The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-04-14
PROGRESS OF THE wan.

VOL. XIV.
PROGRESS OF THE war.
rAsKRR history OF THAR LAST YEARS csN.
PAieR- noTHIs6 ACCOMPANIED.
Eenasos Wads Grou Tie jslat eomm!.tss Of the
two Hcus.s sf ooaNsss, eousissing OF three mem
bses OF tho 2sas:s and four mAmbsrs Of the. .Houss
o. Representasvss, appoiAtsd Ia Dsosmbse, 1e6l,
with insrusssns TO aqulss into ths eondust Of the
present war, he's presented report with tas teksi'
mocy takea II 10 . eurious history ef the cam.
paiens IN waish the Little xs2olson was engaged.
Il opens By stating the fact taas wsAs Mcclellan
was lying ln front Of XAnasaas b. dssliasd having
the army dlvidsd into army corps, saying that he
could ssziiy handle all tie troops which composed
il bykirs.k He neglected 70 sand 400 troops
10 kssp opea the n&vlsation Of the Potomac. which
ths rsoert says "eaassd The Presidsn. manifest
eisappaiutuent" Aftsr hls army got 70 the Pc
ninsui4, Gen. Hsiu:z slaaa received Information
thst the rsbsh had o0y 1000 troops At xosltosxn,
asd tie p'sc. mlgAt be taken. He advanced to
make heavy res0 lnoisssnss, bat was recalled By
NsUleiiAu, who hoped that nothing had bssn done
{by e } TO givs the enemy Information Of the Tine
Of operation OF tas Amy" It was ssrtaiu that
Masrrder had not msrs than 1900 men, aad this
wAs coafim,d BY "asa. Lsmnsl J. Dewdsu, Of
Williamsburg" Eoswi.hstsndias all thls Modlsl.
lAa determined % sisgs, and Ascs IL ths wsy Il
resulted:
zas returns In the Adjatans oshessrs s1ies.
signed ~ 0snsru HeOseilan ana hts AdJatant
General show that, On the 39.h Of Ipii, ioiz, the
forces on the Reninsula under Qensxal MeUisilan
amounted 70 Il2 Si2 present Tor duty.
On ,he lss Of Nay the President tslsgfaphs TO
General xoIs!lan: "xout cell for Par. ots guns
frcm Wash!ng.on siarms me, ehk1 bsoause /. ar.
suss iodsaniss prosrastinsi.n- II anytaiAs 10 es
d3aea'
In shs nisas OF tha 81 saA the morning Of the
('h Of Hsy the ensm1 svasuAsed Yorktown with.
out loss. ono Of the Witnesses tsssifss that uvn.
Mcclellan WAS vey usaaa ehsgr!ned and iaortiAs I'd
at tbs evacuation, g he had ads his Preparations
70 opea fsor his batteries oi koaday. tps Sin OF
ksy.
The evacuation was discovered By dsyIish. on
the morning Of The 4:h Bstwsop tsu ard eleven
clock Gen. Stonsnan, with The cavalry and sorae
osas nof1s @ skeassy. st..:sa 10 purssit About ons
town with orders TO support General 6touemAn-
6eaa Eumnss, Heini Eeman, and Ksyss, slso moved
out during tbs Day with the whole OF portions Of
shs:r corps.
In The battle Of Williamsburg which follova,d,
Hooker alter loaing 1899 uen, was 20 hard pressed
by the tehels tsat he ssnt Go7. SprAsus for rein.
forct m .ots:
Gov. Sprssus a-rissd at Yorktown about ore
Q clock, hav.cg been about an hour golrg down.
cSrd dtion OF Gsrs - the front he remark Cd thas
10 hsd auppossd -, h,ss IN front could stterd to
Mat Hstis NATTER After soms time e. Nee el
In ss&r ed from Y.iksown. AID reached the visl1.
Is. Of Williamsburg abcat i've O'Clock In the s:ter
aSIn.
1Es. nigh. the enemy evacuated their position
as Wdii.ahhu.s. Can Ect:eiisr states that after
to arrived On ~ asid hs wss sai,sasd ,hsi tie
sreny had ceel bestrr. sua would bs Q. m ,sliad
&c evsc.s.s the.f p1sis.oE tbs. nisLt OF 20 taken
=: q gsra: etssdvAatsEe, the: he ccun,srrr.E6ed
od.,s to the divisions oi ii. .hsTdsoo s1s Ee, zHick
ana gen: :aan back to TosAtc.yn.
xhea eAna .hs long st-y Ca ahe Chi,ks acmiay
snd then Msg:slah's heart fs.isd hi,a. Ths report
seys:
Gen. EsCisKsl continued calling for reinforce.
r,ents, representing that .he fcrca o: TIE enemy
n E:s sfcnt wss superior to his o~n sad thst tae
sses unaeT dsa. EeDc.. ell wouid DO E.cce Sc tss
han "A any other position in which 1t cou.5 be
e!secS. " letter written On the sis. OF EsY hs
ks tfe! Gsn HeDc.<eis corps re- sen. to Rim ~
n Ster 'assr than bJ Ini q, :hs more exp sGi..,:s
Doas, and that lie rad his fo.ses bs explicitly
laced urtss his orders "in the ordinary wsy."--
Ese closes ~. .>..sf by saying:
- bsAt~s thsfs IL 6 grsas struggle befare I'll;
sfrry sus SSa es;hsr 's1.sx cd ;i-a Ou.sssd
Tisi. &c sster iss fosce r,uon .sr Srt
- ny event, :istl 6sh. 1t with ell the skill and
,ao,i.- ara determination taat po.sess AnaII
ust tia. ths result a&y eitle: OF tain for me the
penn acs 1t o,nf1ancs Of my a aSerrmsnt g that
!. tns ? ciose ray caTeec."
Tie ii. OF Seven Pines Is next given By the
committee. TLsS ssy:
TIE efH ezra engaged in that battle, who have
beam examined, tsslify ths. the any could have
pushed rgat cp to the city of Rict on3 III little
resistance; thG the enemy wess very much hrokaa
kLi Ge e1iorGl,Z.d-thro~ins way srma clothing, |
ETC., tat MI gat impede their ght Gen. MeOlel
Ian s.ems 10 have con'smpixsed an immediate |
upon kichmoEd, for TIE Gay sfier tho |
battle, June ed, he wrisss to the Secretary Of /
Was:
"fhs e.smy attacs ed In fcrcs and with g:est |
phi. yesterday moruil 6, bat are evs.y~ .re mos:
';srsllp repuised. with great isss. Our troops |
,soke tho euemy. The result 10, that cur left Is
sit, Ia four nilss Of RiehmcEd. I only wait for |
he river TO fA to cro.s with the rest Ct the force
ND make general attsck. Should md them |
or Whist treoIs I can bring up frcm FO.trsE, Eon |
.os. But the s.Or0ls Ct ny troops .s row tuch |
hat can venture mach. ! do not fear for odds
lgsnas uls. Tie victory Ia comulste and all credit
ID due to the sails nsry OF cur q &c! and Uen."
The movsm.n: WAS net made, however. AZ Gen.
Mcclellan stktes, becsuss Ct the high stage cf VA
.or and the bxa roads
Shs deception pracslsed on ths young Nspo:eon
shout sending Confederate troops frtm Riehmosd
% rslnforcs Jsskscn, Is thua described:
On tie 18th Of Tune Gen. Mcoielan te.tg.spha
o tie Secretary Of War thSt he has received In.
ztion from dsssfters to the e6 vet that troops
axve istt Ettm9nd to reioioree Jackecn tnat tha
commenced on aha 18th, and tl1. 70
have gene to jackson uey sre pro
ably NJ. legs than 10000 Gen that hs cannot
vcuch for tie truth Of the ssa. emsE but that it
eems pretty certsin that II Is believed In kichnond
spd aIacrg tbs rebel troops. TO tk the President
,ep!iss on the same Gay. that TIE Information Is
,orreborated BY . dispatch frOm General King Ut
Frsdericki arg, snd rsmarke :-"n this is trus,
. ~ good ~ . reinforcement to yOu Of IN GqaAl
orse."
On tho sane day Gen. Mcclellan tslssrapas to
he President
"A general ehsassmsnt may take phase ct any
hour, An advance BY n involves ts:tio moro or
sss decisive. The eneny exbibit at every paint q
,eaA:nsss to mest NJ Tkey certainly have great
numhsrs nd extensive works. II Ven CT fifteen
Aoussrd men have left Richmond TO reinforce
jackson, It illustrates their 9Th AID cooh.
senes. After Tomorrow Ws shall fight the rebel
army IS s3on a. Prcvdsnes viii permit We shall
await only favorable eopdltlon Of Tho earth and
Ky, and the completion Of some nsesssAry PIE
ixs inarisa"
9he returns Of Cen KoOiellAn TO the Adjutan..
sresals Office give the following the ssfsngth
" tie axssy on the PeLl su:a On the 20:h Of June
Present fer duty, u.s. lo2; special duty. Nsk, and
II srfsst II 2c5; absent, SJt.l Total. N6 S1.
Or the 2tth and 35th ct Juns Gen. No 5lsllan
LAiOrf zcha tha RA0eataPv of War that IA In In.