Communication with McClellan by White House is cut off.  Strain every nerve to open communication with him by James River, or any other way you can.  Report to me.

A. Lincoln.

TELEGRAM TO FLAG-OFFICER L. M. GOLDSBOROUGH.

Washington, D.C., June 28, 1862.

Flag-officer Golds borough, Fort Monroe: 

Enemy has cut McClellan’s communication with White House, and is driving Stoneman back on that point.  Do what you can for him with gunboats at or near that place.  McClellan’s main force is between the Chickahominy and the James.  Also do what you can to communicate with him and support him there.

A. LINCOLN

To governor Morton.

War department, Washington, D.C. 
June 28, 1862.

Governor O. P. Morton, Indianapolis, Ind: 

Your despatch of to-day is just received.  I have no recollection of either John R. Cravens or Cyrus M. Allen having been named to me for appointment under the tax law.  The latter particularly has been my friend, and I am sorry to learn that he is not yours.  No appointment has been or will be made by me for the purpose of stabbing you.

A. Lincoln.

TELEGRAM TO SECRETARY SEWARD.

War department, June 29, 1862.6 P.M.

Hon.  William H. Seward, Astor House, New York: 

Not much more than when you left.  Fulton of Baltimore American is now with us.  He left White House at 11 A.M. yesterday.  He conversed fully with a paymaster who was with Porter’s force during the fight of Friday and fell back to nearer McClellan’s quarters just a little sooner than Porter did, seeing the whole of it; stayed on the Richmond side of the Chickahominy over night, and left for White House at 5 A.M.  Saturday.  He says Porter retired in perfect order under protection of the guns arranged for the purpose, under orders and not from necessity; and with all other of our forces, except what was left on purpose to go to White House, was safely in pontoons over the Chickahominy before morning, and that there was heavy firing on the Richmond side, begun at 5 and ceased at 7 A.M.  Saturday.  On the whole, I think we have had the better of it up to that point of time.  What has happened since we still know not, as we have no communication with General McClellan.  A despatch from Colonel Ingalls shows that he thinks McClellan is fighting with the enemy at Richmond to-day, and will be to-morrow.  We have no means of knowing upon what Colonel Ingalls founds his opinion.  Confirmed about saving all property.  Not a single unwounded straggler came back to White House from the field, and the number of wounded reaching there up to 11 A.M.  Saturday was not large.