The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-07-09

being on this (South) sids Of the Chicka.
homny, where No fighting Of importance
occurred al all.
Gen. Mcclellan, though Immediately
near, and expected TO command his forces
in person, did not appear on the field. The
prisoners taken by us manifested a strong
feeling in consequence Of this circumstance,
and stated that the entire army rngac eG
WINS similarly Influenced.
SUNDAY-We learn that about sundown
Sunday. Gen. Megruder's Division came
up with the rear Of the tho enemy. and en-.
gagged n portion of his forces for about nm
hour and n half.
After passing the enemys camp, on the
York River Railroad. our troops pushed nf.
ter the enemy, and came up with him on
the Williamsburg koad, a mile East of the
Seven Pines, opposite Dir. VIM. Sedgwick's
farm. The enemy were posted in a thick
piece of pines, North oftae WILLIAMSBURG
Rond, behind entertainments OF great
strength and elaborate finish. The Uowit.
zer Battalion began the fight by she!linr
the woods From the direction Of the rail.
road, kershaw's Brigade and other troops
marched down the Williamsburg Rond, md
dashed into the woods by flank move
ment to the lett. Here the fight ragged fu.
r;ouslv until darkness put an end to the
contest. Our men laid on their arms. with
the design Of renewing the battle with the
cetarn of daylight
When the day broke, the enemy had ara;n
disappeared. Magruder's Division followed
IN pursuit, capturing lurge number of prs.
oners on tho way. The Generalization of
the retre"ing army was at,ested by the
large number Of s,ragglers which had left
the main body, surrendcring ,hemselves ns
prisoners to our men. Yesterday, it was
reported that the number Of prisoners IA.
ken on the track of the re.rea,ing enemy
amounted to several thousand.
The deserted camp of the enemy near
the railroad was filed with valuable booty
Their splendid grey canvass tents, pitched
over two miles Of country, were left stnn.
ding in good order. The military chests Of
officers, which were left in great numbers,
indicated tha, the encampmcnt had been
occupied by Mragher'. Irish Brigade, =
Pennsy ylvnnia, New York and a Mnssa.
ch"setts brigade. As our men passed has.
MY through the camp. they helped them
selves TO such articles as sui,ed their fancy.
There was variety "f booty sufficient 10
gratifv the most varied tastes.
THE FIGnr on MONDAY -RIcHNosp Julv
l.-fes,erday afternoon, the~enxmy was
attacked by Gen. tiuger. in the vicinity of
White Ouk Swamp. The divisions Of Gen.
i."ngstreet and A. p. Hill wer. engaged
The nr.ion became gcnern! and lasted sev.
eral htufs, with heavy loss on our side
Tie enemy was driven back. About two
miles further dowa, Jack-on's forces were
engaged with n column Of tho enemy, and
captured three batteries
The Enquirer states that a Federal off
Ger brought in yesterday, reports Mcclellan
mortally wounded, ard the Yankee army
entirely demoraIized.
The fight took place on the Darby town
Road, about five miles North east Of Dar.
bytown. II commenced about ( o'clock in
the afternoon. The forces engaged on our
side ~ers Gen. A. p. Hills Division, EN-.
bracing Kempers, Pfyor's, Pcke,,s nLd
Fentherstones Brigades The Yankees
made desperate resistance, but were driven
from their entrenched positions and pur.
sued two miles They were henvily rein.
forced, and checked tho further advance of
our men, but tho arrival Of Magrud.r's Di.
vision. abou. 9 o'clock, put them in motion.
The darkness prevented our troops from
following and routing the enemy. Our loss
was very heavy, but that Of the Yankees
was tremendous. We captured six hun.
dred prisoners, who have arrived in the
city, aud twenty pieces Of cannon. Among
the prisoners is Mnjor Gen. Mccall, cap
tured by Lient. Rawlings, Of the 47th Vir.
ginia. Brig. Gen Meade was also captured
hi. morning, Magruder went in purs uit Of
the Yankees. but had not overtaken them
nj O'Clock, when our Informant lett The
engagement yesterday is represented to
have beer the most sanguinary OF the series
OF conflicts before thi, city. The valor Of
our troops is beyon praise.
TUESDAYS UPERATIuSs.-The fighting
wa- renewed again in the early part Of The
day yesterday, and continued almo,t with.
out intermi-son until late in the evening.
Upto 2 o'clock p. Al our forces had
pressed the enemy bnck n distance Of over
live miles, and were pouring into their rear
guard n most fatal and destructive ere -
Their ranks were being terribly ,hinned,
but still they muin,uined their organization,
and were covering the retreat OF their
Grand Army with commendable zeal. Such
seems TO be the discipline or desr srsratiop Of
their forces that il is scarcely possible 10
effect u complete rout. Whatever may have
been the conclusions arrived at on account
of their successive defeats for the first two