Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-06-26
LATE FROM THE SOUTH.
TIE LATE BATTLES NEAR RICHMOND.

TIE LATE BATTLES NEAR RICHMOND,
A Southern Acesant
The following letter nom the Richmond COR
respond ent OF the Caaflesioa Mercury makes some
disclosures relative to the late battles near Rich
InOut which we have not before seen in print.
some Of lis statements do rot accord fail justice
- TIE Union troops, especially In oSerstating
their loss in cannon on the fst day, and In not
credltng them with handsome victory on the
second day, when they drove the Coniederates
from the acid aud had to bury their dead. But
the reader who > well Informed will be able 10
make due allowance for these and other DEF
cieRcies. The letter u interesting, however, as
showing the disasters suffered by the enemy IL
is copied from The Charleston Mercury Of the 7th
ias ant:
RIcHAoSD, Monday, June 2, 1s62.-with regard
20 the engagement Of Saturday and Sunday, Gcsn
add Title 70 the accounts which will have reached
yen through the city papers.
u appears that our scouts reported l. coo OF the
enemy on thls side CT the CbIckahomizy at d
potnt between the York river railrosd ald the
Williamsburg read some SIX or seven miles from
the city, and not very far from the Notifications
ChiCkahOminy by the storm cut of, as was sup
posed, all chance OF reinforcing these IL 0O0 and
the attack already DELAYED was begun, not at day.
break, bat at 10 or IL O'clock.
The enemy was found strongly entrenched and
tHily aware OF our approach. His strength had
not been very much Oyer-estimated, IL we NAV
judge by TIE regiments represented by the pris-
oRcrs taken OF these nineteen were mentioned
IN the mofRing papers. There rnlv have been
forty or sixty thousand Yankees engaged, but
nothing proves ii except their obstinate resistance
ent-encnment after eDtrenchnent aud captured
battery sfter battery. Late In the evening Of Sat
urdsY the enemy attempted 10 relieve himself by
hank movement O. our left, but this was
promptly checked ty Whiting, and the day
ended.
Early On Sunday morning the enemy made
terrible atemP: 20 retrieve his Losses Of the day
previous; but he VAS again driven eff, leaving u3
addition Ct few guEs no: taken by uS tee day
before
Thus matters continued until this morning,
Nnen, as usual, we feii back, permitting the en-
eTny % reoccupy the ent-eachIa fron which
he had been driven at such fearful cost
Oar loss Is very heavy, particularly Ia officers.
SeTdah's Sharpshooters done their work well,
ana, unless somethiES IS done to check them,
p5OmOtioEs in the CGDfaderats service will be al.
together too Tapid and certain. Onr Killed may
40. exc ed hge hundred; our wounded are nearly
i've thousand The Con iederass dead buried on
the battle held by the Chioa troops amounted 10
many more han the number stated by this cur-
respondent l
Gen. JohaStau was wounded in the upper uaTt
Of tEe right shoulder, the ball or fragment Of
SHE'LL passing over and buryiEg itself In the mus
Cles that cover the shoulder blade. In falling
from his horse two ribs Were fractured He is
therefore, permanently disabled, at least for a
month Q. 60 70 come. LSe assumes command Of
the army. Generals Pe.tigTeW and HattOn were
killed Gea. Rhodes aud another Brigadier,
whose name cannot recall, Were wounded. The
number Of colonels, captains, and Iieutenants
killed AID wounded win not pretend to esti-
mate. LieGt Wsshington, Of Johnsson's staff
while delivering an order, rode iato the enemY,s
Lines and Eas captured.
The Quits OF the victory are msagre-soIne
twenty live pieces Of cennOA, Tonly seven several
STANDS OF eoiofs, and 400 or 500 prisoners AZ the
euzide, The enemy's loss, excep, at the en-
trsnchments, Is not large Protected by his earth
works end the dense uGiergrowTh into which we
drove ein, be poured decsmatlng fire into our
Tas, without rhOdomontsde, 10 the result Of
the battle. I hear that Gen Johnston says II we
can hold cur own TO day we will be In condition
to give Mcclellan good dTubbing. But We have
fallen back. - -
/ walked TO within a mile and half OF the
Geld yesterday morning, aad gladly accepted the
Cdsr Of friend 20 ride back behind him The
scene on the road beggaTs desCr! piiOn. Omni-
buses, wagons, caissons, and other vehicles were
stalled and wrec ked along the road for miles.
Horssnen found Il difIcul: 20 traverse the con-
tInuous mud puddles through which orr brave
fellows had marc he'd 10 the scene Of cOn1 CT and
were then marching under 9 terrible sun. 1 told
nv friend that cur army must fall back, il being
harder 20 provision it over tnese seTen miles Of
mud than over the thousand miles Of rail be.
tween this and NJ anassas. Fhe use OF cavalry
and artillery was ont Of the question. Even the
bJ-pathz that led from the York River Railroad
to the Williamsburg road were almost impass
able, so bogsy Is the ground. Moreover, Ii In 80
covered with forests that general engagement
cannot take place, though many predict it to-
morrow. II can hardly be done, even IL McClel-
Ian were willing to risk IT. -.-
Late northern papers, ken on the field, say that
he will make the atGlck AZ four or i've different
points, hoping 10 carry the day az the weakest
his columns being In supporting distance for that
purpose The report today Is that he 10 eoncen.
trating large iotce In the Mechaniesville road,
We are ready for him there, and at all other
points Our army 10 large, full Of valor, ofacefed
by The best talent, and the siege Of Richmond-
for srch 10 will continue to be-wiii witness
many desperate sorties. We hope much by the
"cO1nter Irritation commenced By Jackson. A
number OF iTOn-elad guRboats are now not far
from DTuryis Bluff, ready 70 participate In the
assault, whenever made. We hear Of Burnside's
landing below Petersburg, and OF Beauregards b
retrea,ing thirty five miles from Corinth, but the
news lacks condrmation. -
TAs city Is eEs east HOSPITAL. woman's min
isterfDg hands are not wanting TO alleviate the