The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-07-09

strong. could only nsmber 5000 men for duty
% TUESDAY, and that the loss OF life exceeds
Lhas Of any battle, or series of battles yet
fought.
About 8 o'clock A. n. Of Tuesday, the Er
ss.imev avs Jacksoas and Huges's divisions at.
tackled NcClelIan's left flank on the YES. side of
the Chiekahominy. II miles from Richmond
Later 10 the day Aagruder fell rpon his right
flank. Fighting wAs going on until Tuesday
night
Heavy firing from the gunboats on James riv-
er Vas heard on Tuesday morning.
4 number Of Federal transports are in the riv-
er with reinforcements from Burnside. bat they
have not yet landed.
New Madrid. July S.
vicksburg 10 ours. No particulars yet.
New York, July S.
The Fortress Monroe correspondent of the
Tri6Sns, dated July Sd, says that McClellan's
position cannos be aanked by any force however
great Supplies of all kinds in abundance have
arrived and the army is in the best possible
spirits-
Two gunboats vent up the Appotomax river
toward Petersburg Sunday night The Island
Bell got aground, wa dismantIed and burned.
City Point vas burned this morning by the
gunboats, thus destroying the shelter for rebel
sharpshooters.
James river is filed With transport vessels and
steamers, and there are over 20 gunboats in the
vicinity Of Harrison's Landing.
Rebel prisoners etate their loss at $4,000
while ours will not exceed $4,000. The rebels
had 200, 900 troops engaged.
Headquarters Army of the Potomac,
Turkey Island, July 2.
The following is an account of the battles
fought in front of Richmond, On Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday, being the 9Th, 9th and eth days Of
the engagement:
On Sunday morning the corps of Gen. Sumner
and Gen. Franklin were left in the works At Fair
Oaks with instructions to evacuate and protec,
the baggage and supply trains on their way Il
James river. They had hardly LETT their position
and we're falling back on the railroad and Viii
liamsburg turnpike, when the rebels discovered
the movement and Immediately started in pur
suit with their whole force. So rapidly did the
rebels approach that our officers had barely tune
| to place their men in position to receive then
before they we're upon them. The enemy sd
vsncsd TO the attack about o'clock, which Wa.
promptly me- by our men. The battle Lasted
until dark, durk during which the enemy suffer
ed terribly. Advancing in solid masses 10 With
in short distance Of our artillery, the effect O
our guns upon their ranks was fearful, killing anc
~ounding them by hundreds. At dark the enc
my was repslsed aud forced to abandon their DO
sitioa.
This battle took place about one and q hal
miles above Ssvage's Station. Whilst this BATH.
was in progress other impor tant events wer.
Transporting. The railroad bridge across tn,
Chickahominy was burned and train of twelv,
cars, was run overheard. Ali the Commssar,
and Qasrtermaster's stores unable to be remove,
we're committed to the flames, together with .
| large amount OF ordnance stores.
The large house at the station and the adjoiu
ing grounds, which we're filed with our sick an,
wounded, whom it was impossible to get away
were left under the care of our surgeons witt
all the necessaries at hand for our comfort. The,
numbered about Zoo, and are now in the enc
my's hands.
| The troops which had fought the battle 0
Sunday retreated under cover of the right I,
White Oak Swamp Bridge, distance of abou
2 miles, there to await the approach of the Ell
envy.
The disposition oil the troops on Monday, tb,
9th day OF the battle, was as follows:
Gen. Smiths division, supported BY Gen. Ma
giey's brigade, occupied the right of The bridge
while Gen. Summers and Gen. Franklin's corps
WITH Gen. McCal's division, we're out on tn,
road to meet the enemy, who was approschin,
from Richmond. The enemy came up bold,
early in the forenoon, having been heavily rein
forced by the troops who had fought the BATH
Of Friday on the opposite eide Of the Chicks
bominy.
| About O'Clock it became evident that com
portion OF our line must give way, as the rebel
we're constantly throwing fresh troops into action
| Our troops in front of the bridge now fel
back to within 8 2 miles of Turkey Island
where the fight was shortly afterwards renewe.
and continued with the greatest determination
on both sides. The loss was very heavy on boil
sidcs.
The hight was renewed carly on Tussda,
morning by the rebels, they evidently Intends,
to crush our army. 1t lasted about hours, re
an lt,no IN nm hla loa. a., h.,b .;d.. IT,
enemy then retired, leaving the field to gu
troops.
The enemy advanced again about o'clock
n, in considerable numbers, but retired afte
being sheIed BY the guuboats and artillery TO
about two hours, without coming near enough
for musketry to become engaged. The loss o
our army during the days engagements is no
known, but 10000 is thought to be as near al
estimate as can at present be given in killed
wounded and missing. The loss of the enemy
is much larger.
The loss in field artillery is about 80 piece.
during the days. Gen. Reynolds and Captain
Kingsbury, of his staff, we're taken prisoners, q,
also Col. Stockton, of Michigan.
General Meade, Of Penn, was severely wound
ed; Gen. Burns vas wounded in the face; Gen
Sumner and Gen. Heintzelman we're both slight
" wounded in the left arm, but never left the
field Gen. Mccall was seen 10 fall from biz
horse during the battle. and vas taken prisoner
The extent of his injuries is not known.
The aruy is nov epcamped on high rolling
ground, on the banks of the James river, Is