Newspaper Page Text
zg~ Os the battle "on Friday, the Richmond
' Eoquirer” reports:
asvxwei. or ihi ero»o**e»T serose bichbomd o»
rutil.
Our farces htria/f driven the enemy from his
r.fle pits and bettenee on the right of his posi
tion about Mechanicsrille, on Thersdav, pursued
their success with redoubled vigor and gallsniry
ou Friday. Fire was opened at the earliest hour
of dawn, and the enemy, now almost driven back
to the base of bis lines, commenced to retreat
slowly about eight o’clock. The troops on the
Confederate side, consisted of the divisions of
Oenerais Longstreot, A. P. Hill and L». H. Hili.
The pursuit was conducted with skill and impetus
osity, aDd the enemy suflered severely on all
sides! His direction was down from the right of
the Mecbanicarille Turnpike, towards the rear
position of his centre, about four miles Xnrtfc of
the Cbiclcabominy, and six miles from the Turn-
All the enemy’s dead and wounded on the pre-.
vious day, with few exceptions, had been earned
(,(f • add they managed a'so to move a large
uumber from the held in ibis running engage
ment. As they retired they set Bre toiuim-nse
quantities of their commissary stores, spiked
their caDnon, destroyed tents and smashed up
all of lb a wagons they could not run off. Our
forces captured several tine batteries, consisting
a sit of eighteen rifle cannon, and several minor
nieces of artillery. A portion of them were
spiked, and reached tbe city in the afternoon, to
undergo repair and restoration. About ten
o'clock, the pursuit ceased tor the time and the
battle raged uuiil late in ihe evening, 'fhe ene
my had now fat en back upon his sirongest posi
tion, and fought with desperation. When nigh!
came on tbe tiring on both sides was discontinued,
and the burial of the dead aod care of tbe wound
ed occupied the attention of our victorious ar
o»Z- ...
The retreat of the Federal army inap ired our
men with strength and encouragement. Not a
rnan faltered, and while scenes occurred which
would spread dismay under other circumstances,
or in another cause, all pressed on, tired with the
determination to render the battle field one S"a ol
b'ood, rather than suffer defeat to borer for a mo
ment above their heads.
The regiments which seem toWave suffered the
moat, to the three days’ engagements, wete the
Uth and 44th Nurtb Carolina, the 4th and l'Jth
Georgia, and the Ist Louisiana. The Virginia
troops suffered severely. ,
Our hilled numbers about three hundred. The
enemy's loss in killed, wounded and prisoners is
estimated at between three and tour thousand
men, besidrs about $1,000,000 of stores destroyed
and several batteries lost.
An interesting incident occurred on the Pa»
monkey, on Thursday. A raft batfcry, protect
ed with iron sides, was annoying uur troops in
i at direction, when a regiment of ebarpvahoit
ers was detailed to capture >t-- They proceeded
to the brow of » hii! immediately commanding
the battery, and < petted Sre di wu into it. About
• dozen ran see i were killed and wounded by
the vjliev.a s.i< eit which took theth so much by
Mrpnse" mit they cone laded to give up, so,
hoiatn* a- **. out upon a pole, the survivors
fTTf -g.. i, •* We surrender Our sharp-shooters
immediate!* «-n- devrn. took possession, and
*ent the eva t to the bo'tooi ot ihe river.
The #v«tnes« of the Yankee army in its re*
t eat prevented the capture of many prisoners.
In fact, the capture of prisoners was not ; articus
.arty cared abont by toe pu-su.ug army.
The advantage to us, ao far, is materially un
important, but the orestigc which it adds to the
uatre of our arm*, is most cheering. The meu
are mspired with an elation which has impressed
them with a sentiment of invincibility. Thev
look upon tbe issue of the tight with that presen
timent of kuceesh which jdlv a heart mrted by
consciousness of a noble purpose can feel. To
day will probably draw the issue nearer, and t-er
hape complete it." Tbe general engageiatut has
vet to be fought.
The "Enquirer” *l»o remarks;
One great fact ts certain, and is proved by 'he
ears of every man in Richmond; that whereas
the fight began at Meadow bridge, across the
hbickahominy—a point aln£*JMue berth of the
city—lt progressed tbe ssnrjjpfaing to Jlecbau
'sville several miles to- ast, where it be
uarne very Ictriouw, and fo,- the night
"T*ie explanation m, tltat oufTFH ... drove the
eoemy frntii Meadow Bridge to Mechamcsville.
and then drove them out ot their strongly en -
trenched position at Mechsnicsville, which, at i)
o'clock, we took possession of.
Another feet is certain, and on tLe same evi
dence. About four o’clock, Friday morning, a
tremendously heavy tire commenced a few miles
Kuat of Mechamcsville. at Kilysoo’a Mills, a*<i
lasted until about seven. There was then a 8 us
pension of tire until nearly twelve o’clock, when
j» opened with great fury still farther to the Kast,
and apparently iu the direction of Nev Bridge,
which is about Northeast from the cut. About
mid afternoon, Friday. wc heard theheuvy roll of
artillery still resounding in the same qtar’er.
The engagement of the early morning near
Meclianicsvfl e, was an attack by our troops on
another strong fortification of the enemy, end
ing in the ejection ot the latter, and their retreat,
and our pursuit to New Bridge—a point probably
eight or nine miles from the place where the bat
tle commenced on Thursday evening. Thus far
had our forces driven the enemy’s right ging, or
that portion of McClellan's array wt icb lav on
the north side of the Chitkahominy, audbetween
that river and the Pamunkey.
The information received Irom the buttle held
is that we have beeo successful in every attack,
and are steadily anu surely driving McCfellao be*
fore us. The supposed plan of the battle was to
destroy or rent tne right wing of the enimy, and
at the same time throw a column bebiutf them to
cut of McClellan’s supplies aud deprivs him at
the same lime of the means of retreat To this
latter service it is said that .Taekson’s irmv was
specially appropriated: and that hispsth was the
track marked out by Geo. Steuart in Lis late cav
alry expedition.
There is reason to think that on Thursday night
McClellan drew a large force from hie left to re
inforce his right, already so badly wonted. It is
certain that great cheering was heard id the ene
my's camps on hia left wrag. which indicated
either that the troops had received, matching
orders, or that McClellan had sent i dispatch
telling of his “great victory” at Mejianic&viile.
The heavy aud protracted fighting at New
Bridge yesterday afternoon, would leem to ins
dtcate that McClellan had gathered |is strength
there, and that we were meeting it ?ith ours
The impression founded cn mans assertions
rather than on any very certain information, is
that Jackson has accomplished his purpose, aud
is between McClellan add his guabuds. If Bu, it
would seem that we have got him his array
between the upper and the fnether mijlstooe. We
trust they will be ground.to powder)
At the* time of writing this, we do hot think it
probable that the battle will end with Fr day's
sun. It will probably range along our right S«t»
nrday. There are reports, and somi of respecta
ble parentage, that the enemy on yesterday tell
back in that quarter, or perhaps retreated across
the Chiokahominy. If true, it will oot avail them,
much for Jackson will head them, and our light
wing will follow. We are satisfied, however,
that it is not true, unless perhaps in part; for a
gentleman who was near, assures us that there
was a sharp engagement near Seven Fines Friday
afternoon, commencing about three o’cltttk. and
still progresing when he left.
(n short, the appearance and the belief, at the
t;me of writing this, are that God is about to favor
cur cause with one of the greatest victories ever
won on the field of arms. For which, if indeed
it shall be consummated, as at present we can oot
doubt, from every heart in the Confederacy will
ascend the incense of gratitude and joy lor so ins
estimable a mercy.
We will add to this that we have just been
made acquainted w ith the contents ot a letter
from an officer belonging to our right wiLg, writ
ten from tbe camp to a friend in this city, as late
as 2% P. M-. yesterday. It stated that Long
street, Jackson and* A. F Hill were then en*
gating the enemy in the rear, with a f rce of 60,•
tOO men. A vigorousVtaok, it is said, was to be
made from onr front, to oc-operate with the rear
attack ; nod the most gratifying results were ex
pected. The jDSftaesrer who brought the letter
pasted that, among the spoils captured, wa* u
'arge number of beeves roFected for tbe F-deral
wav, •
From tfit Richmond Dispatch, J'jneTr.'K
OPENING OF THE GREAT BATTLE HEAVY
ENGAGEMENT ON TBE LEST OF OU2
LINES
Our city was startled, late yesterday evening,
by reports of heavy orananoe'andby ooeconsem
it was universally announced that the Great
battle had at last opened, and that the greatest
and most momentous confi.ct of the age was full/
inaugurated. As far as We can ascertain, at a
late hour of night, it apperrs that our forces at.
tacked the enemy with unparalleled fur? at Me
cbaoicsville, and from toe suddenness of the
attack, the enemy were totally non piussed and
driven from ihree large redoubts in rapid sue
cession, seizing the guns and turniog them with
terntic effect upon the toe. This aocomplished,
I our forces advanced and captured two hues of
'entrenchments and ti ;ld works, taking every*
thing before them in gallant style. Co-operating
With tbe movement on the extreme r*ght and
rear of the enemy, our Generals crossed
the„Chickaboßiiay at two points, viz. : by
the Mecbanicsvi.'le bridge and Meadow bridge,
attacking the enemy with great dash and ardor,
driving m their outposts, and ascending tbe op -
posite hills, seized the batteries erected thereon,
and fully command'ng ihe future movements of
our forces in crossing the stream- Iu doing this,
the rapidity of movement was such that tue enemy
was unprepared and lost a monster battery, which
has long annoyed our troops to the right and left of
tbe York River Railroad. This achievement in it
self is of incalculable value,and is equivalent to
tbe saving of 5,tXK> lives. Gen. Branch, we under
stand, led the advance down the Meadow Bridge
road with a brigade of North Carolinians, and on
crossing, were instantly reinforced by other
troops of Gen. Bill's division. The numerous
field works and batteries opposed to their advance
were ass tiled by our men m the coolest and most
nonchaleot stylo imaginable, and while driv
ing tbs heavy masses of Federal infantry before
them, were ably seconded by our heavy guns,
which, thundering with terrific noise, threw large
shells thick and fast upon the enemy's chosen
positions and camps/ thus preventing our first
forces from being overpowered by the swarming
hordes ot McClellan's hirelings. While these
brilliant movements were progressing in tbe
neighborhood of Meadow Bridge, our troops be
yond the Mechanics? ille Bridge formed a junc
tion with theui, thus forming a perfect oordon
wilh others operating from the village of Me
ehan icsyjlle itself. Our hoe being perfect, a
! generaljtdvance t'ok place, but the brave Coc
iederateVbad not progressed tar ere they were
encountered oy the Federal* in great force,
and a terrific tight ensued, but onward pressed
our infantry and artillery, unt.l at nine I*. M ,
when tbe Heavy cannonading Ceased, it was gener
ally known that the enemy had neen drtvtn fully
three milea, huving experienced gredt loss in
everv shape, but particularly :a artillery. Bur
cell’s batierv, we are informed, immortalized
itself, and wa.. the first corps that crossed the
Mechanics*!! c bridge, and opened file upon ihe ]
enemy. At Mechauicsviile, tbe heaviest figbing |
is said to have taken pluce on Walt’s (arm, bu; j
resulted magnificently to us. All tbe heights
beyond the Ohickahominy are in our possession, I
thus ensuring the sate and speedy transportation I
of troops and muniiious to the other side
From tbe late hour at which we write, tt is imi
possible to obtain particulars of the sanguinary
engagement of yesterday, but the facta stated are
substantially correct, while much more was af
fected bv the forces engaged than the most san
guine con'd have expected or predicted. Tbe
eaemv wrre totally routed whenever they made
a stand—batteries, entrench meats, tieldvworks,
camps, and arms, were captured with great ra
pidity, and our loss is much less thsa c. uid bare
been" imagined In aU likelihood, the engage
ment to-day will prove -a general one at ail points,
and Jet us reverently hope that the God of Bat
tles will smile propitiously upon our efforts, and
crown our forces with a complete and glorious
triumph over uialiguaut sod relvutiess enemies.
Prom the to hmo '-l ftaiuoier, June ttfA.
PSBTIC' LABS lit TUX HATTLX AT NXCUaStCSVILL*.
Ot the fightof yesterday wu have obtained lew
details Genera! Jackson, contrary to his usage,
was not up to tbe lime appointed for b.s engage
ment in it. Major General A F. Hill, ot Virginia,
St if o’clock, ~-eeis-jly, 0r,.-—.l is- (ISi-Vs.
hominy. The Yankees eemed perfectly aware
of his coming
General till., with U.oOo man, (Gen Branch
did tint arrive 111! nightfall,j engaged the whole
of McGlellan's fortes, until n.ght p ut an end to
the uudecid.-d contest. While Ueu. Bill did not
succeed, m that limited time, in routing the
enemy, his forces stubbornly maintained the pos- j
sessiou of Mechamcsville and the ground taken |
hr them on the other side of tne Ohickahominy ]
Goring the w-h-de time of the contest large '
reinforcements were passing the Cbickaboouny I
under General Lee but none ot these forces |
engaged in the battle or were under fire ; and I
General Lee did uot react Mechamcsville until
nine o'clock at nigh', when the fight wa- over.
General Util is the hero of Ihe battie of Wil
liamsburg. He was then a Brigadier, aud wou
on ihat field his title ol Major General. In the
battle of Tester Jay he displayed, in the highest
degree, alt the talents of a coma.ander, with the
exception ot proper caution of his own use. which
he exposed from the first shot to tne last, with
ihe reckles-uess of a trooper.
Tne cannonade was the most fearfully rapid
and close vet witnessed General Anderson was
ordered to take one of the chief Federal batteries,
[t is said that one regiment from North Carolina
gave way in the charge.
TV.day a decisive battle will be fought.
From the Richmond ( Vo-l Exam rter, June is.
TUS USES ABOUT RICHMOND UXAVY XNOAGXUXATS
rax BHIMV VALLINU BAC&.
The splendid contest ot Thursday afternoon, 1
wmen resulted in the wresting, by Genera! A i
P, IHl's division, of Mechan'csvtlle, though |
without decisive results, except the possessing of 1
tue place served to attract the attention of Me- j
Clelian from a movement ,n his rear wmch over '
whelmed him. There Hill’s division of 12,00ij
■ men stood successfully opposed to at least four '
1 times their number, behind earthworks, which |
they, oue after another, evacuated, carrying off
their gnus, whicL, mount 'd on whee. carriages, I
w ere uot captured, us some of our con tempura-1
ries announced yesterday, though their positions |
wire gained and held Many valuable Uvea were |
lost at Mechamcsville, but they received unmor- |
taiitv there. j
At 3 C’clock yesterday morning th- grand wp [
tie main of General T J. Jackson was accent- j
pltshed. With his army, which faced to get into
posit.on tbe previous evening, he, fresh from the j
fields of explode in the Valley, came down tbe,
Chickahorainy on the right fiank ot McClellans
army, to Coal Harbor, m ihe enemy's rear, and
put his front upon it at Old Church. Theenemv
had fallen back still farther during tbe night, and
HtU'oand Longstreet’s divisions pressed h.m in
front and left fiank early yesterday m rniog.
Thus, by a strategy unparaiied for its briiltancv,
wasTiloCiellan circumvented. Up to this writ
ing we have no account of the battle that has
been progressing that would justify particulars
but McClellan and his main army was reported
retreating down the Chickabomtny, bearing ofi
from Stonewall's guns in ihe direction of West
Point, where the gunboats were lying ready to
cover him.
It was six o’clock when tne enemy g stc way,
after leaving their lasi breastwork battery ot IS I
guns, which was their best, m -anting heavy
siege guns McClellan retired, burning up his I
stores at the depots of his lines. From the top
of the capitol in the square, shafts of white smoke
could be seen rising in the direction of Old
Church and tbe White House. At first it was
thought to originate from the firing of cannon,
that could not be beard'hat distance, the wind
also being contrary; but later in tbe day it was
ascertained to have been caused by the destfac*
tion by the enemy, of hia immense stores off to
the right of the Mechaniesville pike, on the farm
of Dr. Gaines.
The muttetings of the fight could be occasion
ally heard through the report of heavy guns, hut |
it died entirely away as the scene of tbe cenfiict j
was removed by the retreat of the enemy and ihe I
advance of the Cons d rate forces
The retreat of McClellan’s army, aud the pur-1
suitof the Confederate army, ha* moved our base I
of information concerning the fight, which w e j
learn, wiskept op at intervals with great severi*
ij: but through the kindness of an officer from
[ our lines, ire hare been supp'ied with a very in
telligent pencil diagram, furnishing the positions
of the retreating and pursuing forces.
[ Jackson sNyuiy was represented as moving
- d f >wn considerably this side of the PamuDk-v
. for a tru.sael bridge spanning it at the railroad,
with the intention of outstripping McClellan,
whose forces were making fur the same bridge to j
' secure it a» a crossing before it was seised or
burned by Jackson. G ns. Locgstreet’s, A- P.
Hills’s and D. H. Hi.i’s division were pressing
hard upon VlcCledan's rear, while Magruder and
Huger, on the Chickahominy, held "our right/
wing in the direction of New Bridge with a pur- .
tion of the enemy in front of them. This was
the supposed situation cf the armies up to yes
terday afternoon. As regards the battle, or
' « f butties, that closed the eventful dav we liave
little that is reliable S(, too, ot our loss and !
that of the enemy, but ;t has been Leavy—that :
on the enemy’s side very great; but we will not
venture on figures.
It uppeaie tw be conceded that the enemy sue
cessfuby withdrew their forces from the position :
held by them on Thursday night, after the cap
ture of Mechanicsville, leaving behind, as a
blind, some skirmishers and a battery, which, •
when charged upon by the advance yesterday
morning ai dayl.ght, was found to be empty of
men and guns. A pursuit of three hours brought
our force upon a formidable barer/ of thirteen «
guns at Gaines' Mill near the New Kent road, j
Here occurred our heaviest 1 ss. The breast
were situated on a bluff, across a mill dam, canal
and swimp, with rifle pits in front. Our troops
charged ard over all w.th a valor and)
determination that swept everything, clearing
rifle pits and batt< ry at the point of the bayonet.
Tbe troops that did'this .-piendid act of ga.lnnts
ry were from North Carolina—the brgade of
,Gen. Tender. This was accomplished through
[terrific volleys of musketry, shell, round shot,,
grape and canister, tbst piled the ground wiih 1
the valorous dead and wounded.
Iu the retreat bodies of cavalry were thrown »
forward on the Prospect road *ud the Tuckertowu
mad to intercept them, but it failed to succeed
We hear it said that McCleliao'a retreat was con
duced in good order, sod that the enemy carried
forward ai* their dead and wounded It wassail j
few prisoners were taken, however that may bt, '
but few bare arrived ia Richmond Ab far <u '
our limited knowledge extends this moment, •
there is a very foruiuate lack of general and
commissioned officers killed.
We hear the lightbaueriea suffered severely.
Purcell’s battery, of R chznotid, Colonel Lindsay
: Walker, went into ti e ection of Thursday even- .
ing with about ninety men, and brought out on- !
|ly thirty or forty. .Seventeen of their horse*
| were killed. The Maryland battery, Captain
Sncwden Andrews, in the same battle, lost are, [
! men killed and wounded, and several horses •
! Doctor Hunter of Maryland, the surgeon, was j
j killed. The Chesapeake Artillery was ordered »
to join Longstreei’s division on the right, aud
was not engaged.
We hear from the Appomattox rver. near :
Petersburg, below Port Walthall, that fighting *
between some of the enemy'* gunboats and our
force* had commenced. The tnemy b*d dea*
royed all the shipping at City Point. Several
lives were lost.
LaT£U —TH£ ACTIOS BItCOMSS GBNBP.AL—TBB .«TO4»
TION or TH£ T» AHMIKS AT NIGHT.
We learn from Ma,or John M. Daniel, of the
General's staff, serving with Genera! Hillin these,
battles. and who, about 4 o’clock last even.ng,
was obliged to leave the field in consequence of
having his right ana shattered by a Miume ball,
that at the time be left the field Hill's division',
which had been engaged the whole da/, and vic
torious throughout, was engaged a a terrific
battle with the enemy near New Coal llarbor.and
were iivertnaiched b) la'ge masses of the ece'mv.
Just as the Major was wounded several Urge
i bodies of troop- wtre appearing ou the field,
which were supposed to be reinforcemevts under
Jackson.
Later accounts brought from the field of ba'tle
are deeply interesting. ’I he reinforcements that
reuched ihe field, and which were supposed to be
under Gen. Jackson, were troops of Geo. Long
street's division, t)eD. Jackson was engaged on
Gen. Hill's left jtecpg <be day, but was also in
time to JTtd"Se*geTeral eogagotnaut. which ea
sued about 5 o'clock m the evemug.
At tnis hour tbeac.ion became general fur the
first tune on the K.cbmond lines. No such col
lision of numbers has yet occurred in the his
tory Ottawa: It s estima'ed that ?s,otK'Con
federate n-ot pa were engaged with unequal, if
not superior, lorce of the enemy. The scenery
of the bartae fieid is descr.bed as awfully sublime,
aud it sights of carnage us exceeding lit ghastli
ness the worst imaginations of the horrors of
war.
Ntghtfa 1 hue caused sa intermission of the
| terrible conflict. From tbe best and most reliav
ble inf wmatioo wa can 'btain, tbe field was un
decided, when thecctica was intermitted to be
resumed this mnraing.
The field of the imposing battle, on which the
grandest fortunes ever contested awaits decis
ion. is about twelve miles (rum the city of Kich
inoad.
The enemy’s ret.eat was cerßt'nly not a rout,
as it has been deserbed n the street cornets, ile
left his gro jnfi at leisure carry igig off all his dead
and wcndD-d'lsav'ng So marks of disorder ou
ihe route of his retreat as are inciden
tal, ' f course, to the movements of large masses.
There is occasion to apprehend that McClel
lan. in falling back on his present line of de
fence, has improved h,s position. The advan
tages of his present position are mainly arti
ficial, but they are considered important and
serious, although he gave up yesterday several
! positions of great natural advantage, especially
that at Mectaniosville, upon which he had
expended every resource to make it imrreg-
I cable.
It is impossible to estimate the loss in yes
terday's engagement. The only statements we
can get of the casualties of the terrific battle
of the evening are vague aud ghastly messa
ges that 'the ground is covered with dead
The spirits of our troops are undiminiahed
There was no straggling, but from excessive
fatigue The issue, which ,s yet undecided, is 1
solemnly' ntrueted to the valour of onr tre ops
and the providence of Almighty God.
Uomz-Madb Mdcilaqb.— To the Editor c f tbe
“Mercciv A com race being bard up for the
wherewith :• sea! a letter, tried tbe gum which
exudes so bountifully from the common old field
p'nm tree, and found it to stick beautifully. Acts
mg upon bis suggestion, and ”ot being able t<
get Gum Arabic, I prepared a bottle of ihe gum
plum, and find it to answer all the purposes of an
excellent mucilage. 1 herewith send you a small
vial for trial, hoping you will inform the people
of this blockaded country through your widely
read paper, what an excelieatsubstitute gum plum
is for Gum Arabic. „ H.
Cha*. iftKcury, rj 'i tiff 27.
fiw? A Nava. Court Martial has been ordered
at Richmond on tbe sth July for tbe trial of Flag
Officer Joeufi Tatnall, and ts such other persons ;
as may be legally brought before it.
The Court will be composed of the following !
officers, any five of whom are empowered to net, ■
viz. Captain Lawrence Rousseau, Capt. Frdnkltn
Buchanan, Captain Sydney S. Lee, Commander ,
Robert C. Robb, Commander Murray Mason,
Commander Eben Farrard, Commander A. B.
Fairfax, Commander M. F. Maury, Commander
George Miner, Lieut. Wm. L. Maury, Lieutenant
Robert B. Pearam . and Robert Onld is appointed
tbe Judge Advocate.
“Tbe above being the greatest number of offi
cers that can be convened without manifest injury
to the service.”
A young buck es the soap lock order, who
wore an ur shaven face, because, as he said
“ It looked foreign. ’ lately accosted a Yankee ]
as follows- Isay, fellow, some individuals
th:„k I ant'i Frenchman, and seme take me
for an oh van, now what dc you think I am ?”
“I think you are a darned foci." replied Jon
athan
! BY TELEGRAPH.
LATE FROM RICHMOND!
Saturday’s Figlm.
i£-' -it
frrasT dispatch ;
Richmond, June 29.—0 n !y a few brigades of
me attacaing column of the Confederate army
were ehgaired yesterday.
Magruders and Huger’s divisions were still
held in reserve on the west side of the Chicka
hominy, where it is understood McClellan was
yesterday massing Urge bodies of troops. A
renewal of tbe contest was expected thi9 morn
ing. Two regiments of Magruder’s division, the
7th and Sth Georgia, suffered severely yesterday
in attempting to take a battery near the Seven
Pines, defended by at least two brigades of
Yankees.
Col. Lamar, of the 9th Georgia, was wounded
and taken prisoner. Lieut. Col. White, of the
7th Georgia, was wounded in the neck. Tbe
casualties of the two reg ; meats is about two
hundred.
There aeeu.s to be no doubt that McClellan’s j
communication with his sources of supplies is
effectually eat off.
I SECOND DISPATCH. ‘
Richmond, June 29.—The latest reports from
tbe ha '8 represent that there has been no fight
ing today up to 11 o’clock. Our army was
then .a line of battle, and it was expected woald *
soon advance upon the enemy.
Tbe anxiety to hear frA'-m tbe battle is .e
--lense, though everybody seems confident of a
decisive victory. Citizens are rightly excluded
from the lines, and reliable information of the
progress of events is difficult to obtain.
THIRD DISPATCH.
Richmond, Va., June i:9.—The remnant o* Mc-
Clellan’s army is now on this side of the Chick- I
ahominy river. The bridges were destroyed by
the enemy to prevent pursuit from the Confed
erates on the North. It is reported here that
McClellan is “etreating towards James River,
where his troops may embark m their transports
under the protection of their gunboats.- The
latest, reports from the lines give this informa
tion, and states that our army is pursuing the
aa»l hope to cap ture many of them before
u-ght.
rot-ftta dispatch, j
Sundays Fighting!
M'CLELLAN STILL RETREATING !
Richmond, June 30.— Yesterday afternoon
McClellan destroyed a quantity of stores of every
description, and abandoned bis fortificat. ins, pre.
paratory to a retreat tow,-ds tbe James River
which was comtae.ised last night tho ugh White
Oak Swamp.
The Yankees have been cioseiy followed bv
nur troops, and hundreds of prisoners taken. It
is confidently expected that the greater portion
of ihe fugitives will be intercepted and captured
before toeaight
Stuart's cavalry cap'ured 3,000 Yankees Tes
te-Jay, who were trviug to escape so the York
[ft :-TU 'DISPATCH.]
nOME PARTICULARS OF FRIDAY S FIGHT.
Richmond, Va ~ June 80th. — The attack upon
the 4 xnxet; fortifications -i Ritisou.’M >1 is ou
Frtdav last, was made by tbe 44th and 43th Geor
gia and fid and 3d North Carolina Tbe 44th Ceors
giaand the 3d North Carolina suffered extremely.
The .Bth Mississippi went into the action with
521 men, and had 81 killed and 150 wounded.
•The fid Mississippi battalion had 30 killed and
wounded The 2d Mississippi regiment tad 19
killed anu 7'. wounded.
The Hit Mississippi bad Id killed, 144 wounds
ed, and ~ missing. The dth North Carolina had
4 killed, and 43 wounded The 4th Alabama tad
88 killed, 14 ul 3 missing
rs.dfwft.'ATCH.j
RtcaMONt, Va., June 80th.—The New York
“Herald,” of June 26th, has been received. It
says that, in the fight of Wednesday last. Hook
er's Division, with Heiatxleman's Corps. sup»
ported by Gen. Keyes' Division, were engaged.
McClellan, in his dispatches to Secretary Stan
ton, says that it was not a battle, but that the
advantage sought was fully attained, with iittle
loss, though the enemy res.sted stubbornly.
The “Herald' says that tbe feuds in the Re
publican party tn New York State are daily in
creasing .n bitterness and extent.
Geld has advanced in New Y'ork to lfidjqf. The
demand for gold from bankers, who are remit
ting to Europe the proceeds of American stocks
sold for European is ,n excess at tbe
supply
The New York cotton market .8 excited, nub
an advauce ot t>% to 8 cents per pound
'SPECIAL DISPATCHES.}
FROM THE SECOND GEORGIA REGIMENT.
Richmond, Va , June vStb.—Stv-.a companies
i f the Second Georgia Regraeat fought vester
day. Th ey lost to killed. 91 wounded and 1 miss
•ou v one of v.e Burke Sharp Shooters killed.
F A. Caktek.
FROM THE GEORGIA
REGIMENT
Richmond, Va , June 29tb.—Hattie Field, June
■,-tb. 7 o'cltek, F. M—This regiment has lost
3 men killed and 5 wounded. We have killed
thousands and taken thousands prisoners. Mc-
Clellan is surrounded, and «iU be taken in a few
days Wm. Gibson,
Colonel 4?th G„. Reg t.
FROM THE f-CHLEY RIFLEMEN.
Richmond, Va., June £6.—Wsnin the engage
ment, and was not hurt. Have fixe wcunded in
tbe cempany, end shout ninety in tbe Regiment
—23 d Georgia. Lieut. Gsc. W. Rons.
PRIVATE DISPATCHES.
We have been requested to state that it is
Mr Wiley H Pußo6e, who was wounded at
the battle near Richmond, and net Mr. Dudley
Dußose, as at first reported.
Among ttcee killed is Cap:. John C. Burch. ;
of the Bowman Volunteers, of Elbert countr.
Capt Burch was a promising young lawyer, of !
fine talents, and deservedly popular with aifi
who knew him He was Solicitor cf tbe North
ern Circuit over which Judge Thomas, pre- ,
sideo sr.d his less will lie deeply deplored by i
the community cf which he was a valued
member
A private dispatch received here reports the ;
officers aad members c! the Mc*2»6 otßtr ) r
Guards, of this c"ty, all uninjared.
| The following are The casualties of Cocu'kßf
• K. 4Sth Georgia Hegincent: H. E.
and Bolt. Knox, killed Lieut. 'Wilson slightly
wounded and life saved by his watch ; Samuel
Warren, wounded ; others safe.
A private dispatch dated June 2C-tb, from
r Capt. T. B Archer, Richmond Hussars, says
- •* Eici.motd Hussars are all safe except Hiv
| lens, killed. We are still driving the enemy
1 ! back.''
Rickmo.su. June 28.—My battery (Milledgo
j Artillery .) engaged so faroniy at long raDge. —
'No casualties yet. Capt. John Minor do si.
A dispatch dated R.chmond. June 29;h, says
that the following casualties occurred in tno
Irving Artillery, of Wilkes county:
. Killed—T. Lewis and Cothran.
1 Mortally Wounded—W. H. Dubose. *
j Slightly Wounded—John Vance and Chap
■ pel.
j A dispatch dated Richmond June 23th, nays
i that Mr. E. C. Perkins, of Taliaferro county,
| a member of the Richmond Hussars, co. A.,
was severely wounded
PROM EAST TENNESSEE..
Knoxville, Teun.. June 29.—A1l is quiet a
East Tennessee. It is rumored that the Federal*
at Cumberland Gap have been reinforced bv an
additional brigade.
LITE FROM THE WEST.
Mobile, June 23. —A special dispatca to .be
Mobile “Tribune,” from Grenada, dated June
27th, says that a courier from Gen. Viltipigue’s
camp, who arrived to-night, states that Geo
Jackson's cavalr y made a dash yesterday on the
Yankees at the Memphis and Charleston Rail
road—that our troops burnt the bridge eleven
miles from Memphis, captured seventeen cars
iaden with commissary and quartermaster's
stores, and took over 4 Federal officers conr.ee
>ed with these departments.
latent fromTbe rFchmonb
BATTLE.
CONTINUED SUCCESS OF THE i.ONFEDERATs
AH
[VTKST Ills PATCH j
Vetee -a;. kg, Y a. , June SOth. A courier just
from Bermuda Hundreds, at S o’clock, P. M.. re
ports that a portion of the Federais have been
■l.-.vec to the river, where, under cover of their
gonOoats, they are endeavoring to embark. Pour
transports have passed down the river, heav-ly
loaded.
Our held pieces on the Chestemeld side en.
gaged'he gunboats, and poured a hot Sre into
them. The gunboats dropped down to Tu.-kty
Istand, followed by our held pieces. The enemy
IS Bee.ng down the river bank, hotly pursued by
mr troops, and were falling thick and fast At
ias; accounts, the firing was incessant.
SECOND DISPATCH.]
Richmond, Y a., June 30. The reports from me
, lines are somewhat conflicting- The majority of
statements, to-day, indicated that our army had
hemmed to the Yankees, and that the greater
portion of them would be captured before ntgbt.
The dearth of information from the lines to-day
has been .remarkable, and no news whatever
could be obtained at the War Department-
Several hundred horses, captured by General
, .-siwuart, passed through this city thinevea n^h
From VitA ’.inii SmV.c-' Lonfei:raci
Grenada, Miss., June2B.—A special dispatch
to the "Appeal'’ from VLcksourg, this mormog;
says Commodore Por'er's mortar fleet opened on
the lower batte ties at 1 o'e'nck and c-ased it 7
P M-, and opened again vigorously atthis mor
tilng—we firing only a few shots in return Our
; loss is reported at five.
PRIVATE DISPATCHES.
We are indebted to Gen. Twiggs for the use if
the following dispatches, received yesterday
Richmond, Va., June SO.—Gen. Twiggs . w.y
have obtained complete success so far. There is
no doubt of McClellan’s rout, and the probable
destruction of most of his army. We have se'
cured many valuable stores, though the enemy
destroyed a Urge portion in his retreat. Our
friends are all safe A. C. Mysv
I From the Cotumiiu is, C., Guardian, J-.n-.'x
The following dispatches were received by One
' Pickens, of South Carolina
Richmond. Jute, 23.—1 n two days'fighting our
' army have driven the enemy before them ‘eo
miles, and are pursuing them to«day Gen.
Gregg’s brigade onened the main action yester
day afieruoon. and encountered a destructive dra
from a vast body of the enemy’s troops. Our ices
is very heavy. Col. McGowan, Lieut. Colonels
Smith and baraes, Majors LiviDgston and Carter
are wounded. None seriously. Col. McGowan,
Lieut. Col’s. Smith and Barnes are still on duty.
| Among the killed is Lieut Gnmke’Rhett, an officer
of the highest promise. Lieut. Robert Khett :e
seriously wounded. (In this dispatch the hope
,s modestly eipressed that the conduct . f th
troops was such as will be satisfactory t, -a.;
State.)
Richxosd, J iuafck-Our army haa achieved
wonders at a of men and officers.
Every th.rg the figbtof to day, with
j the faver. We are in front
and rear, having driven the enemy entirely down
j to right and centre. We have taken over c.MQ
■ prisoners. The fight last night was the most
sublime spectacle ever beheld
Richmond, June 23.—Gen. Lee claims a com.
■' plete victory to-day We are drawing
around the enemy more closely.
McClellan g.
Richmond, June23.—McClelian has
. all his forces this side of the Chickahominy.
We attacked and took their batteries on the Nine -
Mile Road this morning. McClellan Is is full re«
treat for James River. If God prosper us he cau
not escape. They destroyed immense stores J
day. God be praised.
Richmond, June 23.—The following is i st
of casualties in the Wasbtng'on Light lafao’ry of
Charleston •
Killed : P G Holmee. G. C-. Graham, B. t\ i
, Iligh; T E. McCollum, mortally wounded AI L J
fred G. Pinckney, badly wounded . Corporal mWi
S. Havre, Privates P. S. Force, Mitchell, LeamtSQr
wounded i Garret wounded in itree Tttp'er in
foot. King slightly,. Wioklnborg in a-m I*-I*o*
shfhtlj.