Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-07-09

ington, in view Of the probable advance OF the
enemy upon our right.
Early on Thursday morning Gen. McCall's
division, which was posted a little below Me-
chanicsville, commenced a retrograde move
fment towards the position held by Gen. Fitz-
john Porter, in the vicinity Of New Bridge.
Mccall had scarcely joined Porter before the
rebels-the divisions of fAnderson, Branch and
G. '. Smith, under the command Of Stone
wall" Thomas Jefferson Jackson, pushed him
hard and forced him to halt and hastily form
line of battle, which was done in excellent
style, the Bucktails deployed to the right and
left in front as skirmishers.
Porter's division came promptly to the sup
port Of McCall's, and, fighting desperately,
the two divisions fell back slowly towards
Savage's Station, on the Richmond and York
River Railroad, when night came on, and the
battle ceased.
Meanwhile Capt. Sawtelle, of Gen. McClel-
lan's staff, had succeeded in destroying every
ing everything in the way of buildings at
White House, and, moving all the transports
down the river, had the gunboats stationed SO
as to command every approach.
On Friday the battle was renewed with
fury by the rebels, but with different results,
Mccall and Porter being reinforced by most
of Keys corps making our defending force
foot up about 10000 men. The rebels were
in turn reinforced by Longstreets division
and division said to be improvised for Beau
regard.
General Mcclellan 'cas present on Friday,
and personally nanaurered the troops, handling
them in a mastery manner, and especially s's-
perrising the artillery
The cannonade lulled after about five hours
fighting, and both armies seemed to be recoil-
ing for a desperate spring at each other, when
the rebel slirmishers, finding no enemy east
of them, changed front and advanced some
miles in front of their position.
General Stoneman now made dash at them
with nearly seven thousand cavalry, including
Rush's Lancers, creating great havoc and a
real panic
After this, Stoneman craftily wheeled about.
and covering the rear of our army as it pass
ed over Bottoms Bridge and the Long Bridge,
toIo1oed them 0itb has main force, leaUng s'fci-
ent caraby to observe tEs nloUemerts Of the boHa-
6Oozled enemy, as he proceeded east.
An hour later. and our gunboats opened
upon the enemy on the line of the Pamunkey,
near the White House. The old battle ground
was made to ring again and again with our
floating batteries.
When General Stoneman heard this music
he turned his horses head. towards the rebel
capital, and smiling, said, An is well now
for Richmondw
General Mcclellan has been at work all
day, and, in advancing. has driven the enemy
back at every point on the left and centre,
with great loss to them, while ours was COM
paratively light.
The transports, hospital ships, and other
vessels have all been ordered TO report at
Jamestown Island, inside of the island, cover
ed by our gunboats, should any enemy molest
them. But of this there is no fear. From this
they may proceed to higher station on the
river, as may oe necessary.
General Casey's brave division did excel
entservice in securing and transporting stores.
General Mcclellan remarked tonight to the
bearer of dispatches that lge arsrs everywhere
victorious, but the great battle had just begun and
he could notnoaEe a report unh7hejob soas DONE
But Imust close and hasten to the left wing
for Mcclellan, Heintzelman, Hooker and
Kearney are there, and a movement is going
on. NOVICE.