The New York herald., 1862-08-22

soners say, repeatedly present and directed move
ments but the three brigades 10 st emerged
from the woods such confusion and havoc ensged that he
gave orders retreat and escaped As best he could.
The cannon and arms captured in this battle were nu
Inefous and Of very superior workmanship The twenty
six pieces most beautiful while immense Piles u
guns could be on every hand many scarcely having
the manufacturers "hnsh even tarnished the eae.ny
seemed quite willing TO throw them away on the slightest
preextdoZens being found with loads stu undischarge
The number of small arms captured WAS not less th NJ
teen thousand Of every calbre and every make. The
hedpecos taken principally Napoleon, Parrott and
Blakey tEnglsh) guns We have captured large quaat
ties OF army wagons tents equipments, shoes Clothing
in abundance scattered about and immense pes q
uniforms we're found untouched Every conceiysols
article clothing found IN these divisional camps and
came quite aDrop0s our needy sodery scores o. whom
took bath and changed old for new under clothing
many articles being of costly material and quite unique
The amount ammunition found considerable, and
proved Of very superior quality and manufacture
6gh was raging at Cold Harbor short distance the
lett, which the enemy were driven on with great car,
mage AT this point the gay dasn,ng intrepid sensfa as
Al later hour OF the evening one OF his compatrots
General Hood, Of the Texas brigade dashed into Yankee
camp and took thousand prisoners And 80, with jack
son and stuart pushing toward the Pamunkey to inter-
cept enemys retreat to West Point should II DO at
tempted and Mcclellan with his main body retiring to-
ward the south (or Rchmond side or the Chckahominy
before victorious troops the second day was brought
10 end.
All of the eusmy's dead and wounded the previous
day with few exceptions, had been carried off, and they
managed also to remov large number from the ded IN
immense quantities Of their commssary stores spiked
their cannon, destroyed tents and smashed up all or
the wagons they could not run or Our forces captured
several ne batteries consisting in all OF eighteen ried
cannon and several minor pieces Of artillery.
The enemy now occupied singular position: one pcr'
fronted Rhmond and confronted by General Magru-
der the other portion on the north side had turned their
backs Richmond and onted In the persons
of Ingsreet jackson and the Hills These last were.
therefore, advancing Richmond with their backs TO the
city such was the position into which General Lee had
Mcclellan The which latter here
pied, however, was ono Of great strength
THE FIGHTING ON SATURDAY, TWENTY naHra
The right wing Of McCelaps army after crossing the
Chickahominy on Friday night the Grapevine bridge.
foil back down the Williamsburg road, toward the White
On saturday the 2sth General Toombs attacked por.
tion OF the enemys left wing strongly posted on HILL
and supported with artillery. near the ChicKahominy
about mile east Of the New Bridge road. About eleven
O'Clock Moodys battery opened fire upon the intreneh
OF the enemy located jlst beyond Garnets farm
The battery fired some ten fifteen minutes, and mean
while body of infantry, consisting Of the seventh and
Eighth Georgia regiments, moved under Of the
are from the fed pieces The Eighth In advance
charged across ravne and up hl beyond which the
Yankee inrenchments lay. They gained the first line OF
works and took possession of them but is proper to
state this unoccuped at the time by the Yankees
The frs Of the enemy murderous and soon
reached the brow Of the hill rapid voeys Of
canister and musketrv were poured into them 1t was
found almost impossible to proceed farther but the at
tempt would have been made had not orders been received
1re The in the Seventh is reported seventy odd
killed. wounded and missing; in the Eighth, up
ward of eighty. Colonel Lamar, Of the Eighth,
verey wounded in the groin and fell into the hands OF
he enemy Lieutenant Colonel Towers captured but
uninured. The Yankees we're completely hidden behind
their works: ana ad not su,er musn apparentiy We
took captain lieutenant ana some nve or SIX pvates
the Yankee picket force at the point Later ag OF truce
was granted to take away our dead and wounded
Of tho Fourth New Jersey tocktons regiment the Ele
vsnth pennsylvania ana the famous "bucktais, with
their regimenta Standards by rapid and wholly
full OF Jackson aad stuart between the ChiCka
hominy and the Pamnnkey taking the York River Rail
road anc cutting OH Mcoean's communication with MS
transports and destroying ms line o telegraph Az tnis
time nigh hopes were entertained OF speedily destroying
or capturing the entire army OF Mcclellan The YORK
Kver kAiiroad wl % rurs 10 an eastery
direction ntersectng the Chckahomny about ten nlis
from Lho CITY Soutn OF the raroad s the Williamsburg
road connecting with the Nine Nile road at ooven Pines
The former road connec with the New Bridge road,
when turns OH ana crosses Inc enick 1nomihy FROM
seven Pines where the Ane Ae road JOINS ths upper one
the road Is known as the 0io Winnsburg road, ana
crosses tee Chickanominy ~ bottom 5 bridge.
with the bearing OF these localities ~ his MIND the
reser VIII readily now was tnat the enemy
was arven rom MS On tne north Hde
OF the Chiokahomny, ana now at inc time OF Frdays
ote ne nad oeen compeued 10 eaoer the
of the Fredericksburg and Central and had been
pressed TO position whefe ne WIS cut on from the prin
cpa avenuss =. SUPPLY au osSapo ~ anc aisoson "
or oroes was suca as 70 Gu. on an communication %
t"oeu ncCleus 81 my anu t.o Wnite aousei On tue iA
ma.Ssy river be % bad been driven e.mpsisy from his
noftnesn nes =! oeiences ahu was suPposeo tnat ne
Wouiu DC uhaoie 70 eA.IoasS niseH .roin nn position
wshoat vlc.sry OF Sap.un'Sn N front o. ann Win
the CnicKahomiby, wncn ne nao crossed IN MS rear.
were tne avsons @ ueneras Lonss.lso. Masi uder ana
M @ snI' ~ ~; ~ u0 - @ sonu - s.ss1u ~ nsn'
MI nopcs VI A's e9e~io "oie 'uousus W W '"posioc'
THE BATTLE or SAVAGE STATION SUNDAY, JUNE TWENTY NINE
Six mles from Richmond, on the York River road
the enemy were in force on Saturday night. During
the night our pickets heard thom busiy at work
hammering, saving, &c. The rumble Of
carriages was also constantly audible. Sunday about
noon our troops advanced In the direction Of the
works. which were found deserted Their inrenchments
were found 70 bs formidable and elaborate That imme
datsy the railroad at the SIX mile post which had
been supposed TO be light earhwork designed to sweep
the railroad, turned out TO be An immense embrasured
forthc@ton extending for hundreds OF yards either
side Of the track aud capable OF protecting ten thousand
men. Within this work were found great Quantities Of
fixed amuniton which mad apparently been prepared for
removal and then deserted All the cannon, as at other
ntrenchments, had been carried on
After passing this battery our forces cautiously pushed
their down the railroad and to the right in the di
recton Of the Seven Pines. AT three O'Clock dense
column OF smoke was seeL to issue from the woods two
miles in advance Of the battery and half mile to the
right Of the railroad The smoke Was found to proceed