American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1862-06-27
NEWS
OF THE WEEK.
{ BATTLES NEAR RICHMOND.
CcyFEDERlTES VICTORIOUS.
RIcuMoyD. June 90.
Army Headquarters, June 81

cnnce to YOU the success achieved by
III army to day. The enemy was this
.orpinc driven from his strong position
fel,ind Beaver Dam Greek, pursued to
,hat behind Pawhote Creek, and finally,
fla a severe contest OF tive hours. en-
tirely repulsed from the field. Night
mt an end to the contest. | grieve TO
lac that our loss in officers and men
!. great. We sleep on the field, and
aha renew the contest in the morning
have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
iSicned) r. E. LEE, Genl.
R1cuyosD June 28.-The Dispatch of
This morning says the result Yesterday
NAV thus be summed up. We have
driven the enemy six miles, beaten them
Twice in fight, captured eight or ten bat
te,ies AID some thirty pieces of artillery.
many stores, much clothing. many pris-
oners and small arms.
Jackson, it is said, has been doing
creat damage to the enemy, for being
completely in their rear, he has cut off
81 communication with the Pamunky,
capturing 500 prisoners and many stores.
The Examiner says the action became
general in the vicinity of Cool Harbor
bout FIVE in the afternoon, it is estima-
hd that seventy FIVE thousand Confeder-
Gle troops were engaged, with equal if
bot superior force of the enemy. From
De best and most reliable information
ne can obtain, the field was undecided,
DE action will he resumed this morn
h. The field Of battle is about q miles
below Richmond.
The Wing says the enemy fell back
f5r the most part in order and succeeded
lin getting eff most Of their artillery, a.
bel as a greater part of their dead and
bounded. To-day will probably witness
general and decisive battle.
The Enquirer says, at twelve O'Clock
last night we conversed with an aid to
one of our generals, who Informed US
that we had driven the Yankees from
Pill their strong positions, taken & mum
berof prisoners, great many cannon, exc.
Mcclellan is now represented as being
almost hemmed in. His telegraph wires
have all been cut, and the railroad track
doubtless torn up before now. In an
fwer to the inquiry if there was no way
apf Mcclellan getting to his gunboats, our
iDiormant replied, none under heaven
that he could see except with lis balloon.
IN short fight yesterday Confederates
completely victorious.
RICHMOND, June e8.-No accounts
have been received from the field to-day
except meager reports, all indicating
that the COnfederates are following up
their success. About two thousand pris
oners taken last night. including Brig.
Gen. Reynolds and at least one hundred
commissioned officers, have arrived. 1t
has been found necessary to largely in
crease the prison accommodations. Pris-
oners have been arriving all the fore
noon.
1t is reported that two other Yankee
generals have been captured.
RICHMOND, June 28.-The whole Of
the prisoners amount TO 5000, includ ing
Generals Reynolds, Saunders, and Rank
in, and large number of field officers.
Tie constant arrival of prisoners produ-
ces lively excitement about the streets.
All reports from the field confirm the
thorough discontinue of the Yankee ar
my. and many expect that Mcclellan
will capitulate. Several batteries were
taken to day. We have lost no General
officers, but General Ely has been
wounded it is feared MORALLY. The gall
liant Major Wheat, of the Louisiana Ii
gers, was killed.
RICHMOND, June 28-The Herald of
the Goth says that the intelligence from
Europe, by the Arabia, foreshadows the
intention of the Emperor Of France, in
cooperation with England. to interpose
armed Intervention in the American war,
and enforce peace on basis of separa>
ton between the North and the South.
The Herald says the United States
now have to deal with three powers
should they attempt to interfere in our
domestic concerns, and calls upon Con-
gress TO pronounce against it as nefa-
rious scheme for European powers TO
break up The Republic of America.
In The House of Lords. the 18th, Earl
Carnarvan called attention to Buffers
prOcIanation relative tn the ladies' Of