The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-07-04

tide OF battle against AZ Ave O'Clock fate Of
the army hung trembling in the sunset when ad
vocats-half OF God, half Of our relief
THE aUSBoATs nkE.
About ave O'Clock In the afternoon gunboats 0alo
pa Aroosook and Jacob Bell opened from Turkey Island
Bend in tbs James river with shot and shell from their
immense rilsd The previous Of field artillery
seemed faint the rattle Of musketry in comparison
with these monsters Of ordnance that literally shook
the water and strained the The SHELLS bs
supplied with eight sscond fuses and considerable
interval elapsed between the shock Of report the
subsequent explosion Of the shells They fred about
three times minute, frequently broadsids at timer
and the mmonss hull OF the Galsna carssnsd % she
delivered her complement OF iron aud fame. The nrsa
few shots went wide, but he man In the Gasna's
topmast lockout signallsd the proper slsvaaisa
70 the guns. snd seon thoy threw among N
serrisd rebels on the hill their pondsrous obii-
CATIONS, that cut down whole ranks reading osa-
fusion, cosolation and dismay. Tho nrs with
tho same fatal ensss, making music 70 the Of
tirod men, and CONSERVATION among The exultant and
boodthrsty traitors They already confident or con.
Guiding their work and driving into the Jamss-bs-
gan 70 reel and grow uneasy Their nrs psrssptibly
siacksned thoir ranks seemed slow 70 close up whn
the naval thunder had them apart; dsaoes,on anA
disapr ointment had already seized upon them, asA
every deep tocsin from the Gasna added ~ impstus
The prevailing dread, when
HnS1znxAx caAAGlD.
The whole corps sf this famous warrior. CONF.
dent that . recovery Of the fortunes ef the time
could bs made, prepared 70 give another grsas
effort the fortunes Of the day and the cause
OF the country. Waterloo did not know such charge oe
horse and foot while batteries upon tho hill tops far
and played incsssantly upon the foe.
Signals were given the Galsnx TO cease nrins whom
this advance determined upon, the Galsua having
nlra haul M doH hx
placed sgnai officers all the way from the point Of battle
to the banks Of the James river. When the tAundsv
usd and the groat ship aftor her abors Heint-
zeman made a little appeal to his generals, telling
them that in hs dash about be made their conndenes
and courage might not only the army, but do
thing towards Avsngins the great number Of loyal nss
who had fallen In the several fatal Encounters.
Tho soldiers, poor heroic adsd fellows responded with
ssiri, that have from hungry hearts and
me grand corps Of Hcintzcmsn In line, with
the gaaat. figure Of its commander saopng down
lis columns. The sLemy anticipated slch dash.
for they directed their Irs this part Of the Iue
possibls-moro concsntratsdy than Then Heins-
.slman passed down the order and like the surgng Of
sea long cmbosomsd In plain the column moved slow-
y certainly, vigorously belching nrs and ball every
step; but halting an they cioss 70 he
rebels that they might have halosd the each,
man to mnu the little interval The latter came
structveness our nrs and vsheme In our tread
that they could Withstand. The nsry brigade a
Meagher edged up calamity on the right, using
the musket right soldierly, and General Sicklss'
Excelsior Brigade, already fsarfully cut up, went
into the action like battalion Of fresh veterans The
brigade Of Hooker ably lead by that distinguished
officer. and General Koarnsy seemed ubsquius, he
screamed his orders here and there always urging his
men on 70 tho Zoe. The brigade Of General Grover, m
A.L-
hore, but tho whole corps unit, and Hsintzsmaa
was its genius. Pushing steadily ahead. dsfying all
efforts OF tho enemy broak turn s ling, the corps
had at last tho satisaoon Of ssoinG the semy break
aud Hy In confusion 70 the swamp totally dispiritsA
and rspulacd. We took In this engagement over two
thousand pr rsoners but object had been gained
covering our advance 10 the James river, u noe
deemed Of sufficient Importance in view Of the risk TO be
encountered In holding possession Of them through the
night. large number OF these prisoners, however re-
main hands and win serve In some sort 70 console
u for the loss ofvsry many Of eur own.
rIz IossKs wmrs oAK SWAMI as
The battle OF White Oak Swamp was scarcely ssccnA
to lha, OF Gaines Hill IN point Of Losses q s. wounded
ana prisoners. We undoubtedly saisred loss than The
enemy who was literally b,ichereA, bus loss is
nsysrthslcss enormous. We lost all Of Motts battery
but a single gun the whole Of Raudslps battery, cns
gun believe, Of Captain Ayrss aud several ctGefsn
various paris Of the field. We could moi have lost In
killed. wounded and prisoners, less than tsco nossdssa
Are huad ed men, and loss may reach twice shas
amount. But zoe 7aiacd poim and MADE ne JcSss
yrsr 4 sp;i, du ne sisrg's daemps TO ca 1 ~ hGs.
frsm. In falling 20 do this he suffered the rs-,
treat, whereas in the pitch q battle ws beat him
hack with immense loss. and 10 crippled that he Was
a, bor unable or unwilling TO nrs gun next day. The
nboas stock and Galena entitled to the msse
unbounded croan. They came into action just al the
rgh, tme and did nrst rata service The rebels have
40 long held orr gunboais In that thcir mere ITO
ssreo will produce panic among them.
rus JAMES srEs M TEX SOLDIERS.
The region Of the James high, hly, and Sountifay
marked by nature with oil that vegetable opulsncs can
,urp,y The ripe wheat fields, and the long, wavy
stretches Of clover burst like vision In fever upon 'se
weary ores Of our wounded and footsere. some fc'I
down by the banks Of the rivcr and tapped sne osns
votsr ike dogs Others fell upon the margin ana Weps-
Gen ncClellan's tsnt pitched ~ oes"'iu' ..a-
house at Cum mings. wharf, near Grea' A'ssy -.
ias, on the bank Of the river Hs wrote nus
hsrs ana sent them on by the ssspl ns s'.n's =.
Il xho rrapch Prince de- Joinvis, the Duke as
80 ,,s'.., a. p,r,. The General spent part es The
q - ,o.ra Of the Galena, aud az he passed along
'se.aa., hank. in she Commodoro's barge, all the
w ..o, 70 the haggsrd wounded, checred hluA
,,, IA doubtless slept pescetuiy tnss nsnt, navhe
- H. army and placed In a new, more secure ana
sWV1 .a.n, costiop In addition TO the loss Of or
"A, ,.,,a. rs,ortsa We ais lost sevcra Of the Mss
,,ns that had reached the army only afew days
80 N. acton OF Friday. number Of than wsss
N,aa however aud rcndef oil useless Tor al u"s "
com-. :. orn so,m.rs
,s,,t,ss s,l,,s. IN the shady grove Of quaint old