Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-07-11

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Special l;pateh t, lis: PHI Idelphia Fs's5
E. BATTLE. OF: SATURDAY.
saspULt pIR7irDI 4es. Up 10 acsDAT AFTERNOON.
FoeTBEssI IMossnr, iJaDs: 'o0:-T h.va arrived
.hers sstetyt II EsGGp1 p11y-4ish General S!nna,
msu and s.af; sad G annral GassJ aila s,slf,
eWb1 are hSrs,s. ia 5sId, Under 1Dcci1l ORDER.
S:e You hsrasa asFssta1bt hse1 appriscd cf tto
ssgrsat oofusiol xstiDt hsrs, aud naturally
s1,tsaa1inss & nasn the crowding If Ts0scis into
he!hht hor,lrom@ White House pint Tne af,
ifaE Of Saturday last partoek 'Liere bf tno ma
e 70 bsttfs .Fan the orgsgamaEt at Tnufs>
81 ;dtys0r5 Ftday GsDgrsl .Fltz, j bn PortsT has
:co oyefcd thiinssl with Hglory. lie selected a
ayerjstrcag position and. having posted his
stoTgs an aSpi:tsble manner. was prepared
nnid ;jtsagsiEBH any force Of tho enemy
sselGss:Ssey5 msn.o this command NIL fought
heroic edarsgef aud tho volunteers ried
sgSfs ulars Iask ing Btaadg
MS gMeT7a: sI carefully cxrcu.lnv tbs ron.-
nla.sas CT thsir ordce-s
dac:hna ag.i7, Tast toTdos vi 10; ID :;
Eif7ed ~ in rod .codnus uPJa oar troops,
mt 9uv regular bs'Lerisa as ui.ea innwed ':;;
'ioTh in s most dsstruct,vs nis1ner. SteahP
discharges OF she'll grape aud canister III c,g.
gu!sr salToa secnad TO sweep down whole coul.
psnics. Az soon M canfusion 10 ths Oootoda
rate Ta1ks wsa apparent, Gsn Pccser order; d
l1an. hssgher's IRISH Brigade 20 ch.rgs baJcr
ne!s, which they did il the mOsl gallant nnd
heroc aiyl7, bare healsi, il their shirt
sles0cs occc sin'siy with thess rolled No.
This ch.rge bad an excellent effect. Tne Coo
icds-a:os ~c-s driven 5sc.S With great slsugh-
Ter, and Gen. Porter whs I.'rpsrlng to nova
upon thcr ovsr Ihs piles Of the CONFEDERATE
dead ard dying, @han the eDsny again adyir
raaced a's.dilY, strongly reinforced.
N,w to" PannsYlvnn,ane gave them tie oans-
fit OF al their spl nded ra4s, While ths bstto-
r'ea played uPr n them as b.fure, cEesting sad
hiToc. lHde;a, the sialgh'e' upcT ntk:r hsio'
during this war haa ueVer bsen anything tc
c,pp,re to this. The Ocnfd dHates s;a5g9rd
undsr ;hsiT lnsaes, and our 'o7cas we:e adj
vaucRs st. adIly uf5n hem, driving, treii back
ut evary p2int, when o staff o6i ;,r roda up
and with en- order iron the c .mlaandoi.in-
cuiet to General Porter, d'racting him to isii
back With his com M nj inI cross tho CLic's.
siIoIb!ay, Tae order s'sa exsc1;ed in fins
s!yle, sEd cur troops did not miss n.n, ;hc
tnemy being too severely punished 10 tolios
rs closolv. The only theu!tY Tss With the
PsnHasi7snis R:ssrv II uhd Msagher'a Ir;sh-
men-.heir commanders ex,rtiug al their pew
ers 10 icdlco lnsse brave men TO cease fling.
Tley saw The advantages gainad b. hard
fighting, .cG thsy Tors ap=iQl: to f;liow Up
tie suc:ss',
All lhe OF, IJ:; Oh pcalEed ini hsi"iG
gstisatry IA ;blj alt,f, Lu: tnp r. gulals .nu4t
n.vo sp' cisl npuca. Gsnnral Sykes, 'bs L
n,sl .nd liajj'm E,s4el, the 81, end "A h it.-
faltry, behaved adm raby. General folt,T
taGush G= w:Gd be ru iniol ced, snl Ut, or;iersd
tn hassnco uP17 Rchmood forthwith. Udt it
vas hot so tveiglrd, aod ha lel, uack ab o.
darad, promptly.
EaIE .ga;ns of clIs ioaG ri with I;,ss., nsio
ord=re1 1, DesnNc1 on Saturday, tut meeting
tt,., e,,ea.Ys pickpts i:n enc ro.u, the trains
To-o hscaed doSn lets the " nite Houss, ihs
oars zero burned, and III, four locomotives
wore blown UP. This Tis great losl, bIt II
Sas enhsnced by tE.o destruction Of stores, 81
at-the Wi.lta d H'u;e-eperyshir :here bsing 10
almef. Elegant hEihliRoces Slid la.dsd b4g.
g.ga wagons were rollel down TO the river
bank, nTiu, IhsIo beT Z nc time to burn them,
thdy were cast into tie river.
en- m5sIkei win roaay ottw5 va Dnsri ..
tlo J,bD Books, but owing 20 the fact the;
our veslsi vas tuo lsrge to ulo7e iowE Inc
river il se'rEy ii light, 10 dropped alckc: in
sight Ct Witt. House Poius. Tho houac;
hairau on a,i Eight, .ui tia Scene p:ss,htc'l
Tss ora Of :ho srsn1est ] ever tohcid. The
O:ui-d:ratGs w=ra no. 10 sight Oh Sin5sy
mo;M!Hs when we moved do~d the river. The
gunbaa'; dropped doTn With US sumo ralles,
and anchnrtd under blrii, 30 "a 10 SLOW TITO
Cnn;ei.ro;s4 u.gnce 10 cume ae ftr ess; az
.ney chnas.
4 ooa. sent u7 to clT runicstL wii5 Gon'
oral Mcclellan ~ way cf .IDes river. was
aSed on recently by Confederate field bat
tery
A po:.iou OF General Sto7sm sn's ccmDspd
vas ,rd.rad TO Yorktown srd Wilam burg Ia
Zund tine rargraph wires end open direct
Communication with Camera! Mcclellan.
Arrangements ara pbIi-ctng. uner lEe il
recicn of otticera Of high Standing bore, 10
.:ouvsS iui; supply of Htor TO General hio-
Clslana ;,smy, hut oy what peina sGi Iot C.
iitsrt9 10 puti;sG. 4 slrela s0eler. in tho
vicinity Of White House. had property t, the
amount .! $i0,0 900 destroyed OH Saturday.
There nrv lusny ruuofa hero respecting army
movements; ell, hoEs9or, unreliable. TEa
co pondurte skeilddIcd With our vanguard
over 10 the main body of the army, and they
,na? not oo beard from for dag UT ,wo. waen
tacy will oo nbIe to write Richmond. o: very
.,4s.r il :" az the head Of their COZ .iguliebs.
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