Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-15

Scenes About the White House, near Rich
mond - Evacuation and Destruction o
White House ZraIIeni
and z Observation-Disclosures DestrueeiOs
/. Of Government and Private Property.
u We copy the following from the army core
Z spondent of the New York Tribune 1t is 4
/ graphic description of The excitement that pre-
: vailed on the occasion of the evacuation of the
= White House camp
WHITE HOUSE LANDING Va {
I II o'clock P. N Saturday, June p, 1862 5
THE EXCITEMENT.
My letters of this morning, which sent you
by the mal-boat that left here at nine O'Clock,
win have informed you of the general panic
which prevailed here up 10 the time of her leav-
ing Shortly after her departure, officers and
wagon-masters, who rode down from the resr of
the army, Informed us that the enemy had pos
session of Dispatch Station, (Which is about
midway between the army lines and White
HOuse.) They also brought the intelligence
| that Gen. StOneman, with about S. 900 men, was
cut off, and was falling back on White House.
| This news created the widest excitement and
/ general stampede to the remaining barges and
steamers took place. The steam tugs were nov
seen flying down stream with barges, schooners
and canalbOats in tow-the latter crowded with
every description of property, piled UP in the
direst confusion, among which were mixed up
contrabandS, young and old, and of both sexes
THE PREPARATIONS To LEAVE.
Gangs ef laborers and fatigue parties ffoai
the 93d New York were now set to work at the i
commissariat, Subsistence and forage depart |
ments, to pile up the heaps of stores, and pre-
pare them for q grand and stupendous bonfire
Barrels Of whisky and turpentins, vita loose
bundles Of hay, were placed all around them.
The railroad hands were not idle. The locomo-
tiYes we've seen daIting up and down the track
collecting all the cars-mOst Of which were
tTeigbted with every kind Of stores required
daily by our aTmy-8nd backing them down to-
ward the river bank. Notwithstanding all these
manifestations of immediate skedaddling, few
still fingered, reluctant to leave until the last
moment. now left my tent, and proceeded Rp
the Iiver-bank toward the pOst-offiee, which is
situated near the railroad track, and Just on the
bank of the river l passed ali the qusrtermss-
terS offices, the provost marshals Ctfice, the
har5Ormaster's eff co. They were all empty |
passed the telegraph tent, they were hastily
packing, and just going to leave. / arrived at !
the postOfhce; it was empty-eYerything gone
on, | soon overlook Perkins, the
Postmaster General of the Army of the PotO- c
mac" who, with four contrsbahds, was convey
ing large chest to the Elm City, then the only &
boat except the Canonious-which was wait
ing for Gel. Ingslls-Bhich lay above the White S
house. lou must Understand w llto House :
Landing extends from a little way above the Il
White House-from which it gets its nsme-to 4
where the railroad track crosses the river-or, q
-sther, where it did cross before the rebuels a
burned the bTi1ge--a distance of about one 1t
nile. In few minutes after the mail was on /"
board, the Elm City steamed down Fortress P
hOnTOeward / looked on for moment at the s.
preparations making for blowing up locomotives Il
ma burning the long train of railroad cars and is
eeing the wOrkmen retire, thought | ght as Ii
veil do the same. p
The gunboat Currituck which was up the g
iver about hundred yards from where l stood, ~
ad a lookout on the masthead, while from .
usr;erdeck signals were being vigorously eI- G.,
hanged with our Headquarters at the White ~
iouse. l now felt that l was skedaddiDg, -
lOugh l did not ike to 60 until | could see r.,
That on earth l was going from; but there were m
My three boats left and they were away below of
le White House; SO off l started, soon arIiv- "a
lg at the JriJHHe tent which was next The mail sU
oat landing. cast one long, last sorrowful ~
,ok behind, and put at a 2:40 pace for the 81,
White House, where | passed General Casey 81
nd staff as they were dining on the green in A,
ont Of :" the house" Here learned that Gen. -
al Stoneman-who, with his staff, had arrived no
White House-and General Casey bad q con- ppF
lltation, at which It was decided that the infan ~,
Y, numbering some 2 900 or more, should be
Jnyeyed down the river by the steamers in on
aiting, while the cavalry aud artillery would 81 81
il back to williamsburg A company of the 20
irety-third New York was SOW detailed 10 at 90 90
ad to the blowing up and firing part Of the Of
lslness their instructions being to make sure in,