The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-08-09
THE AFFAIR AT MALVERN HILL.

An officer " ho participated I'm the affair r, NAL
vern HUI has furnished rs with the following par
ticu,ars with reference to the occupancy Of thss
point by the enemy. and it's subsequent recovery
by nur forces under Gen Longstreet
ou Tuesday morning the sth Georgia regiment
Captain Dawson commanding wss moved I'D from
New Market Heights TO relieve the l7th then on
picket At Malvern Hill On the march they were
.ne; by seTersi eouriers stating that the enemy
were IL large force advancing upon the hill and in
is .:r.mei eiste rieinity. The reports of artillery
save evidence that = brisk engagement was going
on When the eth Georgia reached the base of the
hi. the announcement was made by several cou.
riers to Capt Dawson, tha. .he ammunition Of our
pieces exhausted and thst lie artillery L. tho
posi-. and the ITth. were surrounded, Can't D. m.
me.;.ately dispatched g courier 20 the conmandant
Of the )7;h that be had formed his regiment In line
Of battle ct the base OF the hil and would protect
;Leir retreat; and to come OF at all hazards With
artillery playing upon one sank and cavalry
charge upon The other. they lef, the hil and sue.
ceeied in making good their retreat, bringing off
au ,heir pieces, and only iosins one eaisson thst
torn 10 pieces In the fight Some eight or nine
Of lie l-sh had previously Teen captured while
P!ckstmS.
cwo wounded Between 20 Gad 50 OF tbs enemy
a.e supposed TO have been killed Ahoa: oss mile
ron lie hsss Of the hill the 9Th Gecrss was over
:4ksn by the ensmys cavalry and artillery. So
sooa ss II was discovered. tie regiment was drawn
up Ii ice Of battle. wb-cn checked the advance Of
lie foe. The regimen. shen moved back into corn
hsid, and under cover of ths corn Erd intervening
h.lt the retreat was effected with the loss of
mau Of the re simeu IT. who was captured. The regi-
meni CONTINUED to fall back TIL 1t came within
short distance OF New Market heights. About 3
o'clock the same regiment received orders TO ad.
vance again through thick woods on the left of
the river read with view feel the enemy. They
advanced about two miles. when their skrrnishers
fiEed upoa by the enemy, simultaneously with
& charge u tbs en-ny's cavalry upon orr cavalry.
Our cavalry fell back. bu: the regimen. continued
TO respond the FIRE of the enemy for ten
minutes, when the firing ceased. Falling back, the
cavalry and infantry took position Al eligible
position about 400 yards Ia rear of the woods. The
enemy nsde no further demonstration on tha. day,
having full possession of the hill
On Wednesday morning at daylight the corps of
Ges LoDgs,reet was moved forward, and encanipsd
fna Night within half & mile Of the hill, the day
having been spent in reeonnosering On Thursday
about Y O'clock, the corps advsaced and took pos.
session of the hill without firing gun, The enemy
having srscuatei the nigh, before, about l2
c clocs The number Of ths enemy " as estimated
at fam 1860 to 3o0c0 Several prisoners wers
takea among them two sent.nels, who were on the
top Of the house on the summit OF the hill. Cen
siderable supplies Of eeffes. ueat crackers, &c,
were left by the enemy indicating thst they had
evseCsted under evident alarm.