The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-07-24
Arrival Of the Clipper Ship
STORM KING,
CAPT. CALLAGHAN.
Progress OF the War,
BATTLE BEFORE RICHMOND!
Loss Of 10000 Federal Troops /!
RICHMOND NOT TAKEN!
CAPT. ~CALLAGHAN.

- Inc clipper ship Storm KING arrived early
on Monday morning, July DIST, bringing Eastern
Nails al! Expresses
~ Bark Tgahsc arrived over on the evening of
July 81. is days from Hcsolu's.
= The only vessel known to be bound this way
before the Ylhkee. was the bark DeIarure, to leave
about the 10Th. due here Of she should touch
about August lst.
II The news from the East is very important.
\ call was to be issued BY the President for 200 900
more troops. Although the general tenor Of the news
received is somewhat doubtful, a telegram from
Washington says: Nothing has been received to
warrant the belief of any serious disaster
The President has signed the Pacific Railroad Bill,
also the Internal Tax Bill.
Generals Bragg and Pillow are at Vicksburg with
10000 troops, which retreated from Corinth, and
probably there will be some lighting in that quarter
soon.
Gen. Fremont has been superseded in the Shenan-
dorh Valley by Gen. Rufus King Of New York. Ere
mont made too many blunders TO suit the government.
- The Union forces on james Island near Charles
ton, were repulsed June Is, and forced to retreat to
their g~uuboats with a loss of over 600. Com. Du-
pont sends q dispatch that he purposes bombarding
the city, as soon "a necessary land rein0rcements
arrive.
There was severe fighting before richmond Con
the 2G and - Of june but the result has been fnvor-
able to the Federal troops, by placing the forces in a
much better position than before, as they now hold
the most important heights before the city, ard free
communication with the c~unboats on the James River.
The best statement Of the position Of aflirs be-
fore Richmond on the 1st Of July, from the daily
BuHehH, of July .. viii be found on our fourth page.
The following summary embraces the most inrpor-
taut news frcm the various seats OF war up to July l.
GEnrIeEou. -. a..
NEW York, June 27.-The steamer PhTadeIUhia
from Beaufort, :. c., and the Ericsson from Key
West on the 18th June have arrived. The latter
brings $50 passengers including General Benham's
staff and 81 soldiers who were wounded in the late
engagements on James Island near Charleston. The
United States troops under General Ecnham made an
attack on the morning of the 10th, aud were repuLse1
after four hours hard fighting, with the loss Of COS
killed, wounded ami missing. The Sth Michigan
had but $50 men left At roll call The New York
10Th also suffered severely. Our troops were obliged
10 retreat under cover of the guubOlts.
The FT=hi before Richmond.
NEW YORK, June 3O-A dispatch, da,ei from the
battlefield [ucnr lGchmoud,l says that n severe and
most determined battle on the right wing took place
on Thursday and Friday, 1.-THE 18th and 9th June.l
which l. claimed by some OF cur officers as u sue
cc-siui s;rategetIc movement, into which the enemy
had uuwilliugly been drawn, which will soon result
in the capture of Richmond and the entire rebel
army. The attack was made by the enemy in i'm
neuse force, who crossed the ChicklhOminy near the
railroad above Mechanicsyille on Thursday afternoon,
and fought desperately, but were unable TO driTe
our men 4 single rod, though the enemy were 10 to
/. The only force engaged that day on our side was
McCall's division. The battle lasted from > till 3
o'clock, when the division was ordered back. Gen
Mcclellan was on the field, and expressed himself
satisfied with the result.
NEW YORK. june 3O-The Tribune has the fell
lowing: Additional Gu Thursday. about noon, the
enemy mnie an attack on Gen. Stoneham's forces in
the vicinity Of Hanover County House, which is near
Iy north Of Richmond. probably for the purpose OF
accomplishing an outti inking movement on the right
and to engage our attention in that direction. Short
Is afterwards the enemy commenced Il vigorous can
uouaiiug from an emiTence, opposite Mechanicsvllie,
about II miles distant, from two batterieS-one
above and the other below. They were replied to,
one by Clmpbelr's Pennsylvania batteries on picket
duty, with the exception Of one company, which sur
rendered. and were taken prisoners, fell back behind
their brelsjworks. when \ line of battle was drawn
up. The enemy advanced down the rear OF Mechau-
icsyilie, ON low mar>hy ground, where our forces
were in line on the ]northerly side II the raviue,
when the conflict became terrible. The rebels, with
most determined courage. attempted 10 press forward
over miry ground. but bullets and grape shot fell
like hail. moving them down by hundreds. This
continued jI dark. when they Withdrew. Cannon
nIiuE was kept up till . o'clock. when the battle
celsei. pur forces, covered by earthworks, suffered
hut slightly.
Late in the afternoon the enemy made a charge
with cavalry. About 100 then attempted TO cross the
river, when the horses became mirei. y squadron
Of our cavalry, seeing their position. made a charge
down hill. when the cavalry men abandoned their
horses and fled. The infantry fight was then renew
Ell. According 10 the statement of my informant,
the fight continued until : +. VI, when a retreat was
ordered. our forces then began 10 fall back.
During the day . battle correspondent says that
the clun9ualiug and m~u~ketry were terrific. The
enemy made an attempt to break through on the
right. which was repuiSc1. and shortly afterwards
another attempt was made on the left with the same
result. The battle had then been raging for several
hours without any apparent change or advantage TO
either side. ReiuiurcementS OF artillery came steadi-
Is along the bridge 10 the field 81 battle. The enemy
then seemed 20 make a last desperate EFFORT, aud came
forcing orr men back into the low ground between
the hill AMI the bridge, where they could have been
slaughtered BY thousands before they could have
crossed the bridge. Wagons, artillery. ambulauces
AMI men were hurryiuE towards the bril-e. and q
panic was almost inevitable, when a strong guard
was placed ON the bridge IT the time when the enemy
had almost reached the main hospital, half 4 mile
from the river. MeIEheg's Iri-hmeu now came over
the hill, stripped 10 the bare arms, and We're ordered
T. 20 in. They gave one yell and went TO work; and
the result was that the enemy fell back 20 the wood.
Thus matters stood up 10 II o'clock on Sunday
morning. June -.
CHICAGO. July 1.-The situation OF affairs before
Richmond Is not yet clearly defined. rs understood
now, it may lie explained - follows Gen. Mcclellan
determined To- change the base line of his operations
from the thirhahOmiuy 10 the James river, III order
to bring the troops nearer together AMI de.uie the
rebels into I trap. The rebels improved the occasion
to attack the right wing while It was changing the
front position. Their fire was strong, and is on