Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-06-03
LATE PROM M,CLnLL MS ARMY,

LATE FROM M'CLELL MS ARMY.
The BATTLE OF THE CHICKAHOMINY
The Fortress Monroe correspondent OF the
Philadelphia Inquirer, on Sunday afternoon, az
the steamer was leaving for Baltimore, obtained
the following Information relative TO the second
battle upon the Chickahorniny, from an of ,er:
Generals Heintzelman, Sumner aad Keyes,s
corps were engaged. Casey's division was re-
pulsed In the beginning OF the contest but rein
fOrC eInents having been brought up. the enemy
We're driven back with great slau hter. and the
guns recaptured which they had taken from US in
the onset. Our wounded are many-three hun
dred ard fifty men are now In traia bound for
the White House, and some hund eds are vet TO
come on The 10th Pennsylvania lost ons hun
dted ard fifty IN killed, wounded and missing
The ColO-el. ". W. Davis, was wounded In the
arm; NJ sjo, John HcGr!cs, wounded IN the thfgh;
Captain Drum, Of company Il, wounded IN the
FOOT the fog bearers were both shot; Lieut. Ken
hart, company L wounded in the foot sliq btly:
Captain w. +. Walter, company II, was also
wounded Time admit Of nv collecting 70 fur.
ther details for this mail.
Another correspondent OF the IHcuirsr writes
RIGHT WING ARMY OF THE PoToMAC. Chick
ahOniny River, live miles from Richmond
Tbursday, May 90 The last twenty -four hours
have been very exciting; the cIOse proximity Of
the two armies upon Richmond has tended 10
keep the camps In d constant state OF excl .enslf
The right still rests on MechanIcsville and CIR
left sire tcheS away Off towards James river
The right wing runs for four miles along the
river, which winds its way down = Green and
fertile valley half = mile wide; upon both sides
are high hills, from one to two hundred miles
above tie level Of the water the ascent II the TOP
Of which gradual, and the aides are dotted
with beautiful residences, around each Of VIII
cluster from six 20 twenty negro huts, giving
them the appearance or small vileges U1oD
the Richmond side the Rebel picktts are cnsily
scattered along, while our camp-fres light up
this This is as near RIchmsnd as we have YET
reached. rhe distance by the river g from four
and a half to six miles, TO Richmond, but It is
mile further TO 90 by the rOlds
EGCamPtd in considerable numbers below
Richmond, and about opposite TO he Rebel sFort
Darling" is the largest ReEel eEcampIncnt
Here are z large number Of the IMPRESSED viz
ginia troops. There is 10 chance Tor them to
desert here, there would be II thror-l an front
towards the Chichshominv. ThtyevdentIy fear
land attack by troops uniOadsd from guu-bJ oats
and transports. The road running from Bottopl,s
Bridge runs some miles through swamp, after
IL Leaves the river, then II comes upon an open
country, and ebou. four miles from Richmond is
a road running parallel 10 the river which comes
out to the rosd we are On, to Richmond, about
two ana half miles from Gaines nil, or three
from Chichahcminv Bridge 1t crosses the X CHI
nond and York River Railroad within elk miles
e Richmond. Before his road /. ocCunirt ,vp
must cross here and be ready TO make juGCtu5e
with the left wiI < scroSs the CHE kah0rniny az
this point. We heard cannOnading Yesterday, in
the direction Of tLat road and bGt few miles
eli, bat understand It 10 be merely TeCOnaols-
sarce
In front Of our left wing, and .cpara'e from the
camp On the river, is large camp nader General
MegTuder, TO prevent the further movements of
our left wing They have a very large force
there, but not near Is large as the ercsmpuent 10
the night OF in front OF Mechanicsyille and be.
tween the two railroads running nof,hvgarc
Within day or two ii re WA a large number
frcm Mechanicsville.
The numerical force OF tue Rebels we cannot
yet learn, bEt they being reinforced now
daily. The first report that Beaureeard was in
IL is l,oth
early date. They are suffering from want of food
now-uoOps as well IL citizens
They are In good spirits, however, and expect
to drive US back a, an early date The recent lie
tory Of stcEowsll Jackson oYer Banks has led
them to circulate the story that he had crossed
over into PENNSYLVANIA and marylsnd and az Eoon
az they routed Mcclellan they would at once take
possession of W Gshington and Philade! phia, and
having taken sufficient plunder TO rsrnuners,e
them for their Losses fierce Us to recognize item
They coItnue a. work upon their Iine OF works
around tie city, some three miles cut, but up to
this time have nothing like as formidable ones
as they lad at Yorktown. They have nearly all
their artillery out on The hills around the ci~
from four and a half to tive miles out. With this
they expect to Keep Us back as long possible
and then 10 fail back 70 their main line.
A correspondent OF the Philadelphia Press,
writing from McCIeIlans army, May 80, says:
General Sykes regulars, advanced on We'd
nesday morning as supporting column, TO aid
General Porter, last evening passed down from
",
having performed what was requIIed Of them
They are composed OF all three arms of the ser
vice--cavalry, infantry, and artillery-and are a
most so!d;erly body Of men. II - =
Gen. Sykes' men report the abandonment of
the line Of the Virginia Central Railroad by the
United States troops, and the destruction Of all
the bridges and useful property on the route
Gen Stoneman's forces were not advanced TO the
railroad during the fight, but were encaIrned
within eigh at miles Of Coal Harbor Gen pofter's
entire division passed down last evening and
encamped near Caal Harbo,. -.
Yesterday morning Gen. Stoneman broke I'D his
camp, and marched around Richmond towards
Petsrsburg. He had with him force of 25 ,Ot0
men. ann unable to tell the object Of this move
ment. There Is rumor here that Petersburg has
been surrendered TO the United States troops
The Fortress Monroe correspondent Of tie
Press, writing June 1, says:
An important Reconnaissance was made yester-
day by a portion of General Wool's division,
towards Edenton, North Carolina and was most
s2uGfact6ry. Daring the Reconnaissance a mid :
light descent was made upon farm house In
which q colonel and his staff Were resting and
the whole OF the inmates were captured, with
vaIus BILE Tapers inclu ding recruiting regulations
OF homeiy sort. The colonel captured was
Colonel T.. 3. Williams, Of the 18th F>efth Caro-
lima.
The rebels have snail, iron-clad battering
ram, which mounts one large rifed-gun forward
AID 10 said 70 be very formidable. The gunbost
Patrick Henry Is not sunk, rs has been reported
She mounts four fifed guns, supposed 10 be o.
and So-pounders. The jamestown has been sunk
in consequence Of injuries fbhiet, upon her by
the Union gunbozts- Her guns have been trans
fsrred to the Patrick Henry, formerly the York
town. The rebels think that the IesZsr has been
captured by the Union gunboars f5he was sunk
by single shell from the Galena, a few days be-
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