Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-07-09

frame, and which reduced TIE clsyey soil to tina,
pastv, adhesive condition which ohends tie
patience OF the pedestrian and tries the nerves Of
horse and fidet alike, passed over during the
night, aud Independence Day came ip with
gladdening sun TO cheer the hearts Of the army
During yesterd y, in spite Of mud and rain, the
mass OF troops which had been poured In here so
hastily reduced to order, and corps and divisions
had their definite positions assigned them pre-
pared camp grounds, and the men spread couches
to enjoy the FIRST real rest which bad been per-
United them for week. The long pull Of sleep
thew got last night told on the troops twas a
far happier, brighter, stronger set Of men who
stood about the camp fires this morning than that
which the day before shivered in the rain
Atabout noon the bands, such Of them IS still
have musicians and instruments wholly or par.
TALLY complete, played national airs, which iiii-
usual sounds did much to enliven the camps. for
months declared the luxury Of music bv an i'm.
perative order, necessitated by the near proxim-
1ty OF the rebels, who could from our music dis
cover our position. A little after noon General
Mcclellan, with his staff, In costumes cleaned Of
the mud and rust OF the long journey, commenced
tne round OF visits to the ferent corps. The
Commanding General looked In excellent spirits
not discovering In the least any appearance of IA
tgue. He took the different corps in order, re-
viewing the men, his arrival welcomed In every
division by the firing Of major generals "a Lutte
and he himself received by the troops with hearty
cheers, which kept mingling along the whole
line as he passed from brigade to brigade.
IL was touching sight to view the thinned
RANKS drawn up before their General, the war
whom he reviewed In washington last S ,,Una.
6er but heroes Of six, eight, and ten battles who
had sttested their courage and devotion, and won
the right to the name Of soldiers. oen. Mcclellan
looked with particular interest on brigades which
mad suffered very severely In the late battles, and
expressed his sorrow at the gaps In their Iine,;
but a General Caldwell told In answer TO such an
expression Ct regret In regard to his brigade thew
al.d In doing their duty, and the rest were ready
n m hfnn VII az ax,A
General occupied nearly the whole Of the after.
noon, during all which time the hills resounded
with the saiutes The whole ceremony was one
OF the most impressive and touching that could
possibly be witnessed, and cennet be without 1t,
good effects upon commander and men. The
soldiers on their own part celebrated the Fourth
with The popping Of guns-forbidden sport-and,
story % q and going over the
VIZ TAKE BATTERY.
In the afternoon Of Yesterday, the Rebels got
couple Of riaed eeld pieces 10 petition on hill
commanding our camps, and commenced she'll
lhg,which did some damage among our crowded
wagon camps. The gunboats responded with a
few shot, but did not get the range The little
pests must be stopped, and the 5th Maine under
.ook the work. Advancing stealthily through
tue woods, they came suddenly upon the battery
Ranking IL and taking both the guns, and all the
cannoniers and their officers. Ii was a hand.
.omely-executed maneuver, and the Maine men
deserve great credit for it. AT the battle Of Mel.
aid stand OF colors from the enemy, on which
was inscribed 'Williamsburg and Seven Pinesn
At the battle Of Malvern Hills, Couc IS division
also captured Repel flag
Our loss In killed, wounded and prisoners, in
all the engagements, Mcchanicsville and Gaines'
Mill Included, can hardly fall far short, or much
exceed t1srfy:fcs thousand men Our loss in
prisoners is heavy, the enemy,s cavalry making
easy captives Of Thousands of sragglers who lined
the roads In our rear; and besides these we have
left thousands Of wounded In their hands. Their
loss must be at least a. heavy, and probably
heavier In killed and wounded. than ORR o,rr
but In prisoners 1t fell Ear short though we have
taken shout 200 from them. Included in our
loss were many Of our finest officers the number
OF line, company and staff officers killed and dis
abl.d being unusually large Our loss OF oun, Is
stated at forty, and we have T. ken from the en-
envy perhaps two-thirds that number To com
pute the value Of the Iroperty-stores cars, am
muniton, &c ,-deftroyed by US In our change of
position Is impossib be, with the scanty data AT
hand, but II must amount to two or three millions
OF dollars.
IHR SICK AND WOUNDED AT SAVAGE STATION.
so much anxiety Ia abroad respecting the sick
and wounded men who are supposed IN have
fallen into the hands OF the rebels. that .nv In.
formation on that subject will be acceptable
All those no were at savage Station on Friday
June "a, were safely removed-except $50 Three
thousand were safely transferred on board Ave
steamers at White House, and convened to For.
ire" Monroe. Drs. Rogers OF New York Swim.
burne Il Albany, Charles r. Greenleaf and i
Alien OF New York, Were the parties who con-
veyed them to the White House, DR.. j Allen
proceeding with them 10 Fortress Monroe DR..
Swtnburne was taken prisoner at Savage Station,
and all concur In testimony of his great bravery
and loyal devotion.
The 18th Infantry, United States were not cut
to pieces, as reported In some Of the papers.
About tfty were killed and wounded; and the
only officers hurt were Lieut.. Hartwell, AID.
Jutant, wounded In the thigh, and Lieut.. Hun :
ington (son Of Judge Hunting ton, OF Boston),
who was hurt in the groin by spent bali.
The INST wonderful stories are related Of tn e
brave Kearney, who literally bears the character
OF Salamapder. He was to be seen, with his
one arm, and holding his bride in his teeth
everywhere during the hottest Of the fight At one
time he came very near to being taken at White
Oak Swamp. He surrounded by no fewer
than thirty Of the Rebels, but fairly cut his way
through them, and asking them II they thong ht
he looked the kind Of man to fall into their
hands?" The men all love him for his undaunted
bravery, but complain a II tile Of his forgetting
that everybody 10 no: made Of cast iron like him
self.
EVACUATION OF YORKTOWN.
Beyond few skirmishes, in which our troops
gained the advantage, nothing has occurred Ina
the neighbour God OF Richmond since INV last
Inc Rebel army appears to have fallen back to-
ward the city, and General Mcclellan now has
his position well intrenched. The appr. hension
that the Rebels would stretch themselves down
tne Peninsula, and possibly attempt to bloc ade
with land batteries the James river, has not an
vet been realized. Our force at Yorktown is
evacuating the place, and mort Of the guns have
been burst. The siege guns and carriages from
that place are now arriving here; and In few
few days the Rebels II they are so disposed will
occupy Yorktown unprecedented, nearly the
whole Of the Peninsula with the exception OF the
comparatively.sm patch on which the Army of
the Potomac 10 encamped, and the circle COM
manded by It's guns and those Of the gunboats.
Rebel prisoners do not claim a victory. but
confess to have failed in the object Of their ter
rihc attack commencing on Thursday, last week,
In which their loss was confessedly much greater
than our own, including Jackson and other Ola /.