Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-07-01
:.l!IImon0 Enquirer.
I,>pAY MORNING. JUNE 80, 1852.
nm WAR OF SUBJUGATIOu.
qa1 EATTLES ON FRIDAY
aEsD SATURDAY.
,,1p,0US SUCCESSION OF COSFEuE
RATE VICTORIES.


.r.cyauoLps-FIvE THOUSAND PRISON
.as rAEES-THE BATTLE on SAT
rspAY-AN ARAIs7IcE-ouR
MOVEMENTS ON SUNDAY
-lSc!pESTs-
SC, &C, &C.
I.,ar. Al rs Of the enorny haviog hcsr
.,i.tn r,ofa It's advanced rositiona, nsar Me-
...a:ye, ..i.s. Oh Friday morning, tal h,ck
may. !, ,.7,:1%-r Sofks in the direction ri
=. s.,.io. Gu. .StcnsTel!" Jackson vas
,..r;sg 6o1G racn them with invincibe ene
srgy, sucpo:,ad ID ifont BY Gen. a P. Hills
n-,s,.5. ,.r;r l.2nrssrset's Division was or.
;s;sa sa,r. f:.nr o'clock in the afternoon,
;,u, J., nor:', hsuk Of ths Chickahomuy,
..ti:,sz ~ ,ns advance q, H;i;'s Division on
=. u,sn hslier;1s OF tils ens;Ey at the mill
bp-o-4 G,iz54'. crosa roada The Division
iL,7,;7se:'s) ho';ed BY the Chickehominy
,5d ,;,r. p.ciol,'s Brigade WIS detached ss
81 s;:va7ce 20 support Gen. Hills assault, tho
sit. berg then engaged n a terrific fight in
hoi, {; ths woiks in Wow. Upon reaching
,Ss .c,ae, P.cke,t's Brigade was ordered 10
-u9co,t battery which Was then playing
u,on ,io ers,nC, vito we're returning : ho! frs
vr.G. G-l. Il H.: ;i; The o5isala vas then
c:islsG 20 ,osrsc, T-Ei1h heirs accomplished,
:s:al;c5 - TOD rapuEe oi ttlo soau.,, an Ala
.s1a s5t: Mississippi! regimen; c.,.s up 10
lie .a-yyCr III the brigade. Nhsu tue latter
s:.a 1:at1,i 10 ISL; ths Alsbamiaus and Ms
;:..psilIs .i,eE clsrEed over them .iran the
:-say, aao Ice orlss1s arose :s.n sn 81
5scJ.
l.s c6a.Ee r3~ t.stsln dosp5sats, and never
.::s suci. hsr.as;ag difficulties encountered
81; successfully overcome. Our men found
...o=alsss ss suddcnly charging upon the enemy
: ieOee wood, forming portion Of Mn exten
:i,s5=snp. Thich presented somewhat the Sp'
;:i.:1cs OF tho PIT of a tnostr., surrounded hg
siscb fvo iss: v;;io b Ave- feet deep, while
. ;5s opposite side, tho mui Of the marsh
-. Saee dsso, over which arose. tbs bill, upon
7:i:.::. ~ o1eny'a batteries =esa placed a;
- t5,. OF ;Sa hill the enemy hsd erected a
..rlsr,s 0i inf.HtrY Toeks, snd snothsr at ths
-. n.s,iooa .as it, and also ons "u tbs alg, D:
sr.71s OF tha lef! oi tie brow c. :ts h:.!. 4
ta;ier7 WIS si.:icnsd In the rsviae, Wills thrsa
st:..;, il TIC tiers, ribbed the front OF the hill,
Iii -lo;s presenting 1re upon ouF forces
.t;.a ta!d si,h i.IIitio eff-ct
81. cur troops rushed on crossed toe swaup.
;ac 6o!d officers having dismounted from ,hcir
ls,ses it seiae Impossible to carry them OF,
M charged u2oa the FOREMOST batteries. 10
!rs irss c,ear, tao origsas and its support
zsys 7eau,seo; IL ihs second they psus ed spd
..ld dc~u Tie 4.h Tsr75, and several North
i4l H,,:'s Carolina regiments came up; tie
rs; ii Hills D.7;sinn n az pressing on, sad
Li7g,t7=s::, NJ rapidly approaching tie sc'ae
.!:m5: 1ne third charge Was INSIDE, hn;.
Il. ts..sr7 vas taken. The number engsgsd
il. ms c1s-ca wis no, HloIe than $500, Hh!so
;a.I o; ina eEa!ny OH ihr ground Sum5sred
,oau. lvl00. comprising General Portar's
D.';s;oa 0a. supports noT came uE4 snd
:scured .he 1c5sessiaa of The h:ll. capturing
z.ay prisoners The ei:euy's c.T='Ey maaa
- s,'crp, % Tetake ina portion, Gu. wsTs
I:2a;srj, 80 Sea prceipi;stsly. AS our trcois
,,i:.et: lie e7cT of tie ill General Jackson
appeared o.. Cur left, shou. four hundred yards
I'll, jas, completing lilo Irresistible storm On
the ene-ly's right tank, and aiding materially
asccorins ,hs position then in the POSSESSION
7s our !oToss.
TIE Gsre:a s:s5ssnent, closing With tlis
arliiar: ii2ris, brought Into tbs field 10000
C4nete7ascs ana 90, 600 f-derals.
is c;ciaJ wac pursusd fo1 soma distance
cl:, S!ra tie? finally disappeared, it being
aoT egtt oro, st Light, and our men, CON
:a:ni=l e. tLeir officers ior fheir gnllantTy,
sGd ausied win victory, ~sre content to ssof
apon Toe hsid II ther SUCCESS and req. for The
a;ea; y. rssrat to learn lhss our lcss aa
7siy ss:efe /; is estimated that in killed
40 *G1adsd, Gen. Pickstrs Brigade lost
lr1ra 40 to % PER cent Such daring, such
sa:;i6ce-, wo.s Levs! be!oIe made before the
BIZ! ni i,hc::7.
aacr; tie lcat Of Pieketts Brigade, were
Gel Wna,ra, oi ihe 18Th Virginia, mortallJ
sou.cri in tls breaht; Gen. Pickett vas
s(unj' in the ar1, severely, but NOT dsn.
.s;crsl5; h,j Wilson, cf The eS.h 'A., was
stu1csd il the leg ard side; Capt sPessaTd-
q 20 23:. va, disabled; Capt Robertson, OF
'ae sare. IL tie breast, but not seriously;
C,pt. -,.jsLa:, hbo cf tbs 2Sth, reported killed,
ta, bslisvel to Be mistake. The total losa
II tae 2s.h Virginia alcno amounted to shout
s!S.Y re. cant Of i.a whole force engaged.
Neaa7s iss.; s:2h!s to gstlcr the full PSF
:'casss et 81: !cas, DoI list OF the o7cin7,
except SO &. = - iea,n 'rr.ra our priao7e7a,
stc ui -a:;;::5E.t ,l.c;7 icss as very severe.
TS:o 7cs. .Den,s, captured during tbs dsJ,
:hs il,a Pcaosyl 7snia end the 4th New JsT-
seJ. abc1t ak hundred liz all, together with
!n;i: ciGc=e=, rathea the city abcnt ten
ocalk, Satuiday morning. Gid were ona7tereo
i toe L:DhY snd Gr5ercr's Prisons.
P0r,;v,:., CT several Federal 5rigadss we're
iiso csptnr.d co various ps-,a oE tho isid,
sG'i :ncDg tna1s vera large nuntere OF held
sai c1mpaDy omcsrs. There arrived IN the
city At All es,ly hnu- on Saturday, Brig. Gen.
Jonn F. Ee7l,o:d9, ci Illinois; Brig. Gen.
S'nkin, oi P1:.isy.,.tia, Philadelphia and
~ L - i 10
Sssels. C5lane!s slso .I.lsed 81 the game time.
Tia whole nanLe. Of pcisonars taken in the
iour days fighting 1ains up, il round num-
bars FIVE THOUSAND.
T#onty-thres hundred and hfty priv,tes
aud ninety-thres otfeors, have ALREADY been