The New York herald., 1862-08-22
THE sHVEN DAYS BATTLES.

Then follows the eompilers history S the seveo daya,
bacs. We give the whole Of it, without abbreviasou.
THE SEVEN DAYS BATTLES IN FRONT or Rrcunonp.
Tho bloody checks which the Northern army In IL
memorable advance NJ nc peninsula toward Rcinonds
bad received Ut " Whansburg and irnos had
taught 6cnota Mctieiian The desperate character ~ tho
coiict, without which he coi hope ch -
unph the capital Of te Confederate States Accordingly
after the battle tho Seven Pines, bis bccnsS
largely outuumbere that which, dc.en tel tho bcIe crcd
city he kept calling constantly and rgcrtly on ais gov
crIiinept for renlocemcnts On "Wednesday June rs,
his army numbered, judging The most AZ ihcntic
slatcnens that avniioic befwesn ono hundred aud
twenty Ave thousand and one hnn rcd and thirty toa
cautiously pushing forward ME lnos Meantime !. lad
been determined by the Confederate generals attack
IL hs grand % e S or Ss e s So
eaerate forces which had recently cleared the In, acrs
or the valley OF yirgn, rapidly and quietly
draYn toward Richmond, In order 70 tialk Mcc clclana
lett 4! f ~
VIII here be necessary 70 enable the under.
stand the subsequent movements II you will take map
OF Virginia and run your eye along the Inc the vr-
at tho point designated the Meadow bridge you viii
be h the vicinity Of the position occupied by the
Tracing from tbs position mi-circuar linc which
crosses the Chckahominy In the neghborhood OF the
on you arrive ata Iont southeast Of Richmond but
Comparatively short dtancc from the James river where
the federal left 10 be little more explicit spread
your fingers that their tips will form poss
bio the Of circle. Imagine Richmond situated
upon your wrist; the outer edge OF the thumb as the
Central RiiIroad; the inner edge the Mclranicsye
turnpike; the rs finger the Nine Mic OF Now Bridge
read the second the Williamsburg turnpike running
nearly parallel with tho York River Raiiruad tbs third as
the Charles City turnpike (Which southward
tho White Oak Swamp) and the fourth the Daf by.
town road. Commanding these several avenues were
the forces OF Mcclellan Our troops, with tho cx-
ception OF Jackscns corps, occupied similar but Of
course smaller circle Immediately around lchmond, tho
heaviest body being on the centre. south Of the York
Such tho situation previous 70 Thursday the 2oh
Of June. Tho plan or batto then developed was lrst
70 make vigorous flank movement upon the enemy's
extreme right, which was within milo or two Of the
Central Ralroad Ddy as soon as they fell back 70
advance the Clcnloniny, change front, and in
cooperation with Jackson, who was TO make dstour,
AID attack the federas in nk and drive them still
farther and, finally, when they ha seached certain
point, known "he .Iangl le,n enb aced between
the Charles City. New Marker sd v;skcr roads all Of
which intsrscc these several approaches wor 70 be o
ses. ~ by fcrccs-tle enemy TO ihrs rcn,el In
and eom eled eithcr 70 stc capitr a;c nh, his way
against him. How so excellent pan cvcutualy hap
pcncd FAIL AZ least partially, in The execution win pro-
nlg isDAy, Jvvs TWENTY sixrIorESrSG IiE BArYE--
cArTrRx or irrTANcsvhig. ,
Thursday came, cicar but warm. AZ three o'clock
A. Ill MAJOR General Jackson * gp his l,ne OF march
from Ashland proceeding down tie eppnt between
the eh xaivay aid rsnuukay rves, e "a the
front d Bsgadicr GcnoTaI LTanc! by drviag III tho
enemy coI'cciod lhc north bank OF Vie Aicsahpnny
river at tie who're II Is crossed ny thu ropk turn
pike General braheh; who was "a the sontR Bank sben
ioihegn bank. r.cceling in tkat direction, aencrai
Dranch in iic manner, unooscrcl at Aictlow bridge
the lfcri uf Major General A. r. Lil, who irpned ia ely
crossed Tic hTco columns now prvceeds en- e,a.soa--
General Jacks j al aud ur tlrA extron,a 9,
Brig uilcr General Braach (whp nov mcfccd with
tcners, a. p. nm IA the ccntrc, aud teae-
era A. y. nll The tight, iniuciiaie.y tho
.acksnn bearing ava! fgsm Tie th.cslhaniny IN this
part lie march, As 10 gan grJina toward the Pa
munscy. mar,hcd 20 the idt u Mechnicsvil'c giils
General IIsi, keeping Wei 10 hc 'lackahummy, an
preached lAt village aud engaged thc enemy there. ne
rpad narrow, rhsycn muddy nhd ineiet, and wien
the bridget had bet, cfosscd. II becan ssiy ~ sss ND
ah blc Ol trcts lgr @ther oleiru ii0hs ahd all tho
wlpo 2aiant ..ipwg were exlfFco 70 pn'iig hro
she'll prafe roAi. ii an canister from the fcdcra
ba tcries yet the col nn Aoyed on steny, ~ tiles %
tours cfnr np eli rank as son as ney were thnneus
with a sublime rvsolaton, towifi hC fort c,tiVns,
,shi,h after an oDsnne 1t o. two .curg end half,
wcre lrr,es M laaa lccnt sy ard their Guns nme-
d,atclv tlrued uivn The rctrcang oc Tais occafrel
abo,, rasl ssgon Or eight 0'cocN IA the evening
The sanrdnado Mas pr laps the most ffious aud mos,
so st hs been kept p fng tin,e since tho
Tgrrfn Oi the war. Lut The Aschsncsv lie inttench
s,'uts wofc er,s, aAi, though with heavy loss, AT
-. r tesl dee of lie iian bad been feared, and tbs
es.ay rad gsi.ta baS y Hssoas hils, farther down
the ShiI0loniny,
- q ma 1sRAui1 uPoy r14yscS's Mills.
heeaey laltaay ol sixteen guns to the right,
~ elq the MeUa-nicsvIc road, about mile and
aieifef aaN Wa aitaatca q rise OF ground In =
s,eail of ty s1s Ais, defended by cpaubnents fyfy
ne1ed bv tilc DIS. Hentor creek, about twelve ]
loe and was fceb ,ra- Aorg tho front and lct larN
INA amy ssllIua, while from te creek 70 the ba
yss. ,ysted lth ebus, The position was mos' ioN ~
r m. assault was made By Psndsrs brigade, Of A'is