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
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'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.