The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-07
THE Hattie OF SATURDAY.
Fan Particulars up to Monday Afternoon,

| The Northern press continue 10 receive letters
I from fhe army 81 the Potomac but what they
relate. is nc. very clear or satisfactory. A c,. .
's.se dent ri the Philadelphia Press, writing from
'Fhrtrrcss Monroe On Monday afternoon. says ::
Tie g.tia. q. Saturday last partook more If The
tasnfe If battle than he enga "a niens .of Thurs
day OF Friday. Gen. Ftz John Porter has covered
himself with glory. He selected a very strong po
siti,n and. having posted his forces in AN adrnra
bic manner, was prepared to bold it against any
@eass .!stss -:s 1ec bsssss or fifs com
iiand :ll fought with heroic courage and the vol
uu;er yed wiih Gen Sykess rrglil,.s in ,Isk ing
stFadE movements. aud carefully executing the
eoia''saids oi heif oiii.srs Time and again vast
h"fies ot rt1eis moved up in solid columns UPON
onr t7'iups, but regular batteries as often
f,i01s',i thein Down in most destructive ulanl,er
aesdy discharges Of Shell, grape and canister ia
F"+tsi"s s1'ivos seemed 10 sweep dowi. whole
panies.
As ss0n - canfasion iii the r,.tel ranks was an
parent, Gen. Porter ordered Gen. Meaghers Irish
bftgss'ir 70 ckargs hayone's, which they did in she
most ga3g and hFioie style bar headed n their
shis. sleeves. occasionally with these rolled up
This charge had an eycelient effect The rebels
were driven back with greei siaug ghter and Gen
Porter was preparing n ...ove upon them over the
piles OF the rebel dead and dying, when the enemy
again advanced steadily, strongly reinforced
Now the pennsyivaDans gave them the benefit
OF all their splendid rifles, while the batteries play
ed upon them before, creating sad havoc In.
dfed, the slaughter upon other fields during this
war has never been anything TO compare to this
The rebeis staggered nnder their losses and our
forces were advancing steadily upon them driving
them back at every point, wheu q staff officer rode
up with AN order from the Commander r in Chief Ia
General Porter directing him fall back with his
command, and cross the Chick kahominy -e
The orter was executed in fine style, and our
troops did not Eiss man, the enemy being too So
verely punished to follow closely The ONLY diff
fieulty with the Pennsylvania Reserves and
Meashers lrishmen-ther conu,nndars exertng all
he Y,Ay tn t.dn base
ing. They saw the a:.vantas-es gained by har,f
lighting, and they were anxious to follow up the
success.
General Porter though. he would be reinforced,
and be ordered to advance upon Richmond forth
with but is WA not 50 designed, and he fall back
as ordered, promptly.
Rour trains os cars. loaded with forage, were
ordered 10 Dispatch on Saturday but meeting
the enemys pickets ON the road, the trains
We're backed down near the White House,
the cars were burned, and the fanr locomo.
'iyss We're blown up. This q great loss,
but it was enhanced by the destruction of stores
&c, at the White House-eyeryshing there be-
ing in hames Elegant: amb.niances and loaded
baggage wagons We're rolled dewn to the river bank
and, there being no time 10 burn them, they were
east into the river
embarked with many others on board of The
John Brooks, bat owing to the fact that our yes
Sci was too large TO move down the river in safety
at nigh. we dropped anchor in sight of W hite
Honse Point. The houses burned on all night
aud the scene presented was one of the erandesf.
ever beheli The rebels were not Ia sight ON
Sunday morning when moved down the river.
The ganhoats dropped down with us horue miles
and anchored under a bluff, so as 10 allow the ,e
belS chance to come as far east rs tbey CHOSE.
A boat sent up to communicate with Ger. Nc
Ciean by way OF James river as fired on recent-
lg by rebel field battery
a portion of Gen. Sieaasy - ,u,o.,d xvas ~,
oer-d to Yorktown sud " ,,lia,nsburp to guard the
telegraph wires AK; r. mem d;reet Communication
with Gen Met.teilaD 'p "" ""
<
of o.eers Of l &c alasi .ns a,,,
-. - .es to Gen. MeCellans army, but by
- . / am not at liberty topubhsh.
toS q sutler in the vicinity OF White House
~, sperty to the amount OF slu,Oou DESTROYED on
s-"~ day
ANOTHER ACCOUNT
@ The following is from the New York 7yibaas:
EsSasss Monroe, Monday, Jnne 30--During last
! night & large number of steamers owboafs, and
| sail craft arrived from York river. An immense
heet Is still behiudin all not less than 500 sail
/ There was prize for which the rebels struck n
/ the White House, and which eludeds them com
spletely. Probably not TO exceed Siu0,O0O worth o
property was destroyed to prevent ts falling intt
| the enemy's hands, consisting Of whlskey, pork
corn. locomotives. and a small namber OF arms
/ Quarternasier Ingalls,, who arrived at r. ~
yAsterday left during the nightto 90 mp the Jalne
/ river This morning information has been receives
that the gunboafs have established communication
with MsClellan's lsft wing, so that all uneasines
j relative TO the new base Ia Il An end. -
I S A. yet NE are without particulars OF the opera
tlous Of the army for neafy four days. further thai
I that a dispatch from q high source acknowledge
y that the change Of line had been attHaed with -
1 serious reverse OF what took place "a saturda,
y we have absolutely not word.s The best inform
8 ed are however. nut without appvshAnsl0nA an
await tidqgs with no iittls anxtrty. 0thers take
that lhs change 81 liae by NcClsl,au though Nitl
sOme serios,s colse equen0ea 70 him1o1fs