The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-07-11

uuu sCnOOuCfS were AT anChor, WIN any
quantity Of coal boats, loaded with implc-
monts Of war. commissary and subsis.
tcncC stores. On the whole route down
steamers and tugs were p ssed, having
large numbers OF vessels in tow, and at
West Point, forty miles below the White
house. not less than 900 vessels were at
anchor. whilst The numerous steamers ard
tug, which had drought them down, were
preparing TO start up for several hundred
still up the river.
About o'clock on Friday evening num-
bcrs Of wounded commenced arriving
lr m the front of tho lines, with few of
the most intelligent Of whom had an
opportunity ofconversing. These cnga-
ged in the rcpulsc of Stoncwall Jackson
say il was most disastrous. lie came
down on them cXpcctnga surprise, but
found them all momcntarily expecting
MN, having been informed by Mcclellan
two days before that he was coming.
lrstcad of surprise, the enemy received
the first shot, and after two hours fight,
rctrca,cd in confusion.
The wounded represent Ito have been
q most terrific encounter, as the enemy
were coming from II chmond in such
dense masses that the she'll and grape
| poured into them as they advanced, and
made great gaps in their lines which were
immc cdiatcly filled up, but they moved for
ward most dCtcmncdiy. They still NOV
ed on and exchanged showers Of balls
which were destructive on both sidts, bu'
when Gen. Porter ordered a bayoncl
charge, they rctrcatcd in double quick
Ihey again rallied and approached our
lines second time, when some terrible
slaughter cnsucd. This time their urtil-
lcry being better served, was more Office
tive.
On coming to close quarters they were
again rcpulscd aud dryen back further
stll' This twice fought over battle
ground was now literally strcwn with
dead and dying.
Gen. Porter then second time fell
back to his position, aud waited an hour
Tor the oncmy to renew the assault. They
finally came in incrcas, d numbers, having
bcen largely reinforced, aud were again
received with shcll aud grape, causing
| great chasms in their ranks
"A third time the enemy bore down most
bruvcly aud detcrmincdly on our lines,
ana this conflict was the most severely
contested of the whole, but when the bay
onct was brought to boar they fell back,
aud were pressed towards Richmond fully
= mile beyond our original lines.
Gen. Porter again fell back for the
fourth time to- his original position, when
! an order was received from Gen. Nc
Clellan TO continue his rctrogadc move
mcnt slowly, and in order.
As soon as il became apparent to the
enemy that il was the purpose of Gen.
Porter to retire, they pushed forward
again boldly aud bravely, when they were
checked by the entire reserve force, con-
sisting of the N. Y. 9th and 10th and two
Other regiments, under Col. Warren, act.
ing Brighten.
This fresh force held the enemy in
check while the force which had preyi.
ously borne the burnt of the battle moved
steadily back and in good order.
The enemy made fierce attack on the
reserve, but cannon were posted at vari-
ous points Of the route by which they
were retiring towards the Chickahominy,
winch occasionally poured in shot aud
shell upon them aud checked their move.
mcnts, and enabled the troops TO move
back IN the most admirable order.
AT one time in this rcirogade move
ment the reserve force Of Gen. Sykes
charged on the enemy with the blyonct
and drove them back about half
mile.
In this charge the gallant n Y. 5th
and 10th drew forth the plaudits of the
army by their stcadincsS and bravery,
in which they, however, lost about hun
cred of their mcmcbcrs.
Cheers went up along our whole Lines
OF this gallant repulsc, which was . p. NJ.
and the enemy did not renew the attack
during the balance of the evening, but
turned his colums toward the White
House. The division of the enemy dis
patched in that direction was estimated at
twenty to thirty thousand.
From the foregoing, | think ] have
conclusively shown that the object of
General Mcclellan, long before the bat
Tie on Friday, w0s to abandon the White
House, aud also draw in his right wing
across the Chickahomny.
That he has accomplished this most
mastery movement with but little loss,
in comparison with his punishment of the
enemy, there can be no doubt, and that
he has strengthened his position by con-
structing his lines and changing the base
OF his operations to the James River, is
equally sell evident. There he will have
the cooperation of the gunboats.
Although hope may be father 10 the
thought, | wager that Gen. McC lellan is
in possession of Richmond by Sunday
next.
LATER.
II appears that the telegraph commu-
ncation between the White House and
Mcclellan was not broken until one
o'clock Saturday, when the wire was cut
at Dispatch Station, eleven miles out.
The last of the transports was moved by
the steam tugs, and the few articles scat
tered about on shore was fired. The
whole was OF small value. And thus of
the many millions OF property here
few days since, probably not five thou
sand dollars was destroyed.
In the midst of this closing scene re-
gret to have TO state thai some vandal sec
fire to the White House, and it was en-
tirely consumed. /
The cavalry at the White House guard
cd the departure of the last OF the wagons
and horses, which moved off at the final
evacnatien and joined the force uuder
Gen. Stoneman, who, after passing these I
trains off and Sc curing their safety, moved
oifwith his entire force, in direction
that ! am not ut liberty at present TO
stute.
Gen. Casey reports he lost not a man,
nor did he leave a soul behind, not even
a contraband.
Since very early hour on Saturday
Major General Mcclellan has been de-
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