JUNE 28th.\u2014The President publishes a dispatch from Lee, announcing a victory! The enemy has been driven from all his intrenchments, losing many batteries.<\/p>\n
Yesterday the President\u2019s life was saved by Lee. Every day he rides out near the battle-field, in citizen\u2019s dress, marking the fluctuations of the conflict, but assuming no direction of affairs in the field. Gen. Lee, however, is ever apprised of his position; and once, when the enemy were about to point one of their most powerful batteries in the direction of a certain farm-house occupied by the President, Lee sent a courier in haste to inform him of it. No sooner had the President escaped than a storm of shot and shell riddled the house.<\/p>\n
Some of the people still think that their military President is on the field directing every important movement in person. A gentleman told me to-day, that he met the President yesterday, and the day before, alone, in the lanes and orchards, near the battle-field. He issued no orders; but awaited results like the rest of us, praying fervently for abundant success.<\/p>\n
To-day some of our streets are crammed with thousands of bluejackets\u2013Yankee prisoners. There are many field officers, and among them several generals.<\/p>\n
General Reynolds, who surrendered with his brigade, was thus accosted by one of our functionaries, who knew him before the war began:<\/p>\n
“General, this is in accordance with McClellan\u2019s prediction; you are in Richmond.\u201d<\/p>\n
“Yes, sir,\u201d responded the general, in bitterness; \u201d and d\u2013n me, if it is not precisely in the manner I anticipated.\u201d<\/p>\n
“Where is McClellan, general ?\u201d<\/p>\n
“I know not exactly; his movements have been so frequent of late. But I think it probable he too may be here before night!\u201d<\/p>\n
“I doubt that,\u201d said his fellow-prisoner, Gen. McCall; “beware of your left wing! Who commands there?\u201d<\/p>\n
“Gen. Jackson.\u201d<\/p>\n
“Stonewall Jackson? Is he in this fight? Was it really Jackson making mince-meat of our right? Then your left wing is safe!\u201d<\/p>\n
Four or five thousand prisoners have arrived.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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