Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-07-12

New York, June 3O-The Tribune has
the following: Thursday noon the enemy
made an attack OH Gen. Stoneman's forces in
the vicinity of Hanover Court Honsc prob
ably for the purpose of accomplishing end
outflanking the right wing and to engage our
attention in that direction. Shortly after
wards they commenced vigorous cannona-
ding from an cmincncc opposite Mechanicsviile,
from two batteries, one above and one below.
They were replied to by Campbcl's gun bat
ferries on picket duty on Mcchanicsville road.
Some distance to the right, about 1000 of
the enemy's infantry and a squadron Of cav
arv crossed the Chckahominy. An immense
force is at a short distance above the Virginia
Central road making a rapid advance towards
McCall's division who were entrcnchcd on
lilly land across swampy ravine half mile
in the rear of Mechanicsvlle. The LIST Penn
sylvania rifles with Campell's battery on
picket duty with the exception Of one compa-
ny were surrounded and taken prisoners
They fell back behind breastworks when the
line of war was drawn up. The enemy adj
vanced down in the rear of Mechanicsville in
swampy ground where our forces were in line
Oh the north side of the ravine. The conflict
became terrible. The rebels, with the most
determined courage, pressed forward over the
marsh but our bullets and grape shot fell
among them like hail, moving them down by
hundreds; this continued until dark, when
they withdrew. The Cannonade was kept up
until nine o'clock, when the battle ceased.
Our forces covered by carthworks, suffered
but little.
Late in the afternoon, the enemy made a
charge with cavalry-about 100 attempted to
cross the ravine, but their horses became
mired, squadron Of our infantry, seeing their
position, charged down the hill, when the
rebels abandoned their horses and fled the
cavalry was then removed, and according
to statement of our informant, tho fight contin-
ued until O'Clock. when retreat was or
dered and our forces began to fall back. Du-
cannonading and musketry was terrible. The
enemy made another attempt to break through
our right, which was ENTHUSIASTICALLY after
wards another attempt was made on the left
with the same result. The battle had then
been raging several hours without any SEEM
ing change or advantage on either side. Re-
Inducements of artillery came steadily along
from the bridge to the field of battle-the enc
my seemed to make last desperate effort, and
came near forcing our men back into the low
ground between tho hill and bridge, where We
would have been slaughtered by thousand be-
fore we had crossed the bridge. Wagons,
artillery, ambulanccs and men, were hurrying
towards the bridge, and a panic seemed almost
inevitable, when strong guard was placed on
the bridge. At one time the enemy reached
I'll, main Hospital, a half-milc from the river /:
Mtagcrs !rlsl'mcn came over, stripped to the
whist. to the a:tack-.hcy gave one yell and
went to work the result was the falling back
ct the enemy to the woods.
Thus matters stood up to 10 o'clock Sun
day morning.
Another correspondent, speaking of Fri
days battle, SAYS twice along The front the
rebels attacked Our line over rifle pits and re-
doubts. Porter, with 80 cannon and num-
her OF Uookcr's and Ayre's guns moved them
down in a terrible harvest of death. Their
l,ss in killed and wounded was horrible.
Under date of Friday the same correspondent
says: Ten guns We're taken from us by Ger
tain flank movements covered by thick smoke
which hung around the rebels. 4 major be-
longing to Jackson's army, captured, says
part Of Jackson's forces arrived Yesterday,
anu tue DaldHcc tiilS uSoTIllnr.
SAN FEANCIsCo, Jaly 1.-The following
dispatches are from The -Aha Of this mor;.-
ing:
AT Fair Oaks yesterday the Pennsylvania
reserve drove the attacking regiment OF jack
sons command. 10 day they were ovcrpow-
cred as the enemy were reinforced by the re-
mainder of Jacksoa's army. \ regiment CT
regulars called up proved unequal to the task
OF stopping them, and Slough's command had
to be added. The conduct of all regiments
in sustaining this unequal action. was good /;
they gave way but none of them ran. Our
loss was enormous. The 18th is about ami
llated. and nearly every fire killed or wound
cd. The 14th also suffered severely. SO en-
traordinary was the obstinacy of our troops
and so unyiplding were they, that our loss
was very large. The artillery of Alpaugh's
and Smiths divisions piled herebels in heaps.
Major Russell, of the regulars, and COL Pratt
Of New York, were killed.
Mcclellan has changed the base of of his
operations from York to James rivers.
New YORK, July 2-Dispatches to Flag
officer Goldsborough on Monday ere said to
state that the rebel attack on our right was
desperate affair, in which the rebels lost 5000.
Our loss is heavy. Gen. Stoneham being cut
off from the right wing had to retreat to
Yorktown, and had arrived at Fortress Mon
roe.
1t is stated that Gen. Mcclellan, with con-
siderable fighting, had passed through White
Oak Swamp with 10000 men and 1000
pieces of artillery, to secure an advantage to
our position. and had subsequently cut
through line of communication to James
river.
Ii is rrportrd that during two DAVIS fight.