Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-07-10
PROGRESS OF THE WAR.
General Burnside in James River.

General Burnside in James River.
Transports, with troops under the command
of Gen. Burnside, arrived at Fortress Monroe
on Monday, and would proceed at once up
the river. Gen. Burnside had made prepara-
tons for an advance inland from Newbern
when the news of the battles in the Chicka-
hominy swamps reached him, together with
orders to send part of his troops at once to
Mcclellan. Transports for the troops de-
tached for this service were at once put in re-
QUESTION, and on Wednesday morning were
under sail. Unexpected orders, received as
they were moving down the Neuse, required
them to put back; but these veXatous delays
were soon over, and the re-enforcements are
unquestionably at this time cooperating with
the rest of the army now operating against
Richmond. The Times correspondent ex-
plains the delay as follows ION Tuesday
his troops were embarked aboard of transports
and ready to cooperate with Mcclellan in the
battles on the Peninsula, but he received
dispatch purporting to come from the war de-
partment, stating that Mcclellan was in Rich
mond and the enemy in tlightin all directions.
Not suspecting the truth of this dispatch, he
to participate in the seven days struggle. His
troops have, however, arrived at Fortress
Monroe, and have before this arrived at Har-
rison's Landing"
GEN. M'CLELLANS SIEGE GUNS.
The correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press, writing from fortress Monroe, July 6,
says First as to the siege guns l never
saw, and never saw any one who did see, any
other siege guns in the army of the Potomac
than eight or ten long eighty-pound PARROTS.
These were mounted in battery on the ex-
IRENE right of the army, and all day Friday,
June 9th, did splendid work in Smelling the
rebels across the Chickahominy, These guns
were all saved. l saw the whole of them late
on Sunday afternoon, five miles across the
White Oak Swamp bridge, on ground which
the enemy did not hold for forty eight hours
afterwards. They were rapidly proceeding
toward the James river. Your readers may
rely upon the safety of these guns.
WHAT BECAME OF THE WOUNDED.
Then, as to wounded relatives of people in
the north. Every battle field and hospital
which was formed for the reception of its
wounded during the retreat is in possession
of the enemy. If a soldier was killed his
body now lies on rebel ground. If he was
wounded in such way that he could not
walk, there being no ambuances to remove
any wounded men, he Of course fell into the
hands of the enemy. If he were wounded so
that he could walk without help, or by the aid
| OF crutch, or by leaning on friends shout
| der, even though his weakness compelled him
to rest at every half mile, his safety may be
relied upon. The army, in aggregate, march,
| ed very slowly, but ten miles in twenty -four
hours, and these wounded men came stray
| Cling to the hospital boats at Harrison's house
during all my stay there and no doubt they
are struggling in still. From the nature of
the wound the safety of the men can be ascer-
tanned. As to well men, the mails will soon
be opened, and they, of course, at the first
opportunity, will bring home letters telling
their whereabouts. Every regiment in the
army, with scarcely an exception was en-
gagged in one or another of the weeks battles,
| and all did bravely.
| REFUGEES AT WASHINGTON.
We had very interesting arrival here last
evening, in the persons of officers of our army
who had escaped from the rebels. They are
First. Lieut.. Henry w. Mayes, 9th Ken
lucky.
Second Lieut. G. w. Brown, Odd Missouri
Second Lieut. n. ]. Camp, 23d Missouri
First Lieut.. |. S. Agey, second lieut.. G.
H. Logan, second sergeant Rhoads, third SER
geant Rhoads, l4th Iowa.
After a confinement of some six weeks at
Montgomery, Ala, they were transferred
from that place to Macon, Ga, on the 30th of
May last, and arrived there on the 1st of june
Here they remained until the 10th of june
when three of them-Lieuts. Mayes, Brown
Il l., IL,
ulously, on dark night, followed the next
day at 3 P. NJ. by the other four, who, howev-
er, were not aware of their companions es-
cape.
The recital of these gentlemen, if fully put
to paper, would make quite an interesting lit
tie romance; but | have no time for it, nor do
l think it wise, as it may teach the enemy
how to look out against others who may es-
cape in a similar manner. Suffice it to say
that having found two wretched canoes, some
sixteen feet long, they managed, with oars
formed out of their canteens and tin pans, to
propel themselves along the Ochmuigee,
which runs into the Altamaha, and, after
| thousand hairbreadth escapes, contrived to
get to Altamaha bay. on the Atlantic coast,
landing on Wolf Island, and then at Saplo
Island. There they got on board the VAN
asutha, which took them to our flagship
| Florida, in St. Symonds sound, and thence
they were finally conveyed, by the United
States gunboat Massachusetts, to Old Point.
PROBABLE DEATH OF GEN. M'cALL.
Major Stone, of the Pennsylvania Buck
| tails, whose horse was killed at the same time
that Gen. McCalrs body fell into the hands of
the enemy, reports that the general was UNI
doubleday killed His column was marching
along the Charles City Road, when he receiv-
| ed intelligence that the enemy were in front of
him. He halted his command and rode for
ward, in company with Capt. Stone, Capt.
| Sheesz, and Lieut.. Lambert. When he
reached bend in the road, he found, to his
surprise, the rebels drawn up in line of battle,
on both sides Of the road, within one hundred
feet of him. They ordered him to dismount,
or they would fire. He attempted to escape,
and a whole platoon fired into him. Major
Stone and Lieut.. Lambert both think that at
least fourteen or fifteen bullets pierced his
body. They saw him fall from his horse, and
believe him to be dead.