The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-01

A correspondent, und.r date oi Friday. says
Ten guns were taken from Us by d Sddden ial.k
attack, covered by the ;hick smoke. which hung
arOunG the pieces ana slowly dritr,t tn q. ward
a rebel major was taken prisoner by Count dc
Paris. lie states that the whole - Jackson
army Was mere and III the attack rn our night.
fhc rebels had rom 81, 900 10 S0.u0U rroog,>
Thl, viii explain the enormous IRE under which
nur men were horne down.
Yesterday tn Pennsylvania res.rl. drove
Jackson command, but to-day they were over!
powered Ivy the same troops reinforced. =, kes
regulars we're called UP, bat proved unequal -
the task OF stopping theln, and Slocuin' com
mand had to be added. Count de Paris tcsti-
he'd to the remarkable good conduct e. AL tic
regiments that Sustained the unequal attack OF
Porter; they give way lndeed, but not one Vi
them ran. I, cir losses are enormous The
regular 18th infantry art about Annihliated
Nearly every oticer Is killed or wounded. The
l4th suffered severely.
Naj9v Rossele OF the regulars, Il kinsllan If
Mcclellan, was killed. Col Pratt OF New
York Regiment Was killed. and Lieut.. Co.'s.
Black and SweItzer.
Our loss IN officers is very ma, ked Ind ed ,
the disprOportiUn in numbers was 50 cXtraurd-
nary, and the obstinacy at our troops 80 I'M
Welding that our losses were inevitably large.
The artillery IN both Portcr'S and Smith 5
divisions piled the rebels In he,ps Tic fir was
horribly effective.
The New York Herafd's report, da,ed the -
states that our killed and wounded on that day
reached 1900.
The object OF the movement was to bring
Porter and other divisions Of the army. IN
10 more close connection with the rest OF the
ohu r., = e.. ,,l,, a.
Of oar inrces. with our centre and lett pressing
immediately on Richmond itself. which would
he doue. il Was expected, On Saturday,
" Was the virtual Surrendering or vacating ot
the long libe Of defense heretofore kcpt to Ne
ehunespile in order to have our wGole force
within more effective distance, also to allow the
rebels to follow ap, and To bag them it possible.
zen. Mcclellan ordered zen. Porter to with
draw to two miles this side Of Games Mills
early on Friday morning. which was done, the
enemy following up, thinking they had gained
victory.
Our Troupe slowly moving backward in good
order. fighting as they went, crossed the Chick
.,Epminy and reached the position desi gna ted
for their occu patjan hv Gen. Mcclellan.
The renels followed in great force, ANA by 3
O clock 10 the afternoon n genera and heavy
engagement occurcd here. lasting TIL : o clock
when lnIl took place hut the rebels agau
renewed il, with greater terocl'y. having been
reinforced. Dor brave men stood rhe uaequl
contest like heroes. and canister. sli'Il. grape
ana muskery DID fearful havoc.
Onr forces were increased by Gems. Siocum I
Palmer's' French aud Meagher'- briSadcs
and the rebels wer. beaten badly.
ieagher brigade went into the battle wild
coats off and sleeves rolled up, fighting like ii
gerr.
The ground which Gsn Mcclellan ordered
zen. Porter to occupy and hold was occupied
aud held
| in the first part of the day, only Gen. Pot-
ter's corps commended against the rebels, but sub
| Sequent rpnt0rcements aweled the number Il
! $4,000 The rebels had SO 600 men under Gen
erals Lee Hill. Anderson and Branch.