The national Republican., 1862-07-08
The Battle Of. Tuesday as Described by
The Richmond Examiner. *
Terrible Slaughter orshe Rebels.


Terrible synughier oTshe Rebels.
From the Richmond Examiner Of Friday, July 4,
"The battle Of Tuesday was perhaps the
aeroest snd most sanguinary Of the series oi
bloody conflicts that have signalized each Of
the last seven days. We have already advert.
ed 10 the part played In the action by General
Jackson and others, but, ~ yet, have made
little mention ~ the operations upon the oc.
casion of General Magrudrr aud the troops
under bis command. We now propose To give
such particulars as wa have obtained on the
field after the battle.
Early on Tuesday morning the enemy, from
the position 10 which he had been driven the
night before, continued bis retreat In a south.
easily direction towards bis gunboais on James
river. At eight O'Clock, q. m, Magruder r.
commenced the pursuit, advancing cautiously,
but steadily, and shelling the forests and
swamps In front as be progressed. This method
Of advance was kept up throughout the morn.
ing and until four O'Clock. p. m, without com.
log up with the enemy. But between four and
Eve o'clock our troops reached large open
Geld. mile long and three quarters In width,
on the farm Of Dr. Carter, The enemy were
discovered strongly entrenched In a dense
f,rest on the other side OF this field. Their ar
tillery, Of about fifty pieces, could be plainly
seen bristling on their freshly constructed
earthworks. At 10 minutes before five O'Clock,
p. m. General Magruder ordered his men to
charge across ths field ond drive the enen y
from their position. Gallsntly they sprang
70 the encounter, rushing into the field at full
run. Instantly from the line Of the enemy's
breastworks murder0us storm Of grape aud
canister was hurled into their ranks, with the
most terrible effect. Officers and men went
down by hundreds bnt yet, undaunted and
unwaveiiag, our line dashed on until two
thirds OF tho distance across the field was &C.
lcomplished. Here the carnage from the with
ering flre Of the enemy's combined artillery
and musketry was drcsdrnl. Our line wavered
q moment aud fell back 10 the cover Of the
woods. Twice again the effort to carry the
position was renewed, but each time with the
same results. Night, at LEI 9Th, rendered Q
further attempt iujudicious, aud the fight uutil
ten O'Clock wsa kept up by the artillery Of
both sides. To add to the horrt n, II not the
dangers. Of the battle, the eneny's gunbosts
from their position at Curl's Neck. two and a
half miles distant, poured on the field continued
bsoadsides from their immense rife guns.
Though Il is questionable, rs we have sug-
gested, whether any serious l0es was inflicted
IN us by the gunboats. the horrors Of the fight
we're gpravatsd by the monster shells, which
tore shrieking through the forests and pxplod
ed with a cOncussiDn which seemed 10 STAKE
tho r0lid earth itself. The moral feet on the
Yankees Of there terror inspiring allies must
have been very great and In this, We believe,
consisted their greatest damage TO the army Of
the South. ...
II must not be inferred from the abo g account
that the slaughter was all upon our side. We
have the best r. asons to know that the we'll
directed fire Of our cannon and muskstry, both
before and subsequent to our efforts to storm
the euemys position, fell with fatal effect upon
bis heavily massed forces.
At ten o'clock. p. m, the last gun was fred
from our side Each sids held the position oc'
cupied when the agbt begun, ahd, during tn,
remainder Of the night each was busily en-
gagged removing their wounded. The rumble
, | of the enemy's ambulances and wagons, II
. rapid and hurri,d motion, did not cease evel
, with the dawn. At ten o'clock Wedne d !.
/, morning they were still busy, and discontinue
+, their labOrs, not because their wounded ha
!. been removed. but for fear Of our advanc,
! Our wounded were carried from the field
: rectly to the faim houses In The neigborhoot
!. whence, utter their inj6riss had been exam
& ined and dressed, they were brought to th
city. =
burin, tho morning the enemy evacuate
his Pc. ilion and rehestsd, still bearing In
? southsastiy dir, ction, aud apparently not a
\ tempting TO leyGn the distance between hir
I aud bis guuboats.
n The battle q 3D. surveyed through tho col
. rain of Wedneeday mcrning, pre.enttd scene
too shoe siug 10 be owelt on Without anguish. Th
woods and The field before mentioned were, Of
the westt rn side, covered with our dead, In al
9 the degrees of violent mutilation while In tn
woods on the west Of the field lay, in abou
+ equal numbers, the blue uniformed bodies o
the rnemy. Many Of the latter were still alive
ho, l.,gf hu thair M IA N thpir n a.
cent haste to escape from the rebels"
, "Great numbers of horses were killed or
B both rides, and the sight of their dislgured
carcases and the stencil proceeding from The II
! added much to the loahsome horrors Of th,
bloody field. The corn fields, hut r. cent?
turned by the: plough SHIRE, were furrOwet
and torn by the iron missiles. Thousands o
round shot and uupxploded shell lay upon th'
surface OF the earth. Among tn, latter w-r'
/ / many Of the enormous shells thrown from ih'
|. guuboats. They were eight inches In widtl
by twenty.three in length. Th' ravuges o
| these monsters were everywhere discernibl'
|. through the forests. In st me PLACES long av
Q ues neie cut through the tree tops, and her
and there great trees, three and four feet II
!: thickness. were burst o. Q ani split to Vel,
shrrds. In one remarkable respect this battle
a hsld differ, d In appearance from any Of th
pl 90 ding days. In the track Of the enemy
hglt thera were no cast-away blue great coat
no blankets, tents nor clothing no letters all
Q no wasted conlmisRary storea Lie had, ev
|. dently, before reaching this point, thrown ava
everything that could retard his hasty reIiea
Nnlhirg was to bo found on this portion q
tho field hut killed and wounded Yankees ant
}. their guns aud knapsacks."
d THE TEIRluLE sUtFERINUs FROM THE YANKE
- DArTERits
i "The battle If Tuesduy evening has beel
o made mem ,rable by its melancholy monumen
OF carnage, which occurred IN u portion O
Gen. Magruder's corps, winch hid bsen or
dsred in very inadequate terce to charge one o
. the strongest Of the enemy'd batteries. Their
!; !, are various explanations OF this affair. Th
9 fire upon the lew regiments who were ordered
Z t, taxa the enemy's battery. which was sup.
: ported by two h'ayy brigadts, and whicl
\ swept the thin lines oi our devoted men, wht
/ had TO approach 1t across a stretch Of opel
! ground, |. raid to have been an appalling
sight,
4 REBEL FRISa.-The steamer Oommodor,