The Memphis union appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-07-04

SEoGH0 ZOE Two nouFs3 WniAe our batteries were
shelling the woods over them. Finally, to-
ward night the enemy attempted to oreak the
centre line in front of Duryee's Zouaves. The
musket firing became terrific, lasting twenty
or thirty minutes. Shortly afterwards an at
tempt was made to break through the right,
which was repulsed, and half an hour later an
other afternpt was made on the left, with the
same result
The battle had then been raging for some
hours without any apparent change or advan-
tage on either side. Rslnforcements of artil-
lery and infantry then came steadily along the
bridge to the field of battle. The enemy then
seemed to make their last desperate determined
effort, and came, forcing our men back into
the low ground between the hill and the bridge,
where they could have been slaughtered by
tens ofthousands before they could have crossed
the long, narrow bridge. Wagons, artillery,
and men were hurrying towards the bridge,
and panic was almost inevitable, when q
strong guard was placed across the bridge
At the time when the enemy had almost
reached the main hospital. half mile from
the river, Thomas Francis Meagher's Irishmen
came over the hill, stripped to the bare arms,
and were ordered to ago i'm They gave a
yell and went to work, and the result was that
the enemy fell back to the woods, and thus
matters stood up to IL o'clock yesterday (Suz-
day morning,)
At dark an attack was made along the front
of the entire line, and was renewed at A. NJ.
in front of Generals Hooker, Kearney and
Sumner without any material result.
Another correspodent says OF Fridays bat
tie: Twice on the front did the rebels attack
our lines our rifle pits and our red ,ubts. Por-
ter, with fifty cannon, and Summers, Hookers
and Ayres guns, moved them with death
harvest. Their loss in killed and wounded
was horrible.
Under date of Friday, midnight, the same
correspondent says: Ten guns were taken
from US by sudden flank attack, covered by
the thick smoke that hung around. Count de
Paris captured rebel Major, who belonged
to Jackson's army. He said be had been in
the valley OF the Shenandoah all winter, and
had came here yesterday with part or Jack
sons army. The rest of it arrived this morn
ing. The whole of it was here. He said that
in the attack on our right the rebels had from
10000 to $4,000 troops. This will explain the
enormous FIRE under which eur men were borne
down and swept away, precisely as some of the
regimen ware swept away at Fair Oaks.
Yesterday the Pennsylvania reserve drove
the attacking regiments of Jackson's COM
mand. To-day they were overpewed by the
same troops reinforced. Sykes Regulars called
up, proved unequal to the task of stopping
them, and Sloeums command had to be added
to them.
The Count de Paris testifes to the remarkably
good conduct of all the regiments that sus-
tsined this unequal attack on Porter. They
gave way, indeed, but not one of them ran
Their losses are enormous. The Regular
Eleventh Infantry is about annihilated.
Nearly every officer in it is either killed or
wounded. The fourteenth suffered also Sc
verely. Major Boselle, OF the Regulars, q
kiusman of Gen. Mcclellan, is killed, ColoHel
Pratt of New York regiment, is also killed,
and Lieut. Coils Black and Swetzer. Our loss
in officers is very marked indeed.
The disproportion in numbers was so extra
ordinary and the obstinacy of our troops so un-
yielding, that our losses were inevitably large.
The artillery in both Porter's and Smiths di-
visions piled the rebels in heaps. The FIRE
was terribly effective.
WAR BULLETIN
WASHINGTON, June 30-12 M.-The gov
ernment has no accurate information of the
state of affairs on the Peninsula, by reason of
the inscription of the telegEaphic communi-
sation. Nothing has been received to warrant
the belief of any serious disaster.
NEW YORK, June 30.-The Herald's report,
dated the 9th, states: Oar killed, wounded
and missing on that day reached twelve hum
dred
The object of the movement was to bring
Porter's other divisions into more close connec-
tion withthe rest of the army; in fact chang
ing the whole front of the whole of our forces,
with our centre and left pressing on Richmond
itself, which would be done, it was thought
Saturday, causing virtual surrender of the
vacation of the long line of defense heretofore
kept up to Meehanicsvilie.
In order to have the whole force within
more effective distance, also to allow the rebels
to follow up if possible, and bag them, Nc
Clellan ordered Porter to withdraw two
miles this side of James mills early Friday
morning, which was done, the enemy follow
ing thinking they hsd gained victory over
ourtroops who were slowly moving back in or
der fighting as they went, crossing the Chicka-
hominy, and reaching the position designated
for their occupation by Mcclellan. The rebels
followed in great confusion.
By 3 P. NJ, general heavy engagement
here took place, lasting till o'clock, when a
lull took place, but the rebels again renewed
it with greater ferocity having been rein
forced. Our brave men stood the unequal
combat like heroes. Canister shell, grape,
and musketry did fearful havoc.
Our forces were increased by Gems. Slocumb
Palmer's, and Meagher's brigades, and the
rebels were badly beaten.
coats off and sleeves rolled up, fighting like
tigers.
The ground Mcclellan ordered Porter tc
occupy and hold he held. The first part Of
the day Porters corps only contended against
the rebels Subsequently reinforcements ha6
swelled the number to $4,000. The rebel
bad 10000 under Gems. Lee, Anderson anl
Branch.
Among the killed are Col. Cove, 22d Mas
sachusetts, and Col. Roberts, lst Michigan.
NEw YORK, June 30.-The West Point
Virginia correspondent of the Post, under
date Of the 27th, states that it was reperteS
there that our pickets were driven in on th
afternoon of the 26th, at White House, an,
the shipping had all been sent to West Point
from White House.
A rebel mail captured states that Beaure
gard had arrived at Richmond with the mail
portion of his army, and that 10000 men ha
been sent to reinforce jackson, so that tn
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