Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-08


PROGRESS OF THE FIGHT.-The work still
goes bravely on. The conflict on Monday is rep
resented TO have been the 1iercest and most sar-
culinary that has yet occurred. The principal
action took place on the "DaTbytown road"
shout ten miles southeast of Richmond. The
forces engaged on our side were Gen. a P Hills
division and several brigades of General Long
streets division, including Kemper's, Pryor's,
Picketts and FeatherstOne'S. The Yankees
made desperate resistance, but were driven
from their intrenched position and pursued about
two miles Our loss was very heavy, while thes
of the enemy was immense. They were heavily
reinforced at One-time, and for q brief space
checked the advance of our troops, but Magru-
der's division coming up about dark, they again
] gave back and slunk eff in the darkness. We
captured six hundred prisoners, including Maj
| Gen. Mccall and Brig. Gen. Meade-the former
being taken by Lieut.. Rawlings, Of the 47th Vir-
ginia-and took some fifteen or twenty pieces OF
artillery.
Yesterday morning at an early hour, Magru-
ders division went forward to overhaul the enc
my again. Heavy cannonading was heard du-
ring the day till after dark. At the time we
write, we are without reliable information as to
the events of the day. Mcclellan is only fight
ing now to secure his retreat we 10 cut him
off from a new source Of supplies, starve him
and compel him to suTrender or, else to cut
him up and destroy him if possible. He uses
every possible exertion and artifce TO avoid q
general engagement-he, the man who was 60
mo TO push us to the wall and manages
his retreat with dexterity and judgment. But
with Lee against Mcclellan, and Southern troops
against Northern, we may safely and sanguinely
await the final ISSUE
LATER FROM THE SCENE OF ACTION.
From the Petersburg Express July u
Information was received from our pickets on
James river, last evening at o'clock, stating
that the Confederates had driven the remnant OF
McCiellan's army to the river, just opposite the
Chesterfield shore, aud Immediately above
Bermuda Hundreds Our forces were pouring
an incesssnt fire of musketry and cannon into
| the invaders, and killing them by hundreds.
The Federal gunb0ats went up and took part in
the fight, when the Confederate artillery On the
south side of the river attached to Gen. Holmes
| brigade, took position, and gave the gunboats
pretty substantial evidence that there were
! blows to receive as well as blows to give. Oar
! fire soon became too hot for the gunboats, and
| they dropped down to the vicinity Of Turkey
Island, where our cannon on this side followed
them and continued the fight. At o'clock the
Federals were firing down the north bank OF the
river, but manifested decided unwilingness
to 90 beyond the cover Of their gunboats. The
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left, and the Confederates seemed to manifest nc
disposition to give up the pursuit.
One steamer passed up the river yesterday
from Old Point, loaded with troops, and touched
at Carters Wharf, but for certain reasons un
known to US, did not deem it prudent to land
Four Federal transports passed down the rive
(, yesterday afternoon, loaded with a portion
McClellan's army, but seventy-fve transports
will not convey them away, unless we have
already killed and captured more than half th'
army. 1t is thought that under the cover Q
darkness many would succeed in making then
escape last night, bat as it will probably be
long time before we shall get another suel
chance to exterminate the invaders we hope t.
hear today, that at least three-fourths of Nc
Clellan's one hundred thousand have been kill
ed and captured.
: stiII LateP-The Fifth aud Sixth Days.
Prom the Richmond Examiner,
THE FIFTH DAY.
After his defeat at Coal Harbor. the enem
. retreated to the Richmond side of the Chicka
hominy, and, leaving his fortified camp on th
, south side of the river, continued his retres
toward the James.
During Saturday and Sunday our forces wer
busily employed in feeling for the fugitiV
anenov On Sunday morning the divisions