The New York herald., 1862-07-07

tes days Everything looks towards an advance
" es tha, are needed forthcoming and the loyal
Bates viii their duty in TO the last call for
nsu oil viii 90 well and quickly. Stop croaklng, 90 10
~vork put down alarm drive abotonists board,
support Mcclellan, and times will be OF old and de-
spond,ng faces win wear cheerful aspect Then Rich
ond viii ours md this fearful warfare will be ended
Battle OF White Oak Creek.
LRrrER FROM An ART LLEAY CA TAis--kcRhiHo A
TKA.N OF CARS INTO THE cHIcKAHoAlsY.
hEAp4UAsrERs, IaSHr BArrhKY il, \
FiRsr PENNSYLVANIA ARriIasM
NEAR Foar DARLING, July l, 1862.
We have had victory Five Thousand rebel priso sfs
snd .hr.y pieces o. sEly ~ .ae moas every ,hss
OF .hs troops had already begun TO fail back 10
wards The James river.
place, simui aneously with the commence
of the a, ton SO the struggle began m right good
the right aud hen shifted 20 the let sccesh
appeared y nave ~ az MS OWL way ~ ing fvis s.,o
came, and then TO his surprise, hs was ma ched back
again without orders from bis superior officers as u
Understood thai they had gone lar enough WIN me
teke
Accleilan was there person and attended to their
case hms II. our army would not bulge an men Tor
m The ensnv could understand thls Sina of re-
ersatng ,ounei Intfch1s oack assln' inc fiSnt !"s
Aack and then marches the oi SecesA secs this ana
rs lted He takes another swig At hrs csntcen OF
whiskey-a thing they are All well bsced with for can
teens vi wAskey ioand on all he kIed and w0dnd-
ed-tightes hg APPS around his egsier he has 10 be
strapped 81 he fa out OF the sadde-ad rnshes tor.
ward lines mead iorem Sc only To Dc moved down
by LETT wing tat Lad marched TO The place Of the
right.
or course rer did this. He thinks he is FOL
lowing rsteatng ops; but he finds his dr. uken
army pitching - advancing bayonets They cannot
stop they cling like nadnen, and, brJken,
they clnnot hs ras secesh has found that McCelian
has retreat, d far enough.
the ACTON WIS a magnificent one When the rebel
in.s cam pete broken and Oiled up by Smith
eorusy tse j. Mccall, sumner and Meagher with hs
IRISH BAY tho gunbo Is pitched into Fort Darling.
and IN about twenty minutes bew up the MAJ Of
ths ort. twas grand spectacle. Then, turning on
the flying foe they hammered them back towards Rich
nond.
For long time drawn up a large plain,
covered with wheat really for cutting three miles each
shers were a hundred pieces or art cry aud many
nenso cavalry, ready to pitch III and spill The rebel
But we were not wanted: had 10 stand there
and Everything cast of and ready for actson
with guns shotted Bus our tTO is held Their own
and won, and the charges were Withdrawn from The
guns
This morning, though
The dew msntes hung heavy and chill;
ws rose say 10 our posts, ready TO 80 as IN
Poor Easton was shot through the heart Friday S
Aght His cannoniers stuck 10 their guns till tbs rebel
cavalry actually Knocked the ammunition they we're put
ting into them ou OF their hands They took his battery
the reply. and in instant he knocked out Of his
saddle with q shower olbulletS.
Lieutenant Monk OF McCartys battery and Dougherty,
Of Floods, sunday skrmish fight gave the
my's cavalry lesson IN dismoqntDg 90 the charge I'M
saddng two hundred Of them Many Of tnsn were
strapped to their horses and Of dragged
Sen With them Altogether IL was lively time for these
batteries
We were stationed on Friday, Saturday and Sunday
guarding the railroad bridge. 1t laborious dsty
Ar Pagan, with two Of my guns, posted at Bottoms
bridge. In due time the bridge was burned and when
the nna order to return the train which
posed Of many and locomotive, ired ard run
into the river. contained great deal OF amMuni-
sb0n II blew up, throwing fragments OF the and
locomotive thousands OF feet into The sky u of
the grandest spcctaclss ] may ever witness We we're
within about fifteen handrs yards Of II al the tina II
have Astonished the eecesh who constantly
lowering around the bridge with about 900 troops and
some artillery.
On Saturday they made . demonstration With their
guns upon Mr. Fagan's section al Bottom's bridge.
h. ard th- a ing and knew where they g. after
Pa an gaze them Few planters opensd, along win q
brass piece Of Mr. Wiloe q, from the railroad track
sj,~ncDg tIien IN Ave POUNDS.
They were completely scared Every shot told, and
coming from point uey had not reckoied com-
psied them TO respect Mr.. Fagan's position and with
draw II inferred that this party had run out Of
vhiskey; or they q dried up'' very soon.
VII tn tram was bown up our artillery ceased
Aring nd then ordered 10 James river rNon the
corps. There every reasonable appearance Of vic
ssrisus entrance into Richmond soon.
JAMES BRADY,
Captain First Pennsylva Artiasry.