New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-17

the purpose Of Masking reconnaissance to the front,
Mmeh, on arriving one mile IN front o. BLACKBURN :
fou proved that the enemy had battery IN rear o'
the run ~ Us to enade the road lie bad also strong
pGse'e OF infantry and skirmisbing parties occupying
the woods and houses in front Of bis position. The
batth lion - l9ht infantry nOw ordered TO depoy
i've hundred Yards in front Of the eminence upon
which this camp a. situated, and position at once
taken 10y the rhed guns which opened their ire
Ibis tire was not answered by the enemy until seye-
raj ronnds had been fired, aud pushed forward toe
skunishers to the edge OF the woods they driving In
thote OF the enemy IN fine style, ara then brought up
the Isl Massachusetts Regiment to their support, the
sklrnishers stlIl advancing iu;o the woods 3,
capt. Brackets squaG,on OF the "a cavalry, ana
two l2-pounder howitzers, commanded by capt
AyG''s 9TH U. S. Artillery, now moved up into ah
opening in the woods, in support; The enemy also
opened another battery TO our left W ns TO cross
fire with the other uron the road. ordered up ut
this tine the 18th New-York Regiment, Col. Whirath
to the left of battery and it being formed In line
OF battle dire ted it TO make charge apon theit
position, the skirmshers still pusbing forward and
dnwipg tie eEemys fire, but keeping themselves wen
covered. | now left the position oi tho i@th Ne"-
York Regiment to place upon the right OF te oaery
Dients wien very heavy fire of nusketry ana srl'
lory was opened by the enemy olong bis wnois iine
ON moving towards our lett, found the l2th New
York Regiment had fallen back out OF the wooos IN
disorder, only parts OF two companies some slAy eu
m ALL remaining in line. and retTeatiug. lbe how
izers and also the cavalry had been wthdrawni our
Iet va, thus exposed, although the skirmi5ters still
held their ground in the woods and the three remain
ing Regiments the night remained firm ana deter
mined. -,
Jroy reported 10 Gen. Tyler that the main body Of
this Ney-York regiment hs0 fallen back in coDfasion,
aud proposed TO make charge with The three renaia
ing rsqeD,s for the pnrpose f carrying the enery
position. The General replied that the enemy we're III
jsoe force snd strongly fortified aud further attack
was unnecessary tha, Il merely reconnos iaoee
which he bad made that he had found where the
strength of the enemy lay and ordered ne to IAN oack
ia good order to batteries on the biii, "ch we
did the enemy closing bis fire before we hIt tue
p,ound and not returning 90 make An oior TO follow
ns Our batteries Oh the bill now opened hre, sns-
tared by the Second Michigan regiment on the ngbt,
In co-e column by divisons-ihe other two regiments
ioFniog line of battle on The ieii. ite Ne"-loth .tA
reqp e1t after sone time formed under cover OF The
w0odr in rear. In this affair our skirmnhers hd-
yanged close to the enemys works ana batteries ihht
two mounted officers were hiied ihslde the breast
works and one Of our men was shot thr'uSn 'ne
shoulder with q revolver by ore OF the enemy Of
cers and one of their csnnoIeers was hayoneted by
one OF our mon while the former was eugged III iodn-
Jug his gun Our skirmish,rs, also IN falling back
had several Of tter wounded bayonoed by order oil
the enemys oiiiccIe.
Tho encmy's intreuchments and batteries appeared
TO 10 IL rear Of the creek called Boil Run. The bat
tories the extreme night OF their hue were on hiHh
ground aud fired over the heads OF their Infantry IN
front At night we fell back to CeEtrevile for water
and raion, aud this morning have again occupied our
ground upon the bill III front Of the enemy they being
il large force, and having their pickets and skrnS-
ia the woods and IN trout OF them IA yesterday
have the honor also to nclOse statement OF our loss
indlentIl 10 this affair.
l have the honor to be,
Very respectfully, your otedient ,sfVat'
}. Is. RICHARDSON,
Col Commanding Fourih Brigade. first Division
To prit Cen TYLER CoumsLd.ng First Dsision.
Ltsr OF CAsUALTIEs IsCIDEST TO I'm AfAk AT
BLACKETRS's FupD.
76f,e Re- inerf o. ~ a,mi,ry CoapaBp ECapdis Ayers,
FUth I't ~. clrat % ~.
First Iisrt Louiue wounded
private. Killed, private wounded
aLOrses kiiea. JbO q wounded.
Cant BpIcksf Sqyad'o, foHpaH,rs and Second Cdtdrt
! sergeant ard p.i,Gte. wounded.
iorses wour d.d.
Jrhf IEgaH,rv H. 9 diols-Ca BfctahsehHs'd<T,
sese-art ard prsste Killed ~
priyaos wounded (J e the Second hichigani.
Tve'Jti Neg York h,yi rtafCot. W1iTg "a coasasdn2
cogpOItl srd Ttitsos ALLIED
corporal and ~ private wounded
corporal aud Iriyaes mi s!ns. .
Ss0ad Mlhg1a lafasy--tF ). H. hhd d''l, coNEdHai"g
pIiyate wounded
7iid MAAigrs lsJonhy-CoL MeCOsHd sHgodtnS.
I.vate sounded go,
Tor,i-lp allied - wounded AID - mtsnE horss- Killed
I. J.. " .urdrd. j. Is KY hAhOsO,,
Col Commanding Fourth Biiyadr, flr'; Di'4iion