, 1862-07-08

Ptess Of the sanle date reports that Mcclellan
Is rnehipE rapidly tor gard, driving the enemy
at all points. The gunboats accompanied bis
advance, Smelling the woods aud Scattering
the enemy, his main force following in su1.
Port.
INTERESTING RESUME OF THE RECENT
BATTLES.
Correspondence Cincinnati CommercEal.1
HoXE, SATURDAY, Jr1y s, 1852.
In the record Of my last seven DAYS with the
army of the Potomac, some interestiud faets
Rtre ntceEsarl1J omitted, and some were no,
presented. with suftcicn: dIstlnctiyeaess sha,l
uiinEle them together with some additional
particulars and opinions, which hope will
erahle reafers to understand the situatio1
more perfectly.
I suggested rather than stated the cooditior
ct affairs at Malvern 1fil, on Tuesday, JuiY lst
Prudential motives restrained me from com
mlttlEEy all the: gloomy facts to pubIication
But TIE RECORDS Ut eastern journals 10 r relieve
n: from further embarrassment I was mi
competent to appreciate the re:icnnc2 ct the
soFs rn1neut relative to the ei:usti,n Of tn;
army. lrde.d, in conmon with :s1a1y f,.IIo y.
cltjzfns, lit that the administration Il 3Aeu
guilty ~ triiste, 1sot sim;ly hy concsayng taa
glo7l':S fsc75 from their constituents, Lat 5y
r s"rt !Hr 10 urtI il c,7H:oa in urlr 10 ;;s,,i re
fA':: <c;l5;:encc. .elleve the . -oplc o,: ths
ncr'h caE rot only heart truth, sCt th5r o. e
Ter to co1Iro"t it, as their uunIe sol3i=r. h.y,,
trI1Eted death far the SAX. Of rrl:h anu ;o=aI-
y. Ifs1" SIas wisdom, 10 doubt IL at m :.
ing to con:'.'' the kHowl'is" of tue RAJ Goa
cIE:oE OF -.:e army from tne en4!uy, vet it
stt1'1s to 'e that the course adopted ov IT,.
War Department We ext resncir ahaurs. sisc{.
tie Tonnctd ard othe:F, who were ri:tt:ri:i,:r.
would be - to circulate the tidia.s widely,
i.c eEeE1: must E:.vc heeu mo@sll7 satisti5f;
OF th5 yea! :.onAi':o1 of -aings, but fton, tiie
fact that tht.y did not pursue thr!r lez;ru..iys
enterprise 10 the dreadful c;;!l.x, iust;.ics III !.
trtnce row, that th.y Ttre fo;j cr,t.!ly nm
lshcd to avail themselves Of a5s;lnsag~s in
thclr favor which were the fruIts Of .teir o5n
vehement cnergy- As it seems tha: they .ys.
OUT desperate army More than days resj;.e.
it must rejoice all patriotic hearts to kaoy
tbat they filled to avail tnemsel OF their
golden opportunity, and t:at it Will return
no more forever, it God Will rouchsafe little
mite OF wisdom to his feeble Instruments at
Washington.
PREVALENT GLOOM.
II the brooding catastrophe his really
Passed away, it til be eass hereafter to e.
plain that the situation OF the army Of tue
Potomac was not 50 desperate as has haan
suggested. Bat, fcllow-citizens, those Who
realized the gloom which oppressed al. hearts
ard minds on that terrible Tuesday, can cite
facts to prove that there was but one other
condition in which that army could have
been more frightful. Absolute and ire
tr1eyable ruin menaced US. It was believed
that the enemy WIS mas6ing his forces that
but for some unlooEed far 7,t.raas;+;a ' ,leI ~
Providence. It vas feared Wonid bara enIa,t ~
tic army II fhe Patomoc into 1an,ae p;1dpu pTT;ep'
Preparations were made for The eefs tron5a n,see
1t was resolved By thai {then) enfeebled and
Wasted army to fight fight OF desperation.
But it seemed hopeless. Our numbers had
1ion and hntfir Those III s,;II Iauau7 51.17
der to snou1der Trso,ye1 ~ ros;.t mnti1
death. exhibiting The 1nost tonob;n ana enn
lime devotion to their conntry. ESrs Du nn,h1a nh
behind 1hem mt thev wers ha1S 1n atae1t hs1t
with sri,n icstrnction Thav harSi17 on;aad ioous
iusfjfahle hone NJ ertr;c,finn 49,, - ~
that 31alyrin Hill was Ia he onr Tharosoouisa ]
Officers Of exalted rank ~ sd tone ~
selvee-carsfulIy IL is trne thaf the;t .n Ienti.
voted soldiers, who hal foaght ga rrandIS
but it REQUIRED no keen nerren.;ye M rrrs ~
discover the agony of despair whic5 crn :hod
their brave hsarts. I'VE viii wr1p tb;s hi]1
in eAeets Of flame before they take ir''~wa;
heroism and despair in one terrible nranhie
been humbled, there would have been m
awful sacrifice Of human life. but il was safiiv
believed the sacrifice won1dssnan ha n,ad.5 od.5
1t Trent's I had asked our leader Whist we're
his hope for reinforcements with 1onIs
and gesture of indescribablc despodcnce he
LSHnf
sent. only know that shall live aud die
VIII me army OF me ?otamac" The retro
EiesslVe nlosement naa not then begun, but
uie1stsl "as s1 In9unng up IN areary proportions.
49, ~ aAaeern hla, as a. savage Stallion, White
DaN ~; o"anp;; auu " Inc match,
Us ~ usuSly cneeI1u couqten-
~ aFeo oo-a o,,a Mas a setl1o ,7h VIII aeep Anes
ss " saa7 ~ anu ahAteEf. Auose nearest ntm we're
gTaee e,s ana % solro"14l, bnt WY sketch the
iaets t the 10 Iortly she
lac!s afsauy appa1en! 20 1ae people, could be
ln1pmr.'psita n1m.1 MH1sL t luuennlteiy: EVERY hour
~ ~ assuay nnlGn wole away W1tnous calamity
mas 81 nnaSn mucn n nope, SO mueh
plospGSt1 " le4fl, aau Us II Eerged npon GATE
z ases "i.nUuS nS;s, 1nu fsana nosemenS Q! 1ae
ehsthy "nlcn Va, r. nag oeen antlclpatso WILL a
i.4 Sauu.e, ~ oaJ i9ue, aue teasy !oao upon our
n neaits neeneu ilttle a.l5atei. II Is tFue tnae
suEPl1ee nele seauL, oos LIZ t1oop5 o1a no[
suner SO H m9en rom want OF food as from
gsusi5l guss1e;n psoStIallon: Oae higots ua-
t;sa lSeI nuulo Fst enaaSea tne coa9l-
Mp Mpns slisoSg:4er. s:9 1uat Vas lmpo5slole.
,.s tnusc w. ttu uvs s.auu ~ Hue u oatsle
MI Tsae +h4 1e4uea 1e ~ nasn n tnc lrenenes, 90
tia tro1ohas mse 1o - - ~: ooalers u
Yo7, ca1, 11t ~ osq p..r ,13 enee1 WEAKNESS @
t; tou e1l1 lsut Nv nnsl polnt upon the sltua'
is.tio Xvi op4 ~ ac oe enoaea tos nls mercy, tAs
:,.. pla.lc " Monua1, anu tGe stlp1olty OF lna
uui.y VI sne eaelHl oh leesoay.as 1t no
sGenis-p6osen '. lainuo" o. pronllse TO tnoss
! "no Aao 1ousn' so 1ong 1or human f1Snss.
| DARE HOURS PASSED.
From nv knowledge of the s{tuat;on.
| che rish A stronfr hone-amnnnf;nr now r.
| conyictiop-tbaf the darkest hans baus
passed. It was the cruel belief of ali on Tnes
| day that the enemy was massincr his nnuer r.
| close upon ms that dar or the 6ax-t a. the1
| failed to press upon US then, / feel satisfied
! that they lost their golden opportunity.
| left Hardin's Landing {headqu arters) at abou1
Z O'Clock Tuesday evening. The army wa:
aDo1e that point, The position on which oul
last stand would be made, when the climax
should arrive, was Malvern Hill. There wa.
| some fighting going on, but not general bat
tie. We had repu1sed the enemy Ia the terri
battle of Monday, but that night our lne
were necessarily contracted. Both fanks wer,
protected somewhat By gunboats, but still
the greater part of our position was assaitable
Had the army been fresh We could have defe,
assault At about o'clock our stehnler lef
! Harrison's Landing, several miles beloq
perhaps 1900 troops, which were returnint
from hospitals including the two regiment!
which had been sent with Geu, Stonemau I,
decoY the enemy to Wbitchouse. and tn
Whitehouee garrisou, were then anchored +
the river awaiting orders, Our transportatio1
trains were arriving from Malvern Hill Int th
dr7nu was not following. Snpplies had no
even then arrived. Taa5 nirht. however. ",
met transports with supplies and reinforce
ments, and before Wednesday morning th
army had undoubtedly received some felie1
enough, perhaps with the inactivity Of tn
enemy, to save it, But you know now tha
the country Was ne8er before in such awfu
peril Do you not thank Almighty God tha
/ he has 80 mercifnlIY SHARED rs from awfn1 ~