Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-07-15
The Seven Days FgihtIns Re-.
fore Richmond,

A special correspondent Of ID. Cbi,.
Times, in letter dated "Hesd,p,,
Of the Army Of the Potomac. III, "a,
gives the following painful sccoupt,t 4.
desperate fighting before Richmond.
i have bad no opportunity to vii, -,
since my last letter Of June 81 l..
scenes that have passed tbr nah ~
then are ouch Hs never expected "a =,
ness. and such a. pray may never \. :,
lot 30 see again. Tue War tsoa,tns,, !,
Washington rs learn from % n r,,,;,.i
to-day, has suppressed all the nster;,lI,,'.
and has had the brsz, tEroutery q ,,r-.
pet to the woln the Insertion that Y, h,,
gained great victory before RiehulsJ-
The fact is exartly the reverse. We,
met with 0, def a. which will prov, n, q.
ter annihilstion e the Army Vf the ps,-
mac. unless We are reiLfJrcei ~ lOo0o
disciplined troops in the course Of Toe m,
ent month. For seven days past v, h,
been lighting With the enemy ever, tr
and retresting every night. For s,,
days our herUic troops have tough, h,
heroes. as they are, with the coursr, \.
spired by patriotism, and Hi.boui 80
turning their lacks upon the fas. II
seven days we have given ground w
strp by step. blow ing up the bridge 4.
hind Us, burning up ell the stores sst u.
munitiOn which we could MT ess1,a
us, and comy elled the enemy 70 psy, 4,
way IN cur axe v it'll the b die, Of tssu-
snds of his best officers and ld;su. sa
all this has been Of no avail. Wtrrr
we brought q brigade Of 4 Loo men i'm
the field. the enemy met IL with . diris.
Of $1,000 !rrOIe. Wherever we drew o.,
division in line Of battle, 4 was cJulrorls
by q whole Confederate army corp, 500
strong. Whom cur tr,ops were draw u
in line Of battle, they had TO fgh, una
both their ammunition and ihrir sirsrsn
were utter y exhausted. n 50 the nxa.
A. fast as the ammunition Of tfiui,
D cane exhausted, or the co bsss.i
weary, they were viii drawn ard t,t
places filed ~ fr:sh troops. 10 rgr
fight that We have teen engaged in dur-r
the seven day', tie enemy has o, / nj
ei us three to one. Sill, the fac I'll
the Q unequal acts, ID, TeaeIi hs Ten
Conducted With perfect order end dIs-
pliGe. The baggage veg ms and rIbFr'
tstion have all been saved. We have III
sixty ieces Of Geld artillery, which tsH
been captured by the eI spy; hut d 10
other guns have been brought Of sshlJ-
The loss which wiE b, must sesr lI f.i
is that Of The baggage and Fer.Opsl sfssi
OF the officers Of many Of the reginEit
packed in trunks and carpet bags. uhla
were necessarily left beh;rl for want d
transportation. We left behind q. Saur
Station. also $500 wounded and SICK EE-
iers, % surgeons who volunteered 10 tl;I
and take care Of them, ard 50 nurses v.
iected from the ranks. We were obliged
to relsIse ell the pris nsrs We hsd htr;
and, more humilistiDg still, We hst
leave upon the battle field. 10 the it'ar
mereies Of the enemy, Thousands o. '''
dead and dying soldiers. In riding ihfC'fs
the woods on each side Of the roads, Do"
seea the GROUND streNed for miles t''
blankets, oyercoats. knspsscks, esfneer
boxes filed with smnunitier, and r"
with muskets and bsyonets ir capital "
der. Of muskeis alone there DuG .
thousands thus thrown away. Toe Snos
to. aud by roads and lanes, we're LIZ
with stragglers and skulkers, who si"I
had the came tale to tell. They bad iOotI
With their regiment until ordered . ~
back, and had then became separated 10,
it, and had been unable to ind ]! sioes-
The number of these skulkers, all az
icithout their arms, was estimated ~
by an army officer of high rank, o. ~.
The retreat proper commented % 20.
day night, June q. 1t was e0nn.'.
without intermissiop until yes'eio.h'
which time the army reached this posilA.
Ii 10 25 miles southeast OF klehnoOa
direct line, but so miles BY The eouffs-
the James River. As We we're onJ -,
miles from Richmond when the no'sDJ
commenced, il can readily be pe'' ~,
how much nearer We are 70 ooi -
now. As our troops crossed me ~,
over the Chickahominy and ne &c.
Oak Swamps. the EDgineer bIiea's. ...i,,
Woodbury., who has built tnos ~.5s.
structures, blew them up with gupp ~, ,pj
and obstrueted the road With aOos. 4
felled trees. The New York psp n,
Monday. which / have just 'sen' -, NJ
tn Q would b, done. and boast -" 80
Chickahominy and :bOss svsnI ..suJ
prove q barrier between Us ana sO ~, ~,
which the latter coold not pass. De- a
have passed il. Their progress sru-
greatly by those obstssis', r,.s
liable as they were. They nave t,;Sss
as we'll as we. They coDstrueieo -.
and causeways, cut new rosds; - ~. H.
tinued to press us hard. Our - -,
ring these fearful seven days ns -.
aud must reach. 10 kiiIe ~ M
ted. and placed hOrs de combat. ~. IN
per day. or 30 900 men at least 10 -.
Can Mcclellan maintain Oh ms
where he is nowi Ys, ii % .n,..dIt.
forced BY 5000 troops per DAY. az
without cessation, for the De1t is.D .S..cs>
sor OTHERWISE. The enemy Dc. e;.T,k
rated at Richmond 200, OOO ois Gp
troops. This force viii IN . u.r,.llsit
BE- hurled IN n,asse on Mel e., u
title army. Yet in thoss few ~ ,bs
will be 90 intrenched hsre o. ~, ~
81 az arc lh-s