The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-07-11

part being sent by each OF three
roads which .converged near the
landing.
An occasional halt was ordered, !,
TO enable the advance TO examine
the roads and woods In front for o
concealed force or masked batteries,
but nothing ofthe kind interrupted
our progres,. A teemster or some
mischievous person would ocssional-
ly report that we we're attacked in
front, which would produce tom
porary scare, bat beyond this, moth
ing delayed the movement. The
soldiers regarded il as the carrying
oat Of part Of necessary plan
the only dissffsction expressed be
ing at the leaving behind of so many
OF the sick and wounded.
Plenty Of provisions and medi-
cines we're LETT for them, however,
and II they are permitted to use
them, their situation for some time
to cotne will be much better there
than with the army 10 the midst ol
conflict and alarm.
At Savage's Station the Govern.
mont had made an ange mcnts for the
sick and wounded as they were
brought from the field. It was IN.
der the care OF DR.. John Swim
burpe. DR.. Branot, OF i'ittsburg
PenDsylvania, arrived on Monday
with corps Of surgeohs and nurscs
How many Of these remained with
the patients ] am not able to state,
There ia a report that large part o.
them ran away when the army left
1t was certainly a severe test Of their
philanthropy to DO left in rebel
hands. The demand for nursing
and surgical attendance was 80 great
that large numbers were obliged to
wait for long hours before their cases
could be reached. The worst cases
were attended to first, but there was
and have been, a great many who
never received attentions at ALL.
The entire area in the back and on
both sides OF the house was covered
with tho wounded, and there were
also come twenty large tents pitch
ed in the garden at the East OF the
house, filled with sick and wounded
The stores for Mrs. Harris, the be,
neyolent lady, who, assisted by Mrs
Sampson, are devoting themselves
to the sick, who were delayed at the
White House, and il they reached
Sayage's at all, it is doubtful whcth.
or the good things were not appro
p'iated by the rebels as coon as
they got possession Of tho place.
Many poor fellows who were
scarcely able to drag themselves
along clung to the skirts OF their
comrades, or hobbled en- crutches.
apparently dresding more than death
itself, falling into the hands Of the
rebels. Many became 90 exhausted
that they fell by the wayside, and
could only be reused and helped for
ward by the greatest exertion.
When an aid OF General McClel.
lau rode back and reported that The
7ray aoas all open to James riuer, a
thrill Of relief ran through the whole
line, and .the sight Of the green
fields skirting its banks was indeed
an oasis in the terrible desert OF sus
peDse and apprehension through
which they had passed. The teams
were now put into a lively trot, in
order to relieve the pressure upon
that portion still in the rear.
General Mcclellan and eta # rode
ahead and took possession of the old
estate known as Malverne Hills,
owned by b. f. Dew, one mile
back from Turkey Island Bend -
1t is u large, old fashioned estate,
originally built by the French, and
has near it, IN front, an old earth,
work constructed by Gen. Washing.
ton during the Revolutionary war.
II has a spacious yard shaded by
venerable elms and other trees. A
tno view oi the river can be had
from the elevated position. Gen.
Mcclellan expressed the opinion
that with a briei time TO pre- pare,
tho position could be held against
any force the enemy can bring
against us.
Exhausted by long watching and
fatigue, and covered thickly with the
dust Of the road, over which we had
passed many OF tho officers threw
themselves upon the shady and
grasey lawn TO rest, The soldiers,
also attracted by the shady trees,
surrounded the house, or blvouack.
cd in tho fields near by.
Gen. Mcclellan Immediately ad
dressed himself to the task of pre-
pairing diepatcbcs for the Govern.
mcnt.
AT 2 O'Clock p. m. firing was
heard in the direction of White Oak
swamp, where II was supposed Az,
res wac holding in clreck tho rebel
forco who were attempting to cro's.
This continued for nearly two hours,
when sudden and heavy firing be.
gan further to the left, in tho direc.
ton of Charles City Cross R5ads. =
At this point an immense body of
fresh troops with artillery and caval
ry, had made their appearance d..
rant from R1aL,n ani .,n.. al,