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WhMiY BKimUi'AM FoUiki and. it* Prisoners. We liave bail a eonversatiou with Dr. McFar land, Surgeon of the Fort Pulaski garrison, who •was recently discharged from captivity at Gov ernor’s Island, N Y. under the ord r for the exchange of Surgeons on both sides. He fur nishes us some interesting particulars which may be stated in brief. Dr. McF corroborates, in nearly evety re speet, the accounts of the bombardment and fall of the fort heretofore published. The maga zine, he says, was not breached, but wou’d certainly have been had, the bombardment con ti’Ui-d stveral hours longtr. This was the unanimous conviction of the officer*, and hence the dete-tnication to surrender. On reaching Hilton II ad, C l. Olrostead’o swo'd was restored to hiui in compliment to his gal lant defence of the work whose eventual fail was inevitable in five hours after the commence' meut of the bombardment. The barbette guns were iked to the last, and so complete were the traverses that not a man on the ramparts was it jured. Every man in the fort stood firmly to his post and obeyed with alacrity every order to the end of the fight. The garrison was placed on hoard the steam, er Ben de Ford on the l°th April and taken to Hilton Head, where they remained under guard until the 18 h, when they embarked on hoird the iron steamer Oriental, for New York. There were sixteen negroes belonging to the garrison, who were allowed the privilege of sc comp tnying their owne-s to New York, or re maining at Hilton Head, at their option. About ] eight decided to go, and they remained with] tile garrison about eight days alter their arrival ' a' Governor’s I-land, when til y were t k m away by order of the Secretary of War and set at lioerty in the ci y. Birron Graves, Ayer, and Westcott, citizens of Savannah, who were raptured in the river, were at Hilton Head, and held ns prisoners of war. On landing at Governor’s Island, the prison- ; er* were supplied with comfortable quarters, ! the officers being separated from lh-‘ in n. The former were allowed the freedom of the I land on their parole, hut the men were confined to the fort, yet with ample privilege of exer cise, etc. The prisoners ree. ived every attention from citizens of the South now resident in New York, with offers of money without regard to the am >unt. Remittances from Savannah reached them, and all itieir wants were supplied. The p isoners feel tinder special obligations to Messrs Edward Padelford and Andrew Low, of Savannah, who placed nr.v amount they might, desire at their disposal Other names would be improper to tnetnim. Tlieir treatment from the officers of the fort was generally kind, though for some time after their ar rivil our officers were somewhat annoyed by comments ou the criminality of the “re bellion,” &c., which they repelled with pro ' per spirit, and with an earneri ne-s that showed they were impracticable to Yankee arguments aud appeals. When Dr. McF left the I*land, the prisoners w-re in 1 x -client health and good spirits. The offi -era were removed to Sandusky, Ohio, on the 30th June; the privates -till remained at Fart William*, on G ivertmr’s I-lind. A Lucky Day —our mends seemed, as if by concert, to have borne a* in mind Tuesday, and to have been moved most kindly tow-aids us: Imprimis : We were pres, nted by Mr. Bo gardu*, dealer in pianos and furni ure, Wright's Square, with au elegant and deligl tful Etlito ri l Chair, which would do houor to a raetio politan “sanctum ” Yet, it cun confer no more comfort elsewhere, and the donor will accept our warmest thanks for hit liberal and beautiful present. In ihe sec. nd place, our Blar kshear frieod, “S. ().,” had the sag city to lake our hiut, and rwwardeo to us a dellglitiul watermelon, to which full justice was done by a number of par ticipants. Friend “O ,’’ we arc convinced 1 Thirdly, our attentive friend and punctnal subscriber, J. V. Jones, ol Br ku county, wh.) for years has favored us with the first fruits of his orchard, sends us a basket of delicious Peaches and Apples, which cannot he excelled He writes us that he hud ripe apples ou the Ist aud peaehes ou the 10 h. Fourthly, Dr. Fulligaut, of this eity, has pre sented us with a liberal sample of the Schley Peach, from Richmond cou tty, which have ob tained quite a celebrity in our market. Fami lies will always find them on hand at the store of Mr. L. W. Fuliigant, on Market Square. Lastly, though not least in those days of no lee and hot water, mine ho.-l of the Marshall II .use, whose good cheer we have enj ed for many months, has complimented us with a Geoigiu specimen ot ihu "Spanish Monkey,” which tiie uninitiated will understand as the title of an earthenware vessel for holding and cooing water, the latter |rociss being ac complished through the tig 1 cy of evaporation. F >r these kind favors, the donors, individual ly aud collectively, will accept our heart) thanks. Tit a Itifoiive of Kurt l'it!it*ki, Mr. Odd r:— Since my return Inrai captivity I have been questioned s-> frequently as to tbe condition of F >rt Pulaski at thu time of surreu* dcr, that i fivl forced to answer two questions whjch hive been propounded time alter time to me. 1 shall be brief, as an official statement will ’>e giveu to the public so soon a* the bravo comma tier of said post shall he exchanged. I li ivc been surprised to learn that, gentlemen and < tHcers have asserted that P rri Pula- ki was Pot breached and that it avis badly fought. To thus m tke statement* without any knowledge, and condemn on the same grounds, was, to place the slightest o-tisti notion upou it, un tnauly. I will now answer questions ‘which have tired nte by their frequency. Ist. Why were batteries allowed to ba emeu and onTybee? One Mj >i General and other di cers of acknoAi e'g-d skill in*t ucted Col.me! Ol instead i hat Fort Puli k e.ni'il not be breaehrd from Tybee Tula: and Orders w. nod irotn the l)i-partuioiiv of such an it'a ■" conjunction with tiie above assurance, so as to prevent the expenditure of powder necessary to have re sisted the building of said batteries, which were being built under the cover of nigbt. 21. Was F <ri Pula-kt breached? Two case mates, directly in line ot fi-owlth Ihe maga r. ne, wire, perfectly bleached, and ihi condi tion ot the mag *'n* -aah a* to reduce the tight to t matter of a few hoars. Tnegarris n behaved with coolness and brave ry, deserving of more ’av >* Hi t i that dealt out hv those who ■ h-'iu I have known tint the honor of our cause a- .-.ue in onr hands •> ’’ McFarland. Assistant Surgeon, ■' * A, F. t Pulaski, j To Cohkesl' Isons i > - e have long been aocu-t >tned to i> -iv,- letters on the business I of the writer* thai demanded answers, and, the i law requiring -iff p 'sorae to he paid in advance, ! at our ex n-o present heavy rate ol postage re t --*. .. c nuinnanrc of this practice ! wholly out > q ion. P t*oqs, there fore, au.- u- ou their own afftirs, or matter* of .. pi i, • , r t ulcresl lo ltllJ offlce< aud require up ..u - * cr, unni enclose a teu ceuts stamp to sec ire aUuutlon to th.-ir letters. Health of S*Va.v u. —U tl .ras us a grate ful pleasuf* to point to the list ot lu.ermenu for the [List w.-elt, as evidence of the heaUhlul ness ot v'ur cl.v. \-,’e doubt if there is a eitv on the eon tin < nt l hat cah nuke a better exhibit for ils population it an this. Killed bv Ligutm *.—We are informed that during the thunder-storm of Wednesday at tenoon teu valuable negroes, belonging to M j >r Way, of Bryan coanty, who had taken re rage in a house, were struck aud killed by Ugbtniug. __ Capt B irUetl’s Cotupauy, ~f Tw Igga. Kicumond, 559 —I am yt safe; was in au awiut loan le ou ihe 27. U, driving the eoe.ny. t asualue- : C>. I fl h Uvorgu—Killed, H.-ioy Bmu aud J. K Audcew# Severely wr. undtd, H Butlaid, YV. l h Itv, E Fn**d, <*. A tirr ituKO-u, J F. K tChens, IY’. L. K .elien, J YV 8 >!• m >n, A R YVymt S gtuly *> uiu eu. vv. Bel ,%V BX tutu, J R PiUi Went lli.o ac- Mon with tweaiy-lwo ultra. F. D, WuntiLt. THE SAV AIETIsrA EH WEEKLY BEPCTBLICAN, SATURDAY, JULY 5, iqss. tK.oui ike Richmond Whig, Jure 3.-] The Great BaMb Ikfnre Rlchtaoßd. A BerU*t>f Kngw-nent* —Tils CoJ id trait* ri u HtivyLba or ’ ifi— TiU'Ueinui* of Vimtfi S’rUum rt Cupturid- ■■ McClellan and tbi of A* Army Surround vt, ere. The series of conflicts during the just, few days, near this city, between Ithe Confederate -nd Yan’ee armies, rnav be termed " Tbe Great Battle before Richmond,” as the succes sive combats were each a 1 art, of the long-ex pected, decisive contest between the brave sol diers of the Souiliv lightii g lor Liberty and In dependence, and the mercenaries and fanatics ot tbe North, fightiog tor conquest and spoils. Both sides had made the full -st preparation for the tight by marshaling all their available forces, and bringing into requisition . very accessory Ciileu'ated to ensure success. Tbe Yankees, ot course, had every advantage over the Confeder a*es which unrestricted tnterc nrse with the nations of the world could all ird. They had supplied themselves abundantly with all the ap pliances of war, many of which were inaccessi ble to us, and had concentrated au army greatly superior in numbers and equipments to that of the Confederacy. Y t, with all these advan tage*, they have been attacked in th.-ir entrench ment* by the Southern troops, aud driven from their str.-ngest positions with heavy loss. How true it is that "the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.” A TOPOGRAPHICAI, SKETCH . A correct understanding of the position of the contending forces and the progress of tile ; tight, can only be obtained by reference to a map of the country, but as this is not within convenient reach ol every reader, we will state that W line due north from Richmond would '■trikips tbe Cliickahominy near the Meadow Bridges, about six miles distant, whilst another line due east would intersect the same stream about eight miles from the citv. This line is nearly' represented by the York River Railroad. Between Meadow Bridges aud the latter rail road, the distance, we believe, along the Chick ahominy, on the north, side, is about ten miles. Two miles east ot Meadow Brdges is tbe Me ehanicsviile turnpike, further on Beaver Darn creek, emptying into the Chickahominy, then the New Bridge road, on which Coal -Harbor is located, and then Powhite creek, the latter being two or three miles a”ove the railroad crossing. The lines of the Yankee army ex tended across the Chickahominy near this point. South of the railroad is tbe Williamsburg stage road, and connecting the latter wish the New Bridge road is the Nine Mile road. South of the Williamsburg road is the Charles City road TUB ANTECEDENTS OP THE FIGHT. All that was known to the public of the ar rangements for the great battle, and the plans of the commanding General, Robert K. Lee, was rattier inferential than positive. The bril liant achievements of “Stonewall J ickson” in the Valley, led tnar.y to suppose that he was acting Independently of the plan for the cam paign in Eastern Virginia, but we doubt not, if the truth were known, that whilst he was vest ed with large discretion as to his movements, lie was acting in harmony with the policy and plans of the distinguished Generals who were in command of the army before Richmond ! Alter Jackson’s victories" over the Yankees at ■ Cross Keys aud Port Ri public, heavy reiuforce ! ruents were sent to the Valley, and the opinion i seemed well founded that it was-the intention ! of our government to give Jackson a sufficient army to penetrate Pennsylvania, in response to the popular clamor for offensive warfare; or, ,-it lea-t, to make a diversion to prevent rein forcements from going to McClellan. YVhat- I ever may have been the object of the move i ment, it. is now no longer a secret that Jack son’s army, including the reinforcements sent to him from Richmond and oth-r points, did not rairch towards the land of Penn, but, on the contrary, travelled hv railroad towards the seat ol war, in this vicinity. Tne troops sent 10 him from Richmond (Law’s and Hood’s Brigades) certainly hid a very circuitous jour ney, but ‘ the longest way ’round is often the shot test way across,” and so it proved in this instance. COMMENCEMENT OF THE BATTLE. General Jackson’s division having arrived at the appointed place, rested and organized, the time tiad come lor,the commencement of active hostilities against the hated foe who invested the Capital of the Confederacy, ‘.Old Stone wall,” with his brave soldiers, took up the lint id march through Hanover county tor a flank movemeut General A. P. Hill, with his divi sion cro sod the Chiekahominv, and attacked the Yankees near Meadow Bridges, about 4 o’ehu-k Thursday alternoou 35. h instant. This position was McClellan's i xtre.tne right. The Confederates drove the Yankees before them to Mecbaui.-sville, about a mile north of the Cbiekahominy, where they had erected formi dable entrenchments. The tight raged furious ly at this position, but three of the Yankee bat ter. es were stormed and taken and the enemy put to flight. Though three days have claused since the tight at Meehanicsviiie, we regret to say fbat we are unable to give any additional details of the affiir. We were not permitted to witness it, and have not been furnished by any participant witli aa account of the engagement. THE BATTLE ON FRIDAY. General Longstreei’s division crossed the Ci.ickahominy, on the Mecbanicsville road, Thu-sday night, and, in conjunction with the tr. oiis commanded by Gens. A P Hill and B. 11. Hill, attacked the enemy at daybreak Fri day morning. The Yankees were driven from tlieir entrenchments aud steadily pursued in the direction ot Coal Harbor. The most severe ligh'.in. took place at Gaines’ farm, in Hanover, where the enemy were strongly fortified. Gen. A. P Hill’s Division, supported by Gen. Pick ett’* Brigade from L.mgstreet’n Division, made the first assault upon the enemy’s works, which were of the most formidable character, aud seemingly impregnable. Brigade after brigade advanced upon the fortification, ami delivered their tire, but were compelled to fall back uu der the terrific fire if the Yankees, who were comparatively secure from danger behind their wo ks, and poured volley after volley into our brave troops. Alter the tight had been pro long. U tor si-vgra! hour*, w ithout result, Gen. Wloiing’s D.vision, now of Jackson’s corps 1 tl'amice. advanced to the assault, and after a de*- ferae charge, su-'cecded in dislodging the Y inkees. A* thev fled irotn their works, they had to pass through an open field, about two hundred yard* in width, before reaching the woods. S v. r.,! nf onr leglinents fired at the j fugitive.* kind \i v targe number of them. 7 li- "I wa- eai’i .aoered with the dead an id Y - Ihe regiments i". • i ... ’.\’h ;<-•’- Division arc :he 4th A or i lit’! \iiss'i*-ipi i, 0 n North Carolina, 21 At -is-i, 1 i.u and 5 h Texts, and IS'.h Georgia. It wa* now nearly dirk, and though ihe pursuit w <s continued for some time, it was deemed inexpedient to follow the wretches through the swamp, in which they lied, and, ac to dingly - , our men were recalled. We give the best account of the fight which ; it is possible for u* to present with the meagre details in on* po-session. In our next issue we extract to publish a communication iron an ■ officer who witnessed the capture ot the “tort.” AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF TUE RESULT. The following despatch was received by the President, at a late hour Friday night, from Gen. Lee > Headquarters, Ac.. i June 27th, 1863. f JTi* Excellency President Davis: Mr President—Profoundly grateful to Al ii g y G and for Uni signal victory granted to in, it i- v pleasing task to announce to you the *uc,.os achieved by this army to day. The enemy av.is this morning driven from his strong position behiud Beaver Dam Creek, pursued to that behind Powhito Creek, aud finffly, alter a severe contest of five hours, en tirely repulsed from the field. Night put au end to the coolest. I grieve to state that our loss iu <.(Beers and men is great. YYe sleep on the field and shall renew the contest in the morning, i have the honor to h>-, very respect fully, (Signed) K. E Lee, General TUB KILLED AND WOUNDED. The prevailing impression hs been that the Con'ederate loss ex e.-ded that of the Yinkees, bur aav learn from offle.-rs who have been over tt.c field that the number ot the euemy killed will fully equal the I-.** on our side. We have tost uo general officer, but regret to learn that the brave General E z.-y, of Jackson's column, w >s seriously, it not mortally, wound ed Gi-u F> )th< rston, oi Mississippi!, and Gen. Pickett, ot Virginia, w.re also wounded, but cot dangerously A number of field officers i were k lied and wotmded Colonel Withers, of! the IS.li Virginia, was mortally wounded ia the j breast. The gallant Major Wheat, oi the L mis iauA Tgws, was kilted Colonel Hoke, ot North Carolina, received a p tnta! but not dau g.-rou* wouud. Lieut. Col. Ha., wood, <d North v aroiina, wi* k lied. In ano;her column we publ.s’i a list ot casualties in Whiting’s Division. , A couimauicaiion aecompsvuying Uie ii*t is do i lerr-’d, I'Ve have not heard whether any p'romiuent a aokee officer aa a* killed. The pi Isoners taken say th.it they do uot know ot rise lus* o.‘ any such officer on their si le. the rutsoNKus captured. Thevepa- r s of ihe number of prisoners cap tured vary maiemUj, but bel.w.- the uum -1 ,”° l !■* sh r'. of five thousand, cue tonrth ot Art un are w randed. Among the pr.son. rs is M ,t tt .-u. J ahr. F. Reynold, of I.U tio:s, aa bo commanded a portion of raoenemy’s toriv sin W estern \ .row la*t Summer. Geu. la. t* wounded iu i.e left arm. In considera lu-nof Ms Kind m-u.meot of the Coufeder.it s captured in Wcßlern rgluia, he was parol-d and is stopping at the S.ratswood Hotel. H & also slated tha. Br _a !i-. r Gm. ral Saunders aud Brigadier Geucrai R oikcu or Hiker have been cap, ured. T.o entire regiraenls, or wltat was left’of '-li' :n,sum - t:d.r a: Friday siem-too, when tbev firau . ihav U).-y were too hotly pressed by our ’!*o>-- *t ry were the 4.U New Jersey ai.d liih Pennsylvania. The very iaqse accession of aainvited strau g' rs in Ills eity caused the reopening of another hotel for their accommodation. "Greauer’s factory,” on Cary street, was accordingly ob tained for the purpose, and is now filled with lb • ''p t.ty tools of a base tyrant.” The | ri*"ii-rs were brought to town iu large 6qu uls, and Itieir arrival ereat.edu lively ex citement among the boys and dutkies, who ran after them in crowds just to see how they looked. Thera was no Jeering or insult, but simply the fsratitU-u> ion of a natural curiosity. THE SPOILS. The enemy, iu tlieir retreat on Friday, burnt, immense quantities of commissary stores, wagons, boats, etc., but nevertheless, eotrsid eiatile quantities were captured. In some of i heir deserted camps medical stores were jound in abundance, besides fruits, liquor*, etc Thirty pieces of cannon were captured, and about fifteen til u*and stand ot arms picked up ou -he field Sa urdav, besides any qu uiily of knapsacks, accoutrements, etc., of whir-h the Yankees had disburdened themselves in their stampede to the swainps on Friday. Several wagons and teams were constantly employed, Saturday aud yesterday, in removing the spoils to the city. THE WORK OF SATURDAY. There wa9 not much fighting on the north side of the Chickahominy on Saturday. Our troops tyere-engaged in burying the dead of both armies, exce -t the left wing of J icksor.’s corps, which, it is understood, pressed on to the York River Railroad, near Tunstaii’s Sta tion, and effectually cut off all communication between McClellan’.- army and the White Hou*e on the Pamunkey river. Goa. Stuart’s Cavalry participated in this movement, and it is report ed that he captured or destroyed a large quan tity of stores at the Yankee depot of supplies, near the White House. About 11 o’clock, Saturday, two regiments of Toombs’ Brigade, the 7th and Bch Georgia, charged a battery about half a mile distant from Seven Pines. .They had to cross three rows of bren-tworks to eff set their obj-er, and did sne e-ed in capturing a revolving rifle gun, but the Yankees opened au enfilade fire upon them trorvi another battery, supported by a brigade or two of infantry, and the Georgians, who ind display ed their u most intrepidity, were compelled to abandon the work leaving many of their dead and wounded in the hinds ot the Ymkee . If they had been promptly aril sufficiently ~n;> ported, the result might have been otherwise. Col. Lamar, of the Bth Georgia, ( he successor of the lamented Bartow,) was wou-ide I and taken prisoner. The two rigiments suslai'ned a lossoi nearly two hundred, killed and wound ed A small squad of Yankees were brought in yesterday. Ibe guard who accompanied them disp ayed three captured fl gs, one of which was the “old grid-iron.” The Yankees fi'lil for an old 'fug—the Confederates fight far a principle older than the flag—the right of self government.. THE BVffLti OF TUESDAY. DISTINGUISHED GALLANTRY' OF THE GEORGIA AND LOUISIANA TROOPS. [From the Richmond Dispatch.] The more we iearu ot the fight near the old battleground of Seven Pines on Tuesday, the greater arc we satisfied that it was one of the most brilliant affairs ol the war, redounding greatly to our honor, and worthy of lilting memory and commendation. From the best information, we learn that ihe Ist Louisiana and 3d Georgia had brought upon themselves the especial hatred of the Yankees, while on picket service near Barker’s tarot; for on one occasion la*t week these two regiments suddenly appeared before the affrighted enemy, (Sickles’ F.o.v.lsior briga ie.) and, without much eeremouy, drove them from their picket posts, and chased them through adj icent camps, in flicting much loss. From deserters and others, it was ascertained that the. officers ot Sickle*’ brigade had offered SIOO to any one bringing in any man of tbe two named regiments, whether dead or alive, and vowed eternal vengeance against them, determining to lay some snare to entrap them. At. BA. M, Tuesday the pickets along the Williamsburg road, near the old b.u --t! ground, gave w truing of the enemy’s ap proach iu force, aud retired, as usual, to their supports. Believing an attack was imminent, Genera* Wright ordered up the 48. u North Carolina (Col. lt itledge’s) regiment, which in ved up the road aud look posilh-ra to the left ot if. in an open field, with dense woods on their left fl ink. I'he right of the road was occupied bv 'he l*t, Louisiana, aud to their right Were the 2LI aud 4:h Georgia. The North Carolinians were iu an exposed condition, but maintained their ground without flinching, lining not less than one hundred killed and wounded. Tue position ot the Ist Louisiana was equally disadvantageous. Before them was a thick ctiaoparet, in which the enemy were strongly posted. Behind this, also, several brigades were drawn up, their \ llaulcs extending beyond, so that, they kept up a continual tire upon the Louisianians, inflict,- ; ing sad loss. Being ordered to charge, tbe Ist. j advanced nobly, with the cry “Butler! and New Orleans!” and at the first dash and ove the euemy forth with great havoc. But emerging into the open field behind, they were astonished to discover not less than three briga es oppos ing them, viz: Thomas Francis M.-ttgher’s Ir sh brigade, dickies’ Excelsior brigade, and an other one, the name of which we could uot ascertain. Bravely holding their ground, the Louisianians maintained the unequal contest, with great dash and bolduess, the euemy quail ing ami retiring before their steady and deadly fire. To their right, however, things were pro gressing favorably, wh re the 4'h aud 23d Geor gia were hotly engaged with the enemy, who, after two hours hard tightiug, slowly and re luctantly retired. Comparisons are odious, hut it is admitted that the conduct of the 48di Nortli Carolina, Ist Louisiana, and 4th Georgii, was beyond all praise. The first of these regi ments was perfectly fresh from horn l , and had uevnr been under fire before: yet there they stood, in open field, wailing lor the cowards to advance, and although Col. Rutledge reports a 1 iss of 100 kdled and wounded, his brave fel lows never gave an inch of ground, and kept ud a murderous tire upon the toe, who suffered so much that, although live to one, they did not dare to leave the woods. The L ra’*i inians went iuto action with 300, and lost 141 killed and wounded. These figures are m >re than enough to demonstrate their conduct in Hie fight—for every second man fc l! Tne 4th Geor gia, it is said, acted like very devils, and f night aud charged thne re;/ merit* three several times ! and, more than this, routed them, 10-tng not less than 50 in killed and wounded. The 33d Georgia lost some ninety odd iu killed and wounded, and behaved splendidly. Among the Yankee brigades engaged were Meagher’s Irish brigade, S.cities’ ‘ Excelsior brigade,” and another, unknown, some of their other regiments be ng the 15 h and 19 h Massa chusetts, 3d New York, 20 h Indiana. 9 h New Jersey, <Ve., &c. Sickles’ brigade had live regi meets, Meagher’s the same number. Our force engaged consisted of but four ryginteuts. Be ing signally repulsed, the enemy withdrew under cover ot their guns, but Capt. Huger’* battery galloping forward engaged them in gal lant style, driving them ig ominiously from the field, with heavy los*. The enemy sent iu a dig of truce yesterday to burv their dead, and admit a loss of 130, killed and wounded. Our casualties in killed, wounded and missiug will not be more than one-third that I ss. Among the casualties in tbe Ist Louisiana we may add the names ot Lieut, Colonel Shivers, wounded in the arm and rapidly recovering; M j >r N -11i gan, Adjutant Cummings, and Sergeant Maj >r Eutzmitiger. Towards evening on the same day, the 35th North Carolina were out on picket on the con quered grouud. when the enemy endeavored to li auk aud cut them off. Several Federal regi ments advanced stealthily tor this purpose, bnt the North Carolinians met them with heavv v<lilies, held them in check, when the gallant fellows of the 4 h Georgia opportunely arrived upon the ground, and attacking the enemy in flank, routed them with great slaughter, follow ing them up for more than a mile in the woods, nt rcilessly butchering the Yankees at every turn. The ground conquered by us on both occasions during the (lay was occupied by our troops, and, together with many trophies, they brought in sixty or seveuty prisoners. The prisoners confess that a deep schema bad been planned by dickies and Meagher for the deslrue lion of the L misianians and Georgians but think the loss inflicted upon their forces was -o severe, and the gallantry of our men o irre sistible, that the Fsderals were only too hippy iu effecting their escape. The prisoners them selves were particularly jovial, and seemed to regard their capture a* "a great bles*ing. Butler's Infamou* Ord&k. —Another ed'tor in the North Las the manliness to denounce Butler’s iufamou* order relative to the ladle- of New Orleans. The Dayton (Ohio) Empire, ol the Bta fust., say- ; When the truth u! historian shall w rite the history of this sad and unholy ciiil war, there will be iu the volume many pages over which a shadow of blackness will forever rest; but tbe blackest page will be that which bands down to future generations the record of Gen. Bailer’s order ia regard to ihe women of New Orleans. Lika the shadow o! a great wrong, it will tor <*Ver darken the fair brow ot the Goddess of Liberty. The mill ons yet unborn will read it with Ci'.nvil’Pgled feelings ot shame and pity, and doubt oar 'wasted claim to freedom, civili zation and Christianity. True, it is but the act of one man, bat that mau commissioned and paid by his eouuiry for the enforcement of the laws and the preservation of society. If tbe Government retains him in commission, it be comes responsible for his acts and endorses his inumy. | The fallowing otii.-.r- constitute ih* Naval Court Martial for the tr ai <d C-itum adore l .nt- I nail, the Court to meet at Richmond ou the sth : iast: Capt. Lawrence Rousseau. Ctp’.. Franklin Buchanan, Capt. Sydney 8 L—, Com tituder Robert G. R>b i. Comm inders. Murray M - m. ' t-beii Farrand, A. B Fiiriax. M. F. Maury, Get>. Mtnor, L ut. Win L. Mury L iuikuio, < Robert B. Per ram. Robert Oaid is appointed the Judge Advocate. .From uK U Olid Liapat tu B'J li till.] TUB GREAT BATTLE. TO :< rVil T,VNT VIC i oiry-. TIJK KNKIttY IN KIiLJL KRTUIIAT. /.'/.7U//.V or Tit’S Flour. Slitj-stii 33g of MculiaiiicqviUc. CAFTCBG Oft ELLTSDS’S .TIH.I.N. B\ TL 0 B AV-:fIDAMC J iE£i(. THE FIGHT AT GAINES MILLS. iVc., Ac., &.?. When Gen. A P Hill hid steadily driven the enemy from Meadow Bridge, and had taken up the line of march towards Mrch-aniesville and the road, evening had far advance i, aud it was suiiposed that a halt would ake place. General Ripley, however, with the 4lth and 48 h Gon gia, aud 31 and 3 t North Carolina, made an at tack upon the Yankee fortifications at ETyson’s Mills, in which the 44th Georgia and. 3i North Carolina suffered extremely, and did not suc ceed in taking them, owing to the impracticable nature of the ground. Operations'were then suspended on our side, but the enemy kept tip a deafening roar of artillery till late in the night Longstreet’a forces tiad meanwhile crossed, and marched parallel with the Chick ihonuny. The brigades of Gens. Feathers tone and Pryor were in advance, and proceeding some distance, halt ed f r Use night; About midnight, Featlierstone received orders to change his posi ion, and to occupy a *kirt of woods near B *aver D tui Creek, and facing the Federal batteries. Ha did so, and the men were scarcely asleep when, twi light approaching, the enciuy discovered the bivouac, and immediately commenced, to shell it vigorously. Tbe men, thu* uncemir -Piousiy arous<-d, seiz-d thrir muskets aud fell in. and Gen. Feather,stone, just, arrived from headquar ters, led them to storm position—mounting ten gun*, and supported hy two or three hr tr ades. Sharp fighting now commenced on all sides, when Geu. Pryor sent lor assistance, and Wilcox soon came upon the ground. To cover the inf in' ry attack, and draw <ff the artillery tire, the 3 ! Rmhmond II ovilzers, some pieces ot Hi* 1) maids mYille and Thomas Artillery, m ived up and played npon the enemy’;* posi tion mag • fieemly. Having engaged the ene my for a longtime, and finding it impossible to cross the creek without a bridge, one was con structed by the 9 h Mississippi and H n L >u isiana. u ider file when the whole, twice ad v -need, and dosed up with the em un, driving them in great contusion from the*'li U. Toe difficulties of attack at this po-hitm were such that it is irnpos ible to give a correct idea w •fl out maps —the battery being on a height, f! inked by rifle pits, a deep creek at Ihe foot of the hill, and covered with a thick hedge A DARING ATT .CK. The attack of our men on this position was impetuous and darin % but the loss was great, for the foe were s i screened by their position it was impossible to get at them properly. Their loss was severe. Gen. Featherstone’s Adjutant General, Geo. P. Foote, wa* shot while riding far in advance of the 13th Mississippi, and al though hailed to return, he did not, and was quickly singled out and mortally wounded. His body was shortly afterwards found despoil ed —watch, money, and sword gone The 12th Mississippi went mn in the morning with o‘-)7 men, lost in this engagement 13 killed, 08 wounded, and 9 missing; Hie r giue nt wa* commanded by Major W 11. Lilly, who avis wounded leading a charge—the C lonel being absent and <ick, and the L’eutenant Colonel wounded. Tbe 19 h M ssi-sippi went into ac tion wi h 521—had 31 kdled 50 wounded The 2d Miss s-ipni battalion. Col. Tijl r, went into action with‘234 men, and had 30 kill and and wounded. The los- of Pryor’s brigade we have not learned ; but hear that the 14 h Lotusiana and the remnant of St Paul’s but-alion stiff rid severely—Wilcox, being in supp-or,did not 1 s many. The Gane als speak in hgh terms ol the • x cuti m of our field pieces in this atta< k, tin-3 * Richmond Howiizus, some of the Dtm a d*onville, and Thomas artiilety. having cm*ed great destruction among the enemy, aid with -1 ght ! ss to themselves The rapidity ot 111 . ir fire quite astoni-hed 1 lie Yankees, and could be di-tinctiy heard over all our city, long before dawn had fairly broken. FIGHT AT ELLYSON’S M'LI.S. While Featherstone. Pryor, and Wilcox were thus successfully engaging the enemy on th right of our advance, Gen. M ixey Gregg and his brigade were also hard at work, and suc cessfully -torraed the strong position of Elly son’s Mills, and took up the line of inarch on the led. They did not advance on the Mills by the road, as had b-en done on Friday evening by R plt-y, but simply made a fe.m f in that di rection, crossed the main body higher un the creek, took the redoubts and rifle pus en II ink. carried them with the bayonet, pushed through the camps, and followed the road towards Gaines’ Mills, whither the enemy were retiring. AT GaINF.S’ MILLS. From prisoners captured at both positions— who proved to be of the Valley Army—it was ascertained that we might exrect stout resis tance at Gaines’ Mills, since three or four whole divisions were strongly encamped there, McClellan commanding in person with M j >r- Generals McCall, Porter, Sedgewiek, and oth ers—their estimated force being not less than thirty-odd thousand men. As our three col umns moved by parallel lines, we followed and conver-ed Avitta prisoners, who informed us that their loss on Friday at Meadow Bridge, Mecbanicsville, and E lyson’s Mills, had been fearful, and that the wh le night had been oc copied in burial. The Federals carry off nil their dead and wounded, as fa-t as shot, and ■ve only discover those who tall and are left al the actual moment of retreat. This informa we believe to lie correct The hbaris of .ur three columns having reach ed Walker Hogan’s farm, north bank of the Chickahominy, about 9 miles northeast of Richmond, all cainc to a halt, and Generals Lee and L mgstreet look up quarters in the house and made dispositions for a further advtuca to wards Gaines’ Mills, distant about one mile through the woods. Featherstone’s brigade haviug sufi red much in the m ruing, Wilcox l. and, being followed by Pryor, and Featherstone in reserve. Tue composition oi Wilcox's com mand is mostly A lab miaiis ; Pryor h is the 14 th L .uisiania, Bt. Paul’s battalion, ,} d Virginia, and one other regiment; Featherstone has Uie 19 h and 12th Missi*sij)pt, and 2d Mississippi battalion. CHARACTER OF THE GROUND. Emerging from tha woods, the road leads to the left and then to the right round Gaines’ j house, when the tvhoie country, for the area of some two mile ,is au open unbroken succes sion of undulating hiils. Standing at the north door of Gaines’ house, the whole eonu’ry to the right, for the distance of one mile, is a gradual slope towards u creek, through which the main road ruus up an open hill and theu winds to tbe right. In trout, to the left, are orchards aud gulleys, runuing gradually to a deep cr*'ek. Directly in front, for the distance of a mile, the ground is almost t.ble lu>d, sud denly dipping to the deep creek mentioned above, being faced by a timber-covered hill j fronting ail the table land. Beyond this s i in- | ber covered hill, the country is again open and I a perfect plateau, a farm hou-e and ou -hou-es occupying the centre, the mam road mention ed winding to the right and through all the Federal camps. To (he left and r-nr of the seeom: ni uUoned farm, a road come* iu upon the flu lands, j >lning the main road menu .ti ed Thu*, recapitulate, except the deep creek and limber-covered Dili beyond It, tin whole country, as seen from the north doorot Gaines’ house, is unbroken, open, undulating, and table land, the right forming a descent to the wood corered creek, the left being dips end gu'l:t with deass timber still farther io the let: ; th iront being ter the mod part table land These. > particulars ot the position are as correct, per hau-, ascau be mentioned ; hut wiiht u’ a map it \cti! always be difficult u> ui dersiand the to pography of this bard fought uud victorious fii-1.1 of Gaitiis’ Mills. But to the southeast ot Gaines’ house is a 1 nge tract ot timber, comm .ud ug all advances it on 'he main road, and iu tins McCffellan and j McCall had posted a strong body ot sktrmish- I ers, with arti.lery, to annoy our flank and rear j when advancing on their camps in the high i grounds, if we did so by ibe tu.iu road or over | the table lauds to ihe north. STORMING ENTRENCHMENTS. j It noAv being 3 P M., and the head of our ! column in view ol the Federal camps, G- al i P*yor A\as scut forward with his brigade to dtivo away the heavy mass ot skirmishers j posted to our rear loan.ioy the advance. Tais J being accomplished with great success, aud x | with little loss to us, Pryor returned aud await jed order*. Meauwhile the Federal*, trt.m Itieir camps and several positions ou the high i grouud, swept the whole b e ot the country j with their numerous artillery which would i.hive annihilated our entire lorce it not screened j in the dips ot the land and iu gullies to our tell, j Ad>a icing cau iously but rap dly in the skirt of j woods and in the dips to the let, Wilcox an t p y |or deployed their rn.-u it.to Hue of bditk-.Fe.ither ! -tone being iu the rear—and suddenly appearim' lon the plateau facing the timber covered hiii^ | tusi.ed down raio th-- guliy, crossed it, clam -1 bered over ail tbe telkd li'mbcr, stormed ihe j timber breastwoi k* beyond it, a. and beg in the | iisceut ol the hill under a terr tic lire ot st. irp sho te- aud au race***at diseha.ge or g ....c [ aud canister, from piecrs posted onTbe brow ot I tbe hiit. aud trmii bail, rie- ii ttieir camp to tue j r ght, ou ihe higt flit iauds Such a , -,-itiou was never stotmeo be!..ie. In de-ec. and g ini, ’ the deep deck, ihi ;ct-.nny •; and atlliit-iy fire that assailed the three brigades was ihe'most j terr:fic ou record. Twenty-six pieces were ' ttnuderlng at them, and a perfect hail storm of ] lead fell thick and fast around them . One of Wilcox’s reg.ments wavered—down the. General rushed, furiously, sword in hand, and threaten ed to b'-iiead the first man that hesitated. Pry or steadily advanced, but slowly ; anil by the time that the three biigades had stormed the position, passed up the hill through timber,and over felh-d tree-, Fetuhctsfone was far in id van ce. Q lie* iv th. Federals wiihd ew their pieces, Ui.d look up a fn sh p- sition to n--ail the three brigades advuuci- g in p rfect line of hurtle from the woods and upon the p nte&u. Officers had no horses, alt were shot—Brig,i --! tin t- marched on foot, sword in hand —regi- ment- wer commanded hy Captains, an I com panies hy Sergeants, yet onward they rushed, witli jells and col ora flying, and backward, stiff ! a kward fell the F deruls, their men tumbling every moment in scores. Bui what, a s'ght, met the eyes of these three gal ant biigades! In flout stood Federal camps, stretching to the northeast, for miles! DraAvn in line of battle were more than ibree fuff divisions, command ed by McCall, Porter, Sedge wick?. t%\, -ban ners darkened the air—artillery vomited forth incus ant volleys of grape, can'sterand she)’— | heavy masses were moving op ou r left through Ime av o.ls to flmk us ! Yet onward cme, Wi! ' cox to the, right, Pryor to the L ft, and Feather stone in the ceutre—one grand, matchless line of battle—almost consumed by exploits (f the day—yet onward they advanced to the heart of the Federal position, and when the enemy bad fairly succeeded in almost flanking us o - the left, great commotion is heard*Tl the woods ! volleys upon volleys are heard iu rapid sneers einn, which are recognized and cheered be our men—“lt is Jac-kso !” they shout, “on their r'ght and rear !” Yes, two or three brigades of Jackson’s army have (linked the enemy, and are getting iu the rear ! Now, the fighting was bitter and terrific! Worked up to madness, Wilcox, Featherstone and Pryor dashed forward at. a run, and drive the enemy with iire*itible fury—to ur left effierge Hood’s Texan brigade, Whiting’s comes after, and Pander follows! The line is now complete, and “forward” rings from one end of the line to the other, and tbe Yankees, over 30 000 strong, begin to retreat! Wheeling their artillery fr-un the front, the Federal* tun part of it to break our iert, and save thrir retreat. The very earth shakes nt the roar! Not one piece of ours ha* yet opened ! ot has been done with bu let and bayonet, and on ly ri press our troops through .amps upon i t atup*. capturing gu s, *t-res, arms, clothing, A : Yt, like tdo uthounds on Hie irail, the * x biigades sweep every tiling be ore them, presenting an unbroken spiid 'ront, and closing in upon, the enemy, keep up an incessant sue c --i m of volleys upon itieir confused ma-ses, • an l unerringly slaughtering them by hundreds j and thousmds ! “ST .NEWALL” AT AVOKK But “where is J ckson?’’ ask all. lie has traveled fast, and i heading the retreating foe, ami as night dose* in, ail t* nnxietv for intelli g.-nce from h : m. ’Tis now about 7 p. in,, and j i-r as the rout of the eiu-inv is complete—jn*t the last voileys arc sounding in the enemy’s rear, th distant and rapid discharges of cannon j mil that Ja k*on has fallen upon th” retreating j column, broken it, aud captured 8 000 prison- j ers! Faria the, night, ids insatiable troops j hang upon the enemy, and for miles upon miles j .re dead, wounded, prisoners, wagons, cannon, j ifce., scattered in inextricable confusion upon ! the road ! Thu*, for four hours, did our infe rior force, una (led by a single p eee of artiilety, withstand over thirty th< n*and of tue enemy, { assisted by twenty-six pieces of artillery ! | In total, we captured many prisoners, and I thirty pieces of artillery up to 5 p. m. Friday, j and in the battle ot Gaines’ Mi’.s, captured2o he’d pieces, 15 000 stand of arm*, 0 stand or colors, three Generals, (Reynolds, Sanders and Rankin,) and over 4.000 p isonor*, including and zeus of officers of every g-.ade—front Colonel to Lieutenants of the line, THE FEDERAL FORCE, Every arm ot the service was well represented in the Federal line—cavalry were there in force, and when our men emerged from the woods at,tempted to charge, tint the three brigades on the right-, and J tjisou’s three brigades on the left, ciost and up ranks and pouted such deadly volleys up hi the hors, men, that they left the ground in contusion and entirely tor their in lautry to decide the day. McCall’s, I’ liter's and Scdgew cke’s “crack” divisions m -Bed away before our advance, however; and li.d Hie fight lasted one-half hour longer, not one whole rigiuieui would huve *u vived it. M.Oleilan, priso ers say, repeatedly was present, and <ii reeled movements, but when the ihree brigade* to our h ft cm rgetl from the woods, such coll usion aud havoc ensued, that he gave orders to retreat, slipped iff hi* horse, and escaped a* best he c uid. Some say that he av is severely wounded, and many officers (prisoners) believe th-- report that he was oil the to id is uudoubt ed’y true ; loi-everything uad hem previously prepared lor a grand tight at Games’ Mill*, McClellan even promising to capture our whole lorce, ah uid we attempt to storm. . CHARGES AND REPULSES. Much has hern -aid oi repe.tvd “charges” I made an.t “repulses.” Wild imagination* have j concocted many such foolish efforts. There | was bnt one “etiarge,” and, from the moment j the word of command was giveu—“ fix bayo nets ; forward !”—our advance was never | stopped, despite the awful reception which met j it. It is title that one or two regiments he- j came contused in passing over the de-p ditch \ abaitis, and timber earthwork; it is also true! that several slipped from the racks and ran to I the. rear, but in many cases these were wounded men. But the total number of “ stragglers” would uot am >uut to more iban one hundred fins is sinewy true, and redounds to our im mortal honor. These laets are true of Wilcox’s, Pryor’s and Featherstone’* brigades, who form ed our right, and we are positive that from the eoinpositi.il ot Whiting’s, Hood’s, and Pei d r’s brigades, who flicked the enemy and formed our left, they never could be made to taller; for Whiting had the llth, 10th, aud 2d Mississippi, and two other reguncuts unknown to us. Hood h..d tour Texau and one Georgia regiment, and the material ol Pender’s com ma!, and was equally as good as any, aud greatly uiscbieu sin-u us. it. These were the troops mostly engaged aud that suffered most. It is groos iijiisttee iu any to talk ot our troops .diking " three charges,” “repulses,” & O u troops received the command but once, aud if ■iat.au and alibi- hoid had *• oat rout r-d them iu*lead of mortal Yankees, the result wou’d have been the same. There were no repulses— aii arrangements woikd like a charm ; aud we ought not only to do our soldiers ju*ttee, but heartily thank Providence torHtis guiding hand amt a-* Mamie m tue immortal eveflta of Tutus and y and Friday. “ aviio took the batteries?” It is al*ay* a difficult matter to ascertain w.tu any degree ot certainly who took this or Unit battery, lor ever since the capture of Bher man’s, at Manassas, the question of eoLquce i haUeries has always been u Vexed one. Toe position oi fig;uku s changes so often in ati*| engag- incut, in t one, perhaps, wob did hut little, by some lucky chance tu.ds itself belore a teehly and tended ui deserted battery, and sim ply for the trouble ol pluming a Uig thereon, i lias houor couierred on it for doing nothing ! There were not ie*s than six butteries captured iu the fa titles oi "Games’ .Alii,” yet not one oi any of our regiments can lay positive claim io any single one piece, tor ail are contested property. S me oi the 12th Mississippi claim , me beautiful brass pieces *o much admired, an.: 1 officers *ay uiat wuea lut-y aritvtd in trout, a young uitu named Cassidy jumped upon one of the horses, and wLhed to drive them off, or turn ihi-io on the enemy, but was nut ailuwtd. Tue 5.a i\Xas, after hard fighting, found its if belore a batteiy, and cleaied it. but yet Some oilier regiment claimed it A Georgia reg;- m> ut ol ilo o’.- br gade claims -tooth r, and so i, i:—they a 1 Haiti lor them, am none can lay positive mdivuuuai claim to u,y ! Yet aii ei j<y the j lac aud 1 UgU liiUl bttoril!) over me u.h g is of capture, and e a. ar.-: :: l camp fire* right merrily, never counting Hi. danger, but tiny Ces.rn.g new occasions to u.u.mguisli i money tv.s For and | quite abundautiy among the slain. Some men j iu rut mug the uead, o ten searched the i ck j eis, ec" , tine Utah hnduig not iess than iisi> m g no: uuoih r fi-tnal out ot soim- old t io,ht- I not less than f.iOO; another S!,'.CO iu Federal units. \V: thus, noth gold and silver, wvr* 1, uad amoLg ihe spoiH, one lucky ibd.viduri havicg not les* thau six chronometers .i. kmg in hi* pocket at one time. Asa gem rat thing, more money Was lound upon the dead r u the field than ou any other ot which we have heard. CLOTHING IN ABUNDANCE was scattered about, and -tnutense piles of new uuifo ms were found Retouched Our ueu seeiiied io take great delight in assuming Fede ral office s’ uniforms, and strutted about serio comically, much to th” amusement ot du-ty, I potvder begtiintned youth*, who s_t lollicg and suiokicgiu the suade. Every conceivable arti ; cl •of Clothing was found in these Divisional 1 Camps, and came quite appropos to oar needy *• Idii ry, scores of whom took a cool bath, and changed old lor new underclothing, many aril elt-s being of costly material and q lite unique, j TUB AMOUNT OF AMMUNITION FoUND was considerable, and proved of very superior quality and mauulac.ure. The exact amoun | captured we Lave not yet ascertained, but from the immense piles of boxes scattered through . the camps, we cot j ciure that the enemy had laid in quite au unusual supply, expecting to u-eit, n übiltss, u .on our devoted men, and so they would, did our troops stand, as they do, ■t “long taw,” aud uot come to “dose quar ters.” THE CANNON AND ARMS CAPTURED in this bailie were numerous and cf very supe nor workmanship. The 25 pieces were the in -st b- um.tul w- have ever seen, while im n.ctst- p. c* ol gu s could be seen on eYery Land—many scarcely having themauufaciu er’.- "finish” even t.ruished. The enemy seemed quite willing to throw them away on the slight i undischa^Ll' jZ Ti S 6i ‘ ln l(JUnd with loads still | ! ,urpd wrrai V" 1 unrnl)er of small arm* can tu < I, we Uiidcr*tana, was not less than 15 000 I of every calibre and every make. ’ ! THE FEDERAL "W OUR Pro were dollcctoJ together, wild formed a verv i-,*.„. field hospital. The court yard of a larm'house was - selected,-and score* could be seen reclin ing on the gra-s, m il expert snrgous operating with much skill and Z at. By mutual agree ment sing-Bus are not considered prisoner* of war, ticmVat. ’he close of tbe.lam baub-.'muny Federal ■ urge.,,us remaiacd b hind, mil their services seemed very much appreciated by the, men. As many as could be were conveyed to town aud a-tended to, good conveyance being furnished, and much care manifested for their welfare. THE GALLANT DEAD—COL WHEAT. Among the in my heroic spirits who sacrificed tin ir ! ves qp the ailar of our country in the dr.-ad nt I, but glotiou* struggle at “Gaines’ Vlii L-” on Friday,-tune 37i.1i, ivo vv -u'd j.artic nlaiTy menu m the name oi the immortal Wheat, of Wheat’s Battalion—the master-spirit of that heroic hand, who, Horn the dawn of our strug gle until the present, has always been fund In t’ e vanguard bil.Lug manfully lor our lives Itpmio-, and homes. At Mau ssas, the name’ of Wheat b came historical iu our ann al*. for n* long as that victory shall remain kn av i to fame, so long will the name ol Robert Wheat bo coupled with it. Despising potty intrigue, Col. Wheat desired, nothing more than to se curehu own beloved Smith, and to be in active service was his chief delight. Joining Jackson iu the Valley,’and winning imperishable fame, this gallant man fought all through that arduous but all-glorious campaign, and while leading the small remnant of his once numenu* bat talion to the charge, at Gaines’ Mills, was mortally shot, a ihe head. “ Bury me on the field, boys,” said ie, and placidly expired. May he rest iu peace. RESULTS. It is impossible to get correct returns of the killed am: wounded. Oar loss is probably nut over 2.000, at the Highest cal ulation. The .Federal lots ;s estimated at 20,000, kifftd,, wounded, end prisoners, if not more. The following items Ave have from Featherstotyp’s brigade: 'The casualties in th 12 ii regiment Missis- S’i'pi volunteers, Fea liersttrtie’s brg.de* Long sue- ’* division, comm .tided by M j >r W. H. Liny. a. 6 U* fallows : Maj. VV. H. Liny, wouud ed vails in the morniug’o action, while Jeadu g the regimeut iu tiie first charge. In tne morn ing engagement this rtgimeni lost 12 killed, 08 wounded, and 9 mi.-saig. Number taken iuto the fi. Id, i flie>-is, n u-con.mission and • Ulcers, aud puvutes 307 Iu the evening eugag-ment, f’Japi. 8 B i houms eommanuiug regiment ) .lie ios- wa.- 6 k-tb-d, 38 Wounded, anu IS iui*- Mt.g. Numb -r of ..rticers aud privates taken into biule, 80S The regiment thus lost 153 killed, wounded, and missiug, dnftug the day, out oi 397 iiicu. The auove is ds near correct as ii, is possible to a*ci rtaiu, a* several reported rt!!Su,g have bee found killed, and others wounded. The 19 n Mississippi volunteers 1 .si 31 killed and 150 wounded, out ol 531 that weut into ac tion in the morning The 2l Mississippi battalion lost 106 killed and wounded, out- of 234 taken into acuon m thy morning. The following is a list or casualties in the Purcell B.itte.ry, in the battle ol Thursday even ing last: K I ed —Lieut. Wm. A. Alleu, Corporal Mur pay, Privates Boyd and Stillman. Wounded—Lieut. H. M. Fitzhugh ; Sergeants Crow, McGruder, Temple, Bail, Messier; Cor poral- Eldins Beck; Privates B .-ekham, Cheat ham, Tiios. Berry. Douanoe, G o, Doekerty, Davis, Daniel, Ege. F.emmg, Finneli, Grisby, Vlott, Herriug, Holland, Heart. Harrow, Geo. YY. Johnston, E P. Jones, YV. T. Flint, James, Kimball, Mitchell, Mahoney, McLeod, Morton, O’Brien, F S. Pr.ce, Ritchie, Rase, Saerey, T. If. Thompson, B. M. Temple, Pan.ngton, W. T. Smith, T. T. Y eager. This list proves the desperate bravery exhi bited by the command in the bio tty strife. We learn that Mr Diwson, a young Englishman, who came over iu the Nashville, Volunteered for tiie engagement, and received a wouud while acting most g olauily. ihe C.enshaw battery, ot this c t.y, (ittached to Grgg’* bt gide) acu-d with distinguished gallantry iu Finlay’s battle. The casualties re: Serg’ts Suothei and Pr.vale R >in Ilines, killed; Corp’i Wm. B Allen, eanon K owles, G o. Young, Beiuon G av.-s Da uul Liuea-.ier, l'UOb. Malto y,-and Tinnuis Ryder, w uud-d. f'fie coinpany lot fully oue-i,turd ol then horses, and had three of their gnus disabled A‘l lUe pieces were brought off the li id, how ever, though, owing to al ick-oi horses, some had to be Dragged away by hand. Ca-u-.nties in Cos. E, 44 ft Geo. Regiment, en gaged net. re RUysoc’s Alois, Tbur-day even ing: Killed—Privates A. Bagwell, J. Lee, J£. Davis. R. M. Diwson, J. H Digby. Missing— W. -f. Reeves, Al. P. Swiuney. Wounded—Capt. J. YY. Adams, slightly in arm; Loaut. J. If. Com.ail., slightly in elms’; Lieut. 8. A. Scott, slightly in shoulder and knee; Lieut. Manly, in baud and kuee; Corp’i A C. Calnwell badly; Coip’l f. L. Hatcher; Corp’i Madden, slightly ; P ivales J. M. Davis, YV. 8. Brown, J. YV. Per kins, slightly; E. G Curbow, badly ; Daniel Curbow, slightly ; Win. Bagwell, J A. Oollms. J s ph Beall, Robert Non is. J. N rris, 1. F J. Weldon, Green Allison, YV 8. Fu’.ral, N T. Gibeon, H. 11. Gibson, WiU.uoi Jester, T. T. Bishop. ENGAGEMENT AT COAL HAHTIOR. In the fight on Friday, Johnson’s Battery, of this city, occupied au exposed position on the C al Harbor road, about one mile from Coal Harbor aud was subjected to a fire remarkable for its accuracy, wnich (as an.eye-witness in forms us) the command cue mitered without tl iiehiug. Capt. Johnson avus conspicuous for his.brav-ry throughout the period in which bis battery was engaged, and our informant says •that imt an inch of ground would have been yielded while a mau remained to serve tbe guns, had uot Gen Lee, b.'erving the deadly ar ct of the VNt-my’e ti c. ordered them to j withdraw from the contest. Tiie casualties, b .th in men and horses, were heavy. Among the sail incidents of'the battle may be mentioned ihe tie th of Lieut. VV. Eugene Web ster, of Maryland, chief executive offi rer of tne Arsenal, who was acting as Aid to General Rode*. He fell in the thickest f the light, while gallantly cheering on a regimen'-. Ha body was brought to the ci.:y on Saturday.— Li ut. YV. was a relative of Gen L*e. We regret to learn that Major T. S. Skinner, Ist N. 0., was kitted in the engagement on Thursday evening, in the attack ou the Federal entrenchments. at Garnett’s farm. About eleven o’clock Saturday, Capt. Moody’s battery opened fire upon the entrenchments of the enemy located just beyond Garnett’s firm. The battery Sired some ten or ibteeu minutes, and mcadwhile a body of infantry, consisting of ihe 7 h aud Bth G :orgia regiments, moved up under cover of the fire from the field pieces. The Si h, in advance, charged .cross a ravine and up a blii, beyond which the Yankee entrench ment lay. They gained the tir-t line of works and look po-sest ion of them, but, it is proper to state, this was unoccupied at the time by tbe Yankees. The fire of the enemv was murder ous, aud as soon as our men reached the brow of the biff, rapid volleys of grape, cini*ter, and musketry ware poured imo them. It was ouod almost impossible to proceed farther, but. the attempt would have been made, had not orders been received to fall back, which was done in rood order, still underfire. -Tue loss in the 7th is reported at seventy odd men kdled, wounded, and missing. In the 8 It, upwards oi eighty. Col. Lirn ir, of the Bth, was severely wounded in the groin, end I 1! into the hands of the enemy. Lieut. Cos. Towers was capture.!, but unu lured. Tne Yankees were completely hUldeu behind their work*, >ud d.d not suffer much apparent y. We took a captain, I’> uteuaut, and some five or six nrivaies, ihe Y >akce picket force at the po nt. Later a ii g oi truce was granted to tk : away ur d*-ad aud wounded, b i„ a conference v.itb Col. L unar w lelu-ed. The Federal sur geon*, however, and and net think his wouud a !at sal <-::e, aud. tuci\dhrt, Would Dot allow him to be . kou away. GEN. TOOMBS’ BRIGADE. On F iay Gen. Toombs was ordered to “feel” the cc > entrenched to the east aud iront ot G inu. -firm. Alter receiving written orde’s to auv. r.-'--■, Gen. Toombs sent forward the 2d, 15 U a:.-; 17. h Georgia The enemy Ltd near mreel r gtaes tu it skirt ot woods beliiod an abattLs •* fell ;t limb- r and brushwood, 'i’he tjeo.’gnos advanced spiruediy upon the Yan kees ..Mi dr>ve them hack, uot, however, U'.til iht-y uad iought de-peraicly lor ibe ground. Ftm ing it unfavorable to fltnk our force, the i aLkces wuudrew mul.ietl us m possession of ■ i.u field. 1. was maintained until orders' were rent tor Gen. tooinb* to re. ire. Our total loss may be summed up as fallows : K lied 24; Avouaded 160. aad 4 missing, up to ue time-the rep >ris catae la. Col. Mclntosh, ot the I5aU, lost his leg ; Captain B rch was killed; ''apt. Tilley dang-*foa*iy wounded, and Lieut. Edwards slightly wounded This en gagement was a spir te i acd creditable affair, General Toombs obeyieg strictiy his Avritten orders. _ Gen. Leo pushed hi3 advance naiil 10 o’clock 1-a-t n’gut, (Saturday,) aud ai 11 was iu occupa lion ol the York River Railroad, the enemy s principal iiue of communication. Tht* in e - t'ect pierces the enemy’s centre, acd separate* their forces on the north side ol the Cniclta hominy irotn those on the south side. Briga dier General Kiker is among the prisoners brought to the city yesterday morning. MISCELLANEOUS. Amo-'g tbe wounded in ty oe mentioae.* Msj. Jt-an M Daniel, editor oi the Ricamond Ex aminer, rmd late ot Gen. Floyd’s s.taff, but now •’cring wi'h Gen. Hill. His arm was shattered. “ Capt. YVm. Randall, Company K, 1-t Lauisi - ana, was not ktiied as at first reported. He re ceivc-d a severe wound m the right arm, at the elbow j lint. M.>j Edward 3w .ee, N. C. State troops, was among the wounded. Among the well known citizens of Richmond who met soldier’s deaths were Clarence YVar wick, son of Corbin Warwick, and Simuei D. Mitcbel, son of the late Wm. Mitchell, jr. Tbev we.e all young men. Cot. J G Seymour, of tliufith Louislabia. was killed Saturday Among the killed in the desperat* fight of Friday nfternooD. was Col. J VV. A’len, of the 2.J regiment Virginia volunteers. He was shot 'a. ro a, IKh - lht! ,lua d and expired almo-t instantly. At the tirne he receivd the fuel shot he was a "'2 Brigadier.(Jartera 1 o* Jackson’s celehrat to .h2'“rr” ‘Hi* body was brought to the city yest-rdav morning, and during die day depos d, n H oily wo. .u Cemetery I tank L Jones, of the f* un i regiment is thought to be mortally wounded, p.’st a ! rit’cal H ' 8 eOUdUIOu is al loaa k exceedingly Capt. Wood McDonald, son of Col Angn* W McDonald o' YV nchester, and aid to Gen. E zey’ wa* killed in the-same engagement. * Mf.joi- P. J. Sinclair, of the 5.h North Caroli na regiment, received a painful wound in the thigh, and was brought to tbe city yesterday afternoon by Dr Coffin, by whom his wound was dressed. He is now at the American Ho tel. Private Charles Lucas, of the “Wise Artil lery,” fom Martinshurg, was killed on Fri day afternopn. His brother, Sergeut Bnj Lu cas, of the same company, was seriouoly wounded. Iu the engigement near “ Fair Oaks, ” yes terday afternoon, Brigadier-General Griffith had one of his legs broken, and apprenensions are felt that amputation may be necessary. A Federal Lieutenant, who was captured yes terday morning and brought to the headquar ters of Gen. Lee, reports that two entire regi ments had deserted during the morning. The Confederate forces yesterday afternoon occupied the enemy’s position at White House, on the Pamunkey, but all the stores of the tn< - my at that point were destroyed by them in their retreat. Important from Europe, FOREIGN MEDIATION IN AMERICAN AFFAIRS. [From the Nov Tors aeratd, 25. h n-tant'] EUROPEAN INTERVENTION IN THE UNITED StogTES Tiie intelligence from Eu-ope by the Arabia, published by telegraph ’rorn Halifax ia ourcol uum* to-day, is of the highest importance. It foreshadows the intention ot the Emperor of ihe - French, m co-operation with Eugland, io in | pose by an armed intervention iu the American war, in order to put a stop to it and to enforce peace on the basis of a separation between the North and the South. Taken in crnuectiou with the visit of Count Persigny to L mdon, Avitti au article in the Paris Cousutu'ionel, with ihe tone of the English press and Pi-1' <ment, and with the fact of the invasion of M xico, lor tilt-avowed purpose of changing its ii.s.uu tions and subverting ils present government, the news is ol a most startling character. The same pretence set forth in the Spanish C >rt. z by Calderon Collantes for inte’ vention in Vh x ico— namely, to “prevent a fratictdal war”—is held out to the ear of hutnaniiy and civilizt tion for intervention in the United States. Bat cotton and tobacco, and hosu-iiy to free insti tutions, are at the bottom oi British and French philanthropy. The Lend >n Times, of the ll h instant, raves about promised cotton, and takes no comlort iu our capture of New Or leans. Their ruined commerce and manu ac tures, and the revolutionary tendency ot their own population in cousiqueuce o prolonged distress, are the real incentives to the action of the powers o.i Western Europe, and not a>.y sympathy for the sufferings of humanity in the New World. The English’journals and tbe English nobility in both houses oi Parliament affect to be great ly shocked at the course of Genera! Butler in New Orleans. Lord Palmerston, in the House of Commons, stigmat’2es it as •‘infamous,” and such that an Englishman should blu-h for the Anglo Saxon race. E rl Kusseff on ihe same night denounces it in the H rase of Lords, while E i.l Carnarvon says “it is without a precedent in the annals ot war.” II .ve they forgotten Packenham’s watchward ol “beauty and booty” before New O leans at ihe close of the war of 1812-’ls, or the tomih.wk and scalping knife of me savage in the war of Am -tiem indepen dence, wheu the British G ivermn -nL paid a certain price for every scalp produced by the Indian as the result oi bis slaughter of the woße -kins, whether men, women orchil ren ? Have ihev torgetten the m issaere of Wyoming, and • lie fiendish deed* of their hireling lles-ians ? Could they noi dll io mind the bloody scene of Glencoe, in Scotland, or the atrocious butchery of Cromwell, at Drogheda, in Ireland, where, by his own contessi .n, he treacherous ly put man, woman and chil I to the sword after the surrender m the town ? ya halo! the ivar against Ihe Chinese, to compel ih m to eat opium to their certain destruction, but tor the advantage of British commerce? And, finally, is their memory so treacherous that ’hey <! > not remember tbe atrocities ot Hastings and Olive in India, aud of the more modern pro ceedings of the Br lish army compelling the Btp >y s to bite the dust because they would not bite greased cartridges,contrary to the precepts ot their religion, and of the bl wing of their miserable victims from the mouths ot cannon. Let us hear no more, therefore, about prece dents for cruelty in war. The real meaning of the mock humanity of Palmerston, Russell and the other Briti-h states men is, that they desire to inflame the public mind of England and all Europe agaiust ihe Uuited Sia*es, and to prepare the way for that intervention which Earl Russell intimates is only a question of time on the part of the Bri tish Government. Tne London Post, its organ, says “the difficulties in tlje rviiy of the recon struction of the American Union are insur mountable.” The L >ndo Herald, organ of the opposition, ask, “How long is America to be indulged and Europe ta cn'ure?” The Paris correspondent of some of the English papers asserts that "Napoleon is a sured of the co-operation of England in his schemes of in tervention in the iinited S ates; that mediation has been resolved upon; that simultaneous propositions will be made by England and France at R ehnaond and Washington, and that in case of refusal, either by the North or 8 >uth, the two powers will impose peace bn the bel ligerents by force of arm*.” But we rather think, as intimated by Etrl Russell and by the Manchester Guardian, that th.- programme is io let France, for the present, go forward alone, as in ihe case of Mexico, and that if necessary England and Bpain will come to her r .seue But the Uuited States w li kuow how to deal with these powers should ihey attempt io in terfere in her domestic concerns. We will Boon have an army of three qu.rters of a nullum of men disengaged alter the suppression of the rebellion, and a fleet of iron clad vessels which will sweep the combined navies of France, England and Spain from the face of Hie . cean ; nor will we ever lay down ourarms (ill We wipe out every vestige of foreign.sway in the.New YVorld. Meantime we call upon Congress to pronounce against the infamous scheme of the European powers to break up the rejin’ l <•* of America and erect out of their debris monarchi cal systems extending from Hudson’s Bay to Cape Horn. TheUbiq itous Jackson! - upekeis He?— A citizen ol Richmond was conversing with two wounded Federal officers on a train .coining from the battle field, when one of the latter re marked that, McClellan was fully aware of all the movements of the Confederates —that nothing transpired on < ur lines of which be was not immediately Informed. “Ah,” said the ci iz -n, "perhaps then you can tell me where Stonewall Jackson is at present.” “Oh, yes,” replied the Federal, “he is in the Valley, and has been largely reinforced.” “Indeed.” was the re joinder; “now what w raid you say it I was to tell you that Stonewall is now is the rear of your army on the Cliickahominy, with a fair prospect of giving VlcCleliaii a worse rout than he gave Banka on the Bhenandoab ?” The Fed eral started as if he tiad received another *1 o. k from a bomb t-heii, and at once tubsided into silence —[R chmond D -patch. Yankee Goume uFeitb. —the ibohtnondD s* patch ways: One ot the Yankee prisoners, a fell w h dling from Johnstown, Penn., on his arrival here on Suurday gave a lad, tor the purpose ot getting change a bogus ten dollar note, purporting < he issued by the C 8. Treasury Department. It was gotten up in Philadelphia, as appeared on examination. The man being identified, "as a.ierwards sent to Castle Godwin, where being searched, a larg bundle ot the trash was l>nna ou his person. Our iaw m kes it death _ r ® man to attempt to circulate counterfeit J try notes, and no doubt this * Union soidie. •• be brought to trial for the felony commuted by him. Sale of Neukoes —At a wile of negroes held at the Lower Market House, in this city, . n U „,.7h,v Ist in-t , the following prices wem n-af/ed -B? MW ° d - 15 - ®m, 3d years edd, cook, wilit-r, and iron, -r, $705 ;; nnir, 40 years old, cook, washer, dee , s4bs, oirl 'aged 13, $805; bay, aged 15 & ll, > 17 years old, del l hand, unsound, ?3jo; woman, aged 35, seamstress and honse servam, and two children, 31,030 ; man, aged 70, gardener, &c., 330d ; man, aged 65, gardener, $210; man, aged 51, held band, $410; man, 40 y ars old, $740; boy, aged 30, $1,150; boy, aged 15, $950. [Augusta Chronicle, 3d. Fatal Acciuknt. — We 1 egret to learn that 01 Friday morning, whilst the D x.e Rangers were under ia-.pection by 001. Walker, atGretn Pond Station, Charleston and Stvannah Rail road, a fatal accident occurred, resulth g in me death ot a member oi th .1 company. Ik s ems that the company were undergoing an m.-pec tic-n ol arras, ana private L mrecce K ryaoaugb a I carbine being loaded, although the tap wa= re ! moved, the piece became Somehow ■( ;in th rein an-, tyt m-ch.ryed, '*• ball ptua, | ing t .r< ueh it. i. a-J ol private T. W. Llagetl, | and killing ht& c V^ r< courier, 30th uIL 3