The national Republican., 1862-05-26
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Ten milss iron Rlchnond, Nay 33, 1861.
our EoSH cfossed 1s udlcIxl l6zihy nysF
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~ Ss. 1sS 2 saas .os.y ,s,i,s 5, rso
lfssof tavs 2ass ~ - lkAacs ,of ~ enemy
bSiag u Nny sosdd dsrsA y ripeos nsss At hAAd.
EFts0 ths kssshiofiAstitn ~ canrhs aessr.
IAdissd, ~ sasoyh have ssasctd aposiaoe -!
|Ateea tkfes SA,A lsAr ulles on thss sl1eof Rlsk
uipnd' 70 meet ~ Fedefal troopa p 7 ~ emu "a
Ths Sd4Ahce ~ Tie army now beihS within
ssven mfles froI Richuond, IL further pfogfAsa
must nsssssasiV W Aow, II order that De nain
body sfnll cone up 10 BE- prepared to Hsst any
etetespey tass ~ sriee 10 spprcaosAag shs
"A istxe number 6y met bavs bssu detsiled
fr The building q number Of bridges II ar
/ fereut points % the creek tr.,.,, u. ~
/ Very litas nring wSs kssra, y day ip Ne d..
rectioo Of ~ poaition held b. our sunbos,s In
tha JamsS rjvprgI unH u.a. FlFr 10 1I Ua4a
iGan. McCixrxAM's HsADQUARrsHs, l1ay n -.
The only matter 0f Interest whlck 6cc0frcd 10.
day Wsa The Sneiiint out of TIE rebeln on he
oPposiA side of ths river st New Bridge, which
WAS done h,a nost sstsfactory manner BY he
battery Of Asj0i Robsrtson md Captain iii
hall, Of ths Ssooad artiliery. yl,4w' % y b.. q
broke csmp and lett win tAeif baggage trains.
The balloon made on excursion near one of
the batteries, ard nom Ia elevst. a position,
i note was made Of the eject Of the different
sho,s, which was communicated to those In
charge Of the battery. fis iIun) syG,t ~ l., y .
Gen. Ksarasy and portion II Gen. hcClel
ian's s,sfi were present, and witnessed The pre-
cipi,ate retreat Of the enemy. IT ~
There b nothing Inrther worthy Of, noie from,
The direction Of RichR9nd day. N,l a .1
A fdispAtoh 70 the Wsr DeVarNnsnt SStIedAy
tenhG, from Ceu. Nee Clsliau; stAhes - foliyWs
|" Three sksAfshBs ID day We dr0Ss he
rsbe}s from Nechsuiosville, ssveu Mills fsom
Nav Bridge. .fhe Fourth hieAissY ,abou.
finished ihs Loaislaps figeFA. Fifty prlsoHeii
ard ahy Killed. Opr rloss, ten killed and
wounded. s'grg sHI - sIu' lr ldI wi bHrsgr
l - d. roo FULLER nErAiLs.;; ;i,rr .., ..T'a Z %
iron the Army c0'r'ffs:s'''s f;.s Of IN Associated
i EI Ara ahcCIsIlAs's HsADeuAsrsss,
I /. 0.f nr 0s he,n'. eel Nay "a, 1863.
4 The ariying Of the rebels from the vicinity o
New Bridge by our artillery, yesterday, wAs
followed up 10 day By movement wholly un-
expected " our adsersariss. ~, r..,sfr .,fI
A reconpcissance, composed Of tho Fouslt
i Aichtgan resiueSt, Colonel Woodbury., and /
sSsad ef ~ Second cavalry, Captain Gordon
| was made, which d worthy y speciEi mention
l Five companies id ,tbs, Fourth Michigan
under Lisussuan. Bowen, o, Ne Fopogsaphioa
Bugineers, aud Lieutenant Custer, OF ne Fiji
cavalry, acting with tho Typographical corps
lctosssd the Chickahomihy, short distance
above NeW Bridge, with thirty men Of th.
Fosfth Michigan. rai 30 nT.'a''"r -.'' 70. '..t
4 T'his small command succeeded In gsltiui
|, between four companies OF lbe Fifth Louisisu,
regiment, Who were out On picket duty st lb,
bridse, end brigade If lhe snemy who ueiI
supporting hem. In The meantime, the remain
der offtAe regiment and the fqusdron 0f cSv
slrJ sppfoschsd ths bridge from this side, THU
sttraetlng the attauIion o. Tho four Lousi.n'
j Tie Grst knowledge tbe rebels had of The pea,
prsssDcs of an en~ny, wss The firing from thir
| y nusksts at shost pistol range, mskies havoc
In The ranks aad causing serious panic, Will,
the, main body alivsnced in front and opened
Idesdiy fire. T'
Ths result was every thing that could b, de
sired. Thirty one Of The enemy were taksl
lprisoBers fifteen Wouuded, and baiween sjxty
and seventy lett dead on The Reld. Amoni
the prisoner wss lieutenant. .rr|r
Il The casualties on our aide Was one killed
one mortaliy and six slightly wounded. Lieut.
Bowen bad bis horse shot under during th'
skirmIsh.
ii The light Lrig.de uudsr General SIouamsn
aud Tho brigade 0t General Davidson, o
!. Snith's, div ision. 10 day sdvanced from New
Bridge, up ths Cbickshoininy, 10 Ellison Mills
on Belle creek. Here they encountered fou
,I ngimens Of the enemy's infantry, with min,
III pieces of artillery aud a command 0f cavalry
Or these, two regimsnts of infantry and TIRE,
pieces 0ftaxtilsry were W The opposite aide .
i The creek. The remainder Of tho infantry
which was composed i the eighth and niniI
D Georgia regiments under Gen. Howell Cobb
wcre posted In favorable position 10 resis
y our advance 10 Mechsnlcsviiie - ...r
= Tiiler's and RobertsOn's batteries, Of ih
? second artillery, were quiskIy brought int
J. sodon. and, -aftir iriug come one hundred apl
J. City rosinds, the erebsis withdrew with theI
guns mot however. until ono OF them ha,
BEEN disnouutsd) 70 The village, covered b,
. thsir infantry and cavalry. =, 'I :
Four rsgineltF oi Gen. Dividson,s brigade
with Wheeler's battery, was then sent around
but nighi coming pn, they went into camI
Y within six buadTed yards Of The enemy. /,
At daylight, tha batteries on both side
opened Wheeler cenAniag his guns 10 saeiNn,
tbe ho,ses behind which the eBainy's intantr,
= were concentrated The fire was too hot fo
the rebels, who leh the village, a portion re-
Z Z irsstiDg across The Chickshominy, tbe remain
! der falling back 70 the rsilrOad The Thirty
third New York wrre the first 10 entsr u.
Z village. The houses showed unmistakabl
svidenoes Of ,he accuracy OF our artillery
. Some Of them being Hddted In "a dozen places
The enemy carried on alf their killed an,
|. wounded, one man excepted. Our casualtle
: llSsoD, Of the Seventh Maine, was slightly 10
; jured BY the explosion OF shell. o.. :
General Stonenan then sent two squadron