, 1864-10-20
MORE PROOF.
General Mcclellan on the Galena.

tFrom the N. z. Evening Post, Oct 12.]
The following communication from all Of
ficer on board the GRlena gives some account
Of the PERSONS who were aboard that vesael
during the battle Of Malvern, aud what they
did 1t comes to us With responsible name,
that Of the author, who appears to have re-
memhered more tnan General Mcclellan did
during that eventfui day:
At Malvern l11l, on the 2oth day OF June,
there was u ore OF less heavy ekirmishtug,
N which the gunboats were not active; they
We're not needed just then.
About four o'clock, perhaps little earlier,
we noticed the Increase Of artillery firing,
and that the action was really growing into
battle. The widest runors We're flying
about. Dusty and weary aids were hurried
~ coming and going bet~een the Generals
headquarters (nesr the river) and the coun-
tr5 where the fighting was.
Several dusty, bEonzed men (fike hoosiers
for rouehneEE,) accompanying General
whose neatness OF uniform even the dust
could rot dietigure, Stepped ABOARD the Ga.
lena from little steamer, aud We were soon
under weigh for Malvern Hill. These were
General Mcclellan aud bis stall. 'Tha princi.
pal flag or signal officer accompanying the
October 80 Quartermester in New York
city. He was to occupy most important
position during the day, and yell did he per-
iorm it.
The General and his staff Of e1.Princes
made themselves comfortable, aud finally
settled down under the quarter-deck awning.
with their segars.; Az ne neared Malvern
the noise showed that q great battle was
commencing, By the time we reached Tur-
key Bend the roar Of the battle was very
grand, In our esgeIness to secure position
We run ashore, but easily got oil and came to
anchor, with the Btarboard broadside to
bear.
artillery. The French Princes mounted the
top, where the old lsg.oflcer was. Our own
first lieutenant vas ABOVE them all, perched
en- the topgallantrmast, glsss In hand,
The roar Was terrible-go inceesant as to
resemble artillery firingi Our man, eager to
fire, dallied impatienty with their guns aud
the battle, or the flutter Of the little signal
flags, rs they received aud sent I've supposedly
messages from the General, who Was amok-
Ing unmoTedly upon the quarterback.
During this most fearful battle our only
communication (esve onc=) was entirely By
signal Of flag; and even TINT was much in-
terrupted. :fne Law banging smoke of bat
tie often obecured the signs1 party on shore.
Our own fire Has quite often suspended so as
to allow the smoke 70 clear away; otherwise
we might have fred into our own army. One
of our g1nboats, the Mahaska, It Was said,
CID have the evil fortune to send shell into
one OF Gen. Porter's batteries. Frequently,
too, We ceased firing to allow the signals to
be made between ship and shore.
About 5 p. m. the roar Of artillery was
fIightful-so incessant and rapid that the air
eeemed deadened by the successive concus-
si1pe. Wild chi ers con1d be heard sometimes,
while the Hbells.rom either army would be
seen bursting above the tree tops and the
hills which ehut the deck from view on either
About i've or ha1Epast, an officer came
to the river, approaching from the stern I'VE
were firing three or four points On the boW).
Seeing his signals we ceased firing one mo-
ment. and momentarg lul ashore occurring
at the same moment, we heard him ycll, Is
Gen, Mcclellan aboard your vessel. some
said the Major hailed, For Gods sake, is
Gen. Mcclellan aboard your shipg but
orly distinguished the latter part. We sent
boat-he came aboard-communlcated and
returned as he came, alone. This YVES the
Only direct communication which SAW.
I: WAS at loot Of the foremast on the
upper deck during the whole action-being
civil Officer
By seven or baltpast the rebels acknowl-
edged their Tepulee BY retreatlng.
About the time Of Magruder's charge,
one Of the French Princes coming buugling-
y down The rigging near me, I asked h,m
sa eGs "af Sq5 pea f u tRe hEe:s aPs
the entire action General Mcclellan never
ascended to the top-neVer left the quarter
deck except for refreehments. Neither did
he 60 on shore at any time, but returned to
AAInlts farm with Us.