, 1862-07-10
FROM TMcCLELLANsS ARMY.
UARRISQS'S LANDING.

1r peyfhatan r. NfnrEf WhHEp Tn1nEinn aud |
,nfhn;]dines are being nsel a. hosDita1s. Tie
.statc Is = Tc17 fine one. ana once belonged to
3t1i Harrison. siener Of the Au,er:can De-
,,aTa,ion of Indcncnience. and The fa.ber Of
lie late william Henry Harrison, President
If the United States. Who was born il this
5f: IL E ss Sr aSsrsd lied
+ a dcecen5e.t Of tbe Harrison family. Btarke |
|,einp n rank traitor descrted his n}ace sey- |
eral weeks aco, taking most Of bis human
chatts1s, Of whom there were q large number |
on the plantation, and leaving directions with
rather than permit anything to hll into the
bands of the 'sd-d Yankees, - which he didn't
do. The mansion! gives indications Of taste
aud refinement On the part Of its late occu-
pants; also Of hurried departure, the furni-
ture-which is substantial and e1egant-being
mostly left behind, while the famity pictures
were cut from their frames that still hung on
the walls.
THE SCENE At THE LANDING
Prese nted as I landed {July 2d} defies all
description. Under some trees which lav
around il clusters, our men were cronched.
alive: they were covered to the crown Of
tEeir heads with mud. their faces aud clothes
we're literally coated, while their shoes and
boots had several pounds Of the nasty yellow
etutf stuck into and and all round them.
Whole regiments were immersed to their
river, with brunches Of trees and pieces Of
sticks washing and scraplug off the dirt, CAY
alry men were out SO far, trying to get
"ciean wash" that the water reached their
saddles. while they vigorously scraped them
selves and their. weary steeds, many of the
tgentv-four hours. T met an officer
who vas wounded in the eve, his face covered
with blood ana mud, lie was yainly Offering
five dollars for something to eat. I
moved N the hill through awful pools Of
mud, sinking down to the knees at every step.
passed house which had the Appearance OF
baElng oeen oese1Leo g lae o"aGI, A t4gie H1;";e
we're 70 uocle " M.uup ~ ft.a1.G. - .a7
honse Was 80 eloMue4 W. - ano "oaausu, @
poor 1nsg9ape en' unl apGaot N.Y. ,,ot o19 ~
up "A!lt W. tuele eoui1 n9s po.st;1t{ ~ -
W. .tnata ~ e,a9
Fno scelueu ~ en'5 ~ d.yit s
l''sioe ~ .4s ~ Ia ,He ~ ~ antlbonnss Th;s
-. -. sra.,,,.,1 hasr;fa1 ond - 1r,e cramn, ed
nI7 "! Senelst uoept.t, 1'1 - 80 ostaS .,,
1nl 10 us usHos1 eapact.y; t sga' ti "Ieu
Uaas oiate lae1 auo ~ ~ I''' Tha5
Win w arnS .ua9uu - ;ta Iol,a ~ deo1 0,to w
"e1e nut uSlnaSeu ~ n'S neenIo. 10y .se 10y -.
contrary. - talln ~ soei ma1nsi +ha;.
no'lclng tne torrents VI Ia!n IAilus " Iuest
heads-1ncfe Llty stoo9 t5uln.5 I; u lae eas
hordes OF rebels ny when Ihey "ere oulnuui
beIed. sfood IN ne ceuter q @ many = G saea !,
group o. prl7ates WIG Satueleu ;tloola ine ~ y
lea1n the news IRON Liz 1csL VI LIZ "oliu.lo
they So" by my clean nnen 1nat got anon. o.
,htm By 6omc otEer route than savage ~
tloD. did mol near from e9ese iuGn ~, oAs s!4
gle word Of mur1nur or complaint. Ihey salo
"We are ready when rclutoEcelnent5 arrive L
so at them again. At this time there was
schooIer .. inc eha o. 1ae wnasl, ann a5 gai !
u at least three hundred contraoands we're
line, each having q boz OF biscuit on NJ
shoulder, carrying tdcm ashore. Inc rlSe
along the wharf is very shallow, ana 9nly 81
vessel Of Light drauGht can come alon5slo
the cEd OF the wharf, ............
: THE MORALE OF TIE RECENT MOVEMENT.
r,,a.u,., @-bo oro n,f,, ,,,;,;,- .vit} mil
nnosS p91ert 1o;,1 nerbans bn y 1ittIc m
.:s5 - ~ recnnci,c The fact of our renulsina tt
~ ,e ~ ~ Srunnart1E ~ nnivcrs,3f WITH Il
f,ct that orr army continued to retreat aftt
t1ss sna, a,tes+ vus and that in snc1, haste as
n Ina,.s Is he3,ind IN The field. our dead and sue
q nf tie Konnded as were unable to walk, th1
o1;ondonino them to the enemy, Tie expla
d at;on is fhis
c The commanding q general, finding his brI7
>, and hcrnic army on The field before Richmos
oyerhorne by the pure force Of numbers, Il
: rche1s const3ntIy nourinr in horjes OF rel
r rorc. .ncnts tnfinr bis right flank turne
c Ind md btinn % satisfied fhat would be ditli.ult,
Tnt nnt ;1,nGss;hIe' 10 hold his position, be &c
L netn1aitv determined to change it to o
3 T1,ich could be more easily dcteHiled. lie
d c!ded upon the point now occupied by
I .trf
W.; taSnHnboots1 and 1avin@ 50 dsridtd. The m
n thi,2 ~ he 11no ros ia n ,reh his army to t
], nmin7 dcsirr], in rood order.
.a The rebels followed and attacked him as
II matter Of course. But as often as they
- tarled the loyal troops repulscd them, I
w;thont ashu M cnne idsrable loss. However. IN orr
- to Gain his noint. viz. to take Qp the positi
h. 5es;rrd IN the James River, in ofder a
a witEcnt stamncdtrr or panic in his ran
~ after each repulse oI the rebels, he was oblig
N to hurry on to his destination with the gre
O. est practical speed, to to which lie was 60
#. nellcd the severely wounded on the Gs
- + he march OF retreat or whatever else ]
~ chnosc to call If, is regarded here as
he markanly successful one. and the present
stinn of the army as entirely safe from re
no attack.
~ THE FEDERAL FLoTILLA.
l:n While thc attention of the country is c
III +ored ",1 1,,,cn re imnorfant onerations of
ND a,mC ~ the Potomac during the moment
ion s;raieoic movements Of tile past six days,
hat ~ 1ess imDort1nt operations OF the gal
it ard effective naval ntet, unuer Connan
the John Rodgers, OF the Galena, should not
md oy. rIcoked or forgotten.
ing I'm the heGt are lne 1to1. .c,ao 1s,f., ua.ene,
xth nag snip .4e tnon!loit 0aP'f r.
az. Guneo1,s alalasa.@a, Ga,t Cap n Hor5;s
of ,- IeLe Ho1at' G.' f1uPF:;,n ~: AEoostooL Tan
rest BeaumonL; oate4s pIee,d Sapt I9sOn Da,,,t I,
hd- Bti'' GsIl'.: 60, 1>Io,a p,f1a ~ ~
in Inc elepp.us Stoht i4u ~ ~" 49,. 'n1 -,
ould 3he nales ", nt;1.s ~ attnnt,n,,
! in !'atc peeh - ai1;,,o rn5t} froons turning
IA 1elhs, sDsunR iIeh i.ea,,;[,o nnnn thn r;ye
quarters, ana ~ heep'ts ~ opGu ar ~ 1,e1ina
roe ac!lng IS pa'Ioisn n, " .nv hv a.
ato tllS sclS.ee A5s no1 ~ e ~ H'
rcss SID ltsS q !ne. - LuS uSISE Mouee ~ =
erty eft WI tns sunus ~ 80 ,1s ~ ~
ress t nan' t9.am Ink 1arties IF auerrilIas. who
nrc lo stean, !uih ~ ;g., Sha+s on1 ~,
aa+, on 1ne lnen "A1 i!is 3t., snOss, ".nu sota5o
MAs III LILY enr ran;di,. vi 1Ies'e ,nd howy"r @
Aa'e Me 1!o1e aou e., a'pJ, pr,,;IJa, n,fr ~ smotr
eh lne .o"aoa' n ~ r;dae s'e fron, a;1snt wnods
ra!- shafp c!ach ol lines d'ul sn1u a;oet;n
be-. Ivy i1ltlns w hsns 49, h,ro,i, coo. an,
tor inc pIeseuse ~ saeash.iou7 hi oara1t Gnf ~
raj s!aeti, w aaa+t, ~ 5oo1;-,- fr,rmnn.s
'o' sle'lns !oi % 10 .aJ NJ * nars .,;ni-
fere Hls oEe so'!Is 49,, IN 1e,,n;sh-,a,t' Tha
ion, ana escape eoelr !ase IT, to th
az oats a!o1l sle l,ati and 81 ,,,o-v b,ra
" tAeee SCouHoAe'o aA1 ~ M s - y
they II led or wounded mat II oecaulG uescse
shall constfucI ouilet p1oo. loohouta 70 LUZ
troo+ Nllch afford comparative P1oseet1on'
WHAT IS BEING DONE.
Our troops were busilY occupied
e. trsnch;np tfcir uoei,ion and were well o
rlov state that would enable them to defy
49, suptrlor foe.
tAr. The enemy in large force are on th
C on side Of the GhiekaLominy, and threate
ah,e ! only Gen. McClellan's right Wiug, b1
,.a5 navigation Of The james River. These
ooo3 111r1,oses will give employment to the II
acEs. ard on the activity and efficiency Of Tit
ed to boats d very great deal depends. The
,ezr etruction Of batteries SO as to INTERN
go ~ =, navigation Of the river would be Lying