, 1864-09-24
"a Little Mac and the Gun
boats,
he Takes d Little Gap Thile the
;. ~: Fight Is Gaing Oa, =
Hs: gsts .Fatigued Wsitipg. for
News.

Eome 1a5 8 siuce the II. 7. Fo5d att ackcd
the Ewns,g Rss for stating that Mcclellan
spent his time on guuboat- dufiug the bat
tie of Malvern Hill d correspondent OF tbs
TiibHne comes to the rescue, w1sd the fol.
lowing urarsBeraols document, being the
daily journal Of ward room officer Of tho g,
s. -eteamer Gaaeha, wh6 WIS nan Of decid-
ed Mcclellan proc1irisies, until aft.r tue
. Penipsulsr -oampaign and the me1ited ro-
movsl Of Mcclellan from bis command Tue
diary reads: -.
~; 8. .srEAaERGA1zsA,)
: CARTxR'a UoCK, JAMES RIVER,
, Aonday, Jana 30, 1862,
"a. N; Ran 1prhe river short distance,
returned about8 T. m, Absus $3.50 We came
On right Of Gen. .Ks,'s divfsion-inauy OF
the troops 10 Swimming ut the dock-wens
ashore with Captain Rodgers and strolled up
to Cafters ho9ae-rsturued about p. n,
With q veF5 confused notion as to what the
rtsuit Of the east days fighting re.l,Y Is.
E. ch sffcer gaVe different statement, ali
agreeing. however that the movement Was
all intended one. A battle Ia exieeted t.
DAY. 2,p. N. Ban up tue river to ind head.
9uarters> >of Con. Mcclellan, arriving near
Turkey Island. were told hy the eo1dtars on
the brach that he was near BY Capt Roda-
erB went on shore ind in about au hour re :
turned with the COMMANDMENTS Chief Re-
ceiyed in undress unifor1n-Nus accompau-
led h3 the Prince de juinyilIe aad his lwo
~neshews. about 4 P. n. signal czmI, sEu-
: eIE advancing in large force upon the left.H
We fmmedfaselS got under way, ran aoousa
mile farther up, where VIC could distinctly
hear an ince5asnt Foar OF artillery, apparent
~ Only mile or,tYo from U.s.
2 We then comu.enced throwing shall up
waras aud to the lett. Ia few m9mea:s
nc received signal, "Your shells doing
well" I'VE continued thus uutl nearly SUI.
down, firing aec11ai1g to signals from the
s1ny seeH1Fom the tore top. Atler this NE
received the following dispatches;
"McCall Is b1casing."
"Pottsr' "a Division falIing baA.n
"Sunn ner 10 having hard time~,'
0sn; Mcclellan then l2tt for the field Tie
peft dispatch vas, "keyes' Diyislon falling
All this indeed was gloomy enough but
the next signal was more cheering: ..SHsiat-
.zcjnl,u is t1iyIrg the enemy Delora him.
Tue next. "our men bringing In ensmS's
At Il pm, heard that We had held our
position, ard taken somn thousana prisoners.
JAMS hlEEn, Va., TUESDAY, Jnly i, 1875.
AL sotts ct tulnors arc flying aoout the
:EeeEe1 concerning the result Of yesterdays
battle. Il sppears that onr firing was very
ncchrate. An engineer otIlcer ~no came On
bourd this morniSE Soy Js thst heavy guu. % .are re
being placed In position on the brow Of q
couAiet~>
o.. m.-Mcclellan has Just come on board
again.
10 8. n.-Under way down tho river, TAX
Ing Mcclellan 7 I'LL us, Who, being constdcr.
ably tAtigued, las> gone In the ca bin fur
little nap About noon We came to sHar-
rison's Bar" where there is large numner
Of Transports lying, to bring up stores and
tase down wounded.
"A battle is1expeeted again, The Spau1djug
hay been sen: to TIE supposcd tlead ofacrtou.
Mcclellan and Fsauklin to The % encamomeat, MOI a
In aooutan Eour they rtturned, when we
started up the river AZ we pass, on 10 we
can hEa1 heavy firing. Alter passing Car
tef,s Landing it increases to q perfect roar.
Gen. Mcclellan, though quietly smoking !
cigar on ne ?uarterdecS, Seems !. lille |
1t TIE signal officer, Who Is receiving mes
Eagc from ehcrc. In q minute or two be re-
ports, Heavy firing uezr Porser's division.''
Next comcs message -detnaudiug his pres
.cncc on shore Aaboat Is manned, and, with |
Three cheers from otflcsrs sn'i c1e9, of goes
the American people. The Griog still coa-
tipups, nearer and louder tkan bBfofe, The
eEcmy are maklnE Z desperate ad7ance upou |
our artillery, but they neTer can pass the |
brow of that hill. A' About @ p. N. we ran up |
and threw In few shell With good effect. :
Up. m-The aring hus ut1nuat ceased. 4
NcHs on shure; "sluaghtsr Immense" "en--}
envy Iu full retFeatn =
j.. II p, m.-McClel1an has Just returned, ac-
compauird By Gen. Marcy Macsays: .t.TheJ |
took one gnt from us Yesterday, but today |
ne have taken mahy Of ihzir guns add col
ore." "Yes,' sait Macy, Swa. whipped
them Ike the devil tc-5ay!" and with this
emphatic and encouraging assurance retire, |
feeling we'll satisfied 1hst 1t comes hon, q
'rriiaule Eent,emau."'
II u.-FIom what can gather by the con
ytrsation Of Mcclellan, We may EXPECT to
SEE the ms}or part OF the army at Hsrrison's