771iti0..01 - ..* - :gag. Tarr& righting mai.- ime Biokmond--Oar irearniri : I for Six Days, and loge ROAM Men. FORTRESS. MONRBE,V - 2, 1. P. M. , The steamer Daniel W ebster has just !arrived here from City Point, with "upwards of three hundred wounded On board. A gentleman who came rdown in charge of the wbrinded in forms me that yesterdas the *sixth day the battle hat e going wit ( h the most 4 terrific flirting the sun ever shone upon. It has ex 'tended !the' Whole.ltngth ofonflines. Wet,aii) hista *teat many in *riled, wounded and missitg, probably from fifteen to twenty thousand. He in forms me that McClellan's headquar !*ters are at Hardy's Landing to-day, and his lines extend five miles to ' wards Riehinond. mita move 6 f . the 'right wing , of -the akniy was deter `,mined' on ten days ago, 'and would 'have' been carried out sooner bid for • certain reasons; well ;known in the army, but Whith would not be pro per to state. The enemy's force has greatly outnumbered oars in nearly every action. But, notwithstanding this, 'they have been repulsed oftener ••than we have, and their loss far ex •teeds ours Yesterday General Me is skid to -have' captured a -Whole rebel brigade -; very doubtful— and took from them several rifled 'cannon and other pieces. It is now 'said that we' have lost very r few of .out , siege tune,. most' of them hiving -been moved. in" safety-. There' baVe `been a great Many • Wouked-prition 'ere taken on btith sides. Ott Infbrmant says that General McClellan and his staff all agree that the present position of our army is far more advantageous as a base of operations against Richmond than that hitherto occupied. The gun. Moats can now be brought to bear 'and- Materially' aid ~ i n, carrying on 'the -work. Some !of;lpur regiments have suffered terribly,' while others bave lost but little. ' The New York Fifth Regiment suffered terribly.— They made a most heroic struggle, and caused a great havoc among the enemy. Aboutoire-half of their num ber are killed, wounded and taken 'prisoners. They were in the fight at Cold Harbor, and fought against :desperate odds. Our left wing was rengaged yesterday (July Ist) up till . 'two o'clock with the enemy, mostly ' "with artillery. The enemy's force, - from information githered from pris oners who were members of Beaure ,gard's Western army, was 185,000, .*digat. our e'ective force did not ex tend 95,000. < 7 Latest from MoOle Army—The Skir • mish of Thirtsdiy List. ' The New York Post, received by noon mail, contains a letter from the 'new base on James River, dated roily sth: We give it entire :—Since Tuesday everything has remained comparatively quiet, the enemy not caring to occupy the field of the last Tfigriginnent. The rain storm, which set n on Wednesday morning, con tinned up to Thursday afternooon, making the soli 'of a sticking con sistency, andl-the sufferings of the •woundOd and discomfcirt of the tired 'and hungry army can dilly be imag- r For the last three days supplies hive , Aken'' bin (led here',.` amt "eager hands ciiitched'at the hard bteud, coffee and sugar, while the roads are crowded with ambulances, bring ing thousands of wounded men from the last two battle fields. Many of those who were previously 'wounded have been able to creep along in 'some manner, rat her than fall into 'the hands of the rebels. Thursday morning the enemy opened an attack with cavalry, ar tillery and infantry on our rear, arid for g, tihie there were some long fa tes;-.altd thp army was ordered un der irtng, A slight reconnoissance gave us information of the position and strength of the enemy, and showed that by a little adroitness 'we might capture the whole force.— h4ccordir,gly. Gen. Davidson, with ie bitade, proceeded to cut off the rebel fokooe, and soon returned with sixsiing gild , some prisoners, the re mainder maki - ng their escape. They were pursued sonie four miles. The success of this little skirmish bad an electrical effect upon our men.— The news was received with cheer after cheer, and army stoci immedi ately moved up one hundi-ed per cent. Gen. McClellan has moved his headquarters and the army has ad vanced in all some five miles toward Richmond, having changed front to ward Richmond. Gen. Sumner's eorps, at first occupying a position 'close on the banks of the James river, %as moved up two miles, and Gen erals Franklin, Keyes and Heintzel man's carps have all gone back on the road, and are facing outward, with their lines perfectly formed, and sninforcements • rapidly coming in.— should hot be surprised at a 'gener al advance up the river toward Rich pond at any time. The army is by no means willing to accept the fight ing of the last few days as the eising ofthe.campaign. • - Xe Ugh** MinOe Tuesday—,Arrival of WASHINGTON, July s.—The latest advices at the War Department from Gran. McClellan's army, are dated 9 , o'clock yesterday morning, up to 4vhich time there had been no fight ing since. Tuesday. Gen. Dix reports the arrival of 53.3, rebel prisoners, being a part of those taken during the late battles. AmOng them are several Colonels an t ,: Oa has ordered all the civil _ iana fromTortms Monroe, and Ti.) persons wig - be permitted to pasa to .that point, or to:the army of the Po-' . vatic, except thbootoonected with the military or naval *vice of the ,ppifelt States. ADDRESS OfGENERAL WOLELLAN. I i WASHINGTON, July 6.—Advices from the army of the Potomac up to last a' t indicate that all is quiet, 140 t y r fil V r r ! B hits. to. I 'Camp Nor Sarriaorea La a1y 64 4721 Soldiers of the army of the Foto- mac :--Your achieirements of the last ten days hive illustrated the valor and endurance of the American , sol dier. Attacked by superior forces and I without hopes, of reinforcements, you have succeeded in changingyohr base of operations by a flank move ment, always regarded as the most ', hazardous of military expedients.— ' You have saved all your material, all your trains, and all your guns, ex cept a few lost in battle, taking in return guns and colors from the en emy. Upon your march, you have been assailed 'day after day with (desperate fury by men of the some race and nation,skillfally massed and led under every disadvantage of num ber and necessarily of t positiOn. Also you have in - every conflict beaten back your foeswith enormous slaugh ter. Your conduct ranks you among the celebrated Omits of history.— No one will now question that each of you may'always with pride say, "I belong to the army or the Poto mac." You have reached this new base complete in organization and unimpaired in • spirit. The enemy may at any time attack you. We are prepared to meet• them.' I have personally established your iiezis:— Let them come,' abct we will convert their repulse into a,final defeat.— Yont• government is strengthening you wftli 'the resources of a great people. On this, our Nation's Birth day, we declare to our foes, who are rebels against the best interests of mankind, that this army shall enter the capital of the so-called Confeder acy, that our National Constitution shall prevail, and that the Union, which can alone insure internal peace and external security to each State, mug, and shall be preserved, cost what it may, in time, treasure and blood. [Signed] G. B. McCLELLAN, Maj. Gen." Commanding The New Pension Law for the Present War. The Pay per Month to Disabled Officers and Privates. Both Houses of Congress have agreed on the following pensions for a total disability for officers, non-com missioned officers, musicians, and privates, employed in the military service, whether regulars, volunteers, or militia, and in the marine corps, since the 4th of March, 1861: . "Lieutenant-colonel, and all officers of a higher rank, thirty dollars per month; major, twenty-five dollars per month; captain, twenty dollars per month; first lieutenant, seventeen dollars per month; second lieutenant, fifteen dollars per month; and non bonamissioned officers, musicians, and privitteg, - eight dollars per month.— The pension for total disability for of ficers, warrant" or petty officers, and others employed in the naval service of the 'United States, shall be as fol lows-viz: Captain , commander, sur geon paymaster, and chief engineer, re spectively, tanking with commander by law, lieutenant commanding, and master commanding, thirty dollars per month; lieutenant, surgeon, pay master and chief engineer, respectively, ranking' With tieutenant by law, and passed assistant surgeon'; twenty-five dollars per'Month ; professor of math ematics, mister, assistant surgeon, assistant paymaster, and chaplain, twenty dollars per month ; first as , sistant engineers and pilots, fifteen dollars per month ; passed midship man, captains' and paymasters' clerk, second and third engineer, masters' mate, and all warrant officers, ten dollars per month.; all petty officers, and all other persons before named employed in the naval service, eight dollars per month." Provision is made in case of death for the widow or children to receive the pension. A BRILLIANT AFFAIR. CORINTII, Miss, July 6. To Hon. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War Official reports have just been received of a brilliant affair of our cavalry near Boonville, Miss., on the let inst. Col. Sheridan, of the Ist Michigan Cavalry, with two regiments of seven hundred and twenty-eight men, weie attacked by parts of eight regiments of rebels, numbering some 4,700 men, which he defeated and drove back after seven hours hard fight ing. Our loss was 41 killed, wounded and missing ; that of the enemy must have been very great. They left 65 dead or, the. field. Official reports will be forward ed by mail. I respectfully recommend Col. Sheridan for promotion for gallant conduct in battle [Signed] THE BATTLES BEFORE RICHMOND. Following are the dates and locali ties of the various battles which have been fought by the contending armies before Richmond : Thursday, June 26—Battle of Me chanicsville. Friday. June 27—Battle of Gaines' Mil;. Saturday, June 28—Battle ofChick . ahominy. Sunday, June 29—Battle of Peach Orchard ; battle of Savage's Station. Monday, June 30—Battle of White Oak Swamp; battle of White Oak Creek; battle of Charles City. Cross Roads. Tuesday, July I—Battle of Turkey Bend. THE ELEVENTH P. R CORPS CUT TO PIECES.—We learn by telegraph that this regiment suffered most severely on Friday, the 12th inst. The regi ment was commanded by Col. Galla gher, and was in the battle on the extreme right wing, going in with 900 men, and on coining' out could .crn 'milker 1261- •Col. Gallagher was wounded 'Aid taken prisoner; Lielit.Xollickson was killed; Maj. Johns and AdjUtant McCoy are miss ing, and Capt. Brady was killed.— NM H. W. HALLECK, Major General All the other officers are missing ex cept Capt. Porter and his two lieu tenants, who were detailed for other business V, the, time of the engage ment. GrAtt Struggle 'Before Rich- mondl NEBEL NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS,! WASHINGTON, July I.—The Rich mond inquirer of July 2d furnishes a number of items with regaed to the battle of Monday. It Says that on Sunday Generals Hill and Longstreet with their divisions crossed the Chickahominy, and late on _Monday afternoon 'attacked the enemy about five miles Northeast of Dartown, on the New 312Iarket road. The conflict was terrible, and by half_ past eight o'clock the enemy had been driven . a mile and a half, at half paat nine the enemy, being heavily reinforced, made another stand. The loss on our (the rebel) side was terrible:— The situation being evidently _hope less against such overpowering forces, Gen. Hill slowly retreated amid the vociferous cheers of the Yankees. The Examiner says it thinks that the division 'which. 'went into the fight on Monday 14,000 strong, could only muster 6,000 men for duty, and that the loss of life exceeds that - of ',a - riy battle or Beige yet fought. At 8 o'clock, a. m., on Tuesday, Jackson and Huger's divisions attacked Gen. M'Clellan's left flank on the west side of the Chickahominy, seventeen miles from Richmond. Later in the day Gen. Magruder fell upon his right flank. Fighting was going on up to nine o'clock on Tuesday night. Heavy firing from the gunboats on James River was heard on Tuesday morning. A num ber of Federal transports are on the river with reinforcements from Gen. Burnside, but they have not landed. The above extracts from the Ex. (miner relate to Tuesday's battle, in which, according to Gen. M'Clellan's dispatch received yesterday, the reb els were badly whipped. Advices received at the War Department show that there was no fighting on the Peninsula on Wednesday or Thursday, up to 5:30 p. M. The Battle of White Oak Swamp--Terrible Destruction Among the Pennsylvania Re serves-4enerals McCall, Meade and, Reynolds Either Wounded or Prisoners. The battle which occurred on Monday, while our forces were crossing White Oak Swamp, was one of the most terrible of all the desperate encounters of the past few days. -It has a more melancholy interest to us, because our gallant Pennsylvan is Reserves were again engaged in it and again suffered terribly. We quote as fol_ lows, from .an account by the Tribune's cor respondent :—Early yesterday morning the enemy appeared in force at White Oak Swamp, the position we had assumed dur ing the night previous. By noon the ac tion had commenced—the battle of White Oak Swamp. It is impossible for me to give a circumstantial account of to is bat - tle, raging as it did ten hours, and extend ing along a line of two and a half miles, and fought on ground such that not one tenth of the field was in view from any one point of vision. At least three-fifths of what remains of McClellan's army was en gaged or in immediate reserve. Heintzle man's, Sumner's and Franklin's corps were there, and a portion of each of Keyes' and Porter's. More could scarcely have been brought into an action had the fate of the country depended on the one effort.— Not so many can be brought into line to day. And yet we only barely held our ground—perhaps not quite. The Reserves—Encktails Almost All Gone I shall have to hurry on to the results. Our loss of yesterday may be estimated at six thousand. Many of these are prison ers. The Pennsylvania Reserves were again in the thickest. This morning they do not muster three thousand men. Add to these one thousand who are straggling and will yet come in, and the number is less than half that they began with at Beaver Dam. They lost severely there, they were more than decimated the next day at Gaines' Mills, and yesterday they shrank to this small measure. Their lead er, Gen. McCall, is severely wounded and in the enemy's hands. Our Brigade com mander, Gen. J. J. Reynolds, is a prisoner at Richmond ; another, Gen. George G. Meade, lies in a tent near us severely wounded. Officers of lower • grade they have lost in about the same proportion,— Of the Bucktail Regiment not a hundred responded to the roll-call. Colonel Lamer and a whole Brigade made Prisoners Let it be remembered here that a regi ment altvays fights precisely like its officers. This fact recurs to me as I speak of the 19th, since that furnishes one of the most notable instances bearing on the assertion. The varying fortunes of the field are shown by the fact that each side took guns and many prisoners. Among those taken from the enemy are Col. Lamer, of Geor gia, ex-member of Congress, the noted Se cessionist of long star 4 ing, and Col. Pen dleton, of a Louisiana regiment, formerly of Cincinnati. A whole brigade was cap tured by Heintzleman—a small brigade, 1,600 strong. Perhaps three thousand were taken during the day. Four Companies of the Ninth Pennsylvania Cavalry Cut tó Pieces--Rebel Barbarity. NASHVILLE, July 10.—Four companies of the Ninth Pennsylvania Cavalry were surprised and cut to pieces at daybreak this morning, on the State line, by Stearns', Cavalry, fifteen hundred strong. Colonel 'Williams and Majors Jordan and Brown are reported among the killed. The wounded men were assassinated. Stearns is reported en route for Bowling Green, with the intention of cutting the bridges. Some of the railrard track has been torn up. Later accounts state that Col. Williams was not among the killed. GREENS COUNTY, SS: Ssatusi. , Tatomesoll, In the Court of Com mon Pleas o f said coun- E. H. Wright &. N. A. Wright. ty of Marcy Term, 1882, No. 113. Debt Sans Breve. &c. And now to wit: June 10, 1802, the Court Appoint J. J. Huffman, Esq., Auditor to distribute the money, arising from the sale by the Sheriff of the .personal property of Elza Wright and Nancy his wile, among those entitled to the lame. By the Coon. D. A.. WORL'EY, Prothonotary. I will astaaa to the tittles of the abolrtrintutenton Tuesday; Au g ust the ith, 1809: at the ee of McCon nell is Huainan, 'viten all tartlet annauesul. J. J. Atulkor. July 2, 1262. THE BATTLE OF PEACH OR- CHARD. At daylight on Sunday, writes a Herald correspondent, our whole line of earthworks had been deserted, and our artillery moved a mile to • the rear. Sere it was judiciously dispo sed, thittatfefles masked, and the in fantry covered by thickness of woods. The spot was a part of the battle ground of Fair Oaks, but it is desig -nated as Peach Orchard Station.— At daylight the enemy came east -Ward on the Williamsburg road, one column down the railroad. They opened from two batterits on the left, but their firing was awkward and ineffective, as likewise their musket ry, which was elbse and rivight have been more serious. When they reach ed a line of march, about three hun dred yards from:our front, the whole terrible fire of Our cannon burst upon them. They staggered, but before the full effect of our discharge was 'discernible, the pieces rang again, and their columns were fearfully thin ned. For a half hour our fire was so close that it seemed the perpetual echo of a single deafening report—a continuous blaze of flame and ball, to which. the Confederates replied feeb ly, but with some show of determin ation. Gen. Sumner rode in the thickest of this fight, and the gallant Brigade of Meagher was like a wall of Sham rock. Indeed, Richardson's division vied with Sedgwick's, and Heintzel man's troops were not behind and in the rapidity of their discharges and the steadiness of their behavior. The whole fight, though it lasted from 8 o'clock A. M. to 12, was like one mo ment, and it terminated with a loss to our side of not more than one hun dred and fifty men, to the rebels of not less than one thousand five hun dred. The efforts of the rebels to overreach us on the left were made futilely, for we took pains to cover our line of general retreat along the Williamsburg road, by deploying our left along that road to a creek that crosses it more than a mile in the rear of Savage's. They endeavored to charge through the brigades of Burns, Dana, and t or man, but the steady fire of such reg iments as the Massachusetts twelfth baffled them in that regard. Having held the place until, in the judgment of the generals, our teams, heavy ar tillery and ambulances were far across ,White Oak Swamp, our troops fell back leisurely to Savage's Sta tion, and again drew up in order of action. The fight of Peach Orchard, for so it will be called, was a decisive victory to the Union troops. It was fought with a small force, against im mense odds, and in the rear of the main army that was every moment receding. The large figure of Gen. Sumner, with his long, white beard, hand , somely mounted, and followed by a dashing staff, is a feature of this fight that will be forever imprinted upon the minds of his soldiers. When they saw him galloping down the lines, they cried i "Here comes the old bull, boys; give him three cheers!" and fought with renewed enthsiasm. The conduct of Gen. Dana is univer t sally approved. Cool, steady and valorous, he exhibited in this action the great self-possession that marks him in daily life. The Afternoon's Battle of Savage's. The battle of Savage's was more sanguinary. It commenced about 5 o'clock in the afternoon and lasted till 11 o'clock at night. The rebels when we had fallen back from Peach Orch ai d. filed with large reinforcements, and . additional batteries, as well as with several squadrons of cavalry, towards several roads leading to the Chickahominy, and covered by the thick timber, were enabled to remain concealed until they had reached a wheat field that stretches from Sav age's to a dense belt of woods in the direction of the farms of Dr. Trent, and Messrs. Mickey,. Dudley and Couch. Suddenly appearing out of the edges of the timber, they open ed with rifled cannon upon our forces, drawn up in full view to the south of the railroad. Directly they ran out three batteries to com manding points in the wheat field, and opened a rapid enfilading fire of grape and shell. This was at first so staggering that our men could not form, nor our artillerymen bring their batteries into service. The 106th Pennsylvania regiment was seized with momentary panic, but soon recovered and did good ser vice. The first named lost in the be ginning of the fight, a hundred killed and wounded men, and a regiment of rebel cavalry galloped in and drove the regiment off, so that the wounded had to be resigned. In the mean time a rebel brigade was observed stealing down to the right, as if with the design of flanking our troops by reaching a position on the Williams burg road. Capt. Pettit at once plan ted two guns on the rz,il road, and swept the column with grape and canni§ter, until it went back to the woods on a run. Some of the sharp est infantry fighting of the war en sued, in Whicl4 parts of Sedgwick's, Richardson . Booker's, Kearney's and Smith's • divisions engaged with various ii.uccestt" The 'rebels - came determinedly across the field, firing as they advan ced, until Gen. Sumner ordered our troops tip at double quick to a charge. About 4000 of them went off at once with a roar that might have drown ed the musketry. The rebels kept their position for a moment, and then fell back to the rear of their bat teries. Meagher's brigade, however, succeeded in charging right up to tha guns of a Virginia battery, two of which they hauled off, spiked and chopped the carriages to pieces-- The 88th, 63d and 69th participated in this gallant act. It was here that the brave Col. Pierce, of the 29th Massachusetts regiment, formerly Gen. Pierce, of Big Bethel fame, lost an arm. It was taken off by a solid shot. -Night came on, but put no end to the carnage. The steady roar of• cannon, and the sharp, quick ring of musketry, now bursting into volleys, , now degenerating to- that rasping noise made by file' firing, filled the whole air. The darkness was lit up by the fitful flashes, and to complete the awful picture, the woods were set on fire by bursting shells, and cOnflagration painted fiery terrors on , the sky. The battle of Savage's was much heavier'than that of Peach Orchard. )Ire lost, in addition to our wounded, all of whom fell into the possession of the enemy, from 700 to 1000 men, the greater part of whom were killed and wounded. Most of the wounded, and all the killed, were left behind, as we had no means of transporta tion for them, and the exigency of the army would not allow of delay in waiting the tardy movements of the wounded. The enemy lost severely, and several of his caissons were blown up by the effectiveness of our firing. During the several parts of the action wetook not less than 500 prisoners, but' 'were compelled to let them go for the same reason that op erated in the case of our wounded. Important News ap to Monday Afternoon-- A Bloody Battle on Saturday---General Porter Immortalizes Himself. 'An Old Point correspondent of the Philadelphia Press telegraphs as fol lows:-1 have arrived here safely, in company ' with Gen: Siwneman and :staff and Gen. Cagey and staff, who are here, it is said, under special orders. The affair of 'Saturday last partook more of the nature of a bat tle than the engagements of Thurs day and Friday. Gen. Fitzjon Por ter has covered himself with glory. Ike selected a very strong position, and having posted his forces in an admirable manner, was prepared to hold it against any force of the ene my. The brave men of this com mand all fought with heroic courage, and the volunteers vied with Gen. Sykes' regulars in making steady movements, and carefully executing the commands of their Wilco s. Time and again, vast hordes of rebels moved up in solid celtimns upon our troops, but our regular bat terries as often mowed them down in a most destructive manner.— Steady' discharges of Shell, grape and canister in regular salvo's seemed to sweep down whole companies. As soon as confusion in the rebel ranks was apparent, Gen. Porter ordered Gun. Meagher's Irish Brigade to charge bayonets, which they did in the most gallant and heroic style, 'bareheaded, in their shirt sleeves, oc casionally with these rolled up. The charge had an excellent effect. The rebels were driven back with great slaughter, and General Porter was preparing to move upon them over the piles of the rebel dead and dying, when the enemy, again ad vanced steadily, strongly reinforced. Now the Pennsylvanians gave them the benefit of all their splendid rifles, while the batteries played upon them as before, creating sad havoc. In deed, the slaughter upon other fields during this war, has never been any thing to compare to this. The rebels staggered under their losses, and our forces were advancing steadily upon them, driving them back at every point, when a staff officer rode up with an order from• the commander in-chief to Gen. Porter, directing him to fall back with his command, and cross the Chickahonliny. The order was executed in fine style, and our troops did not miss a man, the enemy being too severely punished to follow us closely. The only difficulty was with the Penn sylvania Reserves and Meagher's Irishmen—their commanders exert ing all their power to induce these brave men to cease firing. They saw the advantages gained by hard fight ing, and were anxious to follow up the success. All the troops must be praised for heroic gallantry in this rffair, but the regulars must have special notice. Gen. Sykes, the la mented Major ROssel, the 3d, 4th, and 14th infantry behaved admirably. Gen. Porter thought he would be reinforced, and be ordered to ad vance upon Richmond forthwith, but it was not so designed, and he fell back, as ordered, promptly.— Four trains of cars, loaded with for age, were ordered to Despatch, on Sunday, but meeting the enemy's pickets on the road, the trains were backed down near the White House, the cars were burned, and the four locomotives blown up. LATEST ABOUT GEN. MULL Lieut. Clopton informed me that he had seen Gen. McCall-at the S!xltswood House, in Richmond, on Saturday last, and that he was suffering but slightly from his wound. Specials from Washington to the Inqui rer says : It is generally believed that the condition of the sick and wounded in the Government hospitals here, is so favorable and their wants are being so well provided for, that there is very little to be done by the benevolent organizations known as Re lief Associations, formed by the residents of the different States. Accordingly, it is proposed that the bulk of the contributions furnished there shall be expended in relieving the wants of those within the lines of the army, where the wants are more numerous. The Pennsyl vania Relief Association have come to this conclusion. LATEST FROM EIOHMOND. BALTIMORE, July 12.—The Richmond Dispatch of the 7th and Bth inst., which were received by the American this morn ing, admits that Gen. McClellan has secu red the safety of his army in a most mast erly manner. The number of the Federal prisoners is stated at four thousand six hundred. They are confined in the tobac co warehouses. Jeff. Davis has issued an address to the rebel army, saying that although they were greatly outnumbered by the enemy, they have won a great and glorious victo ry. A grand final battle was momentarily expected up to Tuesday morning, and nothing could be learned. The Petersburg Express, of Monday, says that from 15,000 to 20,0 0 0 reinforce ments had reached McClellan, and the Janne' River was almost bridged with transports. The President's Interview with McClellan—His Brief Address to the Troops--Our °Metal To tal Loss 10,400. PHILADELPHIA, July IL—On the arrival of th&President at Harrison's Landing, Gen. McClellan, with sev eral other military gentlemen, visit ed him on board the steamer, after which the President and the General had a private conference for about half an hour. They then proceeded in an ambulance to Gen. Sumner's headquarters, where they took to horse with a view of visiting the line of entrenchments. Coming into the trenches, the President briefly addressed the sol diers. He said he had come to see for himself, and to know the situation of affairs, and that he should go back satisfied. It was said they had been whipped. It was not so, and never would be. He knew the men he saw around him would prove equal to the task before them, and never give up without going into Richmond He had been unable to sleep from anxiety, but after what he had seen and heard he should go back to Washington satisfied that it was all right with the Army of the Potomac. He declared his confidence in the army and its Commander, in all the men and in all the officers, who were alike deserving the confidence of the country. The party continued their ride along the lines, and at nine In . the evening returned to Gen. McClellan's headquarters, after having been in the saddle seven hours. On Wed nesday morning, after a conference at headquarters, the President start ed on his return. PHILADELPHIA, July 12.—Specials : to to-day's Tribune, from Washing ton says : The President, as we are assured by those who know, returned from the Peninsula in much better spirits than he was when he went there. He found that the extent of our disasters, as is not unusually done in such eases, much exaggera ted, and that the present condition of things was much better than was represented. He found that our loss in killed, wounded, missing and prisoners did not exceed, according to the official figures, 10,400 men. He found that the army on the James river was much stronger in point of numbers, than official ac counts sent to Washington represen ted it, and he found the men in ex cellent heart. FOURTH OF JULY at WAYNESBURG. In accordance with a published call, the citizens of Waynesburg, on the 4th, inst., repaired to Worley's beautiful grove, and becomingly cele brated the Anniversary of our Inde pendence. Although the day was oppressively warm and sultry, men, women and children, beaded by Temple's old-fashioned and excellent band of fife and drum, and loaded with delicious viands, such 'as the ladies of the place so well know how to prepare, thronged to the woods, and passed the afternoon in the en joyment of the patriotic recollections and social festivities inseparable from such an occasion. DR. A. G. CROSS was called to the chair. Messrs. JOHN HAGER, WM. G. W. DAY, DAWSON ADAMS, WM. T. E. WEBB, JOSEPH YATER, JUSTUS F. TEMPLE and DR. T. P. SHIELDS were, on motion, called upon to act as Vice Presidents. And Messrs. Jos. G. RITCHIE and WM. C. LINDSEY were nominated as Secretaries. Upon repeated calls, JOSEPH G. RITCHIE and DAVID CRAWFORD, Esqrs., responded in neat, patriotic and ap propi iate addresses. The Committee appointed for the purpose, of which JOHN PHELAN, Esq., was chairman, reported the follow ing regular toasts, viz : REGULAR TOASTS 1. The 4th of July, 1.776—1 is asso ciations and recollections should palsy the arm of Rebellion. 2. The Heroes and Sages of the Revolution—The object of their strug gles and exertions was to secure national Liberty to the people, and the protection of law for their rights. 3. Washington—The name most cherished by the patriots of all na tions 4. The President of the 'United States and the heads of Departments. 5. The Governor of Pennsylvania and the heads of Departments. 6. The Army of the United States— May success contiuue to attend its exertions till this unnatural Rebellion is utterly crushed. 7. The Navy—Wherever it has met Rebellion it has scattered its votaries. 8. The Commander in Chief of the Armies of the United States—Youthful, vigorous and efficient, and thus for doing his work well. May success continue with the banners of the army he so ably commands. 9. The Union—The result of the struggles of our patriotic fathers.— May it continue to bless our descend ants to the latest generation. 10. The Constitution of the United States—Built up by the wisdom of our fathers and consecrated by their pa triotism; it be regarded ae the citadel of our liberties and all its invasions watched with zealous care. 11. The present unnatural Rebellion —The offspring of the unhallowed ambition of Southern leaders. They must pay the penalty of treason, whatever may be the punishment of their deceived followers. 12. The loyal men of the South— Their patriotism and devotion to the Union, manife3ted amidst scenes so well calculated to shake their loyal ty, should warmly enlist our sympa thies. • 13. The' memory of the heroic dead who 4070 fallen in their country's service n the defence of the Union-- may the bloody sacrifice serve to strengthen the bands of these States. 14. Woman—The trials of life , are softened, and its pleasures enhanced, by their companionship. After which the following volun teer toasts were read to the asseni blage, to wit : By A Guest—The fearless and able advocate of our interests abroad; may his steam keep up, and his loco motive continue to puff and blow, until the healthy sentiment of all England shall follow in his Train. • By a Lady—The Union forever. By A. Guest—Confusion to traitors, secret or avowed. By Wm. G. W. Day—The late Col. Samuel W. Black— In life an eloquent advocate, a loyal citizen, and a devo ted friend. The sacrifice of his life upon his country's altar will endear his memory to his many friends. By the same—May the successes o f the Union army continue until the I last vestige of the rebellion is wiped out. By R. W. Jones—The Union of the States :—Effected by the wisdom of our Revolutionary ancestors, as our independence was achieved by their valor. May it prove as enduring as the fame of its authors. By a Citizen—The Waynesburg Rangers : May their arms shield the Union ; and on their retail, may the ladies' arms shield them. By a Citizen—The - Constitution of the United States : In the struggles of armed men, and to save the Gov ernment, an occasional infraction may be tolerated; but a deliberate dis regard of its ,benefteent provisions should be frowned down by every good and patriotic citizen. Justus F. Temple—The Constitu tion as it is, and the Union as it was, and death to traitors. By Maj. Dawson Adams—The men who established our Union, and the men who defend it to-day, in the Cabinet, in the Senate, and on the battle field : An equal meed of honor will forever brighten their names; and the patriots of the future, who make pilgrimages to the tombs of the former, will drop their tears upon thti graves of the latter. By Mrs. Sarah C. Lindsey—The he roes who have fallcn in defence of the Union : We weep because their hearths arc now desolate. Let ever) , true woman in the land feel proud that our country had such sons to de fend her. May the hour of peril nev er find her without them. By the same—The Greene county soldiers in the Union army : Their names are in our hearts to-day ; our prayers go up to _Heaven for them ; the storm-cloud is about them; but we acs proudly confident, that no wife, Sister, daughter or lady-love will have cause to blush for any act of cowardice on their part. By a Citizen—The true patriots : They, whose honorable sears attest their valor in battling for the right ; and not they, who stay at home and pass resolutions, affirming that they are the guardians of the National honor and of Constitutional liberty. By D. Crawford—The Constitution must be preserved as it came from the hands of our patriotic fathers, and its enemies be made to skedad dle from every position of trust and honor. Dr. 7. P. Shields—LGeo. B. M.cClel lan, the greatest military chieftain of the age : May his past military tri umphs be but a presage of greater and more glorious triumphs in the fu ture. By the same—The Union, the Con stitution, and the enforcement of the laws. By Wm. C. Lindsey—Major General George B. M'Clellan—The youthful leader, whose genius is only equalled by his modesty; his heroism by hia prudence, and his humanity by his success. .73y the same—Pennsylvania—First to put her sons in the field for the de fence of the National capital ; and first to pay her quota into a depleted treasury: her honored son stands first in the ranks of the army, and her brave batallions first met the shock of battle in front of Richmond. By a Lady—Honored be the mem ory of our fallen braves. By a Guest—Temple's Band--May their breath never grow less short, their arms less strong, nor their mu sic less sweet. By Win. T. E. Webb, Esq—The men who now set their hearts upon party, and spend their days wrangling abut drill and political organization, when the very existence of the nation hangs by a thread, seem to have been enchanted by the example of Nero, who fiddled while Rome was in lames. By NOrman Worley—The ladies. After the reading of these toasts, full justice was done to the bountiful provisions of the ladies. During the repast, an impromptu choir enter tained the crowd with most delight ful vocal music, closing, with stirring effect, with the "Star Spangled Ban ner." A vote of thanks was given to the band. It was resolved that a report of the proceedings be furnished to the county papers for publication; and the citizens dispersed to their several homes, pleased and delighted with the entertaining exercises of the. occasion. A. G. CROSS, Pres't Jos. G. RITCHIE, Secretaries. W. C. LINDSEY, War Markets crowded out ORZENIEI COUNTY, IS : IN the Orphan's Court of said County, of June Term, 1882. No. 2. In the matter of the settlement of the actount of Miller lams, Administrator of John Feaster, deceased. Balance ill accountant's hands 51496.56. And now to wit : June It, 18d2, account confirmed and J. J. Huffman, Esq., appointed Auditor to distribute the funds. By the Coutt. Attest: D. A. WORLEY, Clerk. I will attend to the duties of the above appointinentat the office of McConnell & Huffman, on Wednesday, July the 30th, at which time and place all parties interested can attend. J J. HUFFMAN, Auditor. July 2, '62. GELIEIEZIE COUNTT, SS: I l t h z e ah m eVi te a r od 3f S th ar e all:ll l l7e7t f n t e h r e Weimer, deceased, by their Guardian, Henry YeY lol ` Orphan's Court, Iso. 8, December Term, 1861. • 4nd m r i ea no l r :.1 8 3:d te re o n f orrjothi now to wit: 1862, the Court appoint J. J. Huffitorm, Esq. Auditor, to ascertain how much of the proceeds of the sale are necessary to pay debts. By the Court. D. A. WOBLEY, Clot' I will attend to the duties of the above appointment at the office of McConnell & Huffman on Tuesday, au gust the 14th, at which time and piece all Paw= in wrested can anted. July , * 3. 3. svirrmAzi, Audiior.
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