The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-07-11
TEE BATTLE RsEFOssEG
RICHMOND.
Terrific IsnyOnct Charge
splendid Conduct OF oar
groops-5IcCiclian's designs
and Success.


TroOps-IIcClcli designs
and Success.
From the details furnished TO the Balti.
more American, and which we should
have had on Monday morning, had we
been able to get them by telegraph, we
quote the following. Itwus written from
White House Station:
"On Fridty morning the first item OF
news from the front, received by telc-
graph was agr0tlying aunouncmenuhat
'Stoncwall' Jackson aud Ewell, in ut
tempting to turn tho right faux were re-
pulsed by Gen. Mccall, with his Penn
sylvania Reserves, aud driven back with
great slaughter. This attempt of Jack
son was made at three O'Clock with sir-
nal repulsc. This rcpulse is said to have
| been one of the most decisive and dcs-
tructive of the war, the enemy being put
to Il complete rout with very light loss
to our forces. Although tho attack was
made at night, aud intended for surprise
! but the gallant PcnusylvGuians were
/ found to be wide awake. There was,
however, every indication of a general
engagement along the whole line. and
Gen. Mcclellan, in order to be ready for
any emergency, gave dire ctiuns 60 Gen.
Casey and Col. ingalls, to mako every
preparation for the instant removal or
destruction Of all the supplies at the
White House, should the result of the
impending battle render such course
necessary, his force being deemed too
small to render the successful defence OF
I his position to n certainty araintt such n
movement OF the enemy.
| The mail steamer which should have
left for Fortress Monroe at Z O'Clock in
the morning, was ordered to be detained.
and at 0 o'clock dispatch wls received
| that general battle was progressing
along the whole line, the enemy having
renewed the attempt to flank Gen. po :
tcr's position on the right. AtII o'clock
second dispatch announced that Gen.
Porter had driven the enemy before him
aud rcpulscd them three times with ter
rifle slaughter, and was then ordered by
Gen. Mcclellan to fall back. This dis
patch was 81, j f r renewed ,n,rlv in
the work OF evacuation, and all the QInr-
termasters' papers aud valuablcs and the
chest Of the Paymastcr was BROUGHT on
board the mail boat The family OF Quar-
tormOster Engic was also brought on
board with his horses and carriage, and
the horses of Assistant Quartcrmastcr
Sairtcll. The household furniture and
the servants of those officials also soon
followed, which increased the excitement
among the suffers and army followers
D SnpnnN 81 N a.,
stricken as to sell out tht ir stocks at half
price, and hastencd on board the boat.
while some determined TO hold on and
take the chances. That there was nm
intention on the part Of Gen. Mcclellan
to evacuute the White House as soon as
his movements in front should be per-
lcctcd there was no doubt, but wethcr as
a necessity or n strtegic movement
could not Mt the time be iercseen.
The steamers and tugs were all in
early requsition, and were moving down
the river with long trains of trans ports in
tow. The vessels nearest the landing
were also stored full Of commissary stores
and munitions, and moved out IN the
stream.
The immense piles of boxes of crack
era, barrels of pork, aud other stores
along the landing, were covered over
with bales of hay, so as to be ready at
a moments notice to apply the torch for
their destruction, if il should become nee
essary. There was also great commo-
ton among the crowd coltrabands, who
have. been found most efficient laborere,
and who have been used to great udyan-
tage in the co rmssary and munition de-
partments. They soon understood that
danger was approhended, and on being
assured by Col. Ingalls, that they would
not be lett behind to meet the vengeance
OF their masters went to work with re-
newed energy. Stores and munitions
everywhere disappeared from tho land
ings with great rapidiiy, and were being
packed on to the wharf boats and vessels
contiguous.
The wives and children of the contra
bands soon made their appearance with
bundles and babies, and took positions
on the canhl boats as they were floated
out in the stream.
During the afternoon tho panic in
creased until half-past three O'Clock, and
the steamers and tugs were busily
engaged in towing down the trans
ports.
At three o'clock dispatch was re-
eeiyed from headquarters in substance as
Lllows:
"We have been driving the enemy be-
fore us on the left wing tor the past half
hour Cheers are heard oil along the |
line" This was the signal for new
change in tae programme. All the
Government valuables and property of
the officers was taken of the maiiboat
and placed on board the Cammonico, and |
the order given for the departure of the |
mailboat, which LEFT at three o'clock for
Fortress Monroe, taking with her in tow
two heavily laden steamers, with
directions for them to be dropped at
West Point. Two Of the large hospital
steamers, filled with sick and wound
ed, also left about the same time,
and moved majestically down the riy-
er.
The steamer Commodore was left at
the wharf to receive any new arrivals
from the battle field, and the Dan. Web
ster and the Elm City, devoted to the
same service, soon arrived. ne
II was also announced that Gen. Stone
man, with six thousand cayaly and artil.
lery, was within six miles of the White