The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-24
The Euemy's Loss a, Chickahominy.

The truth with regard 10 the loss of the Yankees
at Chickahominy begins to come ont, in spite Of
all McCellans attempts 10 suppress; il. At first it
was stated, roughly, at 5000 men killed, wounded
and missing We knew that was an underestimate,
for intelligence received from within their lines
made it, by their confession, amount to at
least I 900 in wounded Next came the statement
of ths New York Herald which gave 800 killed and
1900 wounded. besides II number If missing
Knowing the Yankee propensity to lie, we then
expressed our conviction that they had lost at least
ten thousand men In the meantime out came Mc.
Ciellans report, in which. after claiming great
victory, he acknowledged loss OF '.72l Week be-
fore last, lady arrived in this city from beyond the
enemy lines who had heard their officers say in the
cars, that they were badly beaten, and that their
loss was at least 1000 Now, the correspondent, of
the New York Tribune lets out the whole secret,
aud there can DC farther doubt The loss was
nj least lo.Gr The correspondent is apprehensive
That when the truth is all told it will have been
found TO be greatly mere.
Was this victory fer McC1ellans Beaten GU, of
his Entertainments, driven for mile before our
troops, iosing sixteen guns aud 500 prisoners with
an additional loss of 10000, while our own loss
amounted to only about tweniy-three hundred all
fold and while we kept Possession of the ground
until the water compelled us to withdraw to a
higher, where was there an incident to give him
claim 10 a triumph. He lost at least one-iifth of
the force he employed loss greater proportionaly
than any sustained by the French in any of their
conflicts with Wellington, Salamanca and Water
loo, alone excepted.
Astounded al the tremendous damage which we
anticted upon the enemy, the New York Tribune
estimates the number of our troops engaged in
me batfle at about sixty thousand. The truth is
we mad but between $50 and % 600 all told. Had
ooooo been brought TO bear on them early in the
uay-as was the intention Of the General in COM
'nand-the whole force of the enemy, numbering
Three corps, or between $4,000 and 60,COO men,
would have been entirely annihilated There would
not have been left man to tell the tale BY some
unfortunate accident misunderstanding this
was not the case. We fought them. ms i. was. In
the proportion OF one to two and a half and we
completely defeated them, although they were en-.
trenched up to their chins, and were defended bv
Swnmps deemed impassabie, and almost impenetra.
bic thickets
A more gallant achievement than that of our men
on this occasion, is not mentioned in history 1,
ought to animate them to the highest degree They
Know, now and feel that the enemy is no match fol
Them. They Zee that no odds, however tremendous
can wall anything against the daring impetuosity
Of Southern soldiers. Their country is grateful to
ahen aud they deserve her gratitude. 1t was their
country that animated them to the exertion which
woa the teld and made heroes of them ALL Blu,
Tor circumstances that they were fighting for all
they Add dear. II may be doubted whether thei
exertons could have been strenuous. SO long con
tinued, 80 successful. Brave In any cause, in tina
III their country they have proved themselves to be
insincible. All honor to the officers and soldier
who fought on that glorious day.