, =
600 men. Our loss was very severe. 1t is
reported that Jackson was killed, and that
one of our Brig. Generals was taken prisoner,
together with an entire regiment Gen. Fitz
John Porter was severely pressed, and cross
ed the Chickahominy to the Western side,
the enemy taking the left on his left. Gen.
Mcclellan, with much severe fighting, had
penetrated and passed through White Oaks,
with 10000 men and 100 pieces Of artillery,
to secure and advantageous position, and
subsequently cut through line of communi-
cation with James river. 1t is reported that,
during the two days fighting. Gen. McClcl-
lan's loss was 10000. The most important
feature covered by the reports is that Gen.
Mcclellan has succeeded in penetrating
White Oak Swamp and placing a very large
force on the other side of it,
While this must have advanced a heavy
body of his best troops to within four miles
OF Richmond, it was at the same time a bold
push towards the point opposite Fort bar
ling, the two principal ideas held in view Fri
day evening, the hour the last intelligence
from Gen. Mcclellan left. When the Dra-
gon left, the wounded had commenced ar
irving on the bank Of James river. Several
hundred had already congregated opposite to
City Point. The gunboat Stepping Stones
was taking them on board for Old Point. -
Ielegraphic communication beyond Yorktown
was cut off, and officials permit nothing out
side OF official dispatches to go over the wire
4. 7. M.-Gen. Stoneman has arrived from
Yorktown. lie had been cut off at White
House. Part of his command came down by
water last evening.
FORTRESS MONROE, June 80.
York River is being completed, cleared of
everything movable Steamers and tugs are
constantly arriving at Fortress Monroe, hav-
ing in tow barges, schooners, &c. Many ar
rived here last night.
This morning the steamer S. r. Spaldng
arrived, having barges and sohooners in tow
She reports that $50 barges and schooners
aud tow boats were at Yorktown when she
left but all were making preparations to come
down to day.
Nearly, If not all, the Government stores
were removed from White House before that
place was burnt
The falling back OF the righ, wing Of the
army was done in the most perfect order
and is not looked upon as a disastrous move
ment, but one Of the greatest circumstances
we'll planned, after the union Of tho Stone.
wall Jackson's and Johnson's forces
ST. LOUIS, Jul, 2.
The Democrat has special dispatch from
Memphis the 30th, which says adyices from
Richmond this morning state that the rebel
troops had been drove from that city No
artienlars.