, 1862-07-19

NEW YORK, June oU.-1he steamers PhlLdde
Phia from Newport, and the Ericsson from Ke
West have arrived. The latter brought 1SO pas
sengers including Gen. Benham and staff and 5
soldiers wounded in the late engagement at Jane
Island, near Charleston.
The Federal troops under Gen. Benham mad
an attack on the morning of the 16th and wer
repulsed after four hours hard fighting with tn
loss of 65S killed, wounded and missing Tn
Eighth Michigan had but 90 men left at roll call
The New YOrk 29th also suffered severely. Gu
troops were obliged to retreat under cover of tn
gunboats
| MEMPHIS June 26.-The first train for Corinth
via Memphis and Charleston railroad. left yester
day, with a number of teams and wagons. ont
company of the 5Sth Ohio, with several officers
was attacked by large force of rebel cavalry, l.
miles from here; they destroyed the locomotive
and cars, killed three of our men and captured
several officers, including Kinney, Majs Prid,
and Sharp, and Capt. Mccall of Grants staff.
New YORK, June S0.-The Tribune'e extri
has dispatch dated on the battle field which
says severe and ro' determined battle occur
red on the zig C,...s. Thursday and Friday
which is claimed by some of our officers to b,
successful.
strategic movement into which the enem,
has been unwillingly drawn, is in progress which
will soon result in the capture of Richmond anC
the entire rebel army.
An attack was made by the enemy in an i'm
mense force, above Mechanicsvlle on Thursday
P. NJ. They fought desperately but were unable
to drive our men single rod, though the rebel.
were two to our one. The only force engaged
that day was McCall'S division The battle LASTED
from two o'clock to nine P. NJ. Mcclellan wa.
on the field and expressed himself satisfied with
the result
CITY POINT, Va, June 27-Refugees reported
Jackson, Price and Beauregard at Richmond, all
about to be assigned to importan. commands II
was rumored IN rebel camp yesterday, that Jack
son had turned to McClellan's right wing.
New YORK, June 30.-The I1ibane has the
following; Thursday noon the enemy made an
attack on Gen. Stoneman's forces in the vicinity
ofHanover Court House probably for the pur-
pose of accomplishing and outfanking the right
wing and to engage our attention in that direc-
ton. Shortly afterwards they commenced Wig
orous cannonading from an eminence opposite
Mechanicsvllle, from two batteries, one above and
one below. They we're replied to by Campbell's
gun batteries on picket duty on Mechanicsville
road. Some distance to the right, about 1000
OF the enemy's infantry and squadron of cavalry
crossed the Chickahominy An immense force is
at short distance above the Virginia Central
road, making rapid advance towards McCalps
division who were entrenched on hilly land across
swampy ravine half mile in the rear of Me-
chanicsyille. The first Pennsylvania rifles with
Campbell's battery on picket duty with the excep-
ton OF one company were surrounded and taken
prisoners. They fell back behind breastworks
when the line of battle was drawn up. The enc
my advanced down in the rear of Mechancsville
IN swampy ground where our forces were in line
on the north side of the ravne. The conflict be-
came terrible. The rebels, with the most deter
mined courage, pressed forward over the marsh,
but our bullets and grape shot fell among them
like hail, moving them down by hundreds; this
continued until dalk, when they withdrew. The
cannonade was kept up until o'clock, when the
battle ceased. Our forces, covered by earthworks.
suffered but little
Late IN the afternoon the enemy made charge
with cayary-about 100 attempted to cross the
ravine, but their horses became mired, a SQUADRON
OF our infantry, seeing their position, charged
down hill, when the rebels abandoned their hor-
ses and fled the cavalry was then removed, and
according to statement of our informant, the fight
continued until O'clock when a retreat was Or
dered, and our forces began to fall back During
the battle, the correspondent says, the cannona
ding and musketry was terrible The enemy made
another attempt to break through our right, which
was repused-shorty afterwards another attempt
was made on the left with the same result. The
battle had then been raging several hours without
any seeming change or advantage either side ;
reIntorcements of artillery came steadily along
from the bridge to tho field of battle-the enemy
seemed to make last desperate effort and came
near forcing our men back into the low ground
between the hill and BRIDGE where we would ha 7e
been slaughtered by thousands before we had
crossed the bridge. Wagons, artillery, ambulan-
ceS and men, were harrying towards the bridge,
and panic seemed almost inevitable, when
strong guard was placed on the bridge At one
time the enemy reached the main hospital, half
mile from the river: Meagher's Irshmen came
over, stripped to the waist, o the attack-they
gave one yell and went 20 work the result was
the falling back of the enemy to the woods.
Thus matters stood up to ten O'Clock Sunday
morning.
Another correspondent, speaking of Fridays
battle says, twice along the front the rebels at
tackled our line over rife pits and redoubts. Por-
ter. with 80 cannons end number of Hooker and
Ayre's guns moved them down in a terrible har-
vest of death. Their loss in killed and wounded
was horrible. Under date of Friday the same
correspondent says: Ten guns were taken from
us by certain flank movements covered by thick
smoke which hung around the rebels. A Major
bel nglng to Jackson's army, captured, says part
of Jacksons forces arrived yesterday and the bal
ance this morning
The following dispatches are from the Alta Cal
Vornia of July 4th:
At Fair Oaks yesterday the PENNSYLVANIA Re-
serve drove the attacking regiment of Jackson's
command. To-day they were overpowered by
some troops reinforced by the remainder of Jack
sons army. regiment of regulars called up
nroved unequal to the task Of stopping them, and
Slough; command had to be added. The con-
duct of all regiments in sustaining this unequal
action was good they gave way, but not one OF
them ran. Our loss was enormous. The 11th
regulars is about annihilated, and nearly every
fire killed or wounded The 14th also suffered
severely. So extraordinary was the obstinacy
of our troops and so unyiedng they were, that
our loss was very large. The artillery of Alpaugh's
and Smiths divisions piled the rebels in heaps.
Major Russell, of the regulars and Col. Pratt, of
New York, were killed.
Mcclellan has changed the base of his opera
tons from York to James rivers.
New YORK, July 2.-Dispatches to Flag g-officer
Goldsborough on Monday are said to state that
the rebel attack on our right was a desperate af-
fair, in which the rebels lost 5000. Our loss is
heavy. Gen. Standham being cut off from the
right wing, had to retreat to Yorktown, and had
arrived at Fortress Monroe.
1t is stated that Gen. Mcclellan, with consider
able fighting, had passed through White Oak
Swamp with 10000 men and 1000 pieces of ar
tillery, to secure advantage to position and
had subsequently cut through a line of communi-
cation to James river.
1t is reported that during two days fighting
Mcclellan lost ten thousand men.
1t is stated that, ON recommendation of the
Governors of the loyal States, the President will
call for 900 volunteers, to hold points which
have been acquired till the close of the war.
WASHINGTON, July 2.-The President bas ap-
proved and signed the Pacific Railroad bill and
Internal Tax bill.