Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-07-15
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WHAT IHS EtIE.t IulSbt. les ib''b Ih'-
YANkEEs.
!; \ correspondent Of tho 'H4rsii' 7:-it;1g
i7nu H.rrlnon's Bar. July 4h, rsys:
Our wounded, who were irIt, were veil to-
ken care "l ly our own Su:genra Shn r";nsinta
with lhsn,, and the ,-bsIs !rf.iEd both Sur.
Econs and wuundod with great respec, ana
kindness. Ne csGturnd end Tetsinsd serrra'
hundred pri6onera VITO waro p7nusL; Il as
the ar.nT rotranted. ard who have tscn scnr
dp~n ;hs james river to a r!sco of safety
Amnng them are nnmh-r OF oticnrs. Before
they latt found sn opportunity Of converting
With l~o off cers-a colonel snd 8 c.pta!n-
from -hco derived in:irm.tica. They arc
.eullemen of education and rrtiEams0t, who,
IN Iormnr years used frequently % viait th"
Northern cities where, esprcisl2 IL Baltimore
sni Phi!sdeiphis, tiisY ire waii known. TIER
ala.ainan.u were made with cTe:y Rpresrsnee
ri cantor rnd hone'tr, sna ass:, to ine to Lo
~orttr Of credoDcs.
Tie saie that lcug tefo-c tic eyi cra,;n1 Of
Gorinih, troops from R-auTe.ITG'a :'Ioy b-gaa
III arrir. in Richmon''. ant tl.at they continued
10 err!"e steadily un;ii that event l~iE plhc',
!,r xhicti linc &c, geo hsi srrivcJ; a!,i tas;
subsequent tu tie evacuation IS. .ul'0 n'orn ar
rived IRON O1riGth ihEt !!ices - ru troops
are the tlJTer OF Bnaursc-cds a"nY, !:e las;
troops Of the Oil srTj If h'antsss., ani !::t
they have net, ss genera! ;tlGf. ssti; Engaged
IN tbs late bsttlea. nor il he !,G;nG't NJ nuf
srIuY OF its retreat, Eut srs Ecii - rrsaGTa.--
That tie whole nGrrb"- ni troops ut .,iali:aond
smonrls 20 fully 900 QCQ Tin. General Ice
has the chief command ami General Besrrc-
gard, Gsne-=! johnston, (roG:72 h's suund,(
and General Jackson, T":. g.: cn.hls!t.isra
Of the corps dnrmse untnr il!T. in regard to
lhe repprr CT General .Iacksnn's arsLh, the?
speak OF i! in suciI manner SIS laad' me TO
tGlnk it is nero jule, and inai OIL 'Jtnae
wall viii again turn ZIP st sorGe unexpected
nnut es eo1d Ga aow. inf.r from S-E 4; ,hesr
officers sey that lie eight forts or earth
works in the North srd East nt Richmond,
cnj distant tucre!rom en,no wo or t!i-re
miles, are noi oil any GTsa: S!rsu-th, ana
aro ,loi mounted with any Vtry hnasy Gu"G.
They rely mainly. i"- lbs 's"feu", al the
city;: t,pnn Fort D,riir!g, Tie nhstrnc!lone Hni
cub sguen,r, batteries III ths Js,nra river, and
upon the lighting o! il:sr ;r;';.,a. They srs
pniled Gp beyond all i.es:a:; b; .:;a late re-
i,uluaa which tue Union irnn;,s have mot wllh
hn!h Il Ch-ilaston sn.. P;rhn9Ih. ~hic!: :hay
el!ributn more - :!!n fighting 1Is!i:iaa than
10 lie nuIlbars Gi :;:air troops. 1'ns; SlY,
ho~-gnr, ths: thaJ l:v: ;rn"rs ancnsh 10 he
Gblh alS:syg 10 Iieni pIsnty ci rGs.rern al Gs1d.
go gs 10 PLACE freell ,a-u in latte 3; srr ma-
rpant when those Tt1 Isge iisat engaged have
hsroine weary. 1'hay soiare That II j. sn VI
tor iuIInsaibilty j6r lhc unnn army IN take
Richmond either hy l.nd or water. BY land,
on account Of lie Eulnbn: II !haiT troops; and hy
water, on account OF the :isfanres OF the James
river Oi the Litter. Fort Darling is only one
Besides this fort, th-sc ircn ha,tcr!es hsTc
also been erected, nloupt6d ~ith heavy guns,
and casrnsted for tho prnteciInn OF the gun =
nara There are sho .sn nnhmergod iron bat
teriea each one containing i've tons CT GunPoI-
der, connected with the iron l.,ii batteries by
T!rss, and 10 arranged as 10 tzp!cds al any
desired inatant. AZ regards the nhstructIons
sunk and driven into The bed ni :be river, they
aro such that although il II rassihe TO remove
them, Yet il vii! require 80 raat ri .inount o!
l,tor, end 20 runc li., that il can nc"er hc
dcn= lntrr the tire 81 iha,r gurS; sud 20 vss-
ssis cs,, raaa while rhey remain.
During th= rhtin f Line HnyGT Jays con.ea.
our troops fought brAVeiy. n';d d7o'c 3scE IN"
enemy At .isrr points tss, ;nE instance, wnruy
Gsners iirin;z,ineH charged Tth lir;se p1r-
t.on If b's corp";I y1, IN np;ts Of ell thus, tho
general r,sut is NJ present l!i .avor ni Inc r;!e7
ny. The Ghirk shom:oy h.h proved no htr
rier to thar pIraui! Vi cn' weary and dscl-
mated columns. Gen. Wnt-isury'a Engineer
BeiesIe rvnrircd behind I'll the last irvmont,
ias,royiag nn:i hI1=ini: up TIE bridges. bn'
the rebels have engineefs al well tH We lhey
have buelde9, what VT have mol, .n intimate
knowhds sc Of the topography q Ihs caunlIy,
and they know OF many fnr,'s aud pages acrrss
The stream which xre upknGGn 10 n' me
consequence has heen That their engineers very
quickly rebuilt ths br1kss. and wnlte psrt ai
tpsr army crossed on those other parts c.ts'5d
iT the f,rtls.
rBp petition CT THE C::rMv-Tne CAPTURE Or
"lIcuNOHD Posrr DIED ron A RGIEf rfRInD.
Ihrs u; 8 very plca,,snt end convenient spot
fGr Z camp nn,. an eXccll-nt trfsuH,sc position.
Here The runbns;; can pnur cFois hre, anu
thus nas:st in repc!Img n1e attack "h'c" 'h'sat
la m,R- bT the enemy btfJrn ~n are prepared!
TO rrsuIaa ch:ueive orer.ii,hi. par comulu'
p;c,t;4r bv water ia espy and convanitnt hnc
il ,s f,r u,ur. ressons, Iuch better osae o.
cpsrn,iara than Lba. inrmoliY oc2np!ed. Inc
enemy ey,d.uIly has hchr very much Eurpriaeo
., mic a .rE movement and III d0uht IS 10 what
.,,t &c an ertsrtslnfnsDt II was TO which he
wan ;,vi,rd Sill the rebe!s followed u up
r,osL rrrsererngiy, although beaten in every
.nrrrsu,en.. Tns battles CT Monday Ant
Tus.,lsy were mos. dacidudly IN CIR favor
o, Tusai.y they were driven back End cIenr
oil Tue Hel;i; still lie in4FasESe iorcea which
thew had Collected weuld hare erabIrd .hon
to rensw lhe contest wth;n dsy or t'so. IL
vas ruls evident that They iR'snt:d 10 worry
ps out ty errics Of fght: RAPIDLY 'o!l"Sing
Zach olLer even If Lsfes!ed snd TonuiaeJ time
alter time 'rhia their easy communication
with Richmond aud thelr large lprcc
yeu!,! enable them to ,io. But here iha! plan
IL lnp-acLicsble, and from thls tase will er re-
newtd al the proper ttlne the onward march t"
Richmond. That 1'hurndsy's light Taa most
desperate eff,ir. The rebels have fought well
throughout, aud have manifested e perstfst-
ancs and discrimination which III o0t1s,
cause would have nerited sincsr' rs"pnc. an,'
admiration. Their loss hss besn 7li'rlD"uD,
and the advantages which they Ssve .a.;. sa,n.u
not sufficient to recompenss It. NO. spp.sI'A.
ting the movement in progress, they uonoslesS ,
that General DeClsllaH hau neen
frrced to retire, .nd was ehdr.Tor'ns anus 10
'oi+To w 'eNN' D&U het.,ra res-