The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-29


army. If you do not do % now, the game is lost.
1t save this army now, tell you plain y, that
owe no thanks to you, or TO any other person In
Washington
You have done your best TO eacrince this army.
G B MoCIELLAN.
To Hon EN- Stanton.
THE AENY AT HAasIsoN's LANpsSe.
On the lst Of July I received the following from
the President:
w WaH1NsroN, July l, leeo-3.3o P. Nj.
Major Gen. George B. Mcclellan.
1t is impossible to reinforce you for your present
emergency. II we had million OF men could
not get them to you In time. II you not strong
enough to face the enemy, you mus; find place
Of security-Wait, rest, ana repair. Maintain your
ground il you cap, but save the my at all events,
even If you ia back 30 Fortress Monroe We
still have strength enough in the country and will
bring 1t out. A. LIsccLN..
Tn dispatch from the President to me on the
ed OF July he SAYS
"It you think you are not strong enough to take
Richmond just now, do not wish you to. TRY
Just now to save the army material and personnel,
and will strengthen Ii for the offensive again as
fast rs can. The Governors of eighteen States
offer me new levy of three hundred thousand,
which accepto
On the Sd Of July this following kind dispatch
was received from the Presidsnt:
[Extrsctl
WASHINGTON, Jaly 5, ls6e-3 Pm.
M1jor- Gen. George B. Nc Clelldn:
Yours of $50 yesterday is just received. am
satisfied that yourself, officers, and men have done
the hest you could. All accounts say that better
fgh.ing was never dons Ten thousand thanks
A LINCOLN.
FOURTH OF JULY LITTER TO u~coLN.
On the 9TH sent the following to the Prss.
HEAps's Army CT The PoroMAc,l
HarrisOn's Bar. james River,
July 4, 1863
10 the Presitle,a:
have the honor to acknowledge the receipt OF
your dispatch of the I'd inst
shall make a stand at this place and endeavdr
to give my men The reposs they so much re-
qufre.
Amer sending my communication on Tuesday
the enemv attacked the left Of our lines, and
fierce battle ensued, lasting Until night. They
were repulsed with grea. slaughter.
Had their attack succeeded the consequences
would have been disastrous in the pxtreme. This
closed the hard fighting which had continued from
The afternoon OF the 26th uit In daily series of
enga lements wholly unparalleled this continent
for determination and slaughter on both sides.
The mutual loss iD killed and wOuBded is enor-
nous that of the enemy certainly greatest On
Tuesday morning the lsi, our army commenced
its movement from HaxaI's to this Joint, our line
of offence there being too extended to be main
tanned by Ouf weakened forces. Our train
immense, and about4P. NJ, on the I'd, a heavy
entire day and until the forenoon of yesterday.
The roais became horT bic Troops, artillery,
and wagons. moved on steadily, and our whole
army, men and mater al, was finally ought safely
into camp. The last Of the wagons reached here at
noon yesterday. The exhaustion was very great,
but the army preserved its moral, and wou have
repeed any attack which the enemy was in con-
We now occupy a line Of hsights about two
miles from the James, plain extending from there
70 the river Our front is about three miles long
mus, be maintained. The gunbeats can render
valuable support upon both tanks # the enemy
attat us In front We must hold our ground as we
best may and a. whatever cost.
Our position can be carried only by overWheluf.
ing numbers. The spirit of the army Is exec lenta
stragslers are finding their regiments, and the SOL
diers exhibit the best results of discipline. Our
position II by no means tmpregnabe. especially a.
q morass extends on this side of the high grOund
from our centre to the James our right. The en-
emy may attack In vast numbax, and If our front
lost, will be decisive Our army is frarfuy weak
ened by killed, wounded and prisoners. / cannot
now approximate TO any statement of our losses,
but we were not beaten In any conflict.
The enemy wers I'm ,bie by any efforts to drive
ne from the field. Never did such a change Of
base involving retrogade m vement and under
fncessant attacks from most detcrmi ed and
vastly more numer US foe pafiake s Little Of dis
/ order. We have lnss 10 guns exeelt twenty five
on the feld of battle. which were lost by the CIV
ing away OF NcCail's division, under the onset Of
:
Our COMMUNICATIONS by the James River ara not
secure. There are points where the enemy can
establish theAselves with cannon or musketry, and
command the river, and where II Is not certain that
our gunb0ats can drive them out In case nf this,
or Ia case our front 10 broken, will still make
every effort TO preserve At least the srsonnel O the
army, and the events uf the last few days leave no
question that the troops will do all that their coun
! try can ask.
| Send such reinforcements a. you can; 1 will do
what can. We are shipping our wounded and
sick, and landing supplies. When
F., all the circumstances are known. II will be
knowledged by al competent judges, that the
movement just completed, was unparalleled in the
annals Of war. Under the most dificuit circum-
stances we have preserved our trait s, our guns,
our material, aud above all our honor.
G. r. MCCLELLAN, Major-Ceneral.
LxvrEHs FROM LIsooLN.
MAsnI orox, July Sth, NJ.
! Aajor- EenerdE G. II. A.Cl Ian:
thousand thanks for the relief your two dis
: D tches Of 10 and p NJ, gave me. Be assured
tile heroism and skill OF yourself and officers and
I men 10. and forever will be, appreciated.
II you can hold your present post '"n, we shall
hive the enemy yet. 4 LINCOLN
WAR PARTMRNF,
Washington, d. G., July ~
understand your position - stated In your let
tar and BY Gen. Marcy. To TetnfOrcs you - Al %
enable you u resume the 06ensive Wtthln eooasa
8 es six weeks = iapesabls. IN ad11aea = 0as e.