Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-07-01


popular mind CT the North, on the occasion o.
the ''Sttls L! the 'Sevsn prnea" that not sven
iha shsGow Of q respectable hsad 10 hard 70
astsnce wss offered them.
In our combined assault upon this last sEd
strongest strics OF works on tbs right wing Of
the enemy, our forces increased 10 upwards Of
t,rty thousand MEN, while the enemy presented
force of about fifty thousand strong, consist
ing of the whole of Gen. Fitz John Porter's
corps armss, division from Franklin's and a
DIVISION Of McCsll's corps Garmes. The enc
,ny vas thus driven back upon his centre, and
his entire plans Disconnected. He was husily
iortliying his position on The nnr,h on Satur.
day, in order to resist attack from the resi-.
Ths plan of attack in this days battle may
be tumuie'l up as follows: General jackson
made his way around the entira rear CT The
enemy, and pitched into their lett driving, or
rather "huddling" them ali uP dnakeir centre.
Fla thsn passed sround . heir rear srd cams up
na .hsir left, which Gsu A. F. Hills corps
Hss pursuing down upon the right Of their
ceatre, Sh,ls General Lnngstrce. and, General
d. II. Hill were driving back their front in the
sa'ns direction. Ii must be understood thnl
tne BATHS WIS fought between one portion ol
cue forcca aud one half OF tho enomy, the
other halt being on this (Scu,k) side Of the
Ohicksho uiny, where no fighting OF impor-
tancs occurred at all.
Gan. Mcclellan, though Immediately ntar,
snd expected 10 command hia !orccs in
person, did not spresr on the field. The pri
sonsrs taken by us manifested f strong feeling
in consequence OF this circumstance, and
stated tilsr the e1;ire army engaged was sirni-
lsrly ii fusncsd
rRr EA.TLr ON SATURDAY ON TAs soUTH SIDE OF
TIE cRIcK.HoNISY,
No Sighting occurred VI the no1tI side CT the
Chickahoniny, en- Saturday. At An sarly hour
Gan. Msgl udeT, VT ose foIces threa ten tbs ironi
oi the eDemy's ior1eS on the aoushside, Sent
forward portion Of Con. Toorhs brigade, tc
cspture battery en- the Nine Mila roEd-, Ou,
men ware elated with the idea of at TeDgth
joining i'll the fray which had 20 lo7g bsen il
progress ard moving Oh marched upon and
chs7ged tha battery and captured ii. The
enemy, however, had G strong battery of how.
iiza.s in the resr with Si'ich they played upon
ous nah inctassntiy, SO that at longth they
ware compelled to abandon ina work. Our
,css in this charge wsa short two hundred,
killed snd wounded. Mast u. our killed and
wounded in this engagement, including Col.
L.nsr, OF Georgia, who was severely wounded
in the l3G, were left in The hands OF the enc.
ny.
No more fighting occurred slcng the lines
during the rest Of the day. An ar1,istce was
.srr,d upon in the afternoon, for tia exchange
OF the wounded aud the burial Of tho dead,
and thus clopcd the events Of the dsy cud
vaeE, tie aeld, for the most psft, In cur pcs
session, and tho mantle Of cTTco7eriag
car daa l.
ras POSITION
OR Gsnersis having distnncsrt*d toe s5.s>
III; 5 crniIe, tnl the latter 5es;,s u1 earthly
cssrca for themselves, 50 completely were they
h,nmsd in, it is said, immediately mada fer
their guntbsts CD the Pamunkey,. cut, to their
utter eurpriaa ard horror found :he1as-ve5
ou;fsDkei by ths indomitable jackson hnd
his bravo army. They then re-crcssad he
sstnp in tia widest confusion, ard asd 10
warts their guDtcats On Tia Jamas River, closs
IL followed by Jackson, Hi ard Longstrest,
wto expected to ovsrtass Mcclellan sid HE
bali Of the army Saturday risne OF esrg Sun
day morning
TIE other hslf-of the F:.icrai arny it ripe
sentcd as completely surrounded by our troops.
Magrader in font, Holmes On their right, and
Bethel Hill ard other Gerersla in their rear.
II vas expected that all Of these Generals
would move against tie enemy st sn esriy hour
Sunday morning, while ltc-e nf Cur troops
in their resr will probably sdvtnce upon the
enemy towards Rchnaual. Tt;c eHeny "ss,
o, Saturday, buBily employed in strengthening
his Notifications, both in from: ana rear, sa as
to resist, if possible. the combined assaults Of
cur fdrces-their resr beins at The time totally
uuprepsred to NEE. any vigorous attack.
We have thus given in sa concise IaaInor
as possible the position Of tho two a1r'ica be-
fore Richmond, as explained TO us By gentle
m,n Of known intelligence and reliability
H. tb,,, fhnS na & re
indeed "bright aud Frightening" LIST the
people of the Oonfsderacy place implicit conf
dsnce in the skin Of our officers end the Talor
ui ou. truuis and with The sid Of just God
We will yet snninila'e or capture tns entire
army Of George B. Mcclellan, 'Gcusral COM
msndihg tho Amy Of tho Potomac
OPERATIONS ON YESTERDAY (sUNnAY.)
The operations OF tho enemy on Saturday
night consisted in clsnacss:ne r,o7ensEt, IL
order to get 10 the James River, sustained by
their army on this side, i'll front oi Isgrader's
iosces Thsre was 20 regular avenue boloH
the New Bridge read, which ~as in our fanda,
aud CONSEQUENTLY they destroyed large guam
ti.y Of stores aid other material, in order to
psss by the by-roads and through the woods
to the South side. They managed to get ona
during tte next day, after the loss OF large
quantity Of what troy cons;dc:sa in the cmor-
goncy "supe, faous plunder." Ga this aids
they rtjoined their "othar half and
caused force 10 bs seat dowu in tie direction
OF the Charles Oity road, 10 protect It from
intorl orlupton-ths force advanced consisting OF
battery Of artillery, supported by regiment
of infantry and squsdson of cavalry.
This force wos scarcely in position hsfors
the 23d Virginia Cavalry We're ordered down
t, tsss possession CT the position, but arriving
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