New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-04

yells, for our men cheer while they like other saw
ages yeA. But We drive them. A. yet, their supe.
Nor numbers enabling them TO oppose always with
fresh troops do not tell. The Ere slseksns from left
TO right.
A tawny sergeant, whose mous,ache would vie
with Turkish psshas tsils-l see the fierce light in
his eyes now-inquires Of me where he shall carry
the wounded man he bears on his back, and says
the sinners are skedaddling."
| Tho battle had now ragged thrse.fourths Of On
hour. Slocums Division, which had already marched
to the Chickahominy, was ordered up. and Mccall
had net been engaged. Tho situation appeared
promising. But only small portion of the enemy's
force had been beaten, and he was not Disposed to
cry quits For the next hour the terrific firing would
break outnow at one point, anon Vt another indicating
that fresh columns were being continually pushed
against decimated lines During this time every
man Of McCalls Pennsylvania Reserve was brought
into action. Some time earlier his regiments had
rushed at double.quiek to the supporting positions
assigned them and had thrown themselves fat upon
the ground till the order should come sup and OF
| them." At intervals az some point in the line
seemed weak, they went sternly into that wooded
valley and shadow of death. Up to this time not .
regiment had behaved .unseemly. When relieved
by new men to be sure they would struggle out like
dispensing mob but they did not fail to fall in
on the bill at The order. Sometimes wounded man
would be surrounded by suspicious number OF
friends but the skulkeIs bore no proportion to the
true men.
Still at this hour, between 81 and 6, the situation
Vac not hopeful. Beat back az many Rebel regi-
xrnul1 fras into
their places. The evidence il conclusive that no
repealed assaull-and there were u score Of such
was renewed by the same column. Oar coole,t
officers began TO perceive that the enemys force Wa
overwhelming -probably 1000, and 5000 larger
than had been anticipated or provided for.
At this time, Socnm's Division date Franklius
was brought into action. There were no more
reserves, save cavalry. Every available regiment
wAs fighting or had become exhausted in strength
and in cartridges.
saw Socuu- men 20 into the igbi, snd they did
it handsomely, the brgades being conducted 10 their
positions, amid 3 murderous lire, by Lieut. Fred.
Mead Of his star, who, sick for 4 month, left bis
couch for the battlefield. But | confess from this
time eli, 20 great was the confusion, that know
nothing circums,sn la Of the movements aid fighting
Of the several bngades and regiments Of any Of the
divisions notwithstanding l was coaxed some dis
lance into the woods hy Mr. Crountzo of Tle
World, who seemed bent securing place among
the martyrs.
Ny notebook says that, u, O'clock, the saemy
commences determined attack on our extreme lei!
evidently with design Of hsnking ms. II was al
awful firing that resounded from that smoke clonjed
yaey-no; heavier than come IN the earlier part 81
the engagement, bat more steady and determined.
sm told thai some the other side and fur
Their M the river saw more than . dozen Rebel log
ineu,s march IA ~ ,hsi point and, remaining onl.
few minutes nile out little distance up the ravine.
IL was only by oyerbearing exhausted men with
fresh ones that the enemy succeeded in turning that
aXnk. a. at length be did succeed, only too well.
And he accomplished i, in ,hreeqaarers Of an hour.
At the expiration Of that sine officers udicousy
orde ed their men to fNl back; the order not
obcyed 90 judicousy, for they rsn back, broken,
dsordered, routed. simultaneously the wounded
and skulken about the buildings used a. hospitals
caught q panic whether from few riJerless horses
puu.ins msdly across the field, or from instsn.sne
ousy scentins the rout, does not appear. A motley
mob started pell-mell for the bridges. They were
ONcrtahen DN NhhN just toU tie Woous, anu "
seemed as il Bull Run we're TO be repeated.
As the infantry be,ook themselves from the point
OF attack some 20 guns. fortunately posted III the
morning for sueb an emergency, and which had no,
vet made sign, opened terrific FIRE of canister a.
short range. The enemy reeoiled. The bridge OF
Lodi wss not half 50 terrible. Until night Set in,
until the Valley OF the Chickshoniiny wss canoPied
with sulphur, until then ammunition was exhausted
and many OF ilem went upon the field with over
200 rounds-dij those guns hold the raging enemy AZ
bay.
Meanwhile, the panic extended. Scores Of gallant
officers endeavored to rJly aud reform tic GIss-
gler, hut in vain, while many officers forgot the
~ de of their rstrsps and the honor Of their
manhood and herded with snesks and towards. o
that had known the names Of those officers ssw,
the brave and the cowardly. that here, now might
reward and punish BY directing upon each individual
tie respect or the contempt Of whole people
That scene was not one to be forgotten. Scores Of
rideres,, terrified horses dashpg IN every direction;
thick -hying bullets singing by admonishing OF dan
GER every minute man struck down; wagons and
subuances aud cannon blockadng the way wound.
ed n,es linpiDs, and groaning, and bleeding amid
the tbrong; officers and civilians denouncing and
reasoning and entrestng and being insensiby borne
along with the mass; tie sublime eonnonsdipg; the
clouds Of battls-smoke, and the sun just disappear
ns. large Aud b!ood-red-I cannot picture If, but
,ee il, and always SHALL
Among those mos. earnest in withstsyins the
frightened host was ex-Gov. Wood OF Illinois.
large, handsome old Iasn, with flowing white
beard and the voice Of Stentor. should not have
been sstonished lad those poor, bewldered men
taken him for some old patriarch risen from the dead