Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-16

It has been very difficult 70 get Inf0TmatIOn o.
the recent battle at Malvern Hill. Ihs follow
ing fgom the Richmond DiSpatch Of the Oh inst.
gives the most explicit account Of the affair. Il
will be seen that the bill is not in possession Of
the enemy
An officer who participated in the affair a.
Malvern Hin has furnished Us with the follow
Jug particulars with reference to the occupancy
Of that point by the enemy, and It's subsg quent
recovery by our forces under Gsa- LoBgsTees
Ga Tuesday morning the Ssh Georgia Tegi-
ment Capt. Dawson commanding, was moved
40 from New Market Nights to relieve ths I7lh,
then on picket az Malvern Hill On tie msrch
they were met b. several couTiers, stating shat
the enemy weie in large force advancing upon
the hill and in lis immediate vicinity. TIE Te-
ports Of artillery gaFe evidence ihat a brisk en-
gsgement was going on. When the 9Th GeOr-
gia reached the base Of the bill the announce
ment was made by seyeral eouriers to Captain
Dawson, that the ammunition of our pieces Was
exhausted and thst the artillery At the post and
tie 17th were surrounded. Capt d. iEmedi-
ately dispatched c0urisr to the commandant OF
the l7th, that he had formed bis regiment in
line Of battle st the base Of the hill. and would
protect their retreat, and TO come of at al haz-
ards, With artillery playing upon one ashE
and cavalry charge upon the ether, they lett
the hill, bringing of 81 their pieces. and only
fight. Some eight or nine Of the ilth hao pre-
viously been captured while picketng.
Three members Of the artillery were killed
and two wounded. Between seventy aud eighty
of the enemy are supposed to have been killed.
About one nile from the base Of the hili, the
S.h Georgia vas overtaken By the enemy's cav-
airy and srtillery. 50 sOOu as it was dis
covered, the regiment was drawn up in line OF
battle, which checked the advance of the Zoe.
IL H. ~ .H. q
ana under csver OF the corn and intervening
hills the retreat was effected with he loss Of ous
man Of she regiment who was capsured. The
regiment continued to fall back til tc0me WIKI
in 8 short distance Of New Market nights.
About o'clock the same regiment received
orders to advance again thToagh q thick weed
on the left Of the river road, With a vs~ 70 feel
the enemy. They advanced about two miss,
when their skirmishers were fred upon By the
enemy simultaneously with charge of the en-
emy's cavalry upon our cavalry. Oar cavalry
fsll back, but ths regiment continued correspond
to the fire Of the enemy for some len minutes
when the 6Tfag ceased. Falling back, the cave
airy and infantry took posSessioH sc an eligible
position about four hundred yards IN rear Of
the woods The enemy made no further dem
oustTaiiou on that day, having fCl possession Of
the hill
On Wednesday morning at daylight the corps
OF Gen. Longstreet was moved f8rwaTd, and
encamped that night within hslf mile Of the
hill, the day having been spent in reconnoiter-
ing. On Thursday. about II o'clock, the corps
advanced and took possession of the hih win
out firing gun, the enemy having evacuated
the night before, about II O'Clock. The NUM-
Der Of the enemy was estimated at nom i7,UJO
10 10000. Several prisoners were taksn, among
them two senhnels, who wers or the top Of the
house on The summit Of the hilL Considerable
supplies Of coffee, meat, cTaeksrs, etc, were
left by the enemy, indicating that they had
evacusted under evident alarm.