The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-07-02
LATEST BY EVENING PAPERS.
Further particulars Of the battle around
Richmond.

Further particulars Of the battle around
Richmond.
NEW YORK, July /.
The correspondent of Philadelphia paper.
dated evening of the 18th, states that we are
still fighting.
Fort Darling will be ours tomorrow. and
possibly Richmond will be occupied. and the
rebel army cut TO pieces by the 4th of July.
Gen. Mcclellan remarked tonight TO the
bearer of dispatches. that we were everywhere
victorious, but the great battle had just began
and he could not make report until the job
is done.
The World has the following Hilton Head.
9th, 2.30 z. M.-An order has Just been sent
to our troops ON James Island to evacuate. All
the steamers now here will soon sail to Stony
River to bring the troops here
The Herald's correspondence of the Goth,
states that Gen. Rockers division was ordered
to have one days rations i'm their haversacks
and be in line Of battle at o'clock on We'd
nesday morning. A move was made at s
o'clockby the LIST Mass. regiment. Col Cowdin,
as skirnlshers, across an open field, driving in
the rebels, when the LIST was reinforced by the
remainder of Growers brigade and the Excel
sior and Jersey brigades, driving the rebels out
of the woods which our troops took possession
Of This occupied until ii O'Clock, when two
guns were brought to play, doing great execu-
ton on the enemy.
Between IL and o'clock our troops again
advanced, receiving and returning several hea-
Wy volleys of musketry, when the rebels fixed
bayonets and started at double quick towards
the LIST Mass. and the 18th PENN who were
ready for them. On came the rebels with a
yell, but the fine front of our BOYS alarmed
them, and the scoundrels broke. retreating i'm
great disorder, our troops driving them more
than half mile at the point of the bayonet
The rebels fell in heaps in this glorious
charge; more of the rebels falling at this charge
than at that of Fair Oaks. Our men drove
them from their rifle pits, and occupied them
until reinforced by Gen. Sickles, who had two
horses shot under him.
The rebel sharpshooters in trees poured in
deadly fire. Lieut. Rice of Co. f.. received
severe wound in the thigh.
1t is reported that fight took place on Mon
day in Richmond, between some North Carroll
ma and Virginia troops, both using grape and
canister.
letter from White House, goth, states that
Capt. Spencer Of the army has been arrested
BY order of Gen. Mcclellan, for disloyalty and
placed on the gunboat Marbehead. His uncle
was Judge in Maryland, and had lately been
arrested for treason, whereupon the captain
laid down his sword and refused duty.
The very latest advices from Gen. McClel-
Ian received at Washington yesterday noon,
and regarded reliable, is to the effect that up
TO two o'clock on Saturday he had successful
ly carried out the plan long since decided up
on, which was TO swing his right wing towards
the rear, while at she same time the left should
advance TO the James river. The attack of
Thursday necessitated this strategic move
ment, and the withdrawal of the war material
and the wounded, &c, under Gen. Casey on
Monday was part Of the plan, and socceeded
Admirably.