The New York herald., 1862-12-25

anu Iugve oEgaoes out vas found impossible 70 re-
store order q hess confused and intlmdatsd
They bore their ofcers along with them and rushed
away IN Wild, dscrdered fight.
General Heintzelman saw himself compelled 10 abandon
his position and like or with head down and ready "a
receive attack Al any moment, he drew slowly back 10
,ne .hickahomny All the wounded and all the
could with clear conscience issue the order Enoug
Tor to-day" None Of the other generals had peror med
nelr TASK With such rapidty and success he, and
,.nofeoIe, the fruits Of his victory were unusually
large The union.sts had lost during the DAY two
prgadier generals, ono hundred and htcen stan
aud subaltern officers, three thousand priystes,
and twenty one cannon and hundreds Of ambulancas
ana baggage wagons, with ali their lading. The Booty
was immense; bit, IN strategic point Of view jacksons
raj Mcclellan OF completely from his base o. retreat
Mhen therefore, the triumph Of Jaclsons arms be- anne
snowa Al headquariers all counted with perfect cor
tifo force The rejoicing Lordyed on frey and Ihen,
early nert ancaing, seoned ny regiment tcu'd ny
poor ftiows IN s0,e Of fesyish eyttemf for ssyry
nrn Of them wonted 10 hare hand IL he approachinR
ccptt,e annihiiotion Of the great fefTal rr7np
ctone shrugged any shoulders as my c1ers comsa'et
through similar experience 1913, under gadeizy, in
Italy There, teo The Italians had already prepared
quarters lorthc old man and his troops and the Mayor os
Milan WAS so hrmy confident OF victory and its nse-
qucnccs that he hurried out TO meet the gray old hero
prisoner at the vers moment when the latter over,
coming sll ddlculties, was quietly withdrawing INTO hs
fortrssses at Mantua and Verona
had but just reached my regiment when we received
tho order 10 advance along the whole line looked 18th
sadness upon our once 6nc div sion How fearfuy some
regiments had been deeimated Many which, like nay
own, had marched cut with eleven hundred men. had
low but three or four hundred effective soldiers ict.
Yes, some-for instance the seventh Georgia and Twen-
ty first North Caronad only something oycr ono hun
dred and eiSaty men. vast number OF officers were
disabled and many Hne fellow who few days before,
full Of confidence and jonity, had prohesied golden
future, no more no longer had the courage TO ask
for this one that whom did not see but took 1t
for granted that he had fallen on the aed Of honort
was too sad TO always hear the same rcsponsc. ale s
dead "ho fell here, or There m such ana such q
wAv.
AZ our divisions gotting into motion. suddenly
appeared the President Jefferson lavis surrounded by
tho general OF ca, airy, Joseph Davis, aud Messrs.
Johnston aud Smith, followed by Secretary Of
War Randolph and his military Cabinet hep shen
ne danger or.r ,ch Richmond had been FREE from
The yoke placed pon her mack ty s sncicEin9 ary
Of me Joe, and 1rh7 they began again % breathe freely
'ea their ,cas these aror he'os cosd, az as' a. ts
close of ths toody struggle, assume theatrical a,iuls
Te si,h haYah of gore did he soldiers rectice he
conqtso, Of Bpeso ris.c W,sh cold eys and aig a
has hose he rod, cloug Ge fron Of me reg'a, ais, only once
in a wasie oddrcsst'g scord TO soane friend
When OGr division had successfully worked its way
ou, from among the labyrnths OF dismocned ar.l.cy
shattered wagons aud dead and wounded soldiers and got
room for freer movement osned OR spe acide sos
osenskrea eher on reaching tte Is.!sons erpeao'ed
tyhe enen.y fund nothing bw few scads Of arms
ond Lag.g9e. All their material had been carried
oil by them IL this part Of the field, and only huge
this point The forti1csicns were Of colossal d'men
sons and had far greater solidi,y than We
had supposed. Wa at once received orders to
pursue the Zoe Immediately, or at least so soon os we
could ascertain lis exact whereabouts. We had hardly
got beyond White House when deserted huge cloud
or smoke which eddied above the woods about mile and
half to our right AS VIC carefully advanced in that di
rccton we perceieda high heaped up pyramid brisSiy
burning with red hot glow and sending forth volumes
Of stean The hostile genera! had given orders TO com
NIT a the property that could not he carried away TO the
flames, and here Tie eager conqerMs .cerc Totoed Of
my poor fellows rushed toward the huge glowing heap
to whatever could yet be saved There hun.
dreds Of casks Of meat coffee sugar molasses rce wine,
champagc-n hne. all those delicacies with which
the Northern army more than abundany provided,
and which por devils scarcely knew the names cf,
piled up ono another. Yet ali efforts to rescue
something usclu were vain: tas enemy had ia,sa his
precautions for the oo! destruction Of yhsns ,st
behind soiA snca cunning skill that there seas
the other hand the entire field covered with the
heavy cloth coaks Of the fugves and these very
PROVED 70 me at General McCl,lan had accomplished
his ,<'. sa arih orcr o,d so1ociy, and that there ipns
,.osa'ns farther from his thoughts Than surrender of he
army. indeed, from some straggiers captured by my
men, learned that he had crossed the Chckatominy
with his entire force had given up his former base Of
treat and approaching the James river probably
with view to form junction with the feet. at once
sent officer with the intelligence to General Lee.
Hereapon received crders TO halt and presently there
rushed by the twelve fine brgades of Hill ts and Long
street give the supposed flying enemy his death blow
About ave miles from DarleytoHn, on the Newmarket
splendid position The pian thickly besrt with trees
this point and rough broken gronnd very unsvorn
bio to the operation OF oar bravo cavalry, and they were
condemned 10 inaGtien
General Mcclellan had taken his position at Frazier
farm, which formed his centre. This point no had
strengthened with nineteen pieces of heavy artillery, had
collected his best troops there, and firmly and
coolly awaited attack. We mad, at all hazards,
to drive the enemy from the neghborhood Of
choice remained for B,a Ga'.rol Mcclellan only
,csu understood hi critical poiSor. By The folly Of
Geaeral McDcue, the Iitfui cc Ct Of >scyciay Stanton
and ne political Of Cic Hailed,
al Washio he iccs offered up, as cere to destruction.
circgstanees iaue soughi da0 amid the crash Of oai.
Ho,cepsr. he did not heatetc moment, s,oa, tonding
the fighfu, losses he had suffered during those Ia
streqg,es to trust his fate like old and gallant soldier, 10
the s1eord
During tha, four days troops had been
transformed into wild beasts, aud hardly had
they caught sight of the enemy, drawn up
in order, they rushed upon them with
horrible ySs Yst calmly s., as on the pa,
tcries the centre discharged their murderous voeys
men, and great disorder ensued among the storm
ing Masses General Lee sent all his dsposabe troops
the rescue, tm McCan e.ncd upon these "suly formed
s.orming columns ke,iish fire tho, he coiest
boOded ueeraa LOST his se9possession Whoie sanls Of
,rere hurled 70 he ground The thunder of the
cannon, the cracking OF the muskcry from hundred
thousand comba,ants, mingled with the oil the
wounded and the dying, terrific TO the and the
Imagination. Thus ragged the conflict within compare
lively space long hours and yet not foot
Of ground was won An oar reserves had been led into
the light and the brigade OF Wilcox annhilstcd At
length the coming OF night compelled truce and utterly
by fatigue the soldier sank upon tho ground
his post houghtess of the friend torn from his side
and engrossed only with the instinct of SELF prescrva.
ton. But s'Water wateflh was the Cry from the
rarched lips on all Sides Ine empty iasks contained
not drop, sas and at length steep oyercafnc
each wsTnout warrior, and thirst and hunger
forgotten. Gloomy and out OF humor, General Lee
rode through the camping ground OF tue decmated regi
ments attended by his stan, and them with dry, harsh
voice. ordered up the divisions Of Wise and Maguder
bury the dead. wah brei remark, he next Indicated
General longsrcet hs position for the day and
rode oil with his aids 10 visit other por Of the lue
THE Sixth DAY AND THE SEVENTH, WIN THE BATTLE OF
MALVERN HILL.
The gray OF morning just beginning appear upon
the horizon when the roar Of artillery more
heard battery which, during the night General An
derson had placed TO the hostile lines IN
stany noticed by the enemy aud vigorously attacked by
his field pieces Every shot struck and the fragments
hurled la all directions. Of the twelve pieces in
the battery five quickly dsmounted and the teams
half destroyed yet the commanding officer held his pcst
In the meanwhile columns had formed without hay
ing tasted any strengthening OF nourshng refresh
men Exhausted by the fatguos Of the preceding days.
they fairly reeled on their feet, yet not q man
sbrank back from duty Az length, as the in
splendor, and could better distinguish the enem, .
position an involuntary exclamation escaped me. for IL
was evident to me- from the denser ranks he exhibited