The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-06-04
From the Tribune of Tuesday,
THE LATEST NEWS,
THE FIGHT AT RICHMOND.


yesterday noon, and is highly important
During tremendous thunderstorm on
Saturday about o'clock in the afternoon,
the enemy made a bold effort with greatly
superior numbers to turn the right flank
of the Union army, which was on the
Richmond side of the Chickahomlny, not
far from the river. Gen. Casey's divis-
ion, forming the first line Of our advance,
received the attack, and, in the words of
the dispatch, "gave way unaccountably and
disuuitedly." This created confusion, of
course, aud the guns and baggage were
lost. At this juucture General Kearney
and General Hentzleman brought up their
divisions when a furious battle ragged,
with no further advantage to us than
holding the enemy in check. AS soo1
as possible, the divisions of Gen. Sedg-
wick and Gen. Richardson were passed
over the river, and drove the enemy back
with the bayonet, literally covering the
ground with his dead Thus ended the
work of Saturday. Yesterday morning
the enemy undertook the matter again,
but were everywhere repulsed. One Of
their Generals (Pettigrew) and Colonel
named Long were taken prisoners. Gen.
Mcclellan says our loss is heavy, while
that of the enemy must have been enor-
nous. Most of our men fought nobly,
and several splendid bayonet charges
were made, the I'd Excelsior Regiment
making two. 1t appears that the Rebe Is
tried the same game as at Pittsburg Land
ing, and with something like the same
result. Falling upon our right with
a force of probably ten to one, they hoped
to turn the position, and throw our army
into a panic, which would give them an
easy victory. 1t was doubtless most
desperate attempt, but fortunately a
failure.
EVACUATION OF CORINTH.
Dispatches from Gen. Halleck, dated
Friday were received by TIT. War Depart
ment on Saturday He says the enemy's
works at Corinth were very strong. On
that mcrning. the Rebels destroyed an
immense amount of public aud private
pr perty and army stores. The roads out
of the town are thickly strewn with the
arms and haversacks of Gen. Beaure
CARDS ditch hunters, and it is pretty GER
tain that his whole force IS utterly de-
moralized. About 1000 of them have
been taken prisoners, among them nearly
the whole of the 18th Louisiana. Not a
few of them were deSerters. The Rebels
began to run on Thursday night, and
went southwark until they were stopped
at bridge burned by the Union Skir-
mishers, When they were pushed west
ward toward Grand junction, to get down
the New Orleans Railroad. Rumors
current among the citizens Of Corinth
state that Richmond had been evacuated,
and Memphis was almost deserted. That
precious traitor Van Dorm las a consid-
cradle force of Indians in his command,
IN Beauregard's army.
We have our special dispatches from
Coripth to Saturday afternoon. On that
morning General Popo marched into the
place, finding none but women and chill
dren to greet him. The Mayor came out
to meet him, and made formal surren-
der The Rebels had carried off every
thing, even the letters in the Post Office.
They went moving westward toward
Grand Junction, Bragg holding the rear
guard with lU,UUU men. Ine people say
there were never more than 10000 men
there at once, and for most of the time
not near so many. They assert that
Beauregard was there in person.
A brief dispatch frem Cairo to Chicago
says that refugee from Arkansas re-
,ortc T;ttlo Rnol, in tho hands of tha
Union troops, and the flight of the Leg
islature. The Governor had fed from
the State, and was supposed to be at
Jackson, Miss. This news seems prob
able, as we had bnt few days since in
telligence that the Union forces were but
a short distance north Of Little Rock, and
that the place was quite undefended.--
Arkansas may be counted once more as
q Tnioo State