Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-07-05

lne lOI0ntFy URul was iuOu 'N"" ~ ""N
according 20 the statement OF my informant,
Surgeon Humphrey, Of the Peunsylvanla
Bucktail Regt., continued until about
n. when q retreat was ordered, very much |
against the will Of the Pennsylvania boys. |
who begged to he allowed to hold their po.
sision. The outer forces then began to
fall back
Portet's Corps was some distance below
DR.. Gaines residence
OF next days battle the correspondent
says The canuonading aud musketry was
lerriic Duryes gallant ZOuaves were " |
ing upon he ground for two hours while
our Batteries we're shelliDg the woods over
them.
Finally towards night the enemy attempt |
ed to break the center line 10 front OF Du'
reys Zuuaves aud the musketry firing be-
came terrifc--lasting twenty or thirty
minutes.
Shortly after on attempt was made to
break through the right, which was repuls.
ed, aud half an hour latter another attempt
was made on the LEFT with the same result,
The battle had then been raging for some
hours without any apparent change or ad'
vantage on either side.
Reinforcement of artillery and in fantry
then came steadily along over the bridge TO
the field of battle.
TIE enemy then seemed Determined to
make their last desperate determined effort
and came forcing our men back iuto the low
ground between the bill aud the bridge,
where they could have been slaughtered by
tens of thousands before they could have
crossed that long narrow bridge. Wagons,
artillery, ambulauCeS aud men were hurry
ing towards the bridge, and u panic was al
most inevitable, when stlo oug guard was
placed across the bridge.
AT The time when the enemy had almost
reached the hospital, half a mile from the
river, Thos. Francis Meogher's lriShmen
came over the hill, stripped to the bare arms,
and were ordered to ''go in "
They gave yell and went 10 work, aud
the result was that the enemy fell back TO
the woods, and thus matters stood up TO ] /
o'clock yesterday Sunday morning. At
! daylight an attack was made along the front
OF the entire liue, aud was renewed at , NJ.
in front of Gems Hooker, Kearney aud Sum.
ner without material results
Another correspondent says Of Fridays
battle Thrice all along the front did the
rebels attack our lines, our rifle pits, and
redoubts. Porter, with so cannon, and
Summers Hooker's aud Ayrcs' guns, NOW
ed them with death harvest.
Their loss in killed and wounded was hor.
riblc.
Under date Of Friday miduight, the same
correspondent says Teu guns were taken
from US by sud len fIuk attack, Gov
cred by the thick smoke which hung
around.
Count de Paris captured a rebel majoI
who belonged to Jackson's army.
u He said he had been in the Valley u
4 the Sheudoih all winter, and came ere yes
! terday with part OF Jackson'S army, tn
r rest Of it arrived this morning. Thc Who'll
D ! Of it was here.
He said that in the attack on our right
the rebels had from 1000 to $4,000
troops.
This will explain The enormous e c under
which our men were borne down aud swept
away precisely as some Of The regiments
were 81 ept away at the Seven Pines. Yes
terday the PENNSYLVANIA Reserve drove the
attacking regiments of Jacksou's command
to day they we're oyerpowered by the same
troops reinforced.
Sykes regulars called mp proved unequal
to the task Of stopping them, and Slocum's
, command had to be- added to them.
The Count de Paris testiGes to the re
maI kably good cOndnct Of all regiments
that ,us: aimed his unequal attack Oh Porter
They gave way, indeed but not one q
them ran. Their lOsscs are enormous
+ The regular lth Infantry a;e about auni
hllaJed Nearly every Ctficer iu it is kiIe'
or wounded
The l4th suffered also severely.
, The following is the conclutou Of the Baltimore American
, account of the affairs before Richmond:
n II appears that telegraph communication bt
tween the White House and Gen. McCleu
IL was not broken until near o'clock on SaluIda
nj aud then the wires were cut ut a station
I'd miles out. Tunslali's Station, four miles on
ra MAS in our possession until O'Clock IN the Il
ternOon, at which hour the operator at Viii
IL House heard strange signal coming over ii
'e, wires On going to the instrument he was be
~ aided with what Union Soldiers call the reb
national salute /: Say, oh. you Yankee" Th
was the signal given TO hnal evacuation when
10 portion Of the iuIanlry forces Immediately er
le baIked Oh steamboats, in waiting for them.
y The last Of the transports was moved of
I. steam tngs, aud few articles scattered abol
d. OH shore even some damaged hay was frel
ID ! he whole was Of very little value aud thus,
=. the many millions Of property here q few da,
: since, net $4,000 worth was destroyed.
~ the midst of this the White House was fred Of
~ entirely consumed.
u The eaemy made his appearance in consde
e. able force at White House at about o'clot
Saturday morning, aud although he neith
n found bread for men, or hay for beast, was W,
on coined with heavy showers OF grape shot fro
,e. the three gunboats which were ranged along
10 front of the landing The rebels were suppos
"a TO be 10000 strong
The Cavalary at The White House guard
Ia the departure Of the last wagons aud hors'
ICE which moved off at the fnal evacuation a
) y joined the forces Of Gen. Stoneman, who we
us hoyering in the vicinity all day. After seei
lly their trains off, aud securing their entire safet
a Gen. Stoneman, with the entrc force moved
in direction that am not at liberty TO stat
II. Gen. Casey reports that be lost not ma
80 nor did be leave soul behind, not even co
SIe traband
me At 10 O'Clock on Saturday morning Col. I
fkS gals and Cant Sawtplle wpra bafnro N,,l,to,