Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-07-03

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rhis stce fought over battle ground was now literally
stf.wn MIN ,leal and dying. A.,.-...f n
and wutcd lh houror the sncfn, % fenety te aksso
They hn9lly came on in Increased numberr, hovne
been largely re-inionsd, aud were agan received Win
shell and Erupe cuusng great chnsns in their rank,
n ,iri time M enemy bore down deeraiedly and
bfnvely upon our lines This conflict was he mn,, sa
vcrey contested OF the who. battle. hot hen ,e bsr
brought to bear they fell and wcre nrrs
toward Rchhohd' fully one mile beyond our orainsf
lines ~ AASAt ~ WV 4 tlE ~
Gen Porter fell back to his first position when nm or.
def was rec'iyed fran d,n Mcflcllsnto continue ii.
rsuograhe nnovcuent siowiy aud IN order. 1T :
the puipose c Cen posf to rsirc ie, n,hsa wss
again loldiy aud bsavely when hey were checked bs
hc entire rrsryf lotce consisting Of the New York 5,h
and l0,h and two other regiments under Col Warren ,c,
ing Brgarr General. This freah force held rbe enemv
Srn SHeof 81 s Tns ss V5ss ws had psyous borne The
dor. The enemy made fierce attack or Tho rcssr,e
e, cannon were posted a, various points Of tho rouo BY
whlch Wcy were retiring towardi the Cbicknbominy
winch oeehsonay poured in shot and shell upon them
ami checked ~ moyrmeats and enabled e troops 10
move bact IN the most admirable ofler y "
AT one time IN the rcrogradc novoment the r..s,v.
oree 9l Sen sykes CHARGED the enemy with the bny.
Ss , H.Sns @ M hn osck mile In this charse ths Fn Il,
Ncw 10TH ON nhd l0l drew forth the plaudits OF lie
army BY their sioadiness aud, bravery h, which how
eyer ur los, about one hundred of their msr,bers~
polse which ss o'cock Il is a,,s,nss sans nH re- re-
enemy DID no, renew ts attack during o balance Of he
eveti'g nut hurried on his columns toward he Wbi
House The division OF the cneny disna,cI,sd in ,h,
direction was es''ma'ed at 2uoJo $1,000 men Of olf
"'i"' =" sFlIf ~ 81 81
From the foregoing, n nt have sbo,v,
that the obrct OF General Mrlela long be frr The bs,
te on Fndny was to oabadon the White House and nso
draw IN hiS right wing scross the Chick ahom,lv Tb,,
ie mas "cc nnpsed this most mastery movensp wis
hut little loss in comparison with his punisbnen n, ~
eneiny there eau be no doubt and that he has sircna,h
cned ms posnon by constructing his lines and chan
the base OF his operations Jacs River Ia eo.ii
gunbsats tE-f ~ NfT'1fT 0'' VI III"
Although hope may he father to the thought yv...,
,ho. ieh. Mccciian IS IN possession OF Richmond by
| LATER- II anprars thu, the telegraphc co,n.,,,..
tion between The White House aud Gen McCleau a's
mol hruken nnh O'Clock Saturday when the ,J;,s
was cut VI dispatci station ~ miles out n
The sa Of the Transports were moved of NV IN. ,..,r
Jug NJ. t lew articles scattered about on shor yrre
hrrd. The whole was of small yalne and tbus of - =
many M Hons Of property h. few dnvs snc. nr,,
bly, not hvr thousand iollprs wortli was dsstroye5
In The tnis Of this closing scene rerrei 4, havc 10
state that some vuidal set FIRE TO the White Ho,,s. nd
Il was entirely consumed. 'tT7 -" 'N'' ."'
The cavalry nj the White House the dcp.,,,,.
OF The last OF the wagons aud hoF4es which novel = I
a. the tu evacuation and Joined the forces under (rn
opcinan, who, after passing these trims OF and sec,,r
my Their safety moved of with his euirc force IN a;
rcction thu, ain not at liberty to stale - " "
Ten casey reports he lost mol man, nor did he leave
Sout behind, not even aconiraband. flfT 81 7 :
Since very enrly hour on Saturday Gen Mcc.I,op N
has been deprived OF his clerraphic alton win
Wnslin zion. he abandoned its use several bor. ,,s
lore thc wires were cut doubtless being faru thn ,ha
enemy might by placing magnet on The wire rrad b,s
orders Direct communication is being opened with
MN however by gunboais mp the mouth of the Chic kn
homhy, aud viii soon nli be right i'll this respect.